Missing bengie

Lummox · 27-02-2006, 20:17

I dont know about anyone else but i've been missing the Oxford bumpkin of late. Due to a broken power socket on his laptop hes not been online much recently.

I miss the hilarious antics of him trying to effect self repairs on his Octavia etc. He should be just finishing a set of discs and pads on the wagon now, odds on something has gone wrong although I havent had any phone calls as yet. Anyone have any contacts who might be able to get him powered up again? Maybe we should start a fund raiser?

heresmo · 27-02-2006, 20:30

It's not Bengie, it's bengie. (IIRC he likes to be addressed correctly.)

Perhaps I should have kept quiet and let the man himself tell you off?

Altogether now: bengie, bengie, bengie, bengie!

Mo

monkeychild · 27-02-2006, 20:56

Was chatting to him a few hours ago on msn, and he's gone out to play with the ambulance

Lummox · 27-02-2006, 20:58

A blood blister and a sheared off disc retaining screw reported via text message.

Not to bad i suppose...lol

Tom_vRS · 27-02-2006, 21:07

Thats not a bad effort at all.

I always break things when I tinker.

**VRStu** · 27-02-2006, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lummox

A blood blister and a sheared off disc retaining screw reported via text message.

Not to bad i suppose...lol

His engineering standards are rather ........ Agricultural to say the least

***ncarring*** · 27-02-2006, 21:12

Those bl**dy screws are a menace though - always some kind of problem with them...

Lummox · 27-02-2006, 21:19

I find a swift thwack with a hammer first loosenes them up enough to remove with a large phillips screw driver.

WW_VRS · 27-02-2006, 21:31

- now you're not suggesting the guy is unlucky with the mechanical side of things now

***ncarring*** · 27-02-2006, 21:35

I've taken to using an impact driver, as it has a lovely BIG Philips bit, starting off by hand, and reverting to the hammer if no movement. The problem with a lot of screwdrivers is they just don't have a big enough end on em. (no s******ing at the back, please!).

bengie · 27-02-2006, 21:41

i am here just not as loud as normal

i was using a rather large end and gave it a good thwack before unleasing my powers of persuasion on it yet the little sod still broke off. anyway its all working and my brakes are now rubbish due to shiney new discs and pads

monkeychild · 27-02-2006, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by bengie

was using a rather large end and gave it a good thwack

andypandypoos · 27-02-2006, 22:14

missing him??? so long as you collect, you can have him for free. but the accessories are sold separately

Lummox · 27-02-2006, 22:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by andypandypoos

accessories

????? Helen?

andypandypoos · 28-02-2006, 01:02

erm...i meant the important stuff; plasma, xbox 360, psp etc etc

Lummox · 28-02-2006, 08:02

Ahh I get ya.

Damn it!

Goochie · 28-02-2006, 09:29

Which screw was giving problems? The one that retains the disc so you can put the wheel on?

Someone in the past has snapped one of mine so it was great fun trying the get the disc to stay on there while offering up the wheel

bengie · 28-02-2006, 10:06

try getting the wheel lined up with the spacer lined up with the disc lined up with the hub. upset me a little that did and its also where the blood blister came from

**tfboy** · 28-02-2006, 12:27

PMSL at this whole thread. You've just brightened up my Tuesday morning at work

May the entertainment continue, please oh please do, Mr bengie

paxton · 28-02-2006, 14:57

i dont miss you bengie

Goochie · 28-02-2006, 15:14

Hows the freezer bengie? Is it missing me ?

bengie · 28-02-2006, 18:27

for the record i don't actually care what i'm called

the freezers doing fine phil despite the fact that we haven't actually put anything in it yet but have had it plugged in to make sure it works better than my car

bengie · 28-02-2006, 18:32

cheers rich, always nice to know you care

27-02-2006, 20:17	#1
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,497 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 760 Times in 638 Posts	Missing bengie I dont know about anyone else but i've been missing the Oxford bumpkin of late. Due to a broken power socket on his laptop hes not been online much recently. I miss the hilarious antics of him trying to effect self repairs on his Octavia etc. He should be just finishing a set of discs and pads on the wagon now, odds on something has gone wrong although I havent had any phone calls as yet. Anyone have any contacts who might be able to get him powered up again? Maybe we should start a fund raiser? __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details. Last edited by Lummox; 27-02-2006 at 20:36.

