Driving Category

Failed MOT!

Wednesday, August 6th 2008, at 00:41

My car went in for its MOT in Monday, and failed!
It failed on two things:

The offside constant velocity joint gaiter is split
And the nearside MacPherson strut has excessive movement

There was also an advisory saying that the offside MacPherson strut has slight movement.
Luckily she passed the emissions!
I’ve now got 10 days to get the faults [...]

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The End of an Era

Saturday, April 26th 2008, at 21:05

The timing belt on my car broke on the way to work this morning, it happened just as I was going on to the slip road off the motorway.
I managed to get the car on to a lay-by, and then I had walk the rest of the way to work - it wasn’t that far.
Dad [...]


80 Thousandth Birthday!

Friday, March 7th 2008, at 19:49

Ok, lets start with a picture:

My car has reached 80,000 miles!
Hip-hip-hooray!
Erm, that’s just about it for this post, but if anyone is interested, I have uploaded all of my Brands Hatch photos to Flickr, and have updated the two posts
That’s it till next time!


Theres a New Driver!

Monday, November 5th 2007, at 21:44

There’s a new driver let loose on the public highways, yes, my girlfriend has passed her driving test, and is now looking for a car.
Unlike some, she passed first time with only five minors, to my six!
Latest film watched, Death at a Funeral, a good film, a comedy, I’ll write more about it tomorrow.
Tell then,
See [...]


A Quiet Car

Monday, January 15th 2007, at 23:45

Ok, that is a bit of a weird title, but it does have a bit of a story to go with it, read on to hear a sad tale about a noisy little car…
Since not long after getting my car a loud noise started up.
My dad let one of his work mates have a listen [...]


 

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