Runaway BMW??

Mar 11, 2006 120 Replies

Followed by the dreaded "Your hardware has failed to install correctly and may not work".

Then followed by a very big bang. :o(

PDH

Depressing the clutch can be a bit of a problem in an automatic unfortunately.

New hardware found. Installing tree. Tree installed successfully. Attempting to restart. Problem. Bad or missing driver. OK?

OK?

You OK Dave?

Dave?

Yup. And if that wasn't possible for some implausible reason, pressing it into the back of an artic would be an option.

If it's incoming hardware, then that's a feature!

With a 70mph speed differential?

No ta.

But it might be Connor driving.

but his brakes were "frazzled" anyway so servo or not, he would have still been slowing down

STOP ERROR: Airbag Unexpectedly removed from system. Please reinsert airbag. In future remove airbag using tray icon before deployment.

Richard

Tim S Kemp ( snipped-for-privacy@timkemp.karoo.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Well, of course.

A gorgeous classic Bristol - with a windbag...?

The message from "Tim S Kemp" contains these words:

403: Brakes Forbidden. Users may not use Brakes. Refer to Administrator.

Guy King ( snipped-for-privacy@zetnet.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Surely it's

403: Indicators Forbidden. Users may not use Indicators. Refer to Administrator.

Personally I prefer messages along the lines of:-

"Press To Test", , "Release To Detonate" :o)

PDH

The message from Adrian contains these words:

Ah, yes, it's a BMW, innit.

Uh-oh. He mentioned Bristols and aibags in the same line...

Richard

RichardK ( snipped-for-privacy@NOSPAMbtconnect.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Smutty boy.

The Sun (I know, I know) had a small paragraph saying that BMW had examined it and said there was nothing at all wrong with it.

The message from "PC Paul" contains these words:

Well, much as I'd like it to be his fault (and it probably was), The Would Say That Wouldn't They!

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