Oh well tonight the thermostat died in my Fiesta, which in turn meant that the blockage in the cooling system didn't alert me to the overheating of the engine in the car...and so strange noises came from all over the vehicle and I lost power as the engine seized up....but I continued on the A27..and then was forced to stop outside Charleston House (where all the artists hung out)...bizarre smoke was occurring...oh dear. an opening of the bonnet revealed plumes of burning smoke from the engine...and so I removed all the things (like my bags and my guitar) from the boot awaiting the big fire...it was touch and go. Phoned up Autonational Rescue and got towed back. Seems I have to buy a new car tomorrow....
I quite fancied a Smart Car..but they're like..*thousands of pounds*...so it looks like I'm gonna have take what I can for fifteen hundred quid or something...no busking tomorrow then.
Did the Beatles every experience such problems? Wonder if the Comma Van every broke down on the way to Cleethorpes...anyway my car hasn't broken down...it's actually technically *fucked*..I spose it's all a big adventure and adds to the colour of life. I've got the driver..that's a start.
On Nov 6, 5:55 pm, The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> wrote:
> Oh well tonight the thermostat died in my Fiesta, which in turn meant > that the blockage in the cooling system didn't alert me to the > overheating of the engine in the car...and so strange noises came from > all over the vehicle and I lost power as the engine seized up....but I > continued on the A27..and then was forced to stop outside Charleston > House (where all the artists hung out)...bizarre smoke was > occurring...oh dear. an opening of the bonnet revealed plumes of > burning smoke from the engine...and so I removed all the things (like > my bags and my guitar) from the boot awaiting the big fire...it was > touch and go. Phoned up Autonational Rescue and got towed back. Seems > I have to buy a new car tomorrow....
> I quite fancied a Smart Car..
I've seen Smart Cars in the US. If that is the same thing as what you are thinking of, they strike me as way too small. They look like golf carts. I don't think anyone inside would survive an accident.
> I've seen Smart Cars in the US. If that is the same thing as what you > are thinking of, they strike me as way too small. They look like golf > carts. I don't think anyone inside would survive an accident.
They're really safe apparently, they have a solid frame around them and it's really difficult to crush them....Also...they only cost 35 quid a year to tax and they do 65 MPG..also you can park them lengthways!!..I'd really quite like one...but they're a bit expensive to actually buy....I *want* one.
> Oh well tonight the thermostat died in my Fiesta, which in turn meant > that the blockage in the cooling system didn't alert me to the > overheating of the engine in the car...and so strange noises came from > all over the vehicle and I lost power as the engine seized up....but I > continued on the A27..and then was forced to stop outside Charleston > House (where all the artists hung out)...bizarre smoke was > occurring...oh dear. an opening of the bonnet revealed plumes of > burning smoke from the engine...and so I removed all the things (like > my bags and my guitar) from the boot awaiting the big fire...it was > touch and go. Phoned up Autonational Rescue and got towed back. Seems > I have to buy a new car tomorrow....
> I quite fancied a Smart Car..but they're like..*thousands of > pounds*...so it looks like I'm gonna have take what I can for fifteen > hundred quid or something...no busking tomorrow then.
> Did the Beatles every experience such problems? Wonder if the Comma > Van every broke down on the way to Cleethorpes...anyway my car hasn't > broken down...it's actually technically *fucked*..I spose it's all a > big adventure and adds to the colour of life. I've got the > driver..that's a start.
> (I'll let you all know what I get) Mourn for me.
> Danny
I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when I go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank you.
> I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when > I > go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray > for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank > you.
If the heater fucks up it could indicate a bigger problem.
1) Thermostat problems - which won't tell you that the car is overheating 2) It's losing water..hence overheating 3) Head gasket is fucked...you're looking at 300 quid plus.
> > I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when > > I > > go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray > > for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank > > you.
> If the heater fucks up it could indicate a bigger problem.
> 1) Thermostat problems - which won't tell you that the car is > overheating > 2) It's losing water..hence overheating > 3) Head gasket is fucked...you're looking at 300 quid plus.
> Start looking!!
> Danny
So far, it's not overheating...but I do need to buy a newer vehicle. I might enter contests to see if I can win a new vehicle. Chances are slim though. Thanks for the advice.
> > I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when > > I > > go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray > > for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank > > you.
> If the heater fucks up it could indicate a bigger problem.
> 1) Thermostat problems - which won't tell you that the car is > overheating > 2) It's losing water..hence overheating > 3) Head gasket is fucked...you're looking at 300 quid plus.
