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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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How many months has your car been off the road as a percentage of your ownership? (, Wed 1 Oct 2014, 16:04, 1 reply, 10 years ago)
My lord the defense brings up item 1. b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post2236043
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You were insinuating break downs. That was an improvement.Though barely caught before the entire engine exploded, but still. NOT A BREAKDOWN.
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Kroney, Wed 1 Oct 2014, 16:10,
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That was the arse-clenchingest drive I've ever doneEvery gear change, thick blue clouds of smoke. Every time I let off the accelerator or pushed the pedal, thick blue clouds of smoke.
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Kroney, Wed 1 Oct 2014, 16:15,
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blown rings?I had a beautiful Lotus Sunbeam with an overdrive button that blow the rings doing 80 on the M1 the smoke behind was awesome
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Yeah, number 3 had chewed it to almost nothing.I was on borrowed time on that drive.
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Kroney, Wed 1 Oct 2014, 16:21,
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That would be why I didn't say "the ring had been chewed to almost nothing"(
Kroney, Wed 1 Oct 2014, 16:23,
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