Matt Dyson » camp http://mattdyson.org My life, and everything in it Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:38:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 To kill a… Fiat Punto?! http://mattdyson.org/blog/2009/04/to-kill-a%e2%80%a6-fiat-punto/ http://mattdyson.org/blog/2009/04/to-kill-a%e2%80%a6-fiat-punto/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:33:00 +0000 Matt http://mattdyson.co.uk/?p=121 Picture the scene, me driving happily up the M6 on Friday evening on my way to the Network Gathering in Windermere this weekend, when all of a sudden – disaster strikes!

*Dun dun dunnnnn*

Warning lights on the dashboard, engine starts to make funny noises, so I pull over into the Lancaster services. And then the car dies. Turn the key: nada. Its deceased… steam pouring from under the bonnet.

Some very kind gentlemen offers to lend me a hand pushing the car (I was blocking the slipway!) when to my embarrassment – the Highway Patrol pull up! Being pushed into a parking spot followed by a jeep with lots of flashing lights on… nice.

Anyway, 40 minutes later the AA pull up, the guy shoves some water into the engine, and off I toddle again. Make it about 2 miles down the road when it happens again! This time he decides its the head gasket that has gone, so off I go again, only this time being towed!

Arrive back in Poynton late on Friday night, and end up abandoning the car in the seediest part of Poynton Industrial Estate because the sodding garage is locked up for the weekend!

Cut to today, car goes into garage, I get told it’ll cost £550 to repaid. Plus the insurance is due up – another £1100. Bye bye all my money for uni for next term!

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Andddd I’m off to bed! Ciao!

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Fortunatly, some of the network members are there as well – so I’m not on my todd all weekend!

I will be back Sunday afternoon, and am leaving at 3.30pm today (crap… thats in less than an hour!)

See you all soon!

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