Showing posts with label DeadBeast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DeadBeast. Show all posts

Monday, 24 November 2008

Up Yours fatty, I don't want to start

I had a spare couple of hours this weekend and thus decided to get the beast onto blocks and axle stands to start the undersealing. I thought I would get it warm a bit first ... it started first time as usual so I reversed it out of the garage. All was well for a few minutes, it was burbling (and spluttering but never mind) nicely and then decided to stop. Similar to the breakdown fiasco of in October, the beast decided it was not going to restart. Lacking a hill and car tax, a bump start was out of the question. Not for the first time, I had to knock on neighbour's doors to help me to push the dungy old nail back into the garage. Needless to say, the underseal didn't get started. Recharging the battery is number 23 on the To Do list!

Wednesday, 22 October 2008

F F S

It's not raining so it's a TR day. I have a week left of tax afore it's SORNd so it is most definately a TR day. It started - as always. It wasn't particularly happy - as always. It popped and spluttered a bit - it does do that until it gets warm and then it is heel, toe and choke juggling time. I need cash and a sarnie so I stop at Tesco Express on the way. Very bad idea. "Nah, I aint starting, you can feck off". So there I sat, watching people go past in their nice warm and reliable cars. Backup called for.

We tried bump starting it in the car park. Nope. We tried on the way out of the car park.Nope. We towed it up the hill and round the corner. It would appear that the feckin hazards don't work either. The tow rope broke. We tried pushing it up the hill. Me arse. Arnie in his prime wouldn't shift that. A bloke pushing a pram had to help. What a fecking sight! What a fecking nail! Eventually, I sailed around the corner desperately trying to bump the bastard. Huzzah!

And it was still not happy. And it was backfiring alot. And quite frankly I am sick to fecking death of it. This isn't enjoyable. To own one of these very crap cars, one needs a shite load of dollars or alot of mechanical skills. I have neither. The to do list gets longer - I may just work on that and post again later today afore I start the mammoth quest to return home to my loveones - and thus the potential bill gets bigger. Neil spent £5000 on it and it is still crap! My patience is getting smaller. So far it owes me about £1700. If you know any one with a mental disorder and £1700, please tell me.