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- First Name
- Steve
- Elgrand
- Ex Owner
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Maybe.Is that a Euphemism
Maybe.Is that a Euphemism
Indeed. I politely had a go at him and reminded him that I'd said a couple of months ago that it's only a matter of time before he crashes this van the way he drives.That was lucky.
Glad everyone is ok.
So on Friday last week my work mate and I were travelling down the a1. I wasnt driving so I had my nose buried in my phone oblivious to the road. I then hear my work mate say "oops" in a worried tone. I looked up to see the rear end of a golf maybe 4 feet in front and getting closer. At pretty much the same moment the van left the road and bounced down the grass verge, smashing over a couple of drains and curbs with a loud crash. We then stopped pretty damn quick in a lay by without rejoining the road. So I jumped out and expected to find bits hanging off and burst tires but no it was visually ok. Turns out my mate fell a sleep for a moment. Pretty glad he woke up when he did or the first I'd have known would ha e been hitting the golf. Just heard back from the garage.......
Track-rod arm and track-rod end are bent. Shock is fucked and has smashed the top mount, control arm is bent and the ball joint is smashed. rear spring is broken and both front and rear tires have taken the brunt of the damage and front subframe may have moved in the impact. This explains why it didn't feel quite right while I nursed it home. Don't worry tho as it was all done to a VW T6. Hahaha.
Yeah no one was hurt except for my work mates pride. Which to be fair needed knocking down a bit. Hahaha.Holy feck mate, that was lucky for both of you...
It'll be back on the road later this week. So in the meantime I have to drive the bosses personal t6 combi. My work mate isn't insured on that 1. Haha.One less VW to clutter the road - at least you're OK to tell the tale , best if you drive in future
Think of all the toys you get to play with once you're all good after the op.So now ive got my Elgrand,was on my wish list & now gone out & bought this a Yamaha xs650 se american import,second uk owner to be turned into a "street tracker"realy need to have my op & get back to work ,all this sitting around at home browsing internet auction sites putting a big dent in my bank balance View attachment 19828
Yeah got it local was an absolute bargin considering what they go for and loads of work done to it,been converted to amal carbs & fitted with Dunstall silencers.Bloke chucked a shed load of spares n bits in to.Looks like im going to be "very busy"Think of all the toys you get to play with once you're all good after the op.
It looks very clean.
It's always the way.Fukin brain dead morons.
Twice today - parked at the back of half empty carparks.
DON'T PARK NEXT TO ME YOU MONGREL.
HATEHATEHATE
I totally get it ... I / we were there first , so the rest can F off -Fukin brain dead morons.
Twice today - parked at the back of half empty carparks.
DON'T PARK NEXT TO ME YOU MONGREL.
HATEHATEHATE
I think mine is classes as an estate car on the v5. Luckily the tip I go to has miserable twonks working there that don't speak to any one.F***ing Bracknell Council Waste Management Jobsworth C***s
So, had the brakes and discs changed on the car last week but still hadn't taken them out of the van, so I thought while I was in Bracknell getting a tyre changed, I'd take an 800yd drive down the same road to Bracknell tip, as I was in the area, I thought it would save time having to drive to Camberley (12-15ish miles away) and the extra fuel cost.
Argued like cat and dog with 4 clipboard W*****s who insisted i needed a permit for my commercial vehicle and they insisted my fully glass windowed car was a 'panel van', not an MPV, I even showed them the 3 rows of luxury half leather seats, nope, nada, then they said I wasn't allowed because I didn't live in the area, i was 2 miles outside of their zone, so had to drive to Camberley tip anyway, where the blokes there didn't even say hello on the gate and just let anyone in, I went in and dumped the stuff off.
I totally understand why some people fly tip nowadays, especially if you/they have to drive further away to a different waste management site when you are already at a waste site anyway, feckin bonkers.
Environmental savings from waste management centres is a f****** a joke if you're making people drive further away and burn more fuel...
Rant over but still well pissied off