This weeks ‘Lens-Artists’ Photo challenge has the subject of ‘weathered and/or worn‘. Well all I have to say to that is…
…Many miles of adventuring, makes for weathered cars and worn clutches!
Poor Ratty!
Family Adventures around Britain in a small car.
This weeks ‘Lens-Artists’ Photo challenge has the subject of ‘weathered and/or worn‘. Well all I have to say to that is…
…Many miles of adventuring, makes for weathered cars and worn clutches!
Poor Ratty!
Ooops – we’ve killed Ratty! Oh no, I hope he’s back on the road soon. We’ve got adventures to get on with… 🙂
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Well – thanks to me and my magic wallet… 😀
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How many miles did that clutch last? Here’s to hoping for a speedy recovery.
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Thanks 😀
Well – the car’s done 125,000 and this’ll be it’s fourth clutch!!! (The guy from Hyundi did tell me the clutch and gearbox was the weak point of the car).
Thankfully it failed on the way to garage, as it also had a seized brake caliper.
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Awwww. How many km does it have?
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Good question – what’s 125,000 miles in km?
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Oh no!!!! Not Ratty! I’m actually quite sad!! Our thought are with you buddy (and you too Stuart)! …miles to go before you sleep…
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😀 lol! Don’t worry and no need to be sad – it’s easily fixable, and we’ll be back on the road in no time.
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Yay! I’m happy now! 🎉
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After I said that I was beginning to enjoy your ratmobile adventuress too! It’s all my fault. I hope he recovers soon
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Lol – Yep, It’s all your fault Malc 😀
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Glad to hear you will be back on the road soon. Also, good response to the challenge 🙂
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Thanks 😀
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I hope Ratty is back on the road soon, Stuart. He/she looks so forlorn on the back of that truck. 125000miles – now that’s mileage. I replaced the clutch on mine recently as well.
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He did look a bit sad 😦 but all should be OK soon. 125,000 is a far bit for a 7 year old i10 – so far it’s had four (this’ll be it’s 4th) clutches and a new gearbox…
Thanks for stopping by!
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Hopefully back on the road soon! Cheers, Ratty!
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I just traded in my nerd mobile yesterday. I felt like a traitor leaving the poor little car there but I needed a fresh start and a bigger trunk! Ha, ha. On the bright side, you got a great picture!
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lol – thanks! Yes it was a good picture – I hadn’t thought of it like that!
I love the term Nerd Mobile! 😀 What did you get instead?
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I got a Hyundai Elantra- an upgrade from the Accent I had been driving. It’s Scarlet Red and I am already loving it. We will go far together! 🙂
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What a cool looking Car (I had to google it) – we don’t get that model over here (I think it might be like our i30) but I wouldn’t mind one – I’m rather fond of Hyundai’s. The red sounds great – by far the best colour for a car, and great in photographs!
Looking forward to reading about your adventures together! (I’m about a week behind on the reader actually so I need to visit and catch up – I always enjoy your blog).
Have a great week! 🙂
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Awe, I’m so glad you enjoy my blog! Thank you for reading and commenting! I have driven two Hyundai Accents and loved them both. The Elantra handles well and gets good gas mileage so I’m pretty excited. Plus, it has some nice details in the design. For example, the tail lights remind me a little of wings. It’s still a Nerd Mobile but I’ve been privately thinking of it as the Winged Wanderer. Lol.
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Your welcome 😀
I always think it’s a good sign when we give our cars names (sounds daft I know) – It means we’re going get on well with them. I really liked the Winged Wanderer!
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Agreed! My car is very much a companion so I think it deserves a name. Winged Wanderer is a little cooler than Nerd Mobile. 🙂
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Much cooler! (Sounds like a good bumper sticker too!)
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That’s not a bad idea!
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This link shows you the car in red. If you scroll through the pictures you can see the tail lights and tell me if I’m nuts for thinking they look like wings! https://taylorauto.com/sale/hyundai-elantra-se/2019-hyundai-elantra-se-kmhd74lf0ku777337
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lol – No I can see that – I can see wings!
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Ha ha! I’m not crazy! At least, not for this reason…
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😀 😀 😀 Who wants to be sane anyway!
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oh wow – hope the clutch is all set now – and did you say it has had 4? not fair
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This’ll be the 4th 😦
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oh – so is it the car or all of those hills and traveling – ha
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Ah it’s the car – the clutch and gearbox are a weak point – but I suspect the driving doesn’t help either 😀
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🙂
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Oh that’s sad. It’s my foot that’s heavy on clutches. After replacing the clutch on my first two cars (a Renault and a Citroen) I switched to automatics, and never looked back.
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