1st gear or second? Now TOM!

1st gear or second? Now TOM!

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gemini

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11,352 posts

265 months

Saturday 8th January 2005
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The lads learn that 2nd has less compression!

tvrbob

11,172 posts

256 months

Saturday 8th January 2005
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2nd what?

Guess we had to be there!

gemini

Original Poster:

11,352 posts

265 months

Saturday 8th January 2005
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gear !

he tried it in first - we were knackered

>> Edited by gemini on Saturday 8th January 20:41

tvrbob

11,172 posts

256 months

Saturday 8th January 2005
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Ar now I understand. Push start!!

tvrbob

11,172 posts

256 months

Saturday 8th January 2005
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Tom are you taking advantage of your new found friends?

docevi1

10,430 posts

249 months

Saturday 8th January 2005
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how can you be knackered Rich if you were taking the picture?

stainless_steve

6,031 posts

259 months

Saturday 8th January 2005
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Guess who is wearing the red coat

gemini

Original Poster:

11,352 posts

265 months

Saturday 8th January 2005
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SPECS taking a slower speed picture !

andy4200

5,005 posts

274 months

Sunday 9th January 2005
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I wish I'd got all this on video but I was too busy creased up laughing . With Toms collection of cars I thought he would have been an expert at bump starting.

minimax

11,984 posts

257 months

Sunday 9th January 2005
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andy4200 said:
I wish I'd got all this on video but I was too busy creased up laughing . With Toms collection of cars I thought he would have been an expert at bump starting.







just picked up the mini from the garage who've supposedly fixed the problem which caused the buggering up of the mini on that day out..I say "supposedly" as it showed signs of the same symptoms on the A1 on the way home again

on a sadder note, the Ginetta was broken into last night so I've moved it to a hopefully safe place in my garage in newcastle until I can garage it down here in nottingham thieving pricks

on a happier note, it only took me 1 hour 45 minutes to do the 175 miles north from nottingham to newcastle and that's including a pit stop at rainton I was in a rage and thought: feck it, one last burnup!





>> Edited by minimax on Sunday 9th January 21:35

Balmoral Green

40,942 posts

249 months

Sunday 9th January 2005
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minimax said:
on a happier note, it only took me 1 hour 45 minutes to do the 175 miles north from nottingham to newcastle and that's including a pit stop at rainton I was in a rage and thought: feck it, one last burnup!

andy4200

5,005 posts

274 months

Sunday 9th January 2005
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minimax said:


on a sadder note, the Ginetta was broken into last night so I've moved it to a hopefully safe place in my garage in newcastle until I can garage it down here in nottingham thieving pricks



Bad news!!!! At least you have six months to get everything all sorted....

burriana500

16,556 posts

255 months

Monday 10th January 2005
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minimax said:
the Ginetta was broken into last night


What the hell did they want to nick?!!!!

I usually just leave the doors unlocked and nowt inside worth nicking 'cept for a £4.99 pair of sunglasses just to keep em happy!

minimax

11,984 posts

257 months

Monday 10th January 2005
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burriana500 said:


minimax said:
the Ginetta was broken into last night




What the hell did they want to nick?!!!!

I usually just leave the doors unlocked and nowt inside worth nicking 'cept for a £4.99 pair of sunglasses just to keep em happy!



they were looking for a stereo because they'd ripped off the panel covering the hole where it would go if it didn't add weight and therefore hadn't been fitted!

the window doesn't lock into the roof like on a normal convertible so they simply bent it 90 degrees to reach in. funny thing is, if they'd tried the door it would've opened because when I got it out the dealer from it's service on tuesday night I found to my abject despair that although the doors now opened successfully, they no longer could be locked. I only found this out when I tried to lock it up outside my house when I'd driven the 160 miles back to my house, and I can hardly drive it back when I have to work etc, etc, moan whinge moan

so, it's now residing in a lock up 175 miles from where I live so there's no chance of me driving it again until move somewhere with a garage, and that won't be happening until circa 6-12 months. I'm thinking of selling it

>> Edited by minimax on Monday 10th January 10:38

Bob the Planner

4,695 posts

270 months

Monday 10th January 2005
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minimax said:

.... I'm thinking of selling it



An go down to Le Mans in the mini

tvrbob

11,172 posts

256 months

Monday 10th January 2005
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minimax said:
......I'm thinking of selling it
Don't do it. You and the Ginetta are nuptial or is it conjugal. You'll never forgive yourself. Surely there's a lockup somewhere nearer.

minimax

11,984 posts

257 months

Monday 10th January 2005
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tvrbob said:

minimax said:
......I'm thinking of selling it

Don't do it. You and the Ginetta are nuptial or is it conjugal. You'll never forgive yourself. Surely there's a lockup somewhere nearer.


my rage is subsiding now...especially since Itook it out on one of our company 316's round the ring road

I just don't like to think of 12k of gorgeous machinery sitting pining for the daily thrashing it usually gets. oh, and costing me money too

cone

471 posts

236 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Bob the Planner said:

minimax said:

.... I'm thinking of selling it




An go down to Le Mans in the mini

nd wots wrong with that?! all them roundabouts nd back lanes ! mini land

cone

471 posts

236 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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anyway tom what is the prob wid ur mini ?

Mrs Fish

30,018 posts

259 months

Tuesday 11th January 2005
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Got a bit hot under the collar shall we say....