Seth
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Sept 29, 2006 10:00:33 GMT
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My neighbour had a slight mishap with his Audi yesterday. While filling it with petrol at a garage in Kingston he noticed smoke coming from the dash area. He jumped in got it out of the petrol station (whose staff thought he was doing a runner) and a couple of minutes later this is what was left.  He's desperatly in need of a replacement of some sort so has anyone got anything their trying to move on at the moment? He's had Sierras in the past and said he'd be well chuffed if he could find a Mk 5 Cortina!   |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Sept 29, 2006 10:11:26 GMT
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FFS!! Good idea to get it away from the pumps,but he's probably braver than me! Hope no-one was hurt/burnt. Do you know what caused it?
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Sept 29, 2006 10:13:26 GMT
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Sh*t thats not good. :(Always liked the look of Audi 80 coupes and they are one of the few VAG cars I would happily own.
Got no cars for sale at the minute but there seem to be plenty of interestings on the bay of E at the minute
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Sept 29, 2006 10:13:59 GMT
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Woah, what a predicament! gonna have a fire randomly start, how about at the pumps for added bad luck!
Gonna be shifting on my sapph once its got its ticketed, i'm a million miles from London though.
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qwerty
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car required!qwerty
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Sept 29, 2006 10:14:46 GMT
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Wow thats a bit curse word isn't it!!! He's one brave fella!
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Sept 29, 2006 11:29:58 GMT
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My neighbour had a slight mishap with his Audi yesterday. While filling it with petrol at a garage in Kingston he noticed smoke coming from the dash area. He jumped in got it out of the petrol station (whose staff thought he was doing a runner) and a couple of minutes later this is what was left. He's desperatly in need of a replacement of some sort so has anyone got anything their trying to move on at the moment? He's had Sierras in the past and said he'd be well chuffed if he could find a Mk 5 Cortina! Gutted for him, looked like a nice car too  Got a Xantia activa, turbo 2 litre with Active suspension and stupendous grip  |
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Sept 29, 2006 11:42:21 GMT
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Gutted for him, looked like a nice car too Agreed - also I hope that the feds & petrol station staff recognised his efforts in averting a far greater fire! |
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Sept 29, 2006 11:45:45 GMT
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Send him over to one of the Cortina forums.
Mine isn't for sale and funnily enough is being built with upsetting Audi drivers in mind but that's because I'm curse word off with the nobby ones that are trying to out do the BMW driver image and keep cutting me up during stupid overtaking manouvers on stretches of the A303.
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stinkwheel
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Sept 29, 2006 12:05:20 GMT
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Shame about that Audi mate,
I have a Mk2 Granada 2.8i Ghia X estate for sale, see the for sale section here.
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Seth
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Sept 29, 2006 12:42:26 GMT
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Thanks for comments guys. Stinkwheel, that Granny might be right up his street! Where abouts are you? Smiler have you got some links to Cortina forums then? Ta  |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Sept 29, 2006 12:55:46 GMT
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I have but there on the home computer not this work one. I'll post them up when I get home tonight.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Sept 29, 2006 13:01:47 GMT
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Sept 29, 2006 13:07:30 GMT
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Theres the one autofive has as well, can't remember the URL though.
Ironically, I once drove a car home which was on fire. Thing was I had picked it up from the garage who had doen some welding on it for the MOT. I could smell something, thought it was jsut the left over smells of welding. Thing is it had no Tax and no MOT so I wasn't about to stop and find out. Then smoke started coming up through the vents in the dash. So I driove faster! As I pulled up my street there were flames licking out of the vents and I lost all the hair on one arm half way to my elbow.
I then had to leave it burning in the street while I went in the house to find something to put the fire out with. I used a big pan whch still had remnants of last nights pasta in it. Three or four trips with that and it was out.
Just had to replace the dash and do some rewiring and it was fine.
It was a Mk3 Cortina.
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Sept 29, 2006 13:09:51 GMT
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That's one of the boards, the other was the old kennet site which now has a new URL.
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Sept 29, 2006 13:32:37 GMT
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Thats a funny story that Alistair!
Almost had a similar incident earlier this week when i was trying to light a cigarette with the prehistoric cigarette lighter in the car, it lights the cigarette no probs but when i put it back in the button lodged in and woudnt unstick.
I was on a busy road so coudnt stop so i thought it would be fine until i touch it again and its boiling hot. I thought stuff this so i had to pull up on the side of the road and i coudnt get it out no matter how many times i pressed it. Then it was so hot the battery meter started to fly high and smoke was appearing from it so i got the car keys and managed to lodge it out just on time! Few more seconds and it would have been flames. I wont be using it again anyway.
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Mr K
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Sept 29, 2006 14:19:18 GMT
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Thats a funny story that Alistair! Almost had a similar incident earlier this week when i was trying to light a cigarette with the prehistoric cigarette lighter in the car, it lights the cigarette no probs but when i put it back in the button lodged in and woudnt unstick. I was on a busy road so coudnt stop so i thought it would be fine until i touch it again and its boiling hot. I thought stuff this so i had to pull up on the side of the road and i coudnt get it out no matter how many times i pressed it. Then it was so hot the battery meter started to fly high and smoke was appearing from it so i got the car keys and managed to lodge it out just on time! Few more seconds and it would have been flames. I wont be using it again anyway. a good reason to quit smoking? bad for your cars health as well as yours... |
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Sept 29, 2006 14:26:55 GMT
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I pretty much never use the lighter int he car. I just don't trust them.
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Sept 29, 2006 16:05:08 GMT
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has he found out why his car set itself on fire yet??
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Sept 29, 2006 17:27:14 GMT
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Cheap 5 door 205 diesel? I know it`s not a Cortina but it`s taxed and tested and ready to roll.
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Corsa Apology Champion 2014.
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Smiler
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Sept 29, 2006 20:05:36 GMT
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