Help request
Help request
Is there anyone in the Oxford area with an a-frame, truck etc who would be willing to help move my TXD which is about to be kicked off the farm where its been for several months. I'm in a bit of a tricky situation as I have no money, and no car insurance so I can't use my car.
There are several people who might be able to help me but they can't do it for 1-2 weeks and the car was supposed to be gone a few days ago!
I can offer beer money for anyone who might be interested ... or beer[s] themselves. Or a tenner.
I think the land owner might "forcefully remove" the car if it's not gone soon and I have limited options.
There are several people who might be able to help me but they can't do it for 1-2 weeks and the car was supposed to be gone a few days ago!
I can offer beer money for anyone who might be interested ... or beer[s] themselves. Or a tenner.
I think the land owner might "forcefully remove" the car if it's not gone soon and I have limited options.
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I fear the only way to move it in its current state James is to get it towed away for scrap, which considering how much you paid and that its moted it would be a shame.
Wheres the head gone and spheres gone, if you can get it running then you have a good chance of selling it on, as it is now you dont.
Wheres the head gone and spheres gone, if you can get it running then you have a good chance of selling it on, as it is now you dont.
Lots of Motors, mostly semi broken....
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If you're brave you could buy a tow pole for about 20 quid, and get a mate to tow you, but it will be pretty bumpy with no suspension, and if the Police spot you they might not be terribly impressed. (Completely illegal, a tow pole should be used for only recovering a car with tax, test and insurance, and the brakes should be functioning too, which in your BX they won't be.)
If you do go down this route, try and find someone with a reasonably sized car to pull you (eg. not a AX) as aside from not wanting them to burn their clutch out, they will be doing all your braking for you.
If you do go down this route, try and find someone with a reasonably sized car to pull you (eg. not a AX) as aside from not wanting them to burn their clutch out, they will be doing all your braking for you.
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Looks like its just the intercooler & associated pipes thats missing off the engine, can't you re-fit them?
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Didnt spot that
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I don't know how many miles you intend to go with it in this condition but with ZERO suspension front and back, you may well find yourself ploughing a trench in the road with the exhaust system. I know mine contacts the ground under the car when depressurised.Tourist wrote:Tow pole might have to be a plan b.
I have driven mine with loss of front suspension (due strut fail) for 3 miles and even though I still had pressure in the rear, the bumpiness on what was a fair road was horrendous and every imperfection in the road may as well have been a bomb crater.
I gave up trying to get the rest of the way home and had to park/shop, revisit & repair it at the roadside even though another 18 miles it could have been home!
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