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<blockquote data-quote="Tiny Panda" data-source="post: 492303" data-attributes="member: 20486"><p>Our head mechanic is a top guy, unfortunately our older vans have a hard life and break quite often. Not normally the engine but other things, some minor, some that could result in a roadcall. In 9 and half years i've only had to be towed home twice. Once from a broken wheel bearing and the other from the air brakes locking up.</p><p>Other than that normally a phone call to the workshop and it is normally fixed or at least fixed to an extent that i can continue until one of them can get out to me.</p><p></p><p>Worst experience was coming down a hill into a village when the engine cut out, no power brakes or power steering, i managed to get round 3 turns and across a cross roads with no control before rolling to a stop. After 15 mins under the hood i found a splash guard that protects the electrics from water thrown up by the wheel had come loose, fallen on the road before being flicked up and jamming under the throttle linkage, i couldnt press the throttle so it eventually cut out. Transpired the starter motor had been replaced a few days previous by one of the younger mechanics and he hadnt secured the splash guard. Wasnt the rare occurance either</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiny Panda, post: 492303, member: 20486"] Our head mechanic is a top guy, unfortunately our older vans have a hard life and break quite often. Not normally the engine but other things, some minor, some that could result in a roadcall. In 9 and half years i've only had to be towed home twice. Once from a broken wheel bearing and the other from the air brakes locking up. Other than that normally a phone call to the workshop and it is normally fixed or at least fixed to an extent that i can continue until one of them can get out to me. Worst experience was coming down a hill into a village when the engine cut out, no power brakes or power steering, i managed to get round 3 turns and across a cross roads with no control before rolling to a stop. After 15 mins under the hood i found a splash guard that protects the electrics from water thrown up by the wheel had come loose, fallen on the road before being flicked up and jamming under the throttle linkage, i couldnt press the throttle so it eventually cut out. Transpired the starter motor had been replaced a few days previous by one of the younger mechanics and he hadnt secured the splash guard. Wasnt the rare occurance either [/QUOTE]
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