RIP Mondeo my faithful runabout
My beloved Mondeo, born 1995 died January 2008 is no more. It is deceased, defunct, kaput; it has ceased to be a mode of transport. Died peacefully today without warning after 10 years dutiful service. No previous illnesses, aside from an exhaust backbox replaced some years back. I had recently bought new wiper blades and had you MOT’d too. You will be sadly missed my friend.
The AA man said the cam belt had gone, and this often requires that the engine will enter into a mode of knackering itself to destruction and beyond economical repair. He was not confident about its future prospects in the field of independent travel, and towed me to a garage of its possible final resting place. A post-mortem will be carried out in the morning, but I am not hopeful that it can be restoring back to life. The AA man was diligent and proficient in his services and also gave me a contact name of possible engine donors, but I suspect performing such a large transplant operation would not be a practical proposition for such an old timer. I was wondering why the engine power wasn’t quite up to its usual enthusiastic levels yesterday. And I bet the garage didn’t replace your timing belt 40,000 miles ago, as I suspected at the time.
Oh well, I may be in the market for another sub £1000 car. I might get something smaller this time. <sob>
Donations can be sent to your local scarp yard.
My beloved Mondeo, born 1995 died January 2008 is no more. It is deceased, defunct, kaput; it has ceased to be a mode of transport. Died peacefully today without warning after 10 years dutiful service. No previous illnesses, aside from an exhaust backbox replaced some years back. I had recently bought new wiper blades and had you MOT’d too. You will be sadly missed my friend.
The AA man said the cam belt had gone, and this often requires that the engine will enter into a mode of knackering itself to destruction and beyond economical repair. He was not confident about its future prospects in the field of independent travel, and towed me to a garage of its possible final resting place. A post-mortem will be carried out in the morning, but I am not hopeful that it can be restoring back to life. The AA man was diligent and proficient in his services and also gave me a contact name of possible engine donors, but I suspect performing such a large transplant operation would not be a practical proposition for such an old timer. I was wondering why the engine power wasn’t quite up to its usual enthusiastic levels yesterday. And I bet the garage didn’t replace your timing belt 40,000 miles ago, as I suspected at the time.
Oh well, I may be in the market for another sub £1000 car. I might get something smaller this time. <sob>
Donations can be sent to your local scarp yard.
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