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WHAT THE FUCK???!!!!

LeStempy said:
Freaky! Pulled into the reception at a campsite in Chertsey right behind a silver Elgrand. What are the chances? Haven't said hello yet, but if you read this I was in the French registered motorhome behind you, so expect to be accosted.
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Campsite in Chertsey....did you pay in scrap metal or Daaags?
 
WhatsThisFor said:
Odd parking is the owners fault, but I've got to say.....its a nice new Van.

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Would i pay £85,000 for it?

No, because i havent got £85,000. 🤫
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I've always fancied a dable at "van life", but soon realised the scene involves a ridiculously overpriced VW...hence we've taken the more savvy route of the Elgrand.

When all said and done, your just being sold the dream.

Picture

2 glamorous adults, 2 perfect toothed kids, trusty french bulldog, bbq cooking away, swingball on the go, surfboard on the roof etc.

What they don't show is all the arguing because without an awning you've fuck all room. They don't show you the piles of dirty laundry shoved in the fridge. The toaster in the sink and all the empties rolling around the footwell.

If I had 85 k I'd be going down the motorhome route, even then there's an element of "roughing it".
 
Holy shit! I bet that made a racket when it let go. The brake rotor is completely missing, it's only got the bell left behind.
 
JagoGell said:
Parking brake caliper, which seems like just adding more weight... but I'm just a DIY spanner monkey, not an automotive engineer
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Hypothesis time: The parking brake was left on, or a fault caused this side to stay partially on, and the car was driven without the driver noticing. The disc rotor got so hot it deformed and fouled on the main caliper, promptly exploded or sheared off its floating mounts *then* exploded, and the sudden locking up of the wheel hub whilst the vehicle was in motion ripped the wheel rim and barrel off the spokes.
 
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
suffers from faulty brake pad securing pins, the pins become loose then the pad dislodges and causes mayhem.
Now on a recall on that model.

Not my write up ….

I had the brake pad split pins come loose. Was told that there was a revised design that caused the pins to come off. They told me that some dealers were installing the old ones instead of replacing them. Having said that the pins were replaced and haven't had the issue since. But once in a while I walk around and check.

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WhatsThisFor said:
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
suffers from faulty brake pad securing pins, the pins become loose then the pad dislodges and causes mayhem.
Now on a recall on that model.

Not my write up ….

I had the brake pad split pins come loose. Was told that there was a revised design that caused the pins to come off. They told me that some dealers were installing the old ones instead of replacing them. Having said that the pins were replaced and haven't had the issue since. But once in a while I walk around and check.

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That is absolutely terrible!
 
WhatsThisFor said:
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
suffers from faulty brake pad securing pins, the pins become loose then the pad dislodges and causes mayhem.
Now on a recall on that model.

Not my write up ….

I had the brake pad split pins come loose. Was told that there was a revised design that caused the pins to come off. They told me that some dealers were installing the old ones instead of replacing them. Having said that the pins were replaced and haven't had the issue since. But once in a while I walk around and check.

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JagoGell said:
That is absolutely terrible!
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Scary for a motor that is usually driven hard
 
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