> On Nov 6, 4:55 pm, The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> > wrote:
> > Oh well tonight the thermostat died in my Fiesta, which in turn meant > > that the blockage in the cooling system didn't alert me to the > > overheating of the engine in the car...and so strange noises came from > > all over the vehicle and I lost power as the engine seized up....but I > > continued on the A27..and then was forced to stop outside Charleston > > House (where all the artists hung out)...bizarre smoke was > > occurring...oh dear. an opening of the bonnet revealed plumes of > > burning smoke from the engine...and so I removed all the things (like > > my bags and my guitar) from the boot awaiting the big fire...it was > > touch and go. Phoned up Autonational Rescue and got towed back. Seems > > I have to buy a new car tomorrow....
> > I quite fancied a Smart Car..but they're like..*thousands of > > pounds*...so it looks like I'm gonna have take what I can for fifteen > > hundred quid or something...no busking tomorrow then.
> > Did the Beatles every experience such problems? Wonder if the Comma > > Van every broke down on the way to Cleethorpes...anyway my car hasn't > > broken down...it's actually technically *fucked*..I spose it's all a > > big adventure and adds to the colour of life. I've got the > > driver..that's a start.
> > (I'll let you all know what I get) Mourn for me.
> > Danny
> I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when > I > go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray > for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank > you.
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Put some dry gas and 89 octane or get a tune-up, just got my girls car fixed. It's the cheapest way to find out if you got dirt or water in the line. Go on the inter-state and drive 15 miles and open it up now and then. Never fill up when the tanker is at the station, wait around an hour or so. Find a grease-monkey that you can trust ask around it takes time. Just had to find one the guy retired.
> > I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when > > I > > go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray > > for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank > > you.
> If the heater fucks up it could indicate a bigger problem.
> 1) Thermostat problems - which won't tell you that the car is > overheating > 2) It's losing water..hence overheating > 3) Head gasket is fucked...you're looking at 300 quid plus.
> Start looking!!
> Danny
How much is 300 quid plus, in American dollars?
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A "quid" is a nickname for a British Pound Sterling. At about US $1.60 per quid, that's about $480.
Is petrol hovering around 1 Pound 10p per litre in northern England? Folks that's about $8.00 per US gallon. Yikes. No wonder Danny wants a Smart Car.
>"who?" <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message >news:12be5ecc-ff26-470f-a7c2-ed7c7fcf84ec@o10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >On Nov 6, 6:43 pm, The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> >wrote: >> > I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when >> > I >> > go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray >> > for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank >> > you.
>> If the heater fucks up it could indicate a bigger problem.
>> 1) Thermostat problems - which won't tell you that the car is >> overheating >> 2) It's losing water..hence overheating >> 3) Head gasket is fucked...you're looking at 300 quid plus.
>> Start looking!!
>> Danny
>How much is 300 quid plus, in American dollars?
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>A "quid" is a nickname for a British Pound Sterling. At about US $1.60 per >quid, that's about $480.
>Is petrol hovering around 1 Pound 10p per litre in northern England? Folks >that's about $8.00 per US gallon. Yikes. No wonder Danny wants a Smart >Car.
But you can drive from one end of Great Britain to the other on one tank of gas.
"Americans think a hundred years is a long time; Britons think a hundred miles is a long way" -- mad
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 11:38:08 -0500, "Dimitrios Paskoudniakis" > <greek...@yeahright.com> wrote:
>>"who?" <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message >>news:12be5ecc-ff26-470f-a7c2-ed7c7fcf84ec@o10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>On Nov 6, 6:43 pm, The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> >>wrote: >>> > I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when >>> > I >>> > go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray >>> > for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank >>> > you.
>>> If the heater fucks up it could indicate a bigger problem.
>>> 1) Thermostat problems - which won't tell you that the car is >>> overheating >>> 2) It's losing water..hence overheating >>> 3) Head gasket is fucked...you're looking at 300 quid plus.
>>> Start looking!!
>>> Danny
>>How much is 300 quid plus, in American dollars?
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>>A "quid" is a nickname for a British Pound Sterling. At about US $1.60 >>per >>quid, that's about $480.
>>Is petrol hovering around 1 Pound 10p per litre in northern England? >>Folks >>that's about $8.00 per US gallon. Yikes. No wonder Danny wants a Smart >>Car.
> But you can drive from one end of Great Britain to the other on one > tank of gas.
You mean, all the way from Land's End to John O'Groats?
>>>"who?" <yourimageunre...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message >>>news:12be5ecc-ff26-470f-a7c2-ed7c7fcf84ec@o10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com... >>>On Nov 6, 6:43 pm, The Walrus was Danny <dannyisthewal...@tesco.net> >>>wrote: >>>> > I've been driving my Van for a year with no heater. And it bucks when >>>> > I >>>> > go up and down hills. Something wrong in the fuel line. Please pray >>>> > for me and donate a quarter a piece to end my suffering. Thank >>>> > you.
