Trigger Mauve Galant M5 Hard Shoulder :(

[foxdie]

Me and Chris decided to head home last night because we weren't feeling too good (dodgy jacket potato filling we suspect), on the way home heading up the M5 Northbound around Worcester we saw a Trigger Mauve Galant on the hard shoulder with its hazards on, but didn't notice until it was too late and couldn't stop in time / safely, nor were there any junctions to double back and see if they were okay.

Whoever you were, I hope you got home safe and that the damage (if any) was minimal.

[miller]

Me and Atik stopped for them aswell, clutch gone and RAC were on their way! We thought it was you Jason!!!!!

[foxdie]

I'm flattered

Glad you stopped for them, although not an expense anyone wants, at least a clutch isn't as expensive to resolve as say a slushbox or rear diff / AYC pump failure

[Nutter_John]

I'm flattered

Glad you stopped for them, although not an expense anyone wants, at least a clutch isn't as expensive to resolve as say a slushbox or rear diff / AYC pump failure

Don't coount on it , 8 hrs labour and around £260 for parts assuming the flywheel is fine

But Alas I hope the car gets sorted and it goes to prove how good the club is at supporting it's members

[bradc]

So who's car was it? Not Malc's?

[Spirit]

It wouldn't have been Malc's, he lives in the opposite direction.

Good on ya for stopping to help guys

[Nutter_John]

Feck wasn't Kev AP going that way to shakspere

[Spirit]

Feck wasn't Kev AP going that way to shakspere

Oh sh1t, yeah could have been - he mentioned his new clutch was already giving him problems.....will text him !

[Atik]

Might have been KevAP. The front bumper was not standard, the upper grille was one of those large open ones. There were two ladies in the car, and if it was Kev, maybe he'd gone off to call from the emergency phone on the hard shoulder?

Anyway, hope it gets sorted soon.

[Spirit]

Yep it must have been Kev. Got a text when I turned the phone on this morning which said the gearbox had gone ! Poor Kev, the car does nowt but kick him in the teeth !

[bradc]

What type of gearbox was it? Any ideas on how it failed?

[AlanDITD]

What type of gearbox was it? Any ideas on how it failed?

Never miss a chance to autobash eh brad

[Turbo_Steve]

Unfortunately, it's a reasonable question...it's just that when brad asks, it sounds like a puppy with a new toy.

[bradc]

I actually thought it was a manual hence my concern

[peter thomson]

I thought it was a manual

[Ryan]

Nice save Brad From what I've seen of KevAP's posts, his car seems to be extraordinarily powerful - 500BHP+

Whether or not this is the same car in question, remains to be seen.

[AlanDITD]

Im going to avoid sarcstic remarks from now on, there wasted on here

[Atik]

I believe it is a manual too. The lady in the passenger seat said that the clutch had gone, suggesting manual. I didnt look close enough inside the car as I didnt want to seem stalker-ish!

Anyway, hope we can get an update from Kev at some point soon as I felt a little guilty leaving them on the hard shoulder even though there was nothing I could do to help.

[MPBVr4]

Definately manual. It was Pete's old VR4 before Kev got hold of and did the conversion together with a fanatastic engine upgrade.

Poor bloke has spent fortune on it and had nothing but grief, one way and another.

[Turbo_Steve]

mmm...but big power always costs big money, sooner or later.

Still, it's very disheartening for him. poor kev...never seems to be going for long, does it?