What has your "friend" been up to?
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Roadtrip across the states, my "Friend" decided to ignore the non-descript dash light on his VW Beetle rental in Oakland, CA. Claimed it would "probably go away after a few miles".
Four miles into the interstate journey out of the city, "Friend" keeps getting weird looks from other motorists and the car "feels odd". Decides something is up, does the "ol' shake the wheel test" (moron) to see if grip/steering are compromised.
Backend out at 60mph on the motorway, pants brown moment, manages not to kill us and pulls over to the wrong (read: correct for the UK) side of the Interstate. Meaning we are now on a small quarter hard shoulder with half the car in the lane.
Get out and he can fit his hand between the tyre and the rim. Fuzz shows up and closes the entire highway in a minute or two (very impressive) and escorts us to the other side of the highway. Leaving my "Friend" to change the wheel with his ar$e grazing oncoming traffic.
Four miles into the interstate journey out of the city, "Friend" keeps getting weird looks from other motorists and the car "feels odd". Decides something is up, does the "ol' shake the wheel test" (moron) to see if grip/steering are compromised.
Backend out at 60mph on the motorway, pants brown moment, manages not to kill us and pulls over to the wrong (read: correct for the UK) side of the Interstate. Meaning we are now on a small quarter hard shoulder with half the car in the lane.
Get out and he can fit his hand between the tyre and the rim. Fuzz shows up and closes the entire highway in a minute or two (very impressive) and escorts us to the other side of the highway. Leaving my "Friend" to change the wheel with his ar$e grazing oncoming traffic.
Swine Enthusiast said:
Roadtrip across the states, my "Friend" decided to ignore the non-descript dash light on his VW Beetle rental in Oakland, CA. Claimed it would "probably go away after a few miles".
Four miles into the interstate journey out of the city, "Friend" keeps getting weird looks from other motorists and the car "feels odd". Decides something is up, does the "ol' shake the wheel test" (moron) to see if grip/steering are compromised.
Backend out at 60mph on the motorway, pants brown moment, manages not to kill us and pulls over to the wrong (read: correct for the UK) side of the Interstate. Meaning we are now on a small quarter hard shoulder with half the car in the lane.
Get out and he can fit his hand between the tyre and the rim. Fuzz shows up and closes the entire highway in a minute or two (very impressive) and escorts us to the other side of the highway. Leaving my "Friend" to change the wheel with his ar$e grazing oncoming traffic.
A friend of mine had a wheel come off a hire car in the states a few years back, his wife and 3 month old son were in the car at the time. He told me the car was vibrating quite badly so speeded up to in excess of the motorway speed limit to see if it would get better. It didn’t!Four miles into the interstate journey out of the city, "Friend" keeps getting weird looks from other motorists and the car "feels odd". Decides something is up, does the "ol' shake the wheel test" (moron) to see if grip/steering are compromised.
Backend out at 60mph on the motorway, pants brown moment, manages not to kill us and pulls over to the wrong (read: correct for the UK) side of the Interstate. Meaning we are now on a small quarter hard shoulder with half the car in the lane.
Get out and he can fit his hand between the tyre and the rim. Fuzz shows up and closes the entire highway in a minute or two (very impressive) and escorts us to the other side of the highway. Leaving my "Friend" to change the wheel with his ar$e grazing oncoming traffic.
The first time that my friend rented a car in the USA was also the first time that he had driven an automatic car (it was a 1989 Buick Electra Park Avenue sedan, aka ginormo sofa on wheels). He called the Auto Club after his first fuel stop because he could not start the car. He didn't know it had to be in neutral or park to start. He felt like a tit when he figured this obvious thing out.
Breadvan72 said:
The first time that my friend rented a car in the USA was also the first time that he had driven an automatic car (it was a 1989 Buick Electra Park Avenue sedan, aka ginormo sofa on wheels). He called the Auto Club after his first fuel stop because he could not start the car. He didn't know it had to be in neutral or park to start. He felt like a tit when he figured this obvious thing out.
