Lotiman
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- Aug 29, 2015
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- S204 C350 CDi; R171 200SLK; Lotus Evora 400; Lotus Exige V6
My wife doesn't drive our C Class very often, preferring instead to use hers but yesterday morning my car was behind hers on the drive so that was taken for a short shopping trip. Off she went and I got on with a job in the garage when no more than 5 minutes later, I heard her driving back onto the drive.
Thinking she must have forgotten something, I carried on with what I was doing when she walked into the garage to tell me there's something wrong with the car. What's up with it I ask and she tells me it's got no power and is going dangerously slowly.
Ok I say give me the keys and I'll take a look, so I jump in, start up and drive up the road. All seems fine to me, the car sounds normal and accelerates briskly as it always does. I drive around the block and the car is behaving perfectly normally so back home again to tell my wife all is well and she is waiting on the doorstep. Anyhow, she jumped in again, drove off and back I go into the garage to carry on with my job.
5 minutes later, I hear the car turning back onto the drive. Went out to meet her and ask what the problem is now (feeling just a tad irritated, if I'm honest) and she tells me the car is no better and still has no power. Again I take the keys, drive off and, again, the car drives perfectly normally!
Ok, well I'm feeling very irritated now, tell her there's nowt wrong with it, she starts to lose her temper and insists its broken. Right, I suggest, you drive round the block, I'll sit in the passenger seat and you show me what's wrong with it. Needless to say, this didn't go down too well and I was accused of not believing her but, she agreed as she's determined to prove she is right and my car is 'broken'.
So off we go with wife driving, car accelerates normally, we approach the corner where we need to turn left, wife slows the car, goes to indicate aaaaand........flicks down the stalk that controls the speed limiter/cruise control!
Because the stalk had been pressed inwards for the speed limiting mode, the top speed was fixed at the speed we were taking the corner and when she pressed the gas pedal after straightening up, it obviously wouldn't go any faster!
See, she said, somewhat triumphantly, I told you it was broken. So I leant over, pressed the stalk and because her foot was still buried to the floor, the car took off like a scalded cat. I, of course, explained her error but naturally enough, it was still my fault and apparently it is a bloody stupid car.
So here we are 36 hours later and it's still my fault. After nearly 44 years of marriage, I know my place and, more importantly, when to just keep quiet and suck it up.
Thinking she must have forgotten something, I carried on with what I was doing when she walked into the garage to tell me there's something wrong with the car. What's up with it I ask and she tells me it's got no power and is going dangerously slowly.
Ok I say give me the keys and I'll take a look, so I jump in, start up and drive up the road. All seems fine to me, the car sounds normal and accelerates briskly as it always does. I drive around the block and the car is behaving perfectly normally so back home again to tell my wife all is well and she is waiting on the doorstep. Anyhow, she jumped in again, drove off and back I go into the garage to carry on with my job.
5 minutes later, I hear the car turning back onto the drive. Went out to meet her and ask what the problem is now (feeling just a tad irritated, if I'm honest) and she tells me the car is no better and still has no power. Again I take the keys, drive off and, again, the car drives perfectly normally!
Ok, well I'm feeling very irritated now, tell her there's nowt wrong with it, she starts to lose her temper and insists its broken. Right, I suggest, you drive round the block, I'll sit in the passenger seat and you show me what's wrong with it. Needless to say, this didn't go down too well and I was accused of not believing her but, she agreed as she's determined to prove she is right and my car is 'broken'.
So off we go with wife driving, car accelerates normally, we approach the corner where we need to turn left, wife slows the car, goes to indicate aaaaand........flicks down the stalk that controls the speed limiter/cruise control!
Because the stalk had been pressed inwards for the speed limiting mode, the top speed was fixed at the speed we were taking the corner and when she pressed the gas pedal after straightening up, it obviously wouldn't go any faster!
See, she said, somewhat triumphantly, I told you it was broken. So I leant over, pressed the stalk and because her foot was still buried to the floor, the car took off like a scalded cat. I, of course, explained her error but naturally enough, it was still my fault and apparently it is a bloody stupid car.
So here we are 36 hours later and it's still my fault. After nearly 44 years of marriage, I know my place and, more importantly, when to just keep quiet and suck it up.