A1M Stevenage Badly Burnt Wedge

A1M Stevenage Badly Burnt Wedge

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StonetheCrows

Original Poster:

769 posts

213 months

Sunday 26th April 2020
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Looked pretty sad, hope everyone was ok



ez64

234 posts

167 months

Sunday 26th April 2020
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Just spent the day doing my fuel lines frown

phillpot

17,244 posts

188 months

Sunday 26th April 2020
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yikes what a mess!

... and obviously not the 'usual' fuel lines under the bonnet?

spitfire4v8

4,016 posts

186 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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phillpot said:
yikes what a mess!

... and obviously not the 'usual' fuel lines under the bonnet?
One of the problems we have is that 1) garages and owners are still not changing fuel lines quickly enough, and 2) the ones changed are often just the engine bay hoses and the rest of the car is forgotten about.

I've just changed hoses on a cerbera and there's a total of 8 individual hoses on this particular car.

lancelin

238 posts

126 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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Wow, I'm going to replace mine now. Is there a kit available with clips etc? which type of hose to suit modern fuel?

LucyP

1,727 posts

64 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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Must have been a key worker or someone going shopping or to collect medication etc, and that old car must have been their only car. I doubt. And so the fire, police, ambulance, Highways Agency and recovery all had to turn out. Selfish in lock down.

Mikebentley

6,463 posts

145 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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LucyP said:
Must have been a key worker or someone going shopping or to collect medication etc, and that old car must have been their only car. I doubt. And so the fire, police, ambulance, Highways Agency and recovery all had to turn out. Selfish in lock down.
Very presumptuous. It could be a thousand different reasons. Car could have been damaged in garage or storage? Vandalised? Who said Police etc involved? Recovery driver might be glad of the work collecting it.

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,469 posts

240 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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LucyP said:
Must have been a key worker or someone going shopping or to collect medication etc, and that old car must have been their only car. I doubt. And so the fire, police, ambulance, Highways Agency and recovery all had to turn out. Selfish in lock down.
Wow, that's flippin judgemental based on absolutely no knowledge of the circumstances.

Pericoloso

44,044 posts

168 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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I'm not quoting it again but how about some sympathy for the person whose car has been destroyed ?

furious

s6boy

1,650 posts

230 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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I use my Tuscan to get into central London, I don't regard myself as a key worker in comparison to the doctors and nurses but my employer does. Better make sure I drive a stty car next time in case I upset someone. Or not rolleyes

I also used it on Saturday to go shopping...no one died.

TVR4US

163 posts

109 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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LucyP said:
Must have been a key worker or someone going shopping or to collect medication etc, and that old car must have been their only car. I doubt. And so the fire, police, ambulance, Highways Agency and recovery all had to turn out. Selfish in lock down.
nono

Penelope Stopit

11,209 posts

114 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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LucyP said:
Must have been a key worker or someone going shopping or to collect medication etc, and that old car must have been their only car. I doubt. And so the fire, police, ambulance, Highways Agency and recovery all had to turn out. Selfish in lock down.
No way

They all turn out for clapping festivals

CanoeSniffer

941 posts

92 months

Monday 27th April 2020
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s6boy said:
I use my Tuscan to get into central London, I don't regard myself as a key worker in comparison to the doctors and nurses but my employer does. Better make sure I drive a stty car next time in case I upset someone. Or not rolleyes

I also used it on Saturday to go shopping...no one died.
Yup, I’ve been making my key worker trips and supply shopping in my Cerbera. I do have a daily driver but I had it laid up for work when lockdown started and the Cerb has been the most reliable and practical vehicle for me to have used, simple as that.

Pretty out of order that comment.

butch890

229 posts

110 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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CanoeSniffer said:
Yup, I’ve been making my key worker trips and supply shopping in my Cerbera. I do have a daily driver but I had it laid up for work when lockdown started and the Cerb has been the most reliable and practical vehicle for me to have used, simple as that.

Pretty out of order that comment.
thats quite normal for that poster!

p4cks

7,002 posts

204 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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LucyP said:
Must have been a key worker or someone going shopping or to collect medication etc, and that old car must have been their only car. I doubt. And so the fire, police, ambulance, Highways Agency and recovery all had to turn out. Selfish in lock down.
I'm a key worker and have three cars. Which one do you allow me to drive?

rev-erend

21,509 posts

289 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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This virus really brings out the best and worst in people.

The nosey neighbour curtain twitchers have so many new recruits. those willing to pass judgement on others.

Nice.

brownspeed

827 posts

136 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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Christ on a bike! Are we still in the UK, or did we all teleport to east germany? someone call the stasi.

Hope the vehicle owner is ok - no matter what the circumstances are- gutted for their loss

irocfan

41,847 posts

195 months

Tuesday 28th April 2020
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brownspeed said:
Christ on a bike! Are we still in the UK, or did we all teleport to east germany? someone call the stasi.
you joke but I remember people asking "how could the East Germans spy on their friends and family like that, would never happen here", the sad fact of the matter is that our behavior in this lockdown seems to point to the fact that we'd have been worse. My sister dips in and out of mumsnet and the vitriol displayed on there towards people who are not deemed to be showing the 'right amount' of hairshirt is staggering.


Anywho - back on topic. Gutted for the owner, just what you don't need