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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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Got a phone call whilst on the way to Plymouth yesterday.
It was the neighbours trying to convince me that my company car was alight....yeh, right.



Quite how a two year old Avensis ignites after standing for three hours is beyond me.
And the Fire Officer.... we concluded it was an electrical fault near the ECU and fuel
injection computer. Very odd. Gave the kids plenty of fodder for u-tube though


Any block paving contractors near here?

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Old Apr 29, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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Oh dear

Bit of paint'll put that right
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:09 AM
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That'll buff out

At least it was the company car
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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Looks like Tarmac to me, just pop to your local pikey camp and they will sort the drive out.
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Old Apr 30, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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Blimey. How odd.

Is that what's meant by Derby playing at home & scoring an own goal?

Toyota quality must be slipping too.
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Old May 1, 2007 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves,Apr 30 2007, 08:44 PM
Is that what's meant by Derby playing at home & scoring an own goal?
Sorry, you lost me here.....

Weird coincidence, the fire officer investigating used to live close in the next street when I lived in Plymouth several years ago. Never recognised him but quite bizarre!
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Old May 2, 2007 | 01:02 AM
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I read or saw somewhere that self-starting car fires are not that uncommon.
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Old May 2, 2007 | 01:36 AM
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It was the neighbours trying to convince me that my company car was alight....yeh, right.
I read that as them telling your car was 'alright' and thinking 'why would they do that?'

Will you be contacting Toyota about this?
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Old May 2, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by m1bjr,May 1 2007, 09:11 PM
Sorry, you lost me here.....

Weird coincidence, the fire officer investigating used to live close in the next street when I lived in Plymouth several years ago. Never recognised him but quite bizarre!
They're made in Burnaston, are they not?
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Old May 2, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Have a word with Tango Man !! It doesn't seem that bad
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