How do they do it / why do they do it
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My Monaro went in today for it's 1st service, sent it back to the nice people I bought it from. The car just needed a few warranty items doing and a full service, so no great shakes there. As I needed a vehicle to get me home they booked me a courtesy car, very nice of them, thank you!
Well getting into the car the fuel needle was well into the red, yes, yes I know they are all like that, well in this case I thought oh hell I better fill up at the garage at the end of the road (less than half a mile) well I kid you not, but 100 yards away from the garage the engine “Gasped” yeap out of fuel, luckily the next 100 yards was down hill which allowed me to swerve around and get enough fuel up to coast into the filling station.
Ok so first question, How do people manage to get the tank that low ? do they siphon the tank out? Do they run out and just put an egg cup full in at a time???
So an hours drive home, this bloody little corsa just had no go at all, foot hard down in first and sod all, up into second and the engine just fades away, just keep it running I thought. Anyway out onto the Motorway and after a little coaxing we are cruising at 70, and at that moment it is all stop on the motorway! Slammed my foot on the brake and only the front left grabs, Now I am in another lane and arm wrestling the steering!!!
Then on top of that went to wash the front screen and there is no water in bottle!!! Now I am very disappointed. Pulled off the motorway to take a safer route home, jammed on the brakes several times until the problem of the brakes cleared it self. Got pissed off driving this piece of crap home so pulled off for a coffee, got back into the car and the problem with fueling had gone away?
Ok, Second question. Mr. Garage man, why not charge every one £10 for the car, and with that tenner just put a gallon of petrol in so this does not happen.
Oh and while I am having a rant, why give me the smallest car in the fleet in return for the biggest????
Now where are my pills
Well getting into the car the fuel needle was well into the red, yes, yes I know they are all like that, well in this case I thought oh hell I better fill up at the garage at the end of the road (less than half a mile) well I kid you not, but 100 yards away from the garage the engine “Gasped” yeap out of fuel, luckily the next 100 yards was down hill which allowed me to swerve around and get enough fuel up to coast into the filling station.
Ok so first question, How do people manage to get the tank that low ? do they siphon the tank out? Do they run out and just put an egg cup full in at a time???
So an hours drive home, this bloody little corsa just had no go at all, foot hard down in first and sod all, up into second and the engine just fades away, just keep it running I thought. Anyway out onto the Motorway and after a little coaxing we are cruising at 70, and at that moment it is all stop on the motorway! Slammed my foot on the brake and only the front left grabs, Now I am in another lane and arm wrestling the steering!!!
Then on top of that went to wash the front screen and there is no water in bottle!!! Now I am very disappointed. Pulled off the motorway to take a safer route home, jammed on the brakes several times until the problem of the brakes cleared it self. Got pissed off driving this piece of crap home so pulled off for a coffee, got back into the car and the problem with fueling had gone away?
Ok, Second question. Mr. Garage man, why not charge every one £10 for the car, and with that tenner just put a gallon of petrol in so this does not happen.
Oh and while I am having a rant, why give me the smallest car in the fleet in return for the biggest????
Now where are my pills
S600VXR said:
serves you right for leaving your car alone at the mercey of a mechanic! I stand and watch mine on the rare occasion it goes to another person for work. Whilst you were weezing up the motorways yours was probably laying black lines all over the nearest quiet estate! 
Well I hope that you always take your sleeping bag with you? as they need my car for three days now! hopefully by now that guy burning the rubber off my tyres has an ASBO and won't be doing it anymore.
Oh well another day of driving a 1.2L Corsa
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