Will and Jim....knights of the road!

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Will and Jim....knights of the road!

Post by Vince » Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:49 pm

Well guys, recently made it back home from the x rally...... :)

Today our very own "knights of the road" - Will (dieselman) and Jim (citrojim) saved my bacon and recovered me about 5 miles from the x rally when part of my gearshift linkage system decided to shear in half :o .....A quick trawl through my phone and a phone call later Will and Jim roll up in an identical K reg xm 2.1td and proceed to diagnose the problem and with the aid of ever trusty cable ties, Jim's "magic hands", Will's expertise of xm gearlinkages, and an improvised ramp and vehicle support, my xm is soon back on the road and i roll into the x rally...albeit a bit behind my intended arrival time :)

I know i said it before, but guys....thankyou ever so much for your help...i was in a sticky situation and you got me not only to the show, but also back home again. :D

I owe you each a favour.....which feel free to call me on whenever i may be able to help you.

Citroen folks....truly the best sort ;)
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Re: Will and Jim....knights of the road!

Post by Dieselman » Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:01 pm

Hi Vince,

It's good to see you made it home OK and it was nice to meet up. As soon as I got back in the car I thought..."Damn, I Haven't taken any photos of Jim under the car"...

It was a pleasure to help out.
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Re: Will and Jim....knights of the road!

Post by Vince » Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:05 pm

Good to see you too Will...i didnt see you when we were leaving....; )

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Post by Dieselman » Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:08 pm

Vince wrote:Good to see you too Will...i didnt see you when we were leaving....; )
I might have been out in Jims car then, clearing the cobwebs out of the exhaust.
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90 2.1sd M. 5049 EJV Mandarin
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Re: Will and Jim....knights of the road!

Post by Vince » Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:15 pm

Ha ha, i can think of worse jobs to be doing......Matthews left hooker 24valve captured my heart somewhat....V6's.....heavenly.

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Post by citroenxm » Sun Apr 07, 2013 7:48 pm

Wait till you drive a 24v vince...

Glad to hear you made it home safely vince. You know where i am if needed.

My 24v bug has bitten. So the SD needs finishing and the 24v resurrecting into life again.
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Re: Will and Jim....knights of the road!

Post by CitroJim » Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:41 am

Vince, absolutely delighted you got home safely. It was the news I was longing to hear and heard it just as I was scrubbing the last of the grease off my arms... Your car is not short of lubrication on the gear linkages Vince!!!
Dieselman wrote:
Vince wrote:Good to see you too Will...i didnt see you when we were leaving....; )
I might have been out in Jims car then, clearing the cobwebs out of the exhaust.
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citroenxm wrote:Wait till you drive a 24v vince...
Indeed to goodness yes :D I was rather captivated after being highly honoured to take Matthew's LHD Diravi for a drive. Wow!
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Re: Will and Jim....knights of the road!

Post by Vince » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:25 pm

Still fancy another trip out to yours again one day Paul...lets wait for some proper good summer weather and ill come over and you can give me a master class on xm's ;)

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Post by citroenxm » Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:31 pm

24v may be running again by then... Need to route out a decent fuel pipe to fit AGAIN....

Your most welcome anytime Vince!
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