Ed's wagon

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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by Edweird » Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:09 pm

Thanks everyone. :mrgreen:
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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by ROBBIE » Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:14 pm

go ed ;)
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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by Edweird » Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:05 pm

Nine minors! NINE! I might as well give up now! :lol:

I got 4 hesitations (f*cking busy roundabout. Hesitation. Me? Whould wouldv'e thought? :twisted: ), 3 mirrors (2 for not checking mirrors before braking, 1 for not checking a mirror before turning) and 1 observation during my reversing manouver, which was a parallel park, and lastly 1 for control during moving off, because I think I got wheelspin at one point. :)

Also, new seats fit good. Had to use the old rail for the passenger side, as the one on the new seats was too long.

I'm going out for a drive in my baby tomorrow, as I don't have to be in college 'til 11. :)
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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:05 am

It's still a pass isn't it :mrgreen: fair play, bet you can't wait to be out n about in the sj. :mrgreen:
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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by albertross74 » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:55 am

who cares about minors, as long as you passed eh!

Nice one mate, such a good feeling those first few times you can drive by yourself!
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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by Tramp » Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:48 pm

well done kidda, glad its sorted, I guess you won't be posting on here much for a week or so now, you will always be out - I know I was when I first got my SJ!

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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by Henry » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:10 pm

Top man!

Hesitation minors are good, if you pulled out and car had to brake... Hello major!


Go steady in that sj, oh and welcome to world of motoring.

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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by Edweird » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:24 pm

I thought the same, better to hesitate than have to brake.

I've been out a few times in it now. To drive, it's great! Absolute dream. Noisy though, especially around 70mph, which it will do by the way :) without much protesting, though I wouldn't stick at it for long. Definatly asking for another gear....or two. 6 speed SJ, imagine that. :mrgreen:
Exhaust clatter came back again, so this time I've bolted in two short extentions to the exhaust hangers, above the back box that's about half an inch long and at the rear-most one that's about an inch, making it an inch or so lower at the end, which give plenty of clearance.

New seats are great. Thanks Tom from Barnsley. :lol:

I didn't tell my Mum this, but this morning early was frosty, and on a little backroad in the village, there's an uphill curve in the road, and round there I had my first rear end wheel spin on the frosty road :mrgreen: Such a wierd feeling, even though it only stepped out a tiny bit. Kinda like when you're leaning back on a chair, and you almost fall before you catch yourself on something.

Did my first drive through at McDonalds too. :lol:
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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by Turb() » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:54 pm

When I first picked up my current SJ it had a set of wheels on that I wasnt keeping, the guy wanted them back. So on my trip home I had the back wheels spinning at every opportunity! Not my tyres :twisted:

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Re: Ed's wagon

Post by albertross74 » Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:51 pm

I love wacking on the old standard wheels every now and then, I can get so much tyre talk on the roads it's rad!
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