Car Troubles

[RED-DOG]

I had a Bedford KB lorry with a 4 cylinder diesel engine. They used to call them coffee grinders, 55 mph flat out. so I unscrewed the governors on the fuel injector pump and fitted an overdrive gearbox. With these modifications it was capable of doing over 90 mph, but you needed 15 miles of clear road to get there.

[charmaine]

I agree, damn nice car as well.

Best Ive owned by far!!!

138k miles, but you wouldnt know it

I dont know , i have VERY fond memories of the BMW 

[M3boy]

Good job they were cream leather seats!!!!!! 

[charmaine]

Good job they were cream leather seats!!!!!! 

[RED-DOG]

Good job they were cream leather seats!!!!!! 

You were eating milky bars in there?

[tikay]

My first car ( I started with 2 or 3 motorbikes) was a "Sit Up & Beg" 97E Ford Popular, vacuum operated windscreen wipers, 3 speed gearbox, you could stand inside the bonnet when working on it. VDT 645 was the reg. I forgot to put the handbrake on one day & it rolled away. I reported it stolen, lucky for me, as it hit 2 parked cars & demolished a garden wall, & that got blamed on the geezer who "stole it".....oops. Cost £65 to buy, the Third Party Fire & Theft Insurance was £7.

Next up was a powder blue Morris Miinor, reg 6667 MM. I confused the brake fluid - you could get Lockheed or ?, but if you used the wrong one & they mixed together in the brake pipes, the seals all rotted. Drum brakes all round, when they worked, after "pumping" them 8 or 9 times. The front offside kingpin(?) sheared in the end, & the front wheel went askew.

A Hillman Minx was next, well posh that was, XDT 645. Happy days.

In order, that was followed by a Hillman Avenger, GUC 945J, Ford Cortina Ghia 2.8i, Ford Capri 2.8, Rover SD1, Golf GT1, Rover 800, BMW 535, reg XHV 57 (best car I ever had), Toyota Celica, Honda Prelude (that had a most wonderful engine) then 5 or 6 Mercs, all anonymous, forgettable, though utterly reliable. Currently, I've got a lttle Beemer, which is really quite nice, has no "character" but trundles along pleasantly enough, & is incredibly economical on juice.

Cars are amazing these days. We used to have to "run in" new brakes & engines, service them every 3,000 miles, brake pads needed changing every 2 months, now they run for ever. Extraordinary.

[RED-DOG]

the other brake fluid was Girling (before universal) and I suspect it was a draglink end that sheared off

[tikay]

the other brake fluid was Girling (before universal) and I suspect it was a draglink end that sheared off

Girling! That was it.


Draglink? Not sure. The front wheel wheel sort of went went wonky, but never fell off, all Morris Minors had the same problem.

[Poppet7]

I've had two cars, both old ford fiesta's but the first was a red one... his name was 'Red' and the one I have now is blue, but his name isn't 'Blue', his name is 'Emu' because the reg is BMU.

My next car is going to be Leons Black Peugeot 206... Mmmmmmm!

[tikay]

I've had two cars, both old ford fiesta's but the first was a red one... his name was 'Red' and the one I have now is blue, but his name isn't 'Blue', his name is 'Emu' because the reg is BMU.

My next car is going to be Leons Black Peugeot 206... Mmmmmmm!

Cars are female Poppet, always. Steam Locomotives & ships are, too.

[snoopy1239]

I've had two cars, both old ford fiesta's but the first was a red one... his name was 'Red' and the one I have now is blue, but his name isn't 'Blue', his name is 'Emu' because the reg is BMU.

My next car is going to be Leons Black Peugeot 206... Mmmmmmm!

So why isn't his name Bmu?

[RED-DOG]

My current car has done more miles than a space shuttle and had more hits than the Beatles but it runs like a dream.

[Poppet7]

I've had two cars, both old ford fiesta's but the first was a red one... his name was 'Red' and the one I have now is blue, but his name isn't 'Blue', his name is 'Emu' because the reg is BMU.

My next car is going to be Leons Black Peugeot 206... Mmmmmmm!

Cars are female Poppet, always. Steam Locomotives & ships are, too.

Well yeah, but I like cars. It's just a pity I have a banger!

Snoops, I sometimes call him Bmu, but most of the time he is Emu cos it sounds better.

Leons car is called Luey because his reg is LUY, they all have names!

[TEX FITZ]

On cold mornings my car is called  "take that"

 

[Jedwick]

well... thats it, my car broke down on the side of the road and while towing it home the axle split and i had to scrap it, i got 30quid, not very happy, i am now without wheels for a while until i can buy a cheap old banger for a runaround, can anyone cheer me up