dantd5 Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 I just had to laugh and jaw fell with awe as I read this in the sun!! http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2645220/Man-uses-tennis-balls-to-fix-car.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 novel suspension fix but he got caught. normally seen cut & slipped over the tow ball hitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSheds Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 It looks to me like it's not a 'fix' for anything broken, but that they are being used as a spring assister - in which case I bet the car was overloaded too. I noticed that he was fined 'in his absence'.. I hope they kept the car because I don't expect they will see any of the money! I reminds me of a couple of years ago when an east-European family arrived in an old and battered Opel. They were quiet and clean and he worked incredibly hard (carpenter I think) and after a year they went home. All good, but I would put money on that car being unsafe and illegal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 whats wrong with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibexman Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 Thats called improvisation if it gets you home its ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 one of the brazilians at work... his passat is lowered by hacksawing the springs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 one of the brazilians at work... his passat is lowered by hacksawing the springs! Don't range rovers and other airsprung vehicles use the same principle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 20, 2009 Share Posted September 20, 2009 tennis balls are probably more relyable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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