Stupid things you've done with your car.
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I drove to Manchester & back again yesterday to see the Stone Roses. So that would be stupid thing number one - 22 hours awake & 550 miles. Two stupid things if you don't rate the band.
On the way back, I stopped at Keele services to put oil in the car. Then drove 250 miles home. It was only when I stopped at a set of lights at Horsham that I could smell oil in the cabin. Turns out I'd done the entire run with the filler cap rattling around the engine bay having forgotten to replace it at Keele. A bit of oil around the expansion tank & steering fluid rervoir but otherwise fine when I could have easily lunched the engine. Dimlo.
On the way back, I stopped at Keele services to put oil in the car. Then drove 250 miles home. It was only when I stopped at a set of lights at Horsham that I could smell oil in the cabin. Turns out I'd done the entire run with the filler cap rattling around the engine bay having forgotten to replace it at Keele. A bit of oil around the expansion tank & steering fluid rervoir but otherwise fine when I could have easily lunched the engine. Dimlo.
Luckily it didn't rain.Took my near concours Rover Mini Cooper round the Nurburgring on standard brakes
Not so much stupid, more shall we say....interesting?
On normal roads it is great at circa 95 bhp, but the definition of brake fade became startlingly apparent on the downhill section after Metgezfeld, with my now wife in the car bravely clinging to the undersides of those Mini seats
Yeah, we laugh about it now
Not so much stupid, more shall we say....interesting?
On normal roads it is great at circa 95 bhp, but the definition of brake fade became startlingly apparent on the downhill section after Metgezfeld, with my now wife in the car bravely clinging to the undersides of those Mini seats
Yeah, we laugh about it now
Edited by CarsOrBikes on Saturday 30th June 21:01
FreeLitres said:
Took wheels off Jag X-Type to clean up the brake discs. Replaced wheels. Took a test drive. Spent 2 hours walking my route to find the locking wheel nut key that I left on the wheel.
I eventually found it, but I won't be doing that again!
I did similar, but ended up losing the key... cost me a 19mm socket to get the locking nuts off!I eventually found it, but I won't be doing that again!
Picked up a hitch hiker who STANK. Not just mild body odour, but a rank faeces biological weapon of putrid filth and rotting flesh with rotten stubs for teeth and a damp patch on the leather seat. My stomach churns at the five year old memory. The clues were there before I stopped, but I missed them.
I still take hitch hikers, one has to if one used their thumb to stop traffic when youthful. I always greet them by stating, "You'll never get a lift standing there".
I still take hitch hikers, one has to if one used their thumb to stop traffic when youthful. I always greet them by stating, "You'll never get a lift standing there".
Not my car, but my brother's.
Brother: "Will you show me how to service my car this weekend?"
Me: "Sure, why not?"
So that weekend, we're at my mate's house as he has an inspection pit.
Me: "Ok mate, that there is the sump plug, here's a spanner, start undoing it while I get the bucket ready"
Brother: (going red) "It won't undo"
Me: "You are turning it anti-clockwise, aren't you?"
Brother: "No, I've been doing it the other way. Ooh look, I've rounded the nut off!"
Me: "You f***ing nugget"
Brother: "Will you show me how to service my car this weekend?"
Me: "Sure, why not?"
So that weekend, we're at my mate's house as he has an inspection pit.
Me: "Ok mate, that there is the sump plug, here's a spanner, start undoing it while I get the bucket ready"
Brother: (going red) "It won't undo"
Me: "You are turning it anti-clockwise, aren't you?"
Brother: "No, I've been doing it the other way. Ooh look, I've rounded the nut off!"
Me: "You f***ing nugget"
Massively exceeded the Gross Vehicle Weight on my old FIAT Uno. My brother and I were delivering Yellow Pages to make a few quid one summer and had to go and collect 850 or so from a drop-off point. We just loaded up the car without regard to weight at all and drove home with the suspension bottomed-out and in first gear up hills. Same story when collecting rocks to build a rockery for my mother. Little FIATs are built tough to take some proper abuse, it's how the Italians do it.
When I first got my current car (Fabia) I was aware of the issue with leaky door seals so wasn't too concerned when I first noticed a small puddle in the rear footwell. However, after one rainy night it got quite bad in there and as I was away from home I was worried I wouldn't be able to get it sorted out before the weather got worse - anyway, my friends 14 year-old son fixed it - by pointing out that the window wasn't closed properly 
I was once fixing something in my house and I couldn't find my bag of screwdrivers anywhere. After about a week I did find it - in the car, wedged between the battery and the airbox. They'd only covered around 600 miles in there!
I was once fixing something in my house and I couldn't find my bag of screwdrivers anywhere. After about a week I did find it - in the car, wedged between the battery and the airbox. They'd only covered around 600 miles in there!
When I first passed my test if fitted a halfords induction kit badly ( I know waste of time and money. But that's another discussion about thinks your did when you where a teenager) while driving to work a couple days later herd a clunk and saw it bouncing down the road next to me. Never found it.
Drov to southern Spain in my Tuscan, already knowing I had small radiator leak.
Daily top ups kept the level ok so no problem.
Come to drive home so topped her up and we set. About 50 miles late wife wants a coffee.
Me thinking we have only just set off but pull in to a service area to keep her hapPy.
Only when I stopped did I see the steam!!!!
Left the bloody cap off the filler tank.
Quick plastic bag and tie wraps fix and a top up before we turned round and went back for the cap, extremely grateful that I hadn't cooked the engine.
Wife gets all the coffee stops she wants now.
Daily top ups kept the level ok so no problem.
Come to drive home so topped her up and we set. About 50 miles late wife wants a coffee.
Me thinking we have only just set off but pull in to a service area to keep her hapPy.
Only when I stopped did I see the steam!!!!
Left the bloody cap off the filler tank.
Quick plastic bag and tie wraps fix and a top up before we turned round and went back for the cap, extremely grateful that I hadn't cooked the engine.
Wife gets all the coffee stops she wants now.
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