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Im a Murderer !!!
30 Jun 2009 09:36 - 30 Jun 2009 09:37 #908
by ooky_123
Former owner of Little "Ooky", who has now started a new life in Shetland
Im a Murderer !!! was created by ooky_123
Well I have to confess my sins ...
Please forgive me BigJimny for I have sinned..
I have destroyed 2 Jimnys in 4 weeks ( none my own )
The first was on Location in Egypt. My Job takes me off the beaten track, and, after an argument about tyres, I was given a Vehicle to use .. a Gold 1.3 fot top. a quick look around revieled it had been abused slightly but it was insured and off we went. Over 5 days, we racked up almost 300km, during which time I managed bend a pannard rod driving over a rock in an attempt to get to a Microwave repeater station. With a slieve welded over the bend, we continued our journey. on day 3 I noticed a small black patch under the vehicle but, thought "bugger it" its not mine, and its paid for by the company. More rough terrain and a day almost in 4 Low took its toll and the black patch was getting worse.
On the final day, we went off into some sand to have a play and, whilst the little jimny was a superb plaything, I fear some sand may have found its way into the gearbox.
80km away from the drop off it was starting to howl and screech. we p-arked the car up, made our way to our hotel, and the next day departed the country for our next destination.
last week, I found myself in Romania. Guess what car I opted to hire ??? yes, a Jimny
soft top.
3 days of driving around Bucharest, the jimny was superb. on the 4th day, we had a 400km drive up into the mountains (Transylvania) to visit Bran Castle (residence of Vlad 3rd (Dracule) upon returning we went offroad, and, I swear I didnt see the tree stump, managed to tear the sump, the pannard rods, the diff mountings plus various bits of bodywork off the vehicle. We were recovered by a colleague who kindly is in the proccess of smoothing things over (with the help of some money passed under the table) as I finished my work and flew home.
So .... 2 Dead Jimnys, 3 weeks I feel so ashamed !
Please forgive me BigJimny for I have sinned..
I have destroyed 2 Jimnys in 4 weeks ( none my own )
The first was on Location in Egypt. My Job takes me off the beaten track, and, after an argument about tyres, I was given a Vehicle to use .. a Gold 1.3 fot top. a quick look around revieled it had been abused slightly but it was insured and off we went. Over 5 days, we racked up almost 300km, during which time I managed bend a pannard rod driving over a rock in an attempt to get to a Microwave repeater station. With a slieve welded over the bend, we continued our journey. on day 3 I noticed a small black patch under the vehicle but, thought "bugger it" its not mine, and its paid for by the company. More rough terrain and a day almost in 4 Low took its toll and the black patch was getting worse.
On the final day, we went off into some sand to have a play and, whilst the little jimny was a superb plaything, I fear some sand may have found its way into the gearbox.
80km away from the drop off it was starting to howl and screech. we p-arked the car up, made our way to our hotel, and the next day departed the country for our next destination.
last week, I found myself in Romania. Guess what car I opted to hire ??? yes, a Jimny
soft top.3 days of driving around Bucharest, the jimny was superb. on the 4th day, we had a 400km drive up into the mountains (Transylvania) to visit Bran Castle (residence of Vlad 3rd (Dracule) upon returning we went offroad, and, I swear I didnt see the tree stump, managed to tear the sump, the pannard rods, the diff mountings plus various bits of bodywork off the vehicle. We were recovered by a colleague who kindly is in the proccess of smoothing things over (with the help of some money passed under the table) as I finished my work and flew home.
So .... 2 Dead Jimnys, 3 weeks
I feel so ashamed ! Former owner of Little "Ooky", who has now started a new life in Shetland
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