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very pleased!!

runs lovely too

totaljoint wrote:Is Mabel now in great shape for a diesel upgrade?

:/ hmm, you are not the first to suggest this!

is there some sort of diesel splinter group out there

That'll polish out




Hopefully the engine isn't wrecked. I know all the plastic bits will have melted/burnt but you might be able to salvage it.

What has the insurance company said?

haha!

the engine IS wrecked :( spoke to nigel yesterday, but dont worry, he also seems to think it will all ...

Max,

That's bad news - hopefully the vehicle won't be written off. Do LPG systems have an emergency fuel cut-off switch fitted as standard? Nobody can blame you for not chocking the wheels - I don't (or didn't!) carry chocks as I presumed the handbrake would be fine - good to learn that I haven't ...

thanks folks for all the words of wisdom and condolence :)

firstly the fire extinguisher i used was a mid sized powder one, i tried to use it mostly under the engine and thro' the grille, daft as it sounds, the experts were on their way and i didnt want to release the engine cover, allowing more ...

haha! fantastic, did you loot it? please send to me immediately

morning folks, just wanted to share my misery!

tuesday afternoon, i trot off in "mabel", my ex-military pinz to pick my daughter up from school, later than usual as she had been on a trip.

the school is located at the top of a very steep hill and as i hit the T-junction everything cuts out. very ...

Cute idea but perhaps velvet ropes and highly polished brass stanchions surrounding it on each corner might let the neighbors know that it is "special".

I like that!!

i also park on the street and use her (mabel) daily as my "car"......i found out the other day that one of the neighbours was ...