Did your friend do the dipping the non-existent clutch pedal thing?, My friend did in a jeep cherokee on the M1 a proper brown trouser moment he says. My friend and his family spent Christmas elsewhere, and when he got home his wife missed the idea of turkey leftovers... so bought a turkey leg and cooked it. It's 2 days old but perhaps reheated one too many times.
The turkey might be innocent but since my friend is the only one who's ill and it's the only thing he's eaten which no one has, he's blaming it. EDIT- Other vegetarian family members have started to get ill, so it looks like the Turkey's innocent after all.
He's now on his phone looking at a used Toyota Auris. He must be ill.
The turkey might be innocent but since my friend is the only one who's ill and it's the only thing he's eaten which no one has, he's blaming it. EDIT- Other vegetarian family members have started to get ill, so it looks like the Turkey's innocent after all.
He's now on his phone looking at a used Toyota Auris. He must be ill.
Edited by blearyeyedboy on Monday 1st January 12:11
My friend recently poured half a litre of gearbox oil into his 1980s vw caddy pickup as it was a bit low... using the hole above the clutch.
This resulted in half a litre of gear box oil over the clutch then on to the floor.
After cleaning it all up off the floor and using 2 tins of 'brake and clutch cleaner' down the same hole it seems like he still has a working clutch although it does smell a bit weird.
This resulted in half a litre of gear box oil over the clutch then on to the floor.
After cleaning it all up off the floor and using 2 tins of 'brake and clutch cleaner' down the same hole it seems like he still has a working clutch although it does smell a bit weird.
S2r said:
My friend recently poured half a litre of gearbox oil into his 1980s vw caddy pickup as it was a bit low... using the hole above the clutch.
This resulted in half a litre of gear box oil over the clutch then on to the floor.
After cleaning it all up off the floor and using 2 tins of 'brake and clutch cleaner' down the same hole it seems like he still has a working clutch although it does smell a bit weird.
That takes my friend back, he did exactly the same thing to his Golf in about 1989, probably less than a litre and his dad helped fix it by burning the oil off the clutch in a deserted lay-by. Smokey.This resulted in half a litre of gear box oil over the clutch then on to the floor.
After cleaning it all up off the floor and using 2 tins of 'brake and clutch cleaner' down the same hole it seems like he still has a working clutch although it does smell a bit weird.
Edited by gforceg on Sunday 31st December 10:30
My friend in his youth bought a VW 1302ls and decided to service it himself. He dropped something into the carburettor while changing the air filter, and made the schoolboy error of hoping it would be ok.
One engine rebuild later he took a job in the Middle East so he could repay his kind Dad, and that led my friend down a completely different path than he had planned.
One engine rebuild later he took a job in the Middle East so he could repay his kind Dad, and that led my friend down a completely different path than he had planned.
My friend ensured his lady that there was plenty of fuel left in the tank of a V8-engined car which consumes the stuff at an alarming rate.
She was not so pleased when the car stuttered and came to a halt within half a mile of my friend saying that.
My friend thinks he's going to have to come up with a good plan to convince his lady to participate in further drives with said beasty...
She was not so pleased when the car stuttered and came to a halt within half a mile of my friend saying that.
My friend thinks he's going to have to come up with a good plan to convince his lady to participate in further drives with said beasty...
Edited by Church of Noise on Wednesday 3rd January 18:41
My friend is having some car problems. He wants to sell his daily, not the right car for him. Especially as having had a very good test drive in a weekend car. This weekend car does seem quite unreliable, and in most people's opinion would be a downgrade. The weekend car has ownership issues, unfortunately has a registered keeper but is currently Sorn (on a "break") . He doesn't seem to know what to do, keep the daily, sell the daily and try and purchase weekend car outright, or sell daily and take the bus for a while.
Edited by FlabbyMidgets on Sunday 11th February 16:00
FlabbyMidgets said:
gowmonster said:
my friend wants to buy a motorbike and sell one of his 3 cars, maybe your friend needs a motorbike, it's better than a bus.
Friend already has a motorbike, it's old but works. I think the rest of his problems are somewhat metaphorical Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff