Round The Clock

Post by **MoggyTech** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:57 pm

Well the old girl finaly passed the 100,000 mile marker

Post by **alanworland** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:49 pm

Bet you were glad you didn't miss it! could have been a fair bit of reversing!

Post by **MoggyTech** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:53 pm

alanworland wrote:Bet you were glad you didn't miss it! could have been a fair bit of reversing!

I had the camera handy for sure. Thing is, at 99,999 miles, the darned odometer stuck! Just a faint click as it tried to get to 100,000. So onto nearest dual carrageway, up to 65 MPH and gave the speedo face a few taps with the left hand. That did the trick

Post by **alex_holden** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:54 pm

alanworland wrote:Bet you were glad you didn't miss it! could have been a fair bit of reversing!

Bueller!

Post by **MoggyTech** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:04 pm

Bueller

Thoughts of the car 'Christine' from the Steven King Film came to mind! When the odometer stuck between 99,999 and 00000 I was kind of expecting something bad to happen.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:25 pm

The mileometer doesn't go back when the car reverses!

Post by **bigginger** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:31 pm

It didn't in the film, either. I think another joke has sailed over!!!

Post by **Orkney** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:12 am

Post by **bmcecosse** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:32 am

Christine ?

Post by **alex_holden** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:39 am

bmcecosse wrote:Christine ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ5M11m9vI0

Post by **dunketh** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:55 am

1st, 2nd, or 3rd time round?

I hate to think where mine is. Time to dig out the old MOTs...

Post by **leyther8008** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:50 am

Well done! You know my milometer stuck at 50000 as well took three miles of dual carrigeway and thumping to get it to roll over I wonder if they all do it.
By the way my Pajero has a Kilometre Mileometer! so should it be correctly called a kilometrekilometer?

Post by **MoggyTech** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:03 pm

One thing about Christine I liked, was the ability for the car to self repair, even after being totaly wrecked by the gang. How cool would it be, to see a bit of rusty bodywork fall off, only to be replaced by new shiny metal, primed and sprayed, without even lifting a finger.

One slightly spooky thing has happened. The rattle from inside the drivers door has gone since the magic 100,000 miles rolled past. Knowing my luck, it was probably a pound coin, which is now sitting on a road somewhere.

Post by **Orkney** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:11 pm

Knowing my luck, it was probably a pound coin, which is now sitting on a road somewhere.

Spoken like a true Scot

Post by **dave1949** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:42 pm

Spoken like a true Scot

if he is, bet he's out there still looking for it

Post by **MoggyTech** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:45 pm

dave1949 wrote:
Spoken like a true Scot
if he is, bet he's out there still looking for it

Yes and Yes

I once dropped a 50 pence piece, and it hit me in the back of the head when I bent down to pick it up.