Most entertaining place you have broken down!
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Kensington High Street Saturday at Midnight for me.My own fault-the car wasn't charging and thinking back it was trying to tell me only I had an urgent appointment that evening and took a chance.
I managed to get the car out of harms way by using the ramp near the turn to the Tara hotel so there I was stranded in full view of everyone on a very wide pavement lit up like a stage set by the shops.
Met an amazing number of people that night. The characters that stood out were a very dapper chap in a wide suit and moustache topped by a Panama hat all the way from Oz who was a car collector-he had a classic Masser and a couple of Jags amongst others. He'd never seen a T350 and was very smitten. Then there were a couple ladies of the night bless them and a double barreled stag party from somewhere posh who offered to push start me if I'd drive them home after.
Not one jibe while the RAC man patched up a jump lead and once the police were convinced I wasn't pulling their leg about the problem were attentive in a good way.
Tremendously good atmosphere created by the car=it did look stunning in the lights!
The car gota round of drunken applause once she turned over and waves as we set off.
Must tell Mark at TVR Barnet-he could have shifted more than a couple that night.
I managed to get the car out of harms way by using the ramp near the turn to the Tara hotel so there I was stranded in full view of everyone on a very wide pavement lit up like a stage set by the shops.
Met an amazing number of people that night. The characters that stood out were a very dapper chap in a wide suit and moustache topped by a Panama hat all the way from Oz who was a car collector-he had a classic Masser and a couple of Jags amongst others. He'd never seen a T350 and was very smitten. Then there were a couple ladies of the night bless them and a double barreled stag party from somewhere posh who offered to push start me if I'd drive them home after.
Not one jibe while the RAC man patched up a jump lead and once the police were convinced I wasn't pulling their leg about the problem were attentive in a good way.
Tremendously good atmosphere created by the car=it did look stunning in the lights!
The car gota round of drunken applause once she turned over and waves as we set off.
Must tell Mark at TVR Barnet-he could have shifted more than a couple that night.
HHHHMMMM. I have had direct experience of two of your other three marques and they gave my company far more trouble that a T350.Mines broken down twice-once because I was in a rush and took a chance on the charging and once because of a fuse. The range Rover lunched its transmission twice-the second time coming back from being fixed the from the first time causing a big accident that wrote it of.BMW....ate its camshaft.I've never owned a Stag but I believe their rep is ....legendary?
Edited by sideways mostly on Friday 9th June 22:11
Come on stag, you loved the 350. And it got us all the way to Heathfield to pick up mine, which incidentally never gave me a minute's trouble.
Incidentally, good places to break down. 7am, pulling out of the Blackwall tunnel, in the rain in the Griff, which had a tendency to stall and equal reluctance to start when hot. Pulled up at the lights, guess what. Fortunately two builders jumped out of the van behind - "nice car, mate, need a push start". All's well that ends well. Never got a chance to thank them so if you're reading guys then, Ta very much !
And my Stag, beautiful motor, never let me down. And the Range Rover, no problems...
Reckon you're just jinxed
Incidentally, good places to break down. 7am, pulling out of the Blackwall tunnel, in the rain in the Griff, which had a tendency to stall and equal reluctance to start when hot. Pulled up at the lights, guess what. Fortunately two builders jumped out of the van behind - "nice car, mate, need a push start". All's well that ends well. Never got a chance to thank them so if you're reading guys then, Ta very much !
And my Stag, beautiful motor, never let me down. And the Range Rover, no problems...
Reckon you're just jinxed
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