Well, the title says it all really, the engine died in my punto a couple of months ago after doing 107k miles as most of you know but since then ive been driving round for work in Kevs cinq (good fun it was too ), then last night i had just finished my rota in Astley and as was on my way home through Leigh it died all the electrics went dead, it wouldnt even turn over. Kev came and jumped started it but 5 miles down the road it died again so out came the tow rope and he towed me home.

So this morning i took him to work (5am wake up ) and i then go to work in the alfa, once again i just finish in Astley and as i was driving home i notice the zorst was blowing its head off, pulled over to check and :bang: its in 2 halves i txted him to say "I didn't mean to break it"

So now kev has to get home from work at 7pm and start fixing 2 cars

and i thought it was just me who broke cars!

Nah i also break car's, since the MOT all has been good though *touches wood and performs various other superstitious b ollocks*

BBS there must be a big cloud over Orrell at the mo if you keep breaking stuff too

Skinz, to make it worse as i drove off from his work this morning i promised him i wouldnt break it

I think a lot of us are having car woes at the moment, including me

dawn_of_time said:

Skinz, to make it worse as i drove off from his work this morning i promised him i wouldnt break it

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Theres your problem you see, should never have promised

Just my rattling heatshield thats gone on mine.

Oh and the rear tyre looked a little soft.

Mind you still not done the bloody drop links so it bangs away like that guy who got £3million compo

damn thats unlucky!! my cars developed a clonking noise when I change gear but its not any of the mounts so can't work it out lol -_- oh the joys of cars!

I thought it was just me broke things Could be worse, Kev could tell you that since you broke it, you get to fix it!

Thanks guys you've made me feel better

Helz, he knows if he said that i'll sell them and buy a new one first

Well an update for you guys, Kev fixed the zorst on the alfa using an empty carrot tin and 2 jubilee clips and he's nicked the altinator (sp) off Jason's car for now and put it on the black cinq to see if that'll fix it Ah well make do and mend till after the new year and then get them done properly

Since how it appears that your problems with cars breaking down happens when you finish work at Astley, have to considered a change of job location?

Maybe the town is Jinxed

Hmmm my car didn't sound too happy last night playing around in the ice

its normal fiat/alfa behaviour in winter, maybe a non-italian car would be a good idea as a spare for winter. something german maybe?

Bunny, thats under review at the mo

Jug, Kev is threatening to buy a vauxhall cos we never had any probs with a chevette we had a few years ago

Well the carrot tin is doing well so im begining to think that kev will leave it on till its ready for its MOT next year and the cinq is running fairly well too (although Kev hasn't tempted fate yet and let me take it to work )