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Does my Coupe know..... #1620044
06/05/2018 17:49
06/05/2018 17:49
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 17,366
Staffordshire
Nigel Offline OP
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....that its about to be sold?

Not a murmur of a problem for years and years and now it throws a mini-tantrum

Someone is due to view tomorrow, so I've just taken it out for a spin. The aircon isn't working, so I had the windows down and I could hear a light clicking when braking. Almost certainly a stone caught in the pad and clicking on the disc. So - I've just jacked the car up to have the wheel off, and the locking wheel nut key that I've had for 15 years has gone walkies....

Ar$e....


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Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Nigel] #1620048
06/05/2018 19:05
06/05/2018 19:05

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Yep she knows , i had afew things show up when i was collection the new buyer of my coupe that i had never had a problem with over the 10 years of ownership.

Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Nigel] #1620060
07/05/2018 07:26
07/05/2018 07:26
Joined: Mar 2018
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South Wales
DavidRobot Offline
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South Wales
And do other cars get jealous? Since I’ve bought the coupe my previously reliable Alfa 159 has killed its high pressure fuel pump which put it off the road for 3 weeks, got it back for 4 days and it’s dumped all of its coolant cry

Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Nigel] #1620067
07/05/2018 10:35
07/05/2018 10:35
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S. Wales. Way beyond my means
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Of course they know. Like the Mrs who knows you're having a dalliance with a younger model.

She could smell the new car smell on you.

nono

Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Nigel] #1620069
07/05/2018 13:31
07/05/2018 13:31
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Berkshire
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Ha ha! Puts me in mind of Herbie the Beetle smashing up his owner's new sports car.


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Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Gripped] #1620078
07/05/2018 19:43
07/05/2018 19:43
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South Wales
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Originally Posted By AnnieMac
Ha ha! Puts me in mind of Herbie the Beetle smashing up his owner's new sports car.


Definitely!
Originally Posted By Gripped
Of course they know. Like the Mrs who knows you're having a dalliance with a younger model.

She could smell the new car smell on you.

nono


Although the coupe is nearly 3 times as old as the dog wagon.

Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Nigel] #1620086
07/05/2018 20:57
07/05/2018 20:57
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Nigel will tell us next that his Coupe is called Christine. shocked

Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Nigel] #1620100
08/05/2018 08:05
08/05/2018 08:05
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Behind Enemy Lines
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It's a sign Nigel,

She's saying don't leave me!

Sadly - I have the feeling she will sell quite quickly and your going to miss her...

Regards

MM

Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Master_Mariner] #1620121
08/05/2018 11:49
08/05/2018 11:49
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Posts: 280
Matosinhos,Portugal
LuisFilipe Offline
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Yes she knows and the Coupe is very jealous of other cars especialy other Coupes.

A year ago i bought another Coupe (a beautiful Plus love )so in the last months my other Coupe (daily drive) didn´t received the same love as the other one. So she began to complaint, first it was the center lock that didn´t work from the inside, then it begin to make a strange noise that was impossible to figure out, my mechanic spent hours and he couldn´t find why it make that noise, and the noise didn´t go away for 2 or 3 months.

But last saturday i decided to give her some love, a good wash, then some polish and sealent and some wax to shine.

On sunday i didn´t use the car, but on monday when i went to work, the center lock was fine and the noise was gone ooo confused

When i told my mechanic that the noise was gone he couldn´t believe ooo

So Nigel she knows for sure laugh



Last edited by LuisFilipe; 08/05/2018 11:50.

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Re: Does my Coupe know..... [Re: Nigel] #1620123
08/05/2018 13:12
08/05/2018 13:12
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A German model will require far less TLC! blush


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