Noooooo! No car tomorrow!

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Noooooo! No car tomorrow!

by rithompson @ 2008-09-25 – 18:07:10

I've become so dependent on my car getting me to and from work, and now it's broken.

Driving home today, and as I'm leaving Enfield Town, I hear a scraping noise and my car is less responsive (ie, I need more power on the gas to move). As soon as I realise what the problem is, and thinking it might be a puncture, I turn off into a side road and investigate.

The exhaust had dropped off, and was dragging along the ground! Yep, crap is an appropriate word!

I'm amazed at how calm I stayed (Thank you, God) as I phoned the RAC and told them the problem.

The breakdown guy came along, tied the exhaust back up and followed me home.

So my lazy ass will have to get the bus tomorrow, and take my motor to Kwik fit on Saturday!

Funny how we take our cars for granted, isn't it?!
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9 Comments to Noooooo! No car tomorrow!

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- timekillingkid
- 2008-09-25 @ 18:26:06
Best be careful on those zebra crossings, pedestrian.
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  - 2008-09-25 @ 18:27:39
  Being a pedestrian is probably the worst bit! (And that level crossing!)
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- The_Walrus ^Pro
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- 2008-09-25 @ 21:29:47
You were lucky. My Land Rover blew its head gasket a while ago. I'm not going to tell you what that cost, in case it was more than your car. I'm seriously considering getting a much older one, on the grounds that if it is still going, it will probably go forever.
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  - 2008-09-26 @ 17:30:31
  Don't know, wouldn't they have been used more and be more worn?!
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    - 2008-09-26 @ 18:10:01
    Did you know that 75% of all the Land Rovers that have been made so far are still in use? I don't think any other car manufacturer builds them that well.
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      - 2008-09-26 @ 18:42:55
      Well, they were probably built to withstand all kinds of heavy work!
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        2008-09-26 @ 18:56:29
        
        I had a Defender on loan while my Freelander was serviced one time, and when I gave it back I complained about the engine noise. The receptionist said "Well, Sir, it is an industrial vehicle."
        
        If they made a Defender with Freelander 2 levels of comfort inside, I would never buy anything else.
        
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- SerenaPond
- 2008-09-26 @ 21:06:05
My Dad says the only good Land Rover is a dead one. I think he is Very Wrong. Land Rovers are cool, have always been cool and always will be. I have an old Mercedes 190D. Its a Land Rover wannabe.
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- SerenaPond
- 2008-09-26 @ 21:06:19
My Dad says the only good Land Rover is a dead one. I think he is Very Wrong. Land Rovers are cool, have always been cool and always will be. I have an old Mercedes 190D. Its a Land Rover wannabe.
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