1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Registered: 9th Apr 02
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Not being having a good couple of weeks car wise.
As some of you may know i bought a 99 F150 Lightning in black with only 15k miles on the clock. Picked it up just over a month ago.
2 weeks into ownership i was still over the moon with my new truck 
Then.......
It all started to go wrong.
Was driving home on a country road from DVLA after putting my private plate on it as happy as larry when all of a sudden i hear a smash. As to my surprise some twat in a huge van hit my passenger mirror which then flew in and smashed my windscreen  Great!
Luckily only a £60 insurance job but the glass takes 2 weeks to come in. Oh well i could live with that i suppose.
But it gets worse. A week later whilst on the slip road joing the motorway with a chav in his saxo next to me trying to give it large, i thought why not show him what my new toy can do. How wrong was i 
100 yards later on the hard shoulder with a truck that won't even idle let alone move. Gutted is the only word that could describe how i was feeling.
To cut a long story short my truck is still sitting 2 miles away at my local specialist where it has been for the last 8 days and they haven't even got a clue whats wrong with it and to top it off, my windscreen is still smashed
So in a month of ownership i have only had 2 weeks enjoyment.
£17k well spent eh 
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Gareth
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Registered: 2nd Mar 00
Location: Derby, Drives: EVO VIII MR & pug 308
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Unlucky!
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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Unlucky pal hope it gets fixed soon and cheaply
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Ajones_17
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Registered: 20th Jun 02
Location: Sunny Wigan Drives: BLACK 03 VTS
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Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!
Sorry to hear this mate
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Registered: 9th Apr 02
Location: Kent
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Just hoping its something that's covered under the warranty
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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Damn thats bad luck
Didnt it come with any kind of warranty?
Edit: just saw what you posted 
[Edited on 18-07-2006 by All Torque]
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DarkBahamut
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Registered: 4th Jun 06
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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It still has a warranty?
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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Registered: 9th Apr 02
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Dealer who i bought it off gave me a years warranty with an external company which was nice
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DarkBahamut
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Registered: 4th Jun 06
Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
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Ahh thats cool. Hopefully there wont be any (or much at least) cost to getting it fixed up.
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RS6
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1_Litre_Porsche_Beater
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It's looking like its something really simple. Possibly blocked exhaust. The company that it's with are too busy tho at the moment and only have time to look at it for a few hours a day. I counted 2 hummer h2's, 3 mustangs another f150 flareside and a lincoln navigator. All got major probs but only 2 mechanics. Had to wait a week just to get it booked in
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Ry_B
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Registered: 1st Dec 05
Location: Solihull, W Mids Drives: 45BHP beast!
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not good mate but at least it sounds like they know what they are doing when it comes to yank mobiles!
[Edited on 18-07-2006 by Ry_B]
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