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Author a mate of mine has curbed a wheel...
Robin
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... in london last night, doing a u turn in a quiet road

he drove all the way home, and the car is fine, no wobbles, no vibrations nothing

BUT.... his old man still wants him to get it checked out because "the driveshaft might be bent" and "the tracking might be out"

i've told them both that if the shaft was bent, the steering wheel would have vibrated.

will they listen? no.....

i love people who know nothing about cars but still pretend that they do
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You should slap the old guy with a wet fish Rob and say " i know more about cars then you ever will" in a really stern voice
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i've told them 4 time, and they still think they know best

he was doing about 5mph FFS

I could do more damage with a block of cheese than that would have done

oh well.... their loss, they're gonna get ripped off by their local backstreet garage....

"i think the driveshaft might be bent"

"yeah... yeah it is mate.... £400......"
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not your fault they wont listen
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are you sure it's not a write off?
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hadnt thought of that.

i might warn them just incase

he's bringing it round later for me to look at the damage on the wheel.... i'm gonna tell him it needs a new wheel and a new tyre
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
hadnt thought of that.

i might warn them just incase

he's bringing it round later for me to look at the damage on the wheel.... i'm gonna tell him it needs a new wheel and a new tyre



actually a new set of 4 (if he has has softstars or speedlines)
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he has a seat arosa

BUT... VAG parts are notoriously expensive
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His loss Rob
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lol
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not that green seat arosa?
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no. findy is no friend of mine

its a new shape, red arosa 1.4 TDI-s
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the ninja warrior keyboard is always correct - even if im not.
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tell him the gear box will need replacing
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thats a brilliant idea
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i take it u dont like findy, rob?
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then send him our way, we shall sort it
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quote:
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i take it u dont like findy, rob?


never spoken to him in my life, dunno where my hatred in my previous reply came from
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i was just asking nevermind
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tell ur mate u think the chassis might be twisted n hed need to get it measured...
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quote:
Originally posted by stinga
i was just asking nevermind




i was being serious, ive never spoken to him, my reply sounded worse than it was
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fair enough
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quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott

BUT.... his old man still wants him to get it checked out because "the driveshaft might be bent"





Take me to this moron Robin. I shall shake my head in disgust at him, and then Terrance and Philip slap him.

[Edited on 15-06-2006 by SVM 286]
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its his dad TBH, hes paranoid

my mate said "if i sand the wheels down, will the scuff go away?"

i told him to use 100 grit.

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