27-02-2006, 20:30	#2
heresmo Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,568 Members Car: Thanks: 51 Thanked 146 Times in 125 Posts	Re: Missing Bengie It's not Bengie, it's bengie. (IIRC he likes to be addressed correctly.) Perhaps I should have kept quiet and let the man himself tell you off? Altogether now: bengie, bengie, bengie, bengie! Mo __________________

27-02-2006, 20:56	#3
monkeychild Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Yorks Posts: 3,024 Members Car: MKI Octavia vRS Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Missing bengie Was chatting to him a few hours ago on msn, and he's gone out to play with the ambulance __________________ My Brum Brums: 2002 Silver MKI Octy vRS standard apart from an APR R1 DV 2002 1.4 Tdi Polo My Pedal Pedals: 2008 Gary Fisher Hookooekoo, 2008 Genesis io Singlespeed 2003 Kona Lavadome Single speed goodness

27-02-2006, 20:58	#4
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,497 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 760 Times in 638 Posts	Re: Missing bengie A blood blister and a sheared off disc retaining screw reported via text message. Not to bad i suppose...lol __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

27-02-2006, 21:07	#5
Tom_vRS Briskodaholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire Posts: 11,559 Members Car: '97R BMW 328i Saloon Thanks: 679 Thanked 436 Times in 313 Posts	Re: Missing bengie Thats not a bad effort at all. I always break things when I tinker. __________________ 97/R BMW 328i in Boston Green.

27-02-2006, 21:12	#7
*ncarring* Don't talk, drive! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The B roads of Britain Posts: 12,965 Members Car: 1983 Porsche 928S / 1972 MGB GT Thanks: 17 Thanked 96 Times in 79 Posts	Re: Missing bengie Those bl**dy screws are a menace though - always some kind of problem with them... __________________ Nick North Wiltshire RoADAR

27-02-2006, 21:19	#8
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,497 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 760 Times in 638 Posts	Re: Missing bengie I find a swift thwack with a hammer first loosenes them up enough to remove with a large phillips screw driver. __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

27-02-2006, 21:31	#9
WW_VRS Escorted Estate Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Oxfordshire/Berkshire Posts: 9,874 Members Car: Ford Escort 1.6LX + Fab Estate Thanks: 46 Thanked 86 Times in 76 Posts	Re: Missing bengie - now you're not suggesting the guy is unlucky with the mechanical side of things now __________________ WW --->> Project Journal (pic links in first post there) Lummox'/Ross thread on Unit18 Automotive progress on my car: here

27-02-2006, 21:35	#10
*ncarring* Don't talk, drive! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The B roads of Britain Posts: 12,965 Members Car: 1983 Porsche 928S / 1972 MGB GT Thanks: 17 Thanked 96 Times in 79 Posts	Re: Missing bengie I've taken to using an impact driver, as it has a lovely BIG Philips bit, starting off by hand, and reverting to the hammer if no movement. The problem with a lot of screwdrivers is they just don't have a big enough end on em. (no s******ing at the back, please!). __________________ Nick North Wiltshire RoADAR

27-02-2006, 21:41	#11
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,256 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	Re: Missing bengie i am here just not as loud as normal i was using a rather large end and gave it a good thwack before unleasing my powers of persuasion on it yet the little sod still broke off. anyway its all working and my brakes are now rubbish due to shiney new discs and pads __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

28-02-2006, 08:02	#16
Lummox Cupra Bush King Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Newport Pagnell Posts: 22,497 Members Car: Mk2 Golf GTi 16v and building a 20VT MK2. Images: 2 Thanks: 22 Thanked 760 Times in 638 Posts	Re: Missing bengie Ahh I get ya. Damn it! __________________ www.unit18.co.uk Remapping Service now available, PM for details.

28-02-2006, 09:29	#17
Goochie Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Up a tree. Posts: 12,363 Members Car: Thanks: 7 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Missing bengie Which screw was giving problems? The one that retains the disc so you can put the wheel on? Someone in the past has snapped one of mine so it was great fun trying the get the disc to stay on there while offering up the wheel

28-02-2006, 10:06	#18
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,256 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	Re: Missing bengie try getting the wheel lined up with the spacer lined up with the disc lined up with the hub. upset me a little that did and its also where the blood blister came from __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

28-02-2006, 12:27	#19
tfboy C+ à Paris! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tilehurst, Berkshire Posts: 6,326 Members Car: "Fake" Black Magic vRS Thanks: 21 Thanked 77 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Missing bengie PMSL at this whole thread. You've just brightened up my Tuesday morning at work May the entertainment continue, please oh please do, Mr bengie __________________ Xavier

28-02-2006, 14:57	#20
paxton Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: midlands Posts: 1,458 Members Car: Black Magic Fabia vRS Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Missing bengie i dont miss you bengie __________________

28-02-2006, 15:14	#21
Goochie Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Up a tree. Posts: 12,363 Members Car: Thanks: 7 Thanked 27 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Missing bengie Hows the freezer bengie? Is it missing me ?

28-02-2006, 18:27	#22
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,256 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	Re: Missing bengie for the record i don't actually care what i'm called the freezers doing fine phil despite the fact that we haven't actually put anything in it yet but have had it plugged in to make sure it works better than my car __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

28-02-2006, 18:32	#23
bengie splash!!!! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: planet earth Posts: 15,256 Members Car: 4x4 turbo estate Thanks: 17 Thanked 144 Times in 125 Posts	Re: Missing bengie cheers rich, always nice to know you care __________________ owner of a skoda octavia 4xvrs3

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