some nice people around

[x Alex x]

while taking my mates car for a run after jump starting it, his car started over heating, me driving because he hasn't passed his test.

steam everywhere and water all over the road, went to the garage, the women there gave us a watering can to fill the car and try and get home.

while doing that a nice couple walking their dog got talking to me and my mate, on about cars for a bit, he thought the HG was gone on the car, so do i TBH.

he offered to take us home and leave the car at their house, till we could tow it but i decided it would get their, it did get home, temp light all the way as well as water light, big POPP as we pulled up at his house water everywhere again, don't know what it is.

as for the car......... it's a seicento sporting lol

 

[Dobby]

I know what you mean. I had an escort stolen just over 4 years ago from a shop car park, went in to ask the shop owner if we could call the police and he let us then drove me home. Thanks to the joy rider who stole my car i have now been married to the shop manager (shop owners nephew) for over a year

 

[Helz]

I know what you mean. I had an escort stolen just over 4 years ago from a shop car park, went in to ask the shop owner if we could call the police and he let us then drove me home. Thanks to the joy rider who stole my car i have now been married to the shop manager (shop owners nephew) for over a year

Awwwwww that's so romantic

 

[x Alex x]

I know what you mean. I had an escort stolen just over 4 years ago from a shop car park, went in to ask the shop owner if we could call the police and he let us then drove me home. Thanks to the joy rider who stole my car i have now been married to the shop manager (shop owners nephew) for over a year

must have been meant to be is he better than the escort though lol

 

[AppleSei]

as for the car......... it's a seicento sporting lol

what you mean by that

If it had been kept in decent nick as from the post as your mate hasnt passed his test so it probably not been run much and has probably had a lack of maintenence from previous owners

 

[x Alex x]

what you mean by that

If it had been kept in decent nick as from the post as your mate hasnt passed his test so it probably not been run much and has probably had a lack of maintenence from previous owners

FFSH, 36k miles, over heated and spat water everywhere the day after he bought it (me driving)

 

[x Alex x]

don't get me wrong i wasn't knocking the car, it's a cracking little motor

 

[LittleRedB]

I am one of those nice people!!!

A couple of months ago I was driving through Datchet when I spotted a very upset woman leaning against the side of her VW Beetle crying .

Unlike the hoards of other drivers who pretended they could not see her I pulled up behind her car to find out what was up and if I could help. Turned out she had owned the car for about 3 hours and on the way home was cut up by a t@@t on a moped, she swerved to avoid killing the idiot (who rode off) and clipped the kerb splitting the front tyre. As she had only had the car a few hours she had not arranged breakdown cover and had not idea how to change a tyre.:bang:

10 mins later I had changed her tyre, all was good in her world again (apparently I restored her faith in men!!!) and I felt good for being selfless (for a change)

 

[x Alex x]

i stop when i can, not so long ago i stopped when i saw a lad at the side of the road with hazards on, crashed into the kerb or something, asked if he was alright and he said yeh

 

[dave]

well if the gasket wasnt gone it will be now, and maybe more, should have took the offer of leaving it at the peoples

 

[AppleSei]

FFSH, 36k miles, over heated and spat water everywhere the day after he bought it (me driving)

That doesnt mean anything, it might have a FSH and low mileage but not been serviced since 2003! And might have been stood a fair while. Dont think your mate gave it a very through going over by the evidence here

Waterpump couldve failed on it.

Anyway get him signed up to here and get him posting his problems with it!

 

[x Alex x]

That doesnt mean anything, it might have a FSH and low mileage but not been serviced since 2003! And might have been stood a fair while. Dont think your mate gave it a very through going over by the evidence here

Waterpump couldve failed on it.

Anyway get him signed up to here and get him posting his problems with it!

i did think the water pump aswell, not too sure on the service history, tbh i think it's done more mile than it's letting on, aswell as the drivers window had been put out which the seller never mentioned (glass on carpet and window wont shut without holding it in place)

the gear nob/steering wheel seems worn for a car that's meant to have 36k aswell as the bloke telling him its had a new clutch.

 

[100hpJames]

I'm a nice person

stopped once to help a stranded foreign taxi driver lady, she had a flat, but the taxi boss came out to change it, still the thought was nice *blows trumpet*

 

[h2ypr]

FFSH,

That would appear to be your problem there.... Fiat monkeys!

Ross

 

[jug]

HG failure on the first day, hmm, i bet the previous owner had the overheating problem and sold it rather than spending the cash to fix it, which is dishonest but fairly standard practice and a typical example of why you need to research the car you are buying and then inspect it carefully, or at least take someone with you who knows what they are doing.

sounds like he's about to learn an expensive lesson, the same lesson so many first time buyers have also learnt.

 

[100hpJames]

or...you identify that it requires a lot of work, haggle the novice seller down and do the work yourself

 

[arc]

why was it still being driven after you knew the HG had gone after driving it when he first got it?!

 

[x Alex x]

why was it still being driven after you knew the HG had gone after driving it when he first got it?!

we didn't know the HG had gone, he got a mate to check it out and that mate said it must have been a one off he asked me to take it on a drive to charge the battery

 

[custard]

i stop when i can, not so long ago i stopped when i saw a lad at the side of the road with hazards on, crashed into the kerb or something, asked if he was alright and he said yeh

i stopped for a woman on the M8 with an obvious flat tyre.
it was raining so i ran up and asked if she wanted a hand.
she shouted through the window to go away or she would call the police

 

[x Alex x]

i stopped for a woman on the M8 with an obvious flat tyre.
it was raining so i ran up and asked if she wanted a hand.
she shouted through the window to go away or she would call the police

really?