>I do this from time to time - in the summer when I feel confident to leave
>the car parked with the top down. However, I have yet to perfect the
>'leapfrog from behind' approach used by Austin Powers to enter his
>'Shaguar'! Actually, now I think about it, he may even have somersaulted
>over the boot to land in the drivers seat - there's no way I'm trying
>that!!
Speaking of the Shaguar-my mechanic's company finally put up some of the
restoration pictures on their website-
http://www.europeancollectibles.com and click on the Austin Powers poster.
>As for the LBC Olympics, how about the 'gymnastic contortion to reach in
>behind the dashboard'
>
>Or for cars with solonoid-engaged starters (e.g. MGB) the 'stretch to hold
>the ignition key on while simultaneously hitting the starter solonoid with
>a
>hammer'
>
>The '4x100m relay pushing the car that won't start'
>
>The 'push the car with a dead battery then leap in and engage 2nd' (similar
>to the start of a bob-sleigh race)
LoL-I used to do that so often with poor Mr Lucky Who Wasn't...
>And for sheer endurance, the 'sitting in the car in the height of summer
>with the heater on full blast because you need to cool the engine more than
>yourself'
ROTFLMAO!!!! When you're on the freeway and it's over 100o going throught
the San Fernando Valley-You know they always say that when it's too cold,
your extremeties go numb? Well, it happened to me that day in the
Valley-with the heater on!
Actually, Dave finally convinced me that 3/4 was fine and not to worry until
it gets over that-so, I'm driving around with out the heat more often. (But
it took me over three years to get to that point!)
Laura G.
>
>Richard & Daffy
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