Well done Me :)

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:14 pm

as most of you know i have really bad luck with cars, my current 406 is my 8th car and ive only been driving nearly 2 years, but the 406 i have now, was, on sunday, officially the longest 'surviving' car i have owend

ive had it 8 and half months and its still going
whcich doesnt seem that long but its good by my standards believe me

Captain Jack · Post by **Captain Jack** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:37 pm

But doesn't it have dents and stuff?

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:39 pm

yes yes i know
i do abuse it alot

but its still going just looks like it should be in a scrap yard

if it was green anyone would think its a tank

niz406 · Post by **niz406** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:40 pm

Only 8 Months and you've bashed it into that condition.... lol

Mine took 6 years to get this bad ! lol

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 7:42 pm

yes i know its taken me this long

it may look mullerd but it still seems to be going well
apart from the clutch, engine mount, brakes etc...

niz406 · Post by **niz406** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:32 pm

I've just noticed a mistake on your signature..... the name is wrong ! ! ! LMAO

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:34 pm

yeah its shouldnt be jameslxdt, it should be jamessmashesitupalot

Post by **DaiRees** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:41 pm

niz406 wrote:I've just noticed a mistake on your signature..... the name is wrong ! ! ! LMAO

PMSL

well spotted Niz!

James, sort it out dude!

jameslxdt · Post by **jameslxdt** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 8:45 pm

i didnt make it, i asked niz nicely to make it for me, so blame him

Post by **DaiRees** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 9:11 pm

Oh well that's even funnier! Niz is takin' the piss outta himself now....

niz406 · Post by **niz406** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:25 pm

DaiRees wrote:Oh well that's even funnier! Niz is takin' the piss outta himself now....

Of Course LOL.... and the fact James still didn't get it! ! he he he he he

STALLED · Post by **STALLED** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:56 am

Pfft - The 406 is my first car!

Its 11 months old - allmost one year of ownership for me....doing pretty good me reckons!

neildavies · Post by **neildavies** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:07 pm

My first ever car (A Nova) lasted me a week (exactly 7 days) before someone drove into me, photos here:

Neil's bad luck

As you can see, I had a bit of bad luck in my early driving years. And it was all clear until the Astra hit the coupe last year.

For interest, the Blue Nova in the last photo was DaiRees's.

Post by **DaiRees** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:46 pm

Yeah some uninsured tit (in a 309 IIRC) left the road, drove across the pavement (Narrowly missing a woman with a pram I'm told

) into the carpark and smashed into Neil's parked AX, pushing it into my Nova

. We were in work at the time, didn't even work in the same shop, just pure coincidence that we'd parked next to each other that day

. A friend saw the fuss and recognised the cars, then came to get us...

Neil's car was a write off from the doube impact of the tw@ hitting it on the front right corner, then the front left corner hitting my car.

. But the entire force of the impact went through the back axle of my Nova, moving the back of the car about a foot sideways, but the only damage it sustained was a bent wheel (cost me a fiver from the scrapyard), and some white paint on my lovely blue car. Not even a dent in the bodywork!!! One used rim and a couple of mins with the t-cut and she was restored to her former glory!

Shame Neil's AXGT wasn't so lucky!

(I was in it with him the day he hit the Rover as per the photo above too, in fact some might say I was "encouraging" him that time!

)

Post by **DaiRees** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:04 pm

By the way I've had this one 4 and a half years since nearly new, previous 406 about 2 years, Mondeo before that about 3 years, Nova before that about 4 years, and before that a Fiesta, a Fiat Uno and a Talbot Solara, none of which were mine for very long. I've even had the zook for nearly 2 years! And the wife's had her 206 for over 5 years, although we are looking for a replacement now.

Dai "we keep our cars for a while, we do" Rees.