Socket set? Pffft
I can get an engine out with a pair of (broken) mole grips, lump hammer, couple of chisels, length of chain, one bolt, pair of wooden ladders and a s**tload of gaffa tape.
That was how I spent August bank holiday weekend 1998.
Posted By: MIKEWALKER on August 28th 2018 at 13:15:29
Message Thread
- Petrol heads - help and advice required (General Chat) - norway, Aug 28, 12:38:17
- That’s a rip off pal. Cost you £1k for a new one out of a breakers yard fitted (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Aug 28, 19:38:38
- Petrol or diesel? (General Chat) - archroy, Aug 28, 17:45:21
- Stick it on eBay, guy on there wants £1900 with same as yours needing a new engine. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Aug 28, 17:34:16
- he might want £1900 (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 28, 17:38:58
- Had the same think with both Escort and Sierra so will never buy Ford again (General Chat) - Basingstoke_Canary, Aug 28, 14:26:01
- If you are going to scrap it check here to get best price... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 28, 14:12:43
- £125 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Aug 28, 14:54:59
- you could always set fire to it & claim the insurance (: (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Aug 28, 14:57:08
- Borrow a digger, dig a hole in your garden (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Aug 28, 17:20:19
- you could always set fire to it & claim the insurance (: (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Aug 28, 14:57:08
- £125 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Aug 28, 14:54:59
- I had a similar experience with a Renault Laguna. (General Chat) - avenging canary, Aug 28, 13:44:01
- Has begfella been anywhere near the vehicle? (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Aug 28, 13:34:36
- that would have been a brake job (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 28, 14:00:08
- hand. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Aug 28, 14:22:04
- big obviously. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Aug 28, 13:39:09
- that would have been a brake job (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 28, 14:00:08
- 6 years old doesn’t sound very old for this kind of failure (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Aug 28, 13:28:59
- Cheers Simon (General Chat) - norway, Aug 28, 13:50:51
- Ah - that's a pain (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Aug 28, 14:26:54
- *shakes head sadly* (n/m) (General Chat) - Real Man, Aug 28, 14:19:30
- dipstick. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 28, 14:02:41
- Cheers Simon (General Chat) - norway, Aug 28, 13:50:51
- were there any warning signs before you got to this stage? (General Chat) - Charles21, Aug 28, 13:10:22
- As below to Simon (General Chat) - norway, Aug 28, 13:51:16
- Girl (General Chat) - Real Man, Aug 28, 13:05:08
- Socket set? Pffft (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 28, 13:15:29
- My dad and I did that in the 60s to turn two unroadworthy Morris 1000's into a goer (General Chat) - watfordcanary, Aug 28, 13:31:47
- Socket set? Pffft (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 28, 13:15:29
- take the £300 (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Aug 28, 13:02:21
- well i got £125 for a moped on guntree,spares and repairs. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 28, 12:55:09
- £4k to fix the engine? (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Aug 28, 12:54:21
- this (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 28, 13:23:50
- Yeah... they're really good. Cheers. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Aug 28, 13:48:40
- Oh indeed - you may well be right. (General Chat) - norway, Aug 28, 12:59:20
- this (General Chat) - CWC, Aug 28, 13:23:50
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