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One of those days, I should have just avoided driving!!!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:30 pm
by Bootsy
Got up this morning to drive from Norwich to Huddersfield. The Company hack had a flat battery and so I thought, I know I'll get the 993 out, be a nice blast.
Had my appointment, left to return. Pulled in for fuel and noticed oil dripping from the front wheel arch.
Losing a fair bit when stationery and had sprayed a bit on the underside of the car when I was driving. Good thing is when i checked the level it was still above the minimum so no damage done.
Currently sitting in the Little Chef off the A1 near Retford waiting for an AA recovery truck to take me the remaining 120 miles!
What joy.
Hopefully will not be a major repair - guessing loose pipe to cooler or damaged pipe?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:38 pm
by Nige
bad luck mate at least its nothing too disasterous.
The ducky arrived BTW, thanks.
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:40 pm
by cubist
Move away from the pancakes... they'll go straight to your hips
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:43 pm
by Bootsy
cubist wrote:Move away from the pancakes... they'll go straight to your hips
Sod the pancakes - Early Starter Breakfast and Bread and Butter pudding to console myself!
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:04 pm
by tim78
Don't try the Olympic breakfast. Your day will only get worse
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:27 pm
by jamie
tim78 wrote:Don't try the Olympic breakfast. Your day will only get worse
Ha! I heard this is what real Olympians eat every day. Is this true?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:29 pm
by tim78
Eric the Eagle ate nothing else. A dangerous game when you have wear lycra on a regular basis
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:35 pm
by cubist
Perfect then!
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:06 pm
by Helen
these modern porsches are sssooo un reliable
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:35 pm
by Bootsy
Well, made it to holbeach but driver has to have a 45 min rest due to his tacho allowance. Should make it home for about 9.30! What a day!
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:38 pm
by Fitz
I hope your appointment was worth all the hassle?!?
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:44 pm
by Bootsy
And to add insult to injury the new truck has arrived and the car seems tooblowbto get it on there, the driver is returning to his depot to get some blocks so we can try again!
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:49 pm
by Nige
Hehe,
I had to wait for two RAC wagons last time I got towed in, one to close the dual carriage way whilst the other loaded the car up. That was embarrasing, they also had to wake up a truck driver to move his wagon forward so they could load it as well.
You'll look back in fondness one day.
Re: One of those days, I should have just avoided driving!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:29 pm
by Ian Donkin
Bootsy wrote:Got up this morning to drive from Norwich to Huddersfield.
Proper Yorkshire!