Stealing Petrol

[Tipperary]

I was driving my old MGB the other day when I got the strong smell of petrol in the car and the she suddenly cut out. When I managed to free wheel it down Barry Rd to Kevin (highly recommend mechanic for classic cars) he quickly figured out that it was out of petrol - turns out that someone had cut the fuel pipe under the car in order to siphon out the petrol the night before. Kevin mentioned that another classic car owner in ED had petrol siphoned from his car in the same week.

I think these clowns are stealing petrol from old cars because they usually don't have alarms - the f*ckers!

[lozzyloz]

I think Keef likes a tipple when he's not necking meths.

[LuvPeckham]

Who says old MG's don't have alarms... mine does (and bizarely Central locking too... not bad for a 72 car...)

It is more likely they are stealing from old cars because the fuel lines are easier to get to then modern ones... that said I am sorry to hear that you had your car vandalised and your petrol stolen like that... could be quite dangerous if you were just about to pull out in a tight space on a busy road...

Thank you for bringing this to peoples attention, I hope you reported it to the police and that someone catches the idiots who are doing this (thinks good firm kicking would be too light a punishement for anyone who damaged my old girl)

Glad Kevin was able to assist and hopefully it won't happen again.

[snorky]

you hardly got out of the street before it died....

erm.....surely thats a day to day occurence with MG's

[LuvPeckham]

Meoooww

Get that man a saucer of Milk to wash down his Petrol with !!!

We know where you live Snorky and we are coming to get you for that - Signed MG Owners Club - Sorry meant to say "Anon"

[HonaloochieB]

LuvPeckham Wrote:

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> Meoooww

>

> Get that man a saucer of Milk to wash down his

> Petrol with !!!

>

> We know where you live Snorky and we are coming to

> get you for that - Signed MG Owners Club - Sorry

> meant to say "Anon"

Or to give you your full title Sir Anthony DeLauncy Featherstonehaugh Of That Ilk.

You posh old MG driver, you.

[LuvPeckham]

Damn you Lord Lucan... You and Shergard are on to me again ....

[Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy]

Such is the price of petrol these days I think we'll end up syphoning it out of our cars every night, and sticking it in a safe.