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Re: The 'look at what I did today' thread

Post by wurlycorner » Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:28 am

Saturday, I got jobby karma.
Last Monday I helped out my neighbours by diagnosing their CR-V with a drokked battery (not just gone flat, but drokked). I also diagnosed their Beemer 3 series 'no start/key stuck' (it's an auto and was in reverse :facepalm: ).
Friday I installed the new battery they ordered on the CR-V and topped up the oil and coolant (usual modern car neglect).
Saturday morning I went to use the C5... Flat battery :facepalm:
Saturday afternoon I use the BB4, go to the barn, head home to wash it before Mimms Sunday and stop off in Maccy D's on the way. Sit in the car park with stereo on for literally only 5 mins... Radio goes dead. Uh oh... Try and start it... Flat :facepalm:

So the moral of that story obviously is... If your neighbours car battery goes flat, don't offer to help them!

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Re: The 'look at what I did today' thread

Post by NafemanNathan » Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:45 am

Or... Get yourself a new battery at the same time ;)

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Post by wurlycorner » Wed Dec 12, 2018 10:48 am

Lude batteries are annoyingly expensive (comparatively).
I need to check through my receipts... Think the current one may still be in warranty - and it's not had a bad life, always lived on smart charger when parked up, so no damn excuse!

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Post by Sailor » Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:51 pm

I tied to put up a new post today.
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Re: The 'look at what I did today' thread

Post by indigolemon » Mon Dec 17, 2018 9:17 pm

wurlycorner wrote:
Mon Dec 10, 2018 11:28 am
So the moral of that story obviously is... If your neighbours car battery goes flat, don't offer to help them!
Or nick their new battery :lol:
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Re: The 'look at what I did today' thread

Post by wurlycorner » Sat Dec 29, 2018 11:09 pm

Unfortunately the CR-V uses the most pathetic tiny battery you've ever seen! (it's the same size as a Del-Sol, from what I recall)
:evil:

And the results on the BB4 battery are in...
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Yep, that's drokked :lol:

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Post by wurlycorner » Fri Jan 25, 2019 7:23 pm

This is me tonight.

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Who can guess why?

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Post by Sailor » Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:29 pm

Despite the grey weather, we had a good trip out to Brooklands today.

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Post by wurlycorner » Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:53 pm

Awesome.
I wanna go there!
Seen several of their cars run at goodwood festival of speed.


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