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27-08-2006, 07:07 PM
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AKA ___DOMMUZ
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: ST ALBANS vic
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i will start it off
driving home from cobram today my sway bar bracket decided to come lose and bounce into my brother inalways Lexus leaving a nice dint in his bonnet
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27-08-2006, 07:19 PM
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V8 wannaabeee
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Southbank, melb
Posts: 2,575
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it'll buff out, got any pics :P?
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27-08-2006, 07:52 PM
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Devious Motorsports
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Melbourne
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I was driving from Melbourne to Benalla and in the middle of nowhere (well...about 45 mins out of benallla...which is nowhere to me!) I has a rocker arm break, meaning number 7 cylinders inlet valve stopped working in my 1965 Pontiac...
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27-08-2006, 08:22 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Melbourne, Vic
Posts: 448
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Was driving from Kevington near Eildon and my front left wheel bearing fukked up so i was clonking very loudly and going slowly for the remaning 50kms home.
Oh and once i was driving an 83 honda civic that belonged to a female friend of mine and took it to 110km/h on the freeway and guess what shot out of the side of the block... Ended up dumping it at a wrecker (after being towed) who wasnt there and threw the keys into the mail slot along with a note 'please wreck me' and a phone number. |
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27-08-2006, 08:27 PM
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[EBGLT]
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Cazza Dee
Posts: 4,829
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Driving to work around two weeks ago i put my foot on the brake pedal it went to the floor and nothing happened!! Scary S_H_I_T.
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26-09-2006, 07:58 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Tauranga, NZ
Posts: 886
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I had my instrument panel sitting in the dash and not screwed in (Stupid Idea). It was fine like that on the way to work but when I took off from a roundabout it fell towards me and into the steering wheel spoke so I couldnt turn right. Was quite scary, I ended up going straight ahead through the roundabout although I was in the wrong lane and pulled over to screw it back in.
 : More recently I was on a 200km trip with the EB fully loaded, my mum, brother and his gf and all our gear as we were to fly overseas the next morning. Was about 10kms into the trip when my clutch pedal broke off and was lying on the floor. Had to arrange for Dad to bring his car so we could take that instead and his mate to help tow the EB home again.
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27-08-2006, 08:33 PM
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ill have a beer milkshake
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: cardbboard box Adelaide Hills
Posts: 462
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driving my old HR Holden with its glorius 4 wheel drum brakes through Adelaide on the way to work, when the front right brake hose splits as i come up to traffic stopped at the lights, managed to get the 3 speed crunch box back to first from 60 kmh and used the umbrella handbrake to pull up about a foot off the bumper of the car infront! to bad the camry following me kept driving straight into the back of me! (no damage to my car thank the towbar gods! -camry had to be towed away!)
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30-11-2006, 01:37 PM
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SV6000. Yum
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 846
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30-11-2006, 01:42 PM
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SV6000. Yum
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 846
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My old VR commodore. After being on the road for a while, pulling up to a set of lights just after it had rained, had a massive (unexplainable) lockup on the front left, then saw a mountain of (again unexplainable) steam rising from the front left corner of the car.
Drove a little down the road and the temp guage shot up like a old man on viagra, pulled over to have a look. The unexplainable series of events ended up being the bottom radiator hose coming lose (bloody holden dealers, they are shite) and spraying coolant all infront of my left front tyre. And while I waited for more coolant, I got to watch about 10 different people **** themselves when they came to stop at the lights and locked up on my coolant. |
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27-08-2006, 08:33 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 2,728
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threaded the bolt that holds the accel cable in n i had no throttle!
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27-08-2006, 08:47 PM
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Parts bin special
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Narre Warren, Vic
Posts: 8,276
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My bad luck seems to have happened on shorter drives, like when I had a wheel alignment done, was driving home, and had the front right wheel part company with the car. I felt the front right of the car drop down then watched as a turboblade crossed the road. That wasn't too enjoyable.
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27-08-2006, 08:49 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Some say.......
Posts: 3,830
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My EL made it the whole way on a long drive, i find that pretty interesting.....
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27-08-2006, 08:50 PM
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not here much anymore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sthn NSW
Posts: 22,918
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27-08-2006, 08:54 PM
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BLUE OVAL INC.
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 8,818
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Broke 3 teeth off my dizzy drive gear in my XE whilst on Pt wakefield rd.
Stripped timing gear on my old ladys VK 6. (bl.oody nylon timing gear!!!) |
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27-08-2006, 08:52 PM
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Last warning
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Mornington Peninsula, Victoria HeadCount: 3
Posts: 11,194
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air con compressor bearings started to crap themselves about 600km's away from home.
managed to get a mere 10km from home before they gave up completely.
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27-08-2006, 08:57 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Under the bonnet, trying to keep as clean as above!
Posts: 1,354
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how bout a short drive? i'm talkin 15km. well my cam bolt snapped, such an enjoyable day!
