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  1. 19-04-2004, 06:50 PM #1
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    You find out some weird stuff in Cars n Bikes

    and todays little GEM of info is this.....

    the maximum speed of a raindrop, without the aid of wind....

    is 18mph.

    Now irrespective of the shape of water, once it falls, it becomes a moving blob...an ever changing shape....

    and it tops out at 18mph

    Good stuff.....

    question is.....

    WHICH FAMOUS WRITER did I get this from?

    (no I didnt meet him....just googled him....I remembered him off the top of my head.....)

    the man knows TYRES....in a big way. and he is NOT what you'd expect of a very very quick driver.

    He once crossed France North to South and then East to west in a Vauxhall Viva (all be it, a Magnum) and is one of the only people to LIKE the Astra Belmont SRi!

    Now that is some guy !

    Who is it

    Quote Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
    "The second you aren't paying attention to the tool you're using, it will take your fingers from you. It does not know sympathy." |
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  2. 19-04-2004, 07:12 PM #2
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    It was LJK Setright, who also notetd that the original function of the dashboard was to protect the driver from mud.
    And you learn something new everyday
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  4. 20-04-2004, 07:27 PM #4
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    Anyone know WHERE the POSITIVE TERMINAL is for JUMP STARTING a BMW 740 with jump leads?


    COs I learned that today.....battery is in the boot, hidden away...so WHERE is the hidden positive terminal? (this is SO cool )

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  5. 20-04-2004, 07:33 PM #5
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    Guess where Zakky's been job hunting today lol I reckon it's the exhaust pipe..

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  6. 20-04-2004, 07:47 PM #6
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    not been to BMW...been to an indepedant NON fanchised traders.....it was heaven .

    anyway...thats another thing.....NOT the tail pipe!

    Where is the POSITIVE TERMINAL for jump starting a BMW V8?

    Quote Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
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  7. 20-04-2004, 08:18 PM #7
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    the new BMW's have explosives on the battery terminals dont they? so if they have a crash it fires the positive connection off the battery to avoid any further problems.



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  8. 21-04-2004, 01:40 AM #8
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    just bumpstart it instead.
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    but if it's an auto... like most big Beemers... how do you drop the clutch??

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    dont, just drag it along the road in forced 3rd gear until it picks up..

    or just buy a car that dont look so ugly in the first place
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    and no, there isnt a larger version online afaik
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    you pull a plunger thing outta the top of the engine casing...over the V8....its awesome its a positive terminal

    just superb design...

    naturally its not for your BMW..its to help other drivers jump THEIR cars

    Quote Originally Posted by Advice Trinity by Knoxville
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    Just noticed the other day, the little tool kit on the ceiling of the boot of my bmw, nice touch, I like that
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33
    you pull a plunger thing outta the top of the engine casing...over the V8....its awesome its a positive terminal

    just superb design...

    naturally its not for your BMW..its to help other drivers jump THEIR cars
    LOL, I thought you'd just pull up behond the stricken vehicle, rev the engine, and scare it into life
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    Oooh oooh cool, what next....
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