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July 30, 2010 at 5:06 pm #1049478
my car just died 🙁 and I am never being towed again it was horrible!
July 30, 2010 at 7:45 pm #1227989Anonymous
Hi 1984 , was you being towed by tow rope ? it aint fun i know . Last time i was towed i was on the brakes all the time . Still thats what happens when you tie your car to the 12:00 train on platform 1 from lincoln to london !!!!! beats congestion charge lol
July 30, 2010 at 7:48 pm #1227996yeah it was a rope, and stretched across from left to right instead of strait, and the fact u cant see where ur going doesnt help, kept going slack. Fuck doing that again tbh
July 30, 2010 at 7:56 pm #1227990Anonymous
Well 1984 you gotta keep the line tight with your brakes , but of course if you have brake assisted servo’s the brakes dont work to great unless the engine is running in which case my advise is break the whole trip back lol , it dont work but makes you feel better . If all else fails hand brake but thats a whole different world of pain lol .
July 30, 2010 at 8:00 pm #1227997@mungo1972 393020 wrote:
Well 1984 you gotta keep the line tight with your brakes , but of course if you have brake assisted servo’s the brakes dont work to great unless the engine is running in which case my advise is break the whole trip back lol , it dont work but makes you feel better . If all else fails hand brake but thats a whole different world of pain lol .
yeah the brakes were crap, and my dad went a bit too fast, and we didnt have a straight line which didnt help. More annoyed though that my car is dead, pairents trying to bail me out and get me a new one but it just sucks. Dont like rents buying me stuff like that and yeah its just rubbish.
July 30, 2010 at 8:04 pm #1227991Anonymous
1984 whats up with the car you know yet ?
July 30, 2010 at 8:15 pm #1227998@mungo1972 393025 wrote:
1984 whats up with the car you know yet ?
the engine is fucked, head gasket seems fuck, oil leaking over the engine, bunny hops down the road, odd juddering shaking the car. Rear wiper wont work, left car lock wont open the car, filler cap wont work. Its 2000 model Ford so its not worth spending the cash to fix it, would be more or close to the value of the car.
July 30, 2010 at 8:20 pm #1227992Anonymous
Head gasket your talking 500-600 pounds big job and thats if nothing else got damaged , know been there but i had pay as i couldnt afford to buy another car ….nightmare
July 30, 2010 at 8:21 pm #1227993Anonymous
just check oil to see if its emulsified ( milky ) and check the radiator reservoir to see if oil is in there . Also did it over heat ? and did you get alot of smoke from the exhaust ?
July 30, 2010 at 8:24 pm #1227994Anonymous
just might not be the head gasket , might be the rocker box gasket …..or something else which might not be that expensive
July 30, 2010 at 8:37 pm #1227999@mungo1972 393038 wrote:
just might not be the head gasket , might be the rocker box gasket …..or something else which might not be that expensive
its a possibility but the body work is also fucked, rusty and cracked, so by the time you add up all the problems I am unsure its worth it. Fords are not exactly known for long term reliability.
July 30, 2010 at 9:20 pm #1227995Anonymous
well 1984 , to be fair sounds like you made your mind up and if you can afford it why not get a newer car
July 30, 2010 at 10:14 pm #1228000@mungo1972 393054 wrote:
well 1984 , to be fair sounds like you made your mind up and if you can afford it why not get a newer car
more of a loan from the parents and a tiny bit of savings but it does seen like the best long term solution. We will see what happens.
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