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listen for knocking in 1st gear = engine mounts
condensation from the exhaust when booting it is normal
around 4k rpm you sometimes get a rattle from the exhaust
put the lights on, then wash the windscreen, the headlight washer's ususally pop out when you're doing this.. good fun.
the traffic police for West Yorkshire said they attend a couple of these every week, a foreign lorry driver taking people out on the m/way - they just dont see you..
dutty - the wheels a fuked make, especially that one that the lorry ripped off, complete with suspension that I had to retrieve...
It was junction 1, just trying to join the m621 before Elland Road
I'd stopped to let him in & he just took the front off, thought he was pinching my turini, as he took that clean off my car.
The missis was safetly at home thank god.
Dont think they'll be able to repair it. It's at a garage at...
the police had to phone an interpreter, as he didn't speak a word of English, luckily, most foreign drivers carry all their documents, so I'm covered there.
m621 slip road, it goes from 2 lanes to 1, its like a 1 in, 1 out scenario, or at least it used to be...
It was a foreign truck, so left hand drive, I must have been in his blind spot. I stopped to let him in, and thought, f'k this is going to be close, next thing bang, airbag goes off, windows...
had an altercation with a Czech truck earlier (I apologize if you were diverted 'cos the road was closed in Leeds). Driver's seat airbag went off, but that was it.
Luckily nobody was hurt bad, just a few bumps & bruises, could've been worse, seen as the car got dragged by the wagon 10 yards...