daves16v 1 Posted April 20, 2004 We borrowed it to drive to Nottingham on the weekend and it was a nice drive.. 6 speed box, very nice for cruising along, and did 120MPH without a lot of fuss. Pretty economical too at 44MPG! :) Jim, where did you go in Notts? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim 2 Posted April 20, 2004 Fopp Records were having a bit of a launch party to celebrate that they were selling vinyl, and my mate is the manager of the store.. so he invited us along for a bit of a shindig. Was sponsored by Hoegaarden beer, and it was free bottles all night :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biggrim 0 Posted April 20, 2004 HMMMMMMMMMMMMMM Hoegaarden :-P :drinking: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 20, 2004 I think I spoke to soon about the happy ending then lol glad they gave you another one though :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phaserno1 0 Posted April 20, 2004 how long will this one end ??? place your bets.. :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 20, 2004 spread betting? I'll put a fiver on 50 miles ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phaserno1 0 Posted April 21, 2004 well its done 245 miles noy and still going lol, wait for the w end..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Valver 0 Posted April 21, 2004 I had a non-fault prang on my mk2 Golf rear qtr about 4.5 years ago. I was living in Reading at the time but wanted the car repaired back at home in Coventry at the local BMW approved repair garage (owner is my dads mate). They gave me a brand spanking new 318iS coupe for two weeks while mine was repaired....sorted!! Was nice and comfy although it didn't have much poke imo....needs to be a BMW 6pot really! :wink: :mrgreen: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
G60Dan 0 Posted April 21, 2004 umm This story gets funnier!!. Well the hire car place didn’t give me a 7 series Bmw, but they gave me a 04 mondao TDCi with only 200miles on the clock, nice car to drive it seems till I got hold of it and put it thought its paces…. Well it dose 1**mph any way which I was very surprised on the way back to work in it yesterday afternoon. As usual I left work at 5pm to go home, I let the old diesel warm up before leaving, I was driving in my normal way back home. I stopped at some lights right out side of a ford garage pulled away quickly and booom!!! Shock horror it totally exploded lol, gearbox and bottom end wend dumping bolts and ole etc on the garage in front of the ford garage!!! Lamo…. Any I phoned the recovery people up to come and get me then I phoned the hire car place and guess what they were shocked they had only had the car 1 week till I got my hands on it lol…. When I arrived back at the hire car place in Brighton they all had stayed behind to see what I had done to my surprise the gave me a standing ovation all 7 of them lamo…. They said that was the quickest they had ever had a car back I had only done 25 miles lol. Check this so they put me straight back into another one with only 100 miles on the clock!!! i thought they were going to tell me to poke my hire care up my ass. i dread to think what the garage they take it to are going to say…… So all in all I think the ford garage could have done without that right out side there garage… I still cant stop laughing about in now…. :lol: :lol: Your never having a go in one of my cars!! :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phaserno1 0 Posted April 21, 2004 G60Dan Just shows VR6 all the way 120k undamaged.... Would love a go in your G60 tho son... :) :lol: :shock: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phaserno1 0 Posted April 22, 2004 Well they picked my C up to kart it of to have the work done this morning WOOOWWWOO...... Update on the hire car is that it's still going apart from i noticed oil spraying onto the underside of the bonnet fron the crank shaft.... i will give it till W end lol :D . Could do with a diffrent car........ phil Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phaserno1 0 Posted April 26, 2004 Not good, they have now said they are un sure whether they are going to fix it now :( ..... as i think someone somewhere has thrown a spaner in the works somewhere........ :evil: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites