One of those days, I should have just avoided driving!!!!!

Post by **Bootsy** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:30 pm

Got up this morning to drive from Norwich to Huddersfield. The Company hack had a flat battery and so I thought, I know I'll get the 993 out, be a nice blast.

Had my appointment, left to return. Pulled in for fuel and noticed oil dripping from the front wheel arch.

Losing a fair bit when stationery and had sprayed a bit on the underside of the car when I was driving. Good thing is when i checked the level it was still above the minimum so no damage done.

Currently sitting in the Little Chef off the A1 near Retford waiting for an AA recovery truck to take me the remaining 120 miles!

What joy.

Hopefully will not be a major repair - guessing loose pipe to cooler or damaged pipe?

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:38 pm

bad luck mate at least its nothing too disasterous.

The ducky arrived BTW, thanks.

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:40 pm

Move away from the pancakes... they'll go straight to your hips

Post by **Bootsy** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:43 pm

cubist wrote:Move away from the pancakes... they'll go straight to your hips

Sod the pancakes - Early Starter Breakfast and Bread and Butter pudding to console myself!

tim78 · Post by **tim78** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:04 pm

Don't try the Olympic breakfast. Your day will only get worse

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:27 pm

tim78 wrote:Don't try the Olympic breakfast. Your day will only get worse

Ha! I heard this is what real Olympians eat every day. Is this true?

tim78 · Post by **tim78** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:29 pm

Eric the Eagle ate nothing else. A dangerous game when you have wear lycra on a regular basis

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:35 pm

Perfect then!

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:06 pm

these modern porsches are sssooo un reliable

Post by **Bootsy** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:35 pm

Well, made it to holbeach but driver has to have a 45 min rest due to his tacho allowance. Should make it home for about 9.30! What a day!

Fitz · Post by **Fitz** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:38 pm

I hope your appointment was worth all the hassle?!?

Post by **Bootsy** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:44 pm

And to add insult to injury the new truck has arrived and the car seems tooblowbto get it on there, the driver is returning to his depot to get some blocks so we can try again!

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:49 pm

Hehe,

I had to wait for two RAC wagons last time I got towed in, one to close the dual carriage way whilst the other loaded the car up. That was embarrasing, they also had to wake up a truck driver to move his wagon forward so they could load it as well.

You'll look back in fondness one day.

Ian Donkin · Post by **Ian Donkin** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:29 pm

Bootsy wrote:Got up this morning to drive from Norwich to Huddersfield.

Proper Yorkshire!

DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

One of those days, I should have just avoided driving!!!!!

One of those days, I should have just avoided driving!!!!!

Re: One of those days, I should have just avoided driving!!!