How Accidents Happen

[nadroj]

When I was certifying modified vehicles I had this Mini turn up expecting approval on the spot (at my home in the weekend).
It had the rear & side rear windows removed & the rear of the roof bent down to behind the front seats with 3 rivets holding the roof to the back of each seat. I stood in the back seat & bounced up & down to the sound of the floor pan hitting the ground. Only wish I'd taken some photo's. Other certifiers used to come up with equally horrific examples of the dickheads we have out there & our code of conduct prevented us from being rude or sarcastic. Many holes in ones tongue!

[Lou Girardin]

C'mon now people, we live in the age of a car as an appliance. Your frig never needs checking for WOF's or anything else, why should your car?

[nadroj]

C'mon now people, we live in the age of a car as an appliance. Your frig never needs checking for WOF's or anything else, why should your car?

Cos they hurt when you meet them head on

[ManDownUnder]

I think I'm missing something.

LOL - it seems you're right...

[ManDownUnder]

Hey madboy - well done mate. The life you saved may have been mine... (except I'm in Auckland...)

[Motu]

C'mon now people, we live in the age of a car as an appliance. Your frig never needs checking for WOF's or anything else, why should your car?

A startling clarity of mind this morning Lou,did you miss your wine last night? The car is so boringly functional these days people just ignore it as another conveniance....and there is always someone to blame if things go wrong....

[Flatcap]

But what about the Pirelli P7s on my Porsche? Thev'e got racey slick corners for when I drop Timmy off to Grammer...

[madboy]

Cos they hurt when you meet them head on

You taken on many fridges head to head? Household appliances must be given a wide berth. That's why I have someone else to fetch my beer.

[Ixion]

I find that fridges are pretty good about sticking to their own side of the road. Bathtubs now, are another matter.

[Beemer]

Hell, when we got our warrant six months ago our tyres had at least double the tread of those and yet the guy issuing the warrant made a big point of the fact they wouldn't pass the next one! We were waiting for Firestone to have a special which they obligingly did about a month before the warrant was due, but there is no way I would have been happy driving on tyres THAT bald!

When I first started driving, my father showed me how to check the tyres and the tyre pressure and he made me do it every week at least. Lucky your Mum has someone looking out for her!

[Lou Girardin]

A startling clarity of mind this morning Lou,did you miss your wine last night? The car is so boringly functional these days people just ignore it as another conveniance....and there is always someone to blame if things go wrong....

Don't beat about the bush Motu, what are you trying say? Me whine? Never!
Anyway, it's been a long road since regular valve grinds and ring jobs at 40,000 miles.

[sAsLEX]

That 3/4 of legal tread depth thing pisses me off - the UK changed some years ago to across the full tread width and I hoped we would too,but no.

For bike tyres the middle can be completly bald,but as it's less than 1/4 of the tread it's completly legal - dumb,dumb,dumb.

I nearly got failed with a brand newish Racetec as the tread only just covers 2/3 or whatever it needs, why do bike need tread right on the edges?(steep profile sports bike tire) its not like you use it when its wet only the centreish gets used then.

[HDTboy]

It's amazing what people won't notice.
We get customers coming in on rooted Run-flat tyres, complaining about a light on the dashboard (Runflat indicator light)