F**king cars
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RadNomad":xi62t3hc said:
And they can beat a sports car in a mile race, Top Gear, OK the Beetle was falling from a mile up
I had a 2CV, you'd never be too warm in that in summer and it was a bit on the slow side but was the most craziest fun I've ever had on four wheels, and other unfortunate owners always flashed their empathy on passing
Alison
tintin40":1r8f7lsg said:
It is especially when you live 2 miles from the bus stop. I got my first because 20 years ago the bus drivers would never allow my son's pushchair on the buses, and now I've just become dependent on it, taking three children by bus is so expensive, taking my daughter on Saturday to get her new glasses took 3 hours and £11, a trip in the car would have taken 50 mins and cost £2 max in fuel.
Alison
kenaltobelli
Retrobike Rider
right so thought iid share my tale of woe;
self employed need a van; have one 57 plate astra
ok gets it tested new back discs new headlight
timeing belt done vans mileage is 140 k
brakes down rac fit a new battery 98 notes
puts 30 notes of derv in clutch and gearbox goes its scrap
just started falling out of gear that day;
ont interweb gets a fiat fiorino 59 plate 4000 notes 150 miles
service lights on into garage allsorts done under warranty
chopped it in 5000 notes a nearly new nemo
wish me luck 11/12 grand gone like that :facepalm: :facepalm: f in hate vans now
self employed need a van; have one 57 plate astra
ok gets it tested new back discs new headlight
timeing belt done vans mileage is 140 k
brakes down rac fit a new battery 98 notes
puts 30 notes of derv in clutch and gearbox goes its scrap
just started falling out of gear that day;
ont interweb gets a fiat fiorino 59 plate 4000 notes 150 miles
service lights on into garage allsorts done under warranty
chopped it in 5000 notes a nearly new nemo
wish me luck 11/12 grand gone like that :facepalm: :facepalm: f in hate vans now
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RadNomad":1axm9p1r said:
So what you're saying is ... Beetles are the original 29ers?
raleighrider21
Retro Guru
did you get your car diagnosed yet alison?
sounds like its gone into limp mode for deffinate because mines doing exactly the same thing as yours, half the lights on the dash have come on too :facepalm:
sounds like its gone into limp mode for deffinate because mines doing exactly the same thing as yours, half the lights on the dash have come on too :facepalm:
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and our Doblo brakes down for the second time in 90,000 miles.
Alternator has just eaten its bearing tearing up the belt in the process - it happened just near our house.
Alternator has just eaten its bearing tearing up the belt in the process - it happened just near our house.
kenaltobelli
Retrobike Rider
had a doblo van from new;only ever spent 3oo notes on repairs
serviced yearly .great van
would have another fiat
serviced yearly .great van
would have another fiat
raleighrider21
Retro Guru
fiat = fix it again tomorrow
ford = found on road dead saying nothing more aha
ford = found on road dead
saying nothing more aha 
