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Wicked Neo
FCS Event Manager
Joined: 04 Jan 2005
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:36 pm |
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for work i drive a mercedes sprinter TD
and today i blew up the gearbox on it . . oopppss
did a delivery, pulled away in first, heard a big bang and could not get it to change out of first into second, could not get it out of first at all! the selector was jammed in !
managed to limp it to the commerical mercedes garage on Old Kent Road in South London in first gear for them to tell me it was fucked.
had to wait 4 hours for work to get another van out to me! |
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JB
Mr Quoter-vator
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 3:21 pm |
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:51 pm |
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so did they tell you that u have to use the clutch for gear changes or did you find out yourself after ????  |
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Chris H
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 12:52 am |
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Wicked Neo
FCS Event Manager
Joined: 04 Jan 2005
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:32 am |
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| so did they tell you that u have to use the clutch for gear changes or did you find out yourself after ???? |
yes i used the clutch, you soon know it on those things if u dont
and the newer ones come with a semi auto box, work is getting a brand new fleet of sprinters in december  |
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Chet T16
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Joined: 12 Feb 2004
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:34 am |
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Some of those sprinters are quite rapid! |
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Wicked Neo
FCS Event Manager
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 5:36 am |
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mine will do 90 mph quite easily |
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Chet T16
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:07 am |
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Or so you've been told  |
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Wicked Neo
FCS Event Manager
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Tue Nov 08, 2005 7:41 am |
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exactly  |
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mals
Self Proclaimed Comic Genius
Joined: 04 Jul 2004
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:39 am |
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Havent you given up on killing your motors off yet? |
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Wicked Neo
FCS Event Manager
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:09 am |
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not my motor, its a company one |
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:19 am |
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so are they allright with you feckin the van up ???? |
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Wicked Neo
FCS Event Manager
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:22 am |
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yep, no problems, they are all leased anyway
we get a whole new fleet of sprinters in december so i get a brand new one to drive around soon |
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Dan
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Joined: 28 Jan 2005
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 11:24 am |
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| Wicked Neo wrote: |
yep, no problems, they are all leased anyway
we get a whole new fleet of sprinters in december so i get a brand new one to break soon |
yep dont we know it! |
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JB
Mr Quoter-vator
Joined: 16 Feb 2004
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:26 pm |
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i drove a sprinter the other week...fast for a van, great fun to drive...we had ours well over 90mph....private test track of course...but it was a beast! |
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schakal
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 1:55 pm |
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| JB wrote: |
| i drove a sprinter the other week...fast for a van, great fun to drive...we had ours well over 90mph....private test track of course...but it was a beast! |
i own one of them ,on my way to work and back  |
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Scott-16v!
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Joined: 10 Nov 2005
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Thu Nov 10, 2005 3:42 pm |
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| Chet T16 wrote: |
| Some of those sprinters are quite rapid! |
aye true, rents have got a kia sedona people carrier and they've got sprinter engines and box's in 'em, pretty rapid once movin  bags of torque in every gear aswell |
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