>>>> If the heater fucks up it could indicate a bigger problem.
>>>> 1) Thermostat problems - which won't tell you that the car is >>>> overheating >>>> 2) It's losing water..hence overheating >>>> 3) Head gasket is fucked...you're looking at 300 quid plus.
>>>> Start looking!!
>>>> Danny
>>>How much is 300 quid plus, in American dollars?
>>>__________________________
>>>A "quid" is a nickname for a British Pound Sterling. At about US $1.60 >>>per >>>quid, that's about $480.
>>>Is petrol hovering around 1 Pound 10p per litre in northern England? >>>Folks >>>that's about $8.00 per US gallon. Yikes. No wonder Danny wants a Smart >>>Car.
>> But you can drive from one end of Great Britain to the other on one >> tank of gas.
>You mean, all the way from Land's End to John O'Groats?
> Oh well tonight the thermostat died in my Fiesta, which in turn meant > that the blockage in the cooling system didn't alert me to the > overheating of the engine in the car...and so strange noises came from > all over the vehicle and I lost power as the engine seized up....but I > continued on the A27..and then was forced to stop outside Charleston > House (where all the artists hung out)...bizarre smoke was > occurring...oh dear. an opening of the bonnet revealed plumes of > burning smoke from the engine...and so I removed all the things (like > my bags and my guitar) from the boot awaiting the big fire...it was > touch and go. Phoned up Autonational Rescue and got towed back. Seems > I have to buy a new car tomorrow....
> I quite fancied a Smart Car..but they're like..*thousands of > pounds*...so it looks like I'm gonna have take what I can for fifteen > hundred quid or something...no busking tomorrow then.
> Did the Beatles every experience such problems? Wonder if the Comma > Van every broke down on the way to Cleethorpes...anyway my car hasn't > broken down...it's actually technically *fucked*..I spose it's all a > big adventure and adds to the colour of life. I've got the > driver..that's a start.
> (I'll let you all know what I get) Mourn for me.
> Danny
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Any decent bio of the Beatles will describe how they piled around in a minivan with no hear to go from gig to gig.
Once instance where the windscreen blew out during a winter communte
> On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:52:45 -0800, Mack A. Damia > <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>603 miles.
>>15 - 20 gallons of petrol.
> That's wrong because it's the straight-line distance. Mileage by road > is about 874 miles, so you might not quite make it with one tank of > gas. > --
>> That's wrong because it's the straight-line distance. Mileage by road >> is about 874 miles, so you might not quite make it with one tank of >> gas. >> -- >You mean, petrol.
> > That's wrong because it's the straight-line distance. Mileage by road > > is about 874 miles, so you might not quite make it with one tank of > > gas. > > --
> > That's wrong because it's the straight-line distance. Mileage by road > > is about 874 miles, so you might not quite make it with one tank of > > gas. > > --
> You mean, petrol.
Fuel. ________________________
In the UK, "gas" is "petrol". "Gas" is "gas" in America.
US UK
gas petrol pharmacist chemist lawyer solicitor two weeks fortnight asshole wanker 140 pounds 10 stone crazy sixes and sevens go to hell sod off elevator lift exit way out yuk cor soccer football laid off redundant truck lorry happy chuffed drunk pissed
> > "Mack A. Damia" <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote in > > messagenews:nhdbf59j45s0ej5eh8nubk0omlfc3pf2m4@4ax.com...> On Sat, 07 Nov > > 2009 09:52:45 -0800, Mack A. Damia > > > <mybaconbu...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >>603 miles.
> > >>15 - 20 gallons of petrol.
> > > That's wrong because it's the straight-line distance. Mileage by road > > > is about 874 miles, so you might not quite make it with one tank of > > > gas. > > > --
> > You mean, petrol.
> Fuel. > ________________________
> In the UK, "gas" is "petrol". "Gas" is "gas" in America.
> US UK
> gas petrol------ go-go-juice > pharmacist chemist---- best friend > lawyer solicitor------ liar > two weeks fortnight----- notice of leaving a job > asshole wanker------ f'ckn asshole > 140 pounds 10 stone------- alot of pot > crazy sixes and sevens----- nuts > go to hell sod off---- fuck you > elevator lift > exit way out > yuk cor--------- scks > soccer football---- NFL > laid off redundant---- bored > truck lorry----- semi,rig and 18-wheeler > happy chuffed---- thrilled > drunk pissed--- buck-shot, thrashed and fucked-up.
Smart car - too expensive..looked into it..oh well..have now purchased a Ford KA which is 12 years old..but was owned by a little old lady and therefore only has 10,000 miles on the clock. Fifteen hundred quid. Sigh.
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