Was sat in a car park the other day in my Rangie and some bloke
came up to me and asked me to help him. He had a 4x4 (some
jap cr*p - no idea what!) and he couldn't get it to go anywhere.
Wondered if I could help.
Went over to his vehicle and started it up, popped it into D
and sure enough it just sat there doing nothing. Quick check
around and I found he'd knocked the transfer box into neutral.
"No idea what the lever does" he said. I tried to explain, but
he still didn't get it. Why do these people bother to buy a
machine they don't understand? Least you would expect was that
the dealer who sold him it would explain. In the course of the
conversation he told me he wanted a Volvo estate, but his wife
made him buy a 4x4 - he wasn't a happy bunny!
Matthew Maddock wrote:
> Was sat in a car park the other day in my Rangie and some bloke
> came up to me and asked me to help him. He had a 4x4 (some
> jap cr*p - no idea what!) and he couldn't get it to go anywhere.
> Wondered if I could help.
>
> Went over to his vehicle and started it up, popped it into D
> and sure enough it just sat there doing nothing. Quick check
> around and I found he'd knocked the transfer box into neutral.
> "No idea what the lever does" he said. I tried to explain, but
> he still didn't get it. Why do these people bother to buy a
> machine they don't understand? Least you would expect was that
> the dealer who sold him it would explain. In the course of the
> conversation he told me he wanted a Volvo estate, but his wife
> made him buy a 4x4 - he wasn't a happy bunny!
>
> Matt
It's called catching a box full of neutrals, it can (and does) happen to the best
of us!
--
"He who says it cannot be done is advised not to interrupt her doing
it."
If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!
GbH wrote:
> Matthew Maddock wrote:
>> Was sat in a car park the other day in my Rangie and some bloke
>> came up to me and asked me to help him. He had a 4x4 (some
>> jap cr*p - no idea what!) and he couldn't get it to go anywhere.
>> Wondered if I could help.
>>
>> Went over to his vehicle and started it up, popped it into D
>> and sure enough it just sat there doing nothing. Quick check
>> around and I found he'd knocked the transfer box into neutral.
>> "No idea what the lever does" he said. I tried to explain, but
>> he still didn't get it. Why do these people bother to buy a
>> machine they don't understand? Least you would expect was that
>> the dealer who sold him it would explain. In the course of the
>> conversation he told me he wanted a Volvo estate, but his wife
>> made him buy a 4x4 - he wasn't a happy bunny!
>>
>> Matt
>
> It's called catching a box full of neutrals, it can (and does) happen
> to the best of us!
It sure does! After coming home from holiday i did exactly the same. I shat my pants thinking the RR was
fecked for about a minute!!
Mother" <"@ {mother} @ wrote:
> On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 12:16:46 GMT, "GbH" <Geoff_Hannington@IEE.ORGasm>
> wrote:
>
>> It's called catching a box full of neutrals,
>
> It's also a fairly good theft deterrent.
Thats what i always did in the RRC. It did catch me out once, but I blame jetlag (LOL) for that!
You can just see the teefs faces with it revving like feck & you just slowly walking up to the car with a
hammer..................
> It's called catching a box full of neutrals, it can (and does) happen to the best
> of us!
>
I'm sure it does happen occasionally, we all get tripped up with
the simple things now and again, but he didn't even know what the
lever did, let alone how to operate it! Hate to think how long he
would have been sat there if he hadn't asked me to help. I just
told him to always make sure it was in the "H" position!
Matthew Maddock wrote:
> Was sat in a car park the other day in my Rangie and some bloke
> came up to me and asked me to help him. He had a 4x4 (some
> jap cr*p - no idea what!) and he couldn't get it to go anywhere.
> Wondered if I could help.
>
> Went over to his vehicle and started it up, popped it into D
> and sure enough it just sat there doing nothing. Quick check
> around and I found he'd knocked the transfer box into neutral.
> "No idea what the lever does" he said. I tried to explain, but
> he still didn't get it. Why do these people bother to buy a
> machine they don't understand? Least you would expect was that
> the dealer who sold him it would explain. In the course of the
> conversation he told me he wanted a Volvo estate, but his wife
> made him buy a 4x4 - he wasn't a happy bunny!
>
> Matt
I guess it's just a case of what interests you - i know there's a
washing machine in my house somewhere but i'd have to think where it
was, and i have no idea what the buttons and levers do!
>
> I guess it's just a case of what interests you - i know there's a
> washing machine in my house somewhere but i'd have to think where it
> was, and i have no idea what the buttons and levers do!
>
> Dave
That'll all have to change, by Jove yes. :-)
--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)
Richard Brookman wrote:
> ...and edeowner@yahoo.com spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
> >
> > I guess it's just a case of what interests you - i know there's a
> > washing machine in my house somewhere but i'd have to think where it
> > was, and i have no idea what the buttons and levers do!
> >
> > Dave
>
> That'll all have to change, by Jove yes. :-)
>
> --
> Rich
> ==============================
> Disco 300 Tdi auto
> S2a 88" SW
> Tiggrr (V8 trialler)
No, no, it's fine honestly, we've got an agreement, she operates the
washing machine, hoover, and dishwasher, and i get spiders out of the
bath and the stuff off the high shelves in Tescos.............
> Richard Brookman wrote:
>> ...and edeowner@yahoo.com spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>
>>>
>>> I guess it's just a case of what interests you - i know there's a
>>> washing machine in my house somewhere but i'd have to think where it
>>> was, and i have no idea what the buttons and levers do!
>>>
>>> Dave
>>
>> That'll all have to change, by Jove yes. :-)
>>
>> --
>> Rich
>> ==============================
>> Disco 300 Tdi auto
>> S2a 88" SW
>> Tiggrr (V8 trialler)
>
> No, no, it's fine honestly, we've got an agreement, she operates the
> washing machine, hoover, and dishwasher, and i get spiders out of the
> bath and the stuff off the high shelves in Tescos.............
Typical male/female 50/50 split, then :-)
--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)
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