Oscar my first car
Oscar (boy racer Citroen AX) gave me a lot of trouble a few weeks after I got him. Wee bugger was always breaking down, mostly due to a faulty ignition module.

I had to drive from Waterford to Belfast for my granny`s funeral, a journey of around 210 miles, with the engine cutting out and the breaks making the car jolt. Plus the washer bottle tube was worn to nothing due to the dropped suspension (wheel rubbage against the pipe) - I couldn`t clean the windows whilst driving along the mucky B-roads in Ireland. I was a nervous wreck.

When I arrived in Belfast my mum loaned me her car to drive back to Waterford as my car wasn`t being too reliable. So off I went... grand.

It was then that my dad took Oscar out for a spin... he reversed out of the drive and one of the wheels fell off. He also discovered that the brakes only worked because of the crowbar some helpful bastard had inserted to hold the brake system together.

What did I lose? a good 1000 quid fixing the car up after I got it, only for my dad to give it away for 50 quid. Oh, and my temper. I had the car for a total of 2 months.

Maybe this should have been a potential near-death experience...
( Reckless_Rik, Fri 3 Dec 2004, 10:35, Reply)