The car's together ready to go. Let's take him for a spin 'round the block. Everythings going great, until halfway round. Splutter splutter .. .nneeeooowwwnnnn.Stop.

Right.

No petrol.

So I push it back round the block to the workshop. (I nice lady offers help by saying "You've picked the right car for it"

Take another mini to the blood bank (Caltex) and fill up the fuel can i had in the back (handy). Right-o then..

Filler her up. (I reattached the seatbelts and put the rego sticker up this time as I was taking it to fill him up properly. We put a new, freshly charged battery in to replace the borrowed one and off i go.

Coming round a bend in the backstreets, i hear clunk bang ting bong.

Great. There goes a hubcap.

Stop, pick it up, chuck it in the car an off we go.

Petrol goes in, nice and cheap.

Key goes in, Starter button goes down....aaaaaannnnddd


nothing...

he's flat as a tack.

While I'm waiting for the cavalry to bring the other battery, I attempt push it out of the way of the other patrons at the servo when someone says "You want a push?"..

great... he gives it a nudge and i'm off... hurrah

until 15 seconds later...nneeeooowwwnnnn.Stop.Again,

I guess i'll just wait for them, then.

While i'm waiting, another kind passer by offers assistance by driving past and shouting "YOU FAT nasty person!"

Right-o. The old battery goes in and everything goes well.

Until i realise that i'm now half an hour late for a "do" that i'm going to with the missus .

So I go to bed that night thinking "All first days are going to be rough. It'll be fine for the drive to mallala tomorrow.

And it WAS!

well... except for this..



anyone want to guess if i had my jack with me?



Well that's my first day of mini ownership...

I don't know why i still like the damn car....i shouldn't... but i do...

even if i did have to hold the gear stick in 3rd with my knee if i wanted to give some up the hill

even if it has single leading shoes (of which one is siezed)

even if the drivers window slides open everytime you brake


damn things..

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at least it is going

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Ahhh, the joys
It's the small things that you really enjoy in a mini

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Too many cars, and too little time.

This doesn't seem to be a rare occurance. I think the cars test you out to see if your a worthy owner.

and who wouldnt love the cute dark blue flash down the side?

they're like a dog that plays up........they can piss ya off but theres no way you can be angry with them

I would




there's one down the other side too

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hehehhe how annoying, but fun and exciting!
that car is a trooper! (oh and also you cush)

it was it's first adventure in a year... so i think it did ok....

considering the hack job i did on the rocker gasket..

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And there i was thinking that the gasket was supposed to keep the oil inside the motor... Silly me. You'll soon learn of this rather magical thing called "Permatex" Oh, and a little care and attention to detail. Works most of the time.

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Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Choose two.

I pay grate attention to detail, thankyou very much


the gasket was out of shape and blah blah.. not like it's a major headfuck to fix..



edit

stewey... in full attention to detail mode...



note elbow leaning on someone else's door

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Get off my F&^%N door Stuwey

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

My crystal ball tells me that your brake cylinders are seizing up in the car park, and your throw out bearing will soon seize.

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SooperDooperMiniCooperExpertEngineering

All garage work involves equal measures of enthusiasm, ingenuity and a fair degree of irresponsibility.

dammn that Happened to me to Cush I took the mini that i own now But didnt then And i Drove it for about 10or less mins and Then run out of fuel I felt stupid but hey i Was buzzing to THink Yeah This CAr IS gonna Rock when im Finished with it. So i walked back And Told the dude what had happened and He was Like OMG sorry man i should have checked, MEH Damm i dont care I had a nice Walk in a area that i hadnt For yonks and yonks And i Drove a Mini That I loved Apart from the touchy clutch and fading brakes but Yeah Cant wait Until Im on the road. i feel sorry For my work Mates Cause im always saying I cant wait until its on the Road Blah blah im Like a Little Kid Waitn for Xmas. Any ways thats My 5c Worth of a Story
Regards
Darken..

hehe... they're already seized

and the throwout bearing is a brand new timken

hehe..


is it bad that i wiped the dew off it this morning with a towel?

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