pdwhelan
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MINE JUST FUCKING SNAPPED!  Why me? after having the car over 2 years now all this shit decides to happen (wind screen cracked, clutch cable snapped, track rod ends replaced for the MOT in october and then tracking) all in the space of 4 days. I was about 5min drive from home and i put my clutch in to take it out of gear at a junction to go into first. then SNAP! So i had to start the car in gear and drive home and luckly i know how to change gear without a clutch now 
So anyways, how much is this going to cost me once again.. i already have the wind screen being replaced in the next 3 hours. Can old cables be removed and refitted again? i have one on the GSI but i dont fancy my luck at the moment, it will probably snap or somthing worse happen 
Thanks
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Ricky352
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Maybe my story will ake u feel a bit better
Had a corsa, some1 hit the back of me loadsa damage, got it sorted. Two weeks later i crash it and break axle etc - so corsas dead.
I bought an audi a4 and 2 days after i get it my clutch cable goes. Phone maechanic and he says £30 all in will do it, give him a day. Call back the next day and turns out the audi doesnt use a cable, its hydralics instead, so now im off the road for nearly a week maybe and out of pocket about £200.
So in answer to ur question about £30 will cover it.
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Ricky352
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quote:
Originally posted by pdwhelan
So i had to start the car in gear and drive home and luckly i know how to change gear without a clutch now
I had to drive mine bout 10 miles like this. Stalled in front of cops too lol. Hated the noises it was making and i felt sorry for the car the whole way home.
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pdwhelan
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£15 for a new cable, but he has two kinds in for my car. one is longer than the other 
[Edited on 15-08-2007 by pdwhelan]
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Vaux Lad
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Mine snapped before 40mile from home, all minor roads too so i couldn't sit in 5th on a dual carriagway or anything.
Luckily i soon got the hang of clutchless changes, having start the engine in first gear tho to set off was annoying 
[Edited on 15-08-2007 by Vaux Lad]
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by pdwhelan
So i had to start the car in gear and drive home and luckly i know how to change gear without a clutch now
You can thank me later 
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pdwhelan
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Cheers Mike.. i worked out how to down shift aswell haha! sounds fucking ace aswell
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Mike
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I was trying it in the shed the other day, it was having none of it.
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T21SVJ
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Mike come and pick me up so i can get car lol
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pdwhelan
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
I was trying it in the shed the other day, it was having none of it.
No fucking wonder Mike.. you have the wrong spade 
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Mike
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Originally posted by t8ssjsport
Mike come and pick me up so i can get car lol
What?
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pdwhelan
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Hes having his car fixed mike and i was his lift to pick it up! now its impossible
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T21SVJ
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my car is at a garage is ashton and paul should be picking me up but his clucth cable has snaped so will you come and get me lol
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Mike
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Whereabouts are you?
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T21SVJ
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wigan
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T21SVJ
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mike you know where you met me and fro and paul at the pub? like 2 secs away from there
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pdwhelan
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2 seconds, but add the speed bumps and its about 10mins
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Mike
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Alright, when do you need to pick it up?
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T21SVJ
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like now lol
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pdwhelan
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meet him at the wheatlea were we mett that time. saves him getting lost in a wiganish place
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Mike
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Do you wanna u2u your address I've not got much on
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T21SVJ
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Sent
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Mike
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Be there in about 20 mins 
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Kellye
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Mikey saves the day 
Sorry to hear about ur clutch pd
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pdwhelan
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its ok, mikey your going on a de-tour by the way! shaun needs to take my bank card to buy me a new clutch cable lol
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