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27-08-2006, 09:08 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Between WA and VIC
Posts: 341
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Was overtaking a truck in the EA across the Willochra Plain one time, all's clear ahead...
Mirror, signal, flash, change 5th to 4th gear, foot to floor, sped up from about 80 to 110 no problems, got around the truck & released the pedal, check speedo, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160...etc Accellerator pedal stuck!
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2003 BA XT Wagon, I6, 4sp Auto, Dual Fuel, Prins Autogassystemen VSI LPG RIP: EA S MPFI 5 speed sedan w/exhaust, LSD, tint, 225's, DBA Golds, EL twin thermos, dual fuel and fluffy dice ; Stolen, recovered and written off, 7th April 2007 |
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27-08-2006, 09:21 PM
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LPG Forum Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: knoxfield
Posts: 2,252
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I know cause I had the same thing happen to me in my XY. The carby brass balance tube fell out and jammed my throttle. I had to go home and change my pants.... As for the brass tube, when i tromped on the throttle (once I shut it down and pulled over) it fell out I didnt know what it was at the time so I started it. After a little while of drivin it dropped a cyl, I started to limp home and all the sudden it came good. Obviously chewed on it for a while and then spat it out. That motor ran in my car for another couple of years and then in a mates for a few more I LOVE AUSSIE SIXES............ |
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27-08-2006, 09:15 PM
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Banned
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 8,303
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I no longer pick up hitch-hikers :(
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27-08-2006, 09:48 PM
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Parts bin special
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Narre Warren, Vic
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27-08-2006, 10:00 PM
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need more boost
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,143
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Threw a belt (alternator/fan) 50km's from anywhere at 11pm (after a 4 hour drive from melbourne towards the SA border)... I had no tools, but did have a spare belt, 6 hours later or something rediculous I was on my way again... My knuckles and fingers hurt like buggery for a few days though.
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27-08-2006, 10:24 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 8,303
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Well, I couldn't find my old post, but the basic gist of the story was:
I picked up a hitch-hiker near Berwick. At 2am. Approximately 30 minutes after picking him up (yes, "him" :(), I realised he was succumbing to the influence of, err, something. At around 3.30am in Morwell, I was assisted by the local sarge in having him ejected from the car. It's funny how yelling at him and shaking him to wake up didn't work, but as soon as he heard the word "sergeant" and caught a glimpse of the copper's uniform he was fully alert... Hitch-hikers are no longer on my "I Brake For" list. |
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27-08-2006, 10:35 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,910
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An auto **** itself on the sunraysia hwy just out of learmonth on the second day of owning the car. Had to drive all the way to St Arnaud with only second gear on a stinking hot day stopping every couple of kms to let the car cool down.
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27-08-2006, 11:06 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NoBLe ParK NoRth
Posts: 309
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Driving from warrambool 2 warramboo startin 2 rain a bit in my dads car (i was *** 10yo) On the great ocean road crusin dad turns the corner this car comes out of the other lane and swerves and falls down the cliff my dad bearly misses him i come out crying i thought we killed sum1 fk i was scared
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27-08-2006, 11:06 PM
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Does Steve have a car?
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 1,566
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I haven't got any horror stories that happened to me on a long drive, but about 2 years ago when i was driving to a mates place, my accelerator pedal got wedged under my kickpanel :P
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27-08-2006, 11:23 PM
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windsor user
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Geelong
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nothing really big, had the top radiator hose blow out in a big way about 30 or 40 km from home........had to come home on a flatbed
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27-08-2006, 11:37 PM
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Regular Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Between WA and VIC
Posts: 341
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Got another two...
Back on my p's I was waiting in the macca's drive through in Fulham Gardens in my KB Laser when the heater hose coming off the water pump decided to come off & spray coolant under pressure all over the hot idling exhaust manifold... Steam everywhere & a nice big puddle on the ground... Maccas chick thought it was hilarious... Second one was when I was driving up Montague Road in Ingle Farm, VH Commodore SL (gag)... Motor starts going tick tick tick, then BANG BANG BANG, anyway she came to rest at the top of the hill. Another example of the shoddy timing gear.
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28-08-2006, 12:17 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: North Haven, Adelaide
Posts: 2,886
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hahaha fulham maccas that was the place to be if you were young on your p's...get all the local ethnics yelling "do a skid".
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28-08-2006, 08:09 PM
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Ea Falcon S
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Cessnock, NSW
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i had a rear wheel snap off the car(snapped the studs)....
And also had bottom end bearings go crunch, crunch, motor seize!!!...Day after we bought it...
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28-08-2006, 09:08 AM
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Grandpa EF Wagon
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: cranbourne
Posts: 158
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about 15 years ago me & a few mates went to luna park in St Kilda
decided to leave get back in mates old HR start driving down ackland st next thing the back passengers wheel comes off and passes us bouncing down the road setting off car alarms. |
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