In article , Dave Plowman (News)
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Vir Campestris wrote:
On 08/02/2019 20:25, Bob Eager wrote:
It was always a real pain jump starting a Mini...

Back in the early 80s I had a Mini. One winter I found that if the
overnight temperature was much below zero it wouldn't start. I found I
didn't have to push it very hard to be able to bump start it - single
handed - and it really mattered to me to make the battery last another 6
months. I needed the money.

I discovered that with my Mini van too. Until one day it was parked on a
steeply camber road, and I couldn't push it away from the kerb between
parked cars. Hence the jacking up one wheel trick. The happy days of yoof.


Never needed that but one day a puncture and no jack so drive it on the
verge and just started digging didn't take that long it was a front
wheel

Re instated verge and drove off!.

Had a Mini van once with a flat on the back had Chris with me tough as
old boots he was, he got out just lit a fag and one hand under the rear
mudguard and car went up whilst i changed the wheel;!


I was in a way more suprised the British Leyland rust didn't give way!!


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Tony Sayer