Open bonnets.
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gtidriver

Original Poster:

3,667 posts

209 months

Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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Evening all, I've noticed quite a few cars being driven about with there bonnets open, on the first click as such. I'm quite surprised that I can get buzzers for nearly everything in my car but not that the bonnets open. I've had one go whilst joining the motorway in my metro many years ago, nearly st a brick when it happened, not fun steering to the hard shoulder with only 6"of vision looking out of the bottom of the windscreen.

I think the Clio had a faulty catch which let the bonnets fly up, might have been on watchdog.

dm46

377 posts

166 months

Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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probably women drivers. I often see them drive with mirrors folded in both sides.

manitou

160 posts

171 months

Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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dm46 said:
probably women drivers. I often see them drive with mirrors folded in both sides.
im not being sexist but most of the women drivers i know couldnt get the bonnet open in the first place! rolleyes

Ki3r

8,596 posts

181 months

Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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I had my old car for over 2 years with it only on the first catch. Passed two MOTs in that time too.

matthias73

2,900 posts

172 months

Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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I have an excuse, a forein driver who was seemingly not used to driving on english roads cut me up on an icy road and then slammed his brakes on. I was simulatiously clipped from behind by someone also trying to evade his idiocy.

As a result, my bonnet appears to be lifted, even though it is properly closed. A couple of people have called me out on it, and I have to explain what the issue is.

My blood boils every time I look at the car frown