Bringing SYD (N600SYD) back to health.

[silentmonkey]

[I Live For FOG]

[Red Oktober]

[silentmonkey]

[andysd1]

[Drift]

wow I ope you left good feed back

As Steve said, if you encounter any probs get to an internet cafe or McDonlands ( free wireless internet connection, pda's to ) with your lappy , we will source some parts or help

How you have a good trip, Ive been to Zermatte, stayed in Tache a few times but never in the winter, get some good pics

Enjoy

[bobbinsjob]

[john (smifffy)]

[alex]

[silentmonkey]

Well Syd got us safe and sound to Adelboden without a problem. We even did some touring around the mountains up in the snow. Even used the 4x4 on some of the more slippery bits but the snow chains were not required. All in all we had a fab time until it was home time.

I think Syd liked Switzerland so much he didn't want to come home. We loaded it up on the last day, payed the bill and went to set off. Dead battery!! Now Syd is like most of us, doesn't care too much for cold mornings and this one had been especially cold. The usual 2 or 3 glows before a cold start went to 7 or 8 and killed the battery and jump leads were about the only thing I'd forgotten to pack, or so I'd thought. Any way the local garage came out and jumped Syd and it started first time! (Note to self: must check that battery out when I get home!)

So now we said our farewells and set off home. We planned a hotel stop in Calais for that night and to hop on the euro-tunnel the next day. So we drove out of Switzerland and all away across France. We got as far as the last toll on the A26/E15 when my son, who was driving at the time, had problems getting gears. Manage first and off we went. When we dropped into Calais the clutch peddle was flopping about and gears were becoming more difficult until finally, as we pulled into the hotel car park the clutch peddle hit the floor and stayed there!!

A quick check under the bonnet revealed no fluid in the master clutch cylinder and the slave dribbling over the floor A quick call to the RAC got a man to us in 30 Mins but his English was worse than my French. He proclaimed it dead and we would need a tow to the ferry (euro-tunnel does NOT take broken down cars!) So this was arranged the next day and Syd traveled home in style on the back of a flat bed!!!

It took me all of 45 Mins on Saturday to fix Syd. Slave off, new seal, Slave on and a quick bleed.

I'm sure the guy in France could have done a battlefield repair to get us on and off the euro-tunnel. I guess it is to easy and more profitable to say its bust and it needs a tow

Still the RAC European cover has paid for itself and their European call centre and the uk side were superb.

[Drift]

Glad you had a great trip, and it was only a minor problem with the car, at least you got home ok with an added story to tell

[john (smifffy)]

[pidge]

sorry to hear that! i bought a car off ebay with mot and turned out not to have one and cost £800 to get one never again!

[Red Oktober]

my 2.8 came off e-bay ...and it's been great ..no problems (unless i've caused it) at all

[pidge]

did you go and look at it first? just seems alot of people just try to sell tat on there alot of the time!

[Red Oktober]

yes ...and as it was only round the corner from me ...(cheers ste) ..i delt direct with the owner rather than thruogh e-bay

[Drift]

No brobs fella lol glad it was a goodn

[Red Oktober]

so-far ...it's gone everywhere i've pointed it ...can't ask much more

[Wilberforce]

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