Wallace
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And about as many yards too!
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. I didn't even bother explaining.Just part exed my Mini Countryman Auto, and that didn't hit sixth until about the 50mph mark, they must have changed quite a bit.
Wallace
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I think Pete and I are referring to the original Mini Automatic as they change gear really early on a light throttle. Mine was a laugh to drive.
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My boss at BT in Doncaster had to drive his wifes mini auto as some nice person stole his Bmw 3.0 CSL from the multistorey when he went to the flicks with his kid.
We put stones in the mini hub caps, it made a right racket as the thing was so slow it took ages for the car to go fast enough for the stones to stop rattling and stick to the hub cap rims.
As it did eventually stop rattling he thought the lower gears were foobar and took it to the stealers
We put stones in the mini hub caps, it made a right racket as the thing was so slow it took ages for the car to go fast enough for the stones to stop rattling and stick to the hub cap rims.
As it did eventually stop rattling he thought the lower gears were foobar and took it to the stealers
Good man Rob!
I await the explosive repercussions....
(But cover your back with an email to the guvnor first detailing your concerns...)
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this weeks winner I reckon, 
slim_boy_fat
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Shouldn't think they'll care - they'll have moved on to destroying something else by now.
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I told the "vehicle manager" a fat ignorant vindictive piece of work in the office that the van was due a service. Her reply was nah it don't, I hasn't done twenty faasand miles since the last one. Maybe but it has been a year. Anyways the next week the service light came on so I put a note on the weekly vehicle check sheet, then again the week after, then again, then again, it's now a month at least overdue so I would say if it blew up tomorrow Ford would say get lost for a new engine claim.
In some ways I hope it does go pop then the stupid cow would get a grilling off the boss for the £4k repair bill!
how did you get on about getting your van serviced?
i had this in the week, oil pump locked up and pulley came off, engine And turbo failed, called for warranty approval but denied as it had missed a service a year ago, 6k bill, these pics may change their minds about serviceing your van
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pondy
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would you like to know how to reset it?
pondy
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Ignition on stamp on brake and throttle = light goes out
you got it
its very easy to forget to do it, i usually remember when its waiting for collection or it wash bay, have to run back and reset it
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It's is running nicely, or it was last week when I parked it up and went offshore, just an annoying central locking fault to look at when I get back.
