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langey

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Registered: 7th Sep 03
Location: Wigan
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13th Jul 05 at 21:44

the car has no brakes, and wudnt really like to have the front wheels rolling att that way with no driveshaft in

could be nasty.

also i cant rent a van or anything to tow the fucker as i'm only 20 need to be 21 and 25.

mate with a tow bar could do it but his gf is expecting a baby, tomorrow is her due date, so he cant do it.
other mate is busy, and the rest have no tow bars

any suggestions?

StuartVRS

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Registered: 9th Feb 03
Location: Bromley Common, Greater London
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13th Jul 05 at 21:45

quote:
Originally posted by langey
the car has no brakes, and wudnt really like to have the front wheels rolling att that way with no driveshaft in could be nasty.

also i cant rent a van or anything to tow the fucker as i'm only 20 need to be 21 and 25.

mate with a tow bar could do it but his gf is expecting a baby, tomorrow is her due date, so he cant do it.
other mate is busy, and the rest have no tow bars

any suggestions?

push it down the road a couple of miles away and call the AA

Dom

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Registered: 13th Sep 03
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13th Jul 05 at 21:46

take your rac/aa card with you and get them to tow it?

or, have a butchers in the yellow pages, there are a few companies that will transport a car around - will cost you loads but its the only way i can see it happening

langey

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Registered: 7th Sep 03
Location: Wigan
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13th Jul 05 at 21:47

and when they come and look under the engine, there is none of the water pipes put on, rad missing, no driveshafts, lol. its a half done conversion.

Dom

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13th Jul 05 at 21:48

quote:
Originally posted by langey
and when they come and look under the engine, there is none of the water pipes put on, rad missing, no driveshafts, lol. its a half done conversion.

which case mate your gonna need a transporter to get it sorted, will cost you an arm and a leg, especially at short notice

Matt H

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Registered: 11th Sep 01
Location: South Yorkshire
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13th Jul 05 at 21:49

Ring up people out of the yellow pages that do recovery. Find out distances etc

Might cost a bit but its a soloution to your problem

p4uls corsa

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Registered: 2nd May 05
Location: BRADFORD
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13th Jul 05 at 21:49

u can come over to leeds and borrow my towing dolly if u like?

langey

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13th Jul 05 at 21:49

quote:
Originally posted by Dom
take your rac/aa card with you and get them to tow it?

or, have a butchers in the yellow pages, there are a few companies that will transport a car around - will cost you loads but its the only way i can see it happening

this is the only way i can think of, but i dont wanna spend loads, its about 300miles.

Matt H

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13th Jul 05 at 21:51

Whats this for?

Your car?

lee mitchell

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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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13th Jul 05 at 21:57

u dont wanna tow the car with no shafts in as u will fuck the hubs, the front wheels need to be up

Adam_B

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13th Jul 05 at 22:00

can you not rent some sort of really small trailer type thing that just carries the front wheels?

corb

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13th Jul 05 at 22:05

throw it? build a rather large sligshot and get a good aim?

langey

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13th Jul 05 at 22:08

quote:
Originally posted by corb
throw it? build a rather large sligshot and get a good aim?

would have to be quite a large slingshot to get 300 miles or somthing like that

corb

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13th Jul 05 at 22:09

not up for the challenge then?

langey

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13th Jul 05 at 22:13

quote:
Originally posted by corb
not up for the challenge then?

had enough of challenges.

but if theres any volonteers to build a slignshot?

adam_B like your idea, any idea where to get one from?

corb

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13th Jul 05 at 22:18

lee had one, tyre blew out on the M2 and ended up with it hanging out the back of the cav, being towed by a corsa!

p4uls corsa

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13th Jul 05 at 22:18

quote:
Originally posted by Adam_B
can you not rent some sort of really small trailer type thing that just carries the front wheels?

yeah its a towing dolly

[Edited on 13-07-2005 by p4uls corsa]

lee mitchell

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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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13th Jul 05 at 22:22

quote:
Originally posted by corb
lee had one, tyre blew out on the M2 and ended up with it hanging out the back of the cav, being towed by a corsa!

that was a poxy night

langey

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13th Jul 05 at 22:35

at this rate, maybe it wud be easier to move the whole of kent to wigan?

Fad

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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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13th Jul 05 at 22:40

IIRC your not allowed to use a tow bar on the motorwa?

You need a trailer and a 4x4 also so may be cheaper to get a recovery person to do it?

langey

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13th Jul 05 at 22:41

maybe i should try my look with the breakdown policy i have??

Charlene

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13th Jul 05 at 22:42

Why dont you borrow the car with the tow bar and ask a mate to drive it for you, this way the lad who's g.f is expecting wont have to come, just borrow he's car etc

Fad

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Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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13th Jul 05 at 22:44

quote:
Originally posted by langey
maybe i should try my look with the breakdown policy i have??

I tried this many a time untill they realised the engine was not plummed in

Luky the fella was nice enought to tow me to Lee's

langey

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13th Jul 05 at 22:48

quote:
Originally posted by Fad

quote:
Originally posted by langey
maybe i should try my look with the breakdown policy i have??

I tried this many a time untill they realised the engine was not plummed in Luky the fella was nice enought to tow me to Lee's

might be onto somthing, what if i'm busted tho?

Fad

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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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13th Jul 05 at 22:55

well i just said to the bloke look i know its oil pump failure its needs to be towed and i dont want to do any more damage and he bought it?

Although my tow was 2 miles your looking at 300 +

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