Some people shouldn't have a licence.

**FROSTY:Me** · 24th February 2009, 17:40

Holey cow this is totally nuts.
Lady called me a couple of weeks back.
"I looove the car but the brakes seem to get worse n worse as I drive" --"ohh and they are squeaking"
so she comes on in and the brakes are literally smoking hot.
Hmm --ok haul it all to bits front and rear -yep its been F#$#$# hot -so hot its MELTED the rubber anti squeal plate.
-Ok pads were new drums and disks brand new. maybee just one of those things.
All sliders checked/pads replaced--they were cooked. anti rattle plates replaced all good. copper kote on all slides n stuff.
Away she goes --Hmm tailights are awfully bright I thought.
3 days later --hey brakes are sqeaking again.
Car taken to brake expert who tells me--the F$$### brakes are cooked mate -new pads and shoes needed. -anything else wrong --NO
-today shes back -fuming Its all our fault -faulty /dangerous car etc etc. --her brakes are ferked again-
On a wim I hauled out the brake light on one side--funny its bloody hot.
Dont say a word. ---Quietly coat break pedal in chalk dust.
I suggest we go for a test drive --
away we go and sure enough brakes squeaking
Back in the yard and the chalk told an interesting tale -shes been using the brake as a footrest for her left foot. --of course she denied it till I showed her the distinct marks on the pedal and carpet from her boot.

OHH FFS--it must be my day for it--just had a phone call from an EXTREMELY pissed off scooter owner.
OYY you %$%$%$% you sold me a complete pile of S$#$# the F$%$% doesn't go.
Hmm ok hang on John (name changed to protect the stupid) tell me whats happened.
I turn the piece of s#$# on --all the lights work but when I push the red start putton nothing happens.
Er ok John --have you pulled the brake lever in ??
Why the F$%$ would I do that??
BECAUSE IF YOU DONT THE FUCKING THING WONT START
OH --click
Oh --and yes I did explain it all to him and yes there is a manual for it

**GurlRacer** · 24th February 2009, 17:43

Oh ... my ... god.

Not all woman drivers are the same... I swear...

**DEATH_INC.** · 24th February 2009, 17:46

Lol, we usta have an old fella with the same problem.....we hooked up a buzzer so he knew when he had the brake pedal depressed and the problem went away......

**wbks** · 24th February 2009, 17:51

Hey, it could be more dangerous... My sister was learning to drive, driving the car into the shed with my mum on the other end, when she made the mistake of stomping on the throttle instead of the brake and ran my mum over... Just be glad it's brake pads and not the habit of confusing pedals

**Lilly2w** · 24th February 2009, 17:54

Ah, a brakey brakerson (probably from brakesville) I get stuck behind these people on a regular basis! usually on the tuka's!!

**MSTRS:Me** · 24th February 2009, 17:54

And to think that car manufacturers have taken away that handy little courtesy hanger. You know, the one marked with a C...
What's next??

**gatch** · 24th February 2009, 17:54

I hope she doesn't teach her kids to drive..

**Dave Lobster** · 24th February 2009, 18:10

Originally Posted by gatch

I hope she doesn't teach her kids to drive..

Nobody does.. don't the instructions for driving come with the licence.. in the cornflakes??

**FROSTY:Me** · 24th February 2009, 18:29

No it aint just women drivers-check the phone call I just got -edited first post

**Blossom** · 24th February 2009, 18:37

Yep there sure are some nutters out there. I once had the misfortune to discover a 'mate' had put oil in the brake lines because he thought it was the same thing.

**kezzafish** · 24th February 2009, 19:26

ha haaa, that's classic. My mate very nearly rear ended a stationary car in a carpark while trying to move his truck whilst wearing mx boots, couldn't get his boot off both pedals... the harder he broke the harder it pushed. Twas downright hilarious