Kwik-fit and a puncture.
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From: Clint Sharp on 11 Nov 2009 04:29 In message <UPkKm.152498$ei3.102029(a)newsfe22.ams2>, Chris Whelan <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> writes > >Not any I've seen in the last twenty years or so. Which cars have you had or is it that you just don't read the manuals? > -- Clint Sharp
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 11 Nov 2009 13:12 In article <KpMnPLAxvp+KFwRP(a)nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt <nospam(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote > >In article <Vgzw9cAN1g+KFwDg(a)nospam.demon.co.uk>, > > Roger Hunt <nospam(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> > Mate had a puncture - a screw in the tyre of his new Audi A3. It's > >> >done less than 1000 miles. Asked for some help since he's got a problem > >> >in one hand. > >> > > >> > Went round and took off the wheel - it's got a space saver spare so > >> >decided to get it fixed there and then so just left it jacked up. > > > >> You left it jacked up? And unattended? > >> Did you not lower it onto blocks of something? > >> If not, you are asking for a disaster. > > > >Try discussing things you know about. > > > This is no discussion - I stand by what I said and you know I am right. How could a disaster happen if it was in a lockup garage? -- *Hard work has a future payoff. Laziness pays off NOW. Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound.
From: Chris Whelan on 11 Nov 2009 13:30 On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:29:11 +0000, Clint Sharp wrote: > In message <UPkKm.152498$ei3.102029(a)newsfe22.ams2>, Chris Whelan > <cawhelan(a)prejudicentlworld.com> writes >> >>Not any I've seen in the last twenty years or so. > Which cars have you had or is it that you just don't read the manuals? I've mainly owned Fords. Sadly perhaps, I'm the sort of nerd that reads every manual for every car I drive. (And every bit of equipment I own.) I've rented and borrowed a number of makes over the years, and always read the owners guide. Recently, these have included Honda, Peugeot and VW. None have told me to re-torque the wheel bolts. (Or any other fasteners, come to that.) Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply.
From: Roger Hunt on 11 Nov 2009 14:04 Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote >In article <KpMnPLAxvp+KFwRP(a)nospam.demon.co.uk>, > Roger Hunt <nospam(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote >> >In article <Vgzw9cAN1g+KFwDg(a)nospam.demon.co.uk>, >> > Roger Hunt <nospam(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> >> > Mate had a puncture - a screw in the tyre of his new Audi A3. It's >> >> >done less than 1000 miles. Asked for some help since he's got a problem >> >> >in one hand. >> >> > >> >> > Went round and took off the wheel - it's got a space saver spare so >> >> >decided to get it fixed there and then so just left it jacked up. >> > >> >> You left it jacked up? And unattended? >> >> Did you not lower it onto blocks of something? >> >> If not, you are asking for a disaster. >> > >> >Try discussing things you know about. >> > >> This is no discussion - I stand by what I said and you know I am right. > >How could a disaster happen if it was in a lockup garage? > Don't bother. -- Roger Hunt
From: Dave Plowman (News) on 11 Nov 2009 17:42
In article <PAZ2VKAmqw+KFwj4(a)nospam.demon.co.uk>, Roger Hunt <nospam(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote > >In article <KpMnPLAxvp+KFwRP(a)nospam.demon.co.uk>, > > Roger Hunt <nospam(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> Dave Plowman (News) <dave(a)davenoise.co.uk> wrote > >> >In article <Vgzw9cAN1g+KFwDg(a)nospam.demon.co.uk>, > >> > Roger Hunt <nospam(a)nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >> >> > Mate had a puncture - a screw in the tyre of his new Audi A3. > >> >> >It's done less than 1000 miles. Asked for some help since he's > >> >> >got a problem in one hand. > >> >> > > >> >> > Went round and took off the wheel - it's got a space saver spare > >> >> >so decided to get it fixed there and then so just left it jacked > >> >> >up. > >> > > >> >> You left it jacked up? And unattended? Did you not lower it onto > >> >> blocks of something? If not, you are asking for a disaster. > >> > > >> >Try discussing things you know about. > >> > > >> This is no discussion - I stand by what I said and you know I am > >> right. > > > >How could a disaster happen if it was in a lockup garage? > > > Don't bother. You sound like the typical bar room mechanic. Only tool you've ever touched is the one between your legs. And frequently. -- *Prepositions are not words to end sentences with * Dave Plowman dave(a)davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |