HELP! Think something fell off my car?!

benjus

Do you drive an Alfa Romeo? If so, something probably did fall off your car, although maybe not the thing you picked up.

marlot

pnel287 wrote: »

Ok so my partner has asked the garages he delivers to and they haven't got a clue, one also said it looks like it is off a lorry. My friend who works for a parts place can't even find a part that resembles it.

I've picked up some scrap metal haven't I?

I still reckon its part of a brake shoe.

Something like this: http://www.grafftruckcenter.com/custompage.asp?pg=partsspecials

Its just broken away from the rest of the shoe, I reckon - probably snapped at the welds.

Shouldn't be left laying around on the road though!

arcon5

Brake shoes don't just jump out of drums having snapped off the weld so cleanly.

arcon5

benjus wrote: »

Do you drive an Alfa Romeo? If so, something probably did fall off your car, although maybe not the thing you picked up.

Not unless they have big VW logos on the steering wheels

micky2phones

pnel287 wrote: »

Ok so my partner has asked the garages he delivers to and they haven't got a clue, one also said it looks like it is off a lorry. My friend who works for a parts place can't even find a part that resembles it.

I've picked up some scrap metal haven't I?

mmmmmm scrap metal hope you have a licence for that lol:rotfl:

pnel287

Ah I feel a right twonk now.

Said part is still in my boot. :T

I drive a touran btw.

nicholaswitchell

pnel287 wrote: »

I have no idea…i was stationary waiting to turn when I heard the noise, surely if I'd just ran over it I wouldn't of heard such a clunk noise?

Wouldn't "have".

Do they still teach English in schools these days? So many people make this mistake, I don't believe that they do.

arcon5

nicholaswitchell wrote: »

Wouldn't "have".

Do they still teach English in schools these days? So many people make this mistake, I don't believe that they do.

They clearly don't teach manners though to spotty little keyboard warriors like yourself.

Why don't you get back to call of duty.

mcpitman

nicholaswitchell wrote: »

Wouldn't "have".

Do they still teach English in schools these days? So many people make this mistake, I don't believe that they do.

And your helpful response to the OP is.....

Iceweasel

pnel287 wrote: »

Ah I feel a right twonk now.

Said part is still in my boot. :T

I drive a touran btw.

No - you did right to stop and pick it up - left lying in the road it could well have caused some major damage for another road-user.

As for the grammar police - ignore them.

They can have a joyous time counting the number of errors in this post.

Great fun i'n'it?

ps. How many apostrophes should there be in 'innit'?

and should 'innit' have a double 'n' anyway - or should I start a sentence with 'and' with no capital letter?

But I agree - teaching has gone to the dogs - I think it started when the teachers stopped wearing gowns and hoods - and stopped beating the pupils.

Bring back corporal punishment for bad spelling!