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[mini_stella]

Anyone fancy driving to Germany in car after mr saxo had, and I quote "crawled over it like a fit 20 year old"?

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(Thought so)

I will! I'd even let him drive, and im not crazy.

I'll order up the coffins then

[captainjack15]

And I'll make them!!

[mini_stella]

you may just need to make up little boxes at this rate!!!!

[Shifty]

Anyone fancy driving to Germany in car after mr saxo had, and I quote "crawled over it like a fit 20 year old"?

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(Thought so)

I will! I'd even let him drive, and im not crazy.

Thats a very brave choice and I commend you on your actions, good luck and don't forget your first aid kit/tyre foam/spare bolts/organ donors card(hell some good may as well come of the trip!!!)

Actually I shouldn't joke because its not funny and I'm sure if your parents were reading this thread and saw the way he appears to act and behave the chances of you being allowed to reverse off the drive with this lunatic would be minimal!!

Quite rightly so too, as I've already said people like this who don't know as much as they think they do, are a danger to both to themselves and others.

Sorry to sound harsh, but its true.

[mini_turbo_pete]

Anyone fancy driving to Germany in car after mr saxo had, and I quote "crawled over it like a fit 20 year old"?

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(Thought so)

I will! I'd even let him drive, and im not crazy.

Thats a very brave choice and I commend you on your actions, good luck and don't forget your first aid kit/tyre foam/spare bolts/organ donors card(hell some good may as well come of the trip!!!)

Actually I shouldn't joke because its not funny and I'm sure if your parents were reading this thread and saw the way he appears to act and behave the chances of you being allowed to reverse off the drive with this lunatic would be minimal!!

Quite rightly so too, as I've already said people like this who don't know as much as they think they do, are a danger to both to themselves and others.

Sorry to sound harsh, but its true.

The truth sometimes hurts..

[Darkscamp]

ive always been acident prone and tend to rush at things tools blaring

your accident prone and still drove with no brakes, people like you should be inhumainly put to rest

[91neon]

NO BRAKES, THOUGHT IT WAS A SHOCK GONE! if my shock went id call the aa or rac! yet alone brakes these things dont just go they get worse its a mini noise travels!!!! youd know way before. now im not a mechanic but i know that you do not drive at 50 with a dodgy car!!!!!!
thats my rant over!

[Burnard]

Thats a very brave choice and I commend you on your actions, good luck and don't forget your first aid kit/tyre foam/spare bolts/organ donors card(hell some good may as well come of the trip!!!)

Actually I shouldn't joke because its not funny and I'm sure if your parents were reading this thread and saw the way he appears to act and behave the chances of you being allowed to reverse off the drive with this lunatic would be minimal!!

Quite rightly so too, as I've already said people like this who don't know as much as they think they do, are a danger to both to themselves and others.

Sorry to sound harsh, but its true.

my parents have met him, and i doubt they would stop me.

my dad once drove quite a long way with 3 working brakes. he's still here... obviously, or i wouldnt be.

sean isnt quite a stupid as he makes out on the forum, you should reserve judgement untill you meet him, and get to know him

Edited by minili, 21 May 2009 - 04:55 PM.
Overquoting (it's just messy tbh, OCD)

[Shifty]

my parents have met him, and i doubt they would stop me.

my dad once drove quite a long way with 3 working brakes. he's still here... obviously, or i wouldnt be.

sean isnt quite a stupid as he makes out on the forum, you should reserve judgement untill you meet him, and get to know him

Better be quick with this, if he's having another go at his brakes we all have very little time to get to know "The real saxo-mini-fiesta"

And his stupid act is VERY convincing, is he a member of Equity?

Edited by minili, 21 May 2009 - 04:56 PM.
Over-quoting (messy & I have OCD)

[minili]

Anyone fancy driving to Germany in car after mr saxo had, and I quote "crawled over it like a fit 20 year old"?

I will! I'd even let him drive, and im not crazy.

Note to self: Don't follow that car

There are alot of over-the-top personal insults flying around here, and I think enough mods have already asked people to desist, but FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Brakes are not something to be diced with! It can be the difference between life or death, and not necessarily yours. Don't risk it. You said you didn't know it was the brakes to start with, but that's no excuse. I mean let's think about this. The wheels won't turn... Oh I'm sure it'll be fine to continue..........

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[minili]

my dad once drove quite a long way with 3 working brakes. he's still here... obviously, or i wouldnt be.

My dad once drove his dad's car into a brick wall after smoking something naughty (a long time ago) and he's still here, doesn't mean it was a good idea

[Burnard]

Anyone fancy driving to Germany in car after mr saxo had, and I quote "crawled over it like a fit 20 year old"?

I will! I'd even let him drive, and im not crazy.

Note to self: Don't follow that car

There are alot of over-the-top personal insults flying around here, and I think enough mods have already asked people to desist, but FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Brakes are not something to be diced with! It can be the difference between life or death, and not necessarily yours. Don't risk it. You said you didn't know it was the brakes to start with, but that's no excuse. I mean let's think about this. The wheels won't turn... Oh I'm sure it'll be fine to continue..........

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coulda been a chunk of tarmac from the dogy pot holes stuck in the wheel, that would have been my first thought. and i would have done the same thing.

granted, after mabe the 3rd time, i would have had a proper good look.

I would be pretty sure following his car would be fine, being infront of it would be the issue.

Edited by Burnard, 21 May 2009 - 05:01 PM.

[minili]

Oh alright, pedant! Revised note to self: Generally drive as far away from this vehicle as possible!

[mini_stella]

"sean isnt quite a stupid as he makes out on the forum, you should reserve judgement untill you meet him, and get to know him"

I dont think i want to, i know that i dont want him any where near me or any one else for that matter, Ignorance is NO excuse!!!! he knew it was a serious problem and yet he carried on regardless, personally he should be castrated for the sake of human kind!!!!

[1984mini25]

If you bodged the calliper back on with the bolt from the top arm (what on earth was keeping the top arm on?), then you'll almost certainly need a new hub as well, or at least helicoil the calliper mounting hole on the hub.

I have always wondered when someone will post a topic on TMF showing such complete stupidity that it will make the thread one of those that gets linked to on many an automotive forum, I have a feeling my wait is over!

I can’t work out what bolt was used to bodge it back together, well I can but… The top arm is held in place to the subfame by a shaft so it’s not that, and the other ends the ball joint. Which then leaves the bolt that goes through the arm to which the bottom part of the damper attaches, although even though that is a separate bolt it’s highly unlikely that will want to come out easily by the side of the road, as they corrode/size in place.

So the only place i can see were you removed one bolt to replace other is the arm on top of the hub for the Steering, which not only means the Brakes were defective but the Steering too.