Alain
Part of things
Dance monkey boy, dance!
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Mar 21, 2007 19:29:39 GMT
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Following on from my emergency roadside fix thread Here I just wondered what spares/tools you guys carry with you all the time, in case of an emergency? Normally, I've always got a fan belt, power steering belt, oil, coolant/water, tape, zip ties and a Haynes for the wiring diagrams. Although I'm now going to start carrying a length of wire and some fuses....Oh and a fire extinguisher! On longer journies I'll often carry my 'portable' tool box with spanners, sockets, hammer, screwdrivers, pliers, mole grips and a multi meter....(and probably a few other random bits) Oh and a trolley jack  What about you? |
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 '74 Type 181 - Undergoing 'resto' (albeit friggin' slowly! 2 years and counting...) Wedge Panel Van GTi (Still needs finishing) '85 Passat GL5 Estate (Now Breaking) '87 Passat GLS5 Estate (Daily Hack) |
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Mar 21, 2007 19:33:15 GMT
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Mar 21, 2007 19:35:51 GMT
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I got some bulbs, fuses, jump leads, and an RAC card  |
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loon
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Mar 21, 2007 19:37:13 GMT
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i only carry a fire extinguisher and an AA card
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what the fcuk have you done lately
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Mar 21, 2007 19:37:44 GMT
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gaffa tape and my AA card.  |
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Mar 21, 2007 19:43:34 GMT
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gaffa tape and my AA card. Familiar! ;D it depends what you drive i reckon, but some basic tools, gaffa tape and AA, not very much really. might add a little, now i know a little more. BTW careful with stripey jumpered, thread snoopers though dudes.  |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Mar 21, 2007 19:43:50 GMT
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nothing, not even a spare wheel haha, ive got a rag for whiping the windscreen and checking the oil,
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Mar 21, 2007 19:44:21 GMT
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AA card, Motorola V3i
I have carried boot loads of stuff in the past and never had the right bit.
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1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Mar 21, 2007 19:44:37 GMT
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right thumb and the keys to the recovery truck lol
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To get a standard A40 this low, you'd have to dig a hole to put it in |
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Alain
Part of things
Dance monkey boy, dance!
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Mar 21, 2007 19:46:22 GMT
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I also carry an AA/RAC card, but to be fair, I'd rather be able to fix it enough to get me home rather than sit there for an hour wishing i was on my way home, whilst waiting for the dude to come |
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'74 Type 181 - Undergoing 'resto' (albeit friggin' slowly! 2 years and counting...) Wedge Panel Van GTi (Still needs finishing) '85 Passat GL5 Estate (Now Breaking) '87 Passat GLS5 Estate (Daily Hack)
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Mar 21, 2007 19:48:49 GMT
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Spare wheel, jack and a brace - not the OEM one but a decent 'spider' one. Been caught out too many times with a crappy stock one (once on the side of the M1), and equally been caught out too many times with a 17mm brace and 19mm nuts or vice-versa!
Often have more depending on whether I've been working on the car, as I tend to use the boot as a overnight storage area so people at work are well impressed when I have an oil filter wench, or spark plug socket, or exhaust putty etc just when they need it. However eventually it annoys me by rolling around in the boot and I empty it.
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Never trust a man
Who names himself Trevor.
Or one day you might find
He's not a real drug dealer.
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Mar 21, 2007 19:50:04 GMT
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(BMW full OE tool kit) Compact 'comprehensive' 100-piece toolkit (sockets, pliers, spanners etc) in a nice black 'attache' Jump leads Gaffa tape Water, Oil, Dot4 Green Flag card. Torch Basic first aid kit Fire extiguisher. Big waterproof hi-viz coat / hi-viz vest.  |
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Mar 21, 2007 19:53:54 GMT
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:)mobile phone, anti-depressants!
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Mar 21, 2007 20:01:47 GMT
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I er, carry every tool and spare that I own!!
Lol, It's not really for roadside repairs though, its more becuase, being at uni I don't have a shed or garage or anything like that. So stuff like that has to stay in the car. I also only generally have one of everything, so when I come home from uni, I have to make sure I have everything in case I want to do any work on it.
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Mar 21, 2007 20:05:02 GMT
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nothing.  So that today when I need to change a fuse at the roadside I have the fuse, but not a 10mm spanner to get the side panel off! I need to get one of those nifty little tool rolls in with some spanners in. I should get breakdown cover too ... but I haven't. I broke down on the A19 fly over once - that was freaky. I did buy tickets to The Who though... |
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Mar 21, 2007 20:09:43 GMT
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If you take nothing else, make sure you have kit that will help YOU. Screw the car. |
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Mar 21, 2007 20:10:46 GMT
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;)Screwing the car isn't my favorit pastime!
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Mar 21, 2007 20:50:44 GMT
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I carry quite a few tools and spares but ...
...they end up getting used on other work colleges cars
***"See if he's got one, he's bound too, he drives old bangers!"***
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Mar 21, 2007 20:55:24 GMT
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Hopes dreams ,oh and an AA card  |
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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Mar 21, 2007 22:52:32 GMT
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Confidence, belief and some old fuses I left in just in case.
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