The Polo has gone!

[Vickie]

Yep the mint with a hole has well and truely vanished, bloke came to pick it up tonight *:)

Now I have money to get Petal back on the road, I'm booking her in tomorrow for an MOT next week.

Watch this bug shaped space! *:D

[Doodlebug]

Glad its gone honey, i was worrying there would be a last minute hitch! lol

[billybug]

Wooooo!!!!! It'll be good to see Petal on the road again!!!

Things might be moving on the bug front for me - hopefully - watch this space!!!

[Shamrockez]

You're both going to get your Bugs on the road before me and I've been working on mine for months >:( >:( >:(



;D only joking Hun, I'm pleased for you :) Bella can't wait to be out rolling with Miss Petal :D

[amethystbelle]

Goodluck getting Petal back on the road, i'm sure she will pass her MOT no worries ;) Ours is going for its MOT on saturday so fingers crossed for that :-/

[MrsEvvo]

oooh good luck with the MOTs - Jack will be due his soon :-/

[Shamrockez]

ah Jack will be fine! Robbie passed no problems - but then again I had to remind them that they needed to do the brake test! :o they had to go and fetch him back from the car park! :-/

[Blue_Smoothie]

oooh good luck with the MOTs - Jack will be due his soon *:-/

mine failed its 1st mot last year - tyres just :-/

[Vickie]

She's definately gonna have some welding done plus lotsa other bits she'll need doing. Still - not expecting it to be a cheap one so won't be a shock, and she's worth it! :D

Lukey and Luc - can't wait for our old bug convoy!!! ;D

[billybug]

Neither can I!!! ;D

[Blue_Smoothie]

leave me out then :'(

[billybug]

leave me out then *:'(

You don't wanna get Marge MOT'd! ;) ;D

[Vickie]

I didn't think marge was gonna be on the road! or is she....? :-? Are you MOTing her in secret?! ;D

[Shamrockez]

he's racing me with Bella to the MOT with Marge - I assume he's waiting for me to catch up ;D

[Vickie]

She's booked in for Monday!

Meaning I have all sunday to work out a way to get her there bearing in mind she's leaking petrol. Will it blow if I start her?! *:o

[Shamrockez]

Yeah whatever you do, don't start her!!!

[Vickie]

Oooh - ok! ;D

I'm guessing that could be bad?!

[Shamrockez]

It depends if you like pretty fires or not? :)

[Vickie]

Aaah ok - the answer is not!!

The garage is only down the road (it's really only a 30 sec drive!!) so maybe I could push her?! If I rope in my bro and dad and ian? ;D

[Shamrockez]

Tow her :) Put the rope round her front beam and then to another car's rear towing eye :)

[Vickie]

Noodle? Does he have one :-?

Do I just need to keep the rope tight? Does this involve brakes?! ;D

[Shamrockez]

Yes he has one - it's under the bumper:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/Shamrockez7/e99fc9d3-1.jpg

Brakes will be useful if you don't want Petal shaped dents in what you're using to tow with :)

[Vickie]

Yay cool - I think the hardest bit will be getting her outta the garage - you'll see why on Sun! :D

[Shamrockez]

Cos of the road?

[Vickie]

Lol oh poo forgot to add that to the equation!! Yep that and as the garage opens onto a pavement the levels are different so there's a bump to push her over!

God, why is nothing vw related ever easy?! ;D

[Shamrockez]

lol cos that's the way they are! :D It makes it fun! Pull her out the garage with Noodle! :D

[Vickie]

Lol - wait til Ian sees this post! We'll have to do it when the road is quiet, shouldn't be too bad on a sunday evening

[Jono]

i don't think the rear 'towing eye' is actually meant to be used to tow or pull anything? the front one is definately there for that purpose, but i think the rear one is more a lashing point

i have heard a few times of the rear 'towing eye' giving way when the car is towing another which has broken down etc, with the result being a lump of metal flying off (with a rope attached) and hitting the car that is being towed......

J

[Vickie]

Oh ****e *:(

[Jono]

Oh ****e :(


but if it is a short ditance and at lowish speed i'm sure it will be ok? just be careful!

[Shamrockez]

I've heard that the rear one is much stronger - hence why it is fixed. The RAC man didn't use Robbie's when he picked him up once cos he said he's seen far too many front ones give way.

I towed a fully kitted Bay with my Clio once and that was fine:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Shamrockez/4c40a118.jpg

[billybug]

Oooh can we come round too on Sunday? Petals wheel day! What time you all getting there?

[Shamrockez]

I dunno what time we're getting there. Vickie?

Did you get any shocks?

[Vickie]

Ah yes! When I got home I had 2 big boxes...

1) Shiny new baby moon hubcabs. Yum!

2) Front Shocks!! Yay! I rang GSF luc and went for their best and most 'expensive' (they were only £15 each :-?) Germans ones.

Of course you can come over Luke! I'm not sure about times - wanna get it done before it gets dark tho as there's no light in the garage!! ;D

[Shamrockez]

Are they bug pack ones? Red?

You may need a tail pipe fitting kit as they go pretty rusty and are prone to breaking.

[Vickie]

Errrrmmmm uh ooh I think I've cocked up!

They're black and they're definately not bugpack ones. I asked for front shocks for a 76 and this is what I got!! ;D

[Shamrockez]

Hmmm, you may need to take them back and swap them for Bugpack ones as they're likely to be the same ones you have - so you'll have the same travel problems as you do now and she'll sit on the shocks rather than the adjusters. GSF are good for taking things back and swapping them.