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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:32 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 51830&rd=1

....I don't think that's what it's for!?
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:35 pm

It's a wheel chock
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:35 pm

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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:42 pm

could also be a emergency breake when tide to a peice of string..
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 10:48 pm

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I await his answer. :lol:
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:42 pm

what a tool !!! :hammer:
M50 Turbo!!! :o I shall say no more :D
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:56 pm

imagine lying under the car with only that supporting it entire wieght above your head. :eek: :eek:
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Post Thu May 05, 2005 11:58 pm

What a numpty :?
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 12:08 am

i aint the only one who listens to car park catch phrase then ?? :lol: :lol:
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 4:22 am

I got a freind who lives there :cool:
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 8:21 am

Just got this reply from the seller:
You asked:
"Could this also be used as a wheel chock?"

I've just discovered that it is a wheel chock, sorry for the misleading info, have changed info, cheers :o)
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 8:49 am

He's editied the description, what DID it say...
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 10:43 am

It did say it was a "Genuine BMW E30 axle stand". :lol:
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Post Fri May 06, 2005 6:45 pm

ZS wrote:It did say it was a "Genuine BMW E30 axle stand". :lol:
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 1:10 am

Quality.

He hasn't got any wheelbraces listed as silent football rattles by any chance.
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 1:24 am

M3Jimbo wrote:I got a freind who lives there :cool:
Oh yeah! Whats his name?

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Post Sat May 07, 2005 10:39 am

its a horn of plenty :lol:
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 11:07 am

Carpark catchphrase is brilliant!!

He's waving :D
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 11:16 am

"frankly.......I'd rather stick a fork in my eye.........."

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Post Sat May 07, 2005 11:20 am

don't laff but ive got one of those in the boot of my touring and i wonderd what the hell it was..... didn't dare ask in case i looked stupid and was supost to know.....
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 1:46 pm

And there was me thinking:::

"How thoughful of BMW to include an emergency handbrake device for when the handbrake shoes give up"

That was a joke - honest
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 7:41 pm

every body knows your meant to wind the window down
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Post Sat May 07, 2005 9:09 pm

cathphrase is quality!!

That horn is rubbish / Its a horn-a-plenty!!
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Post Sun May 08, 2005 4:14 am

Mr chips was walking down the street one day, when he saw a man trying to balance an E30 on a strange shaped piece of metal!!!!
"is that a wheel choc" asked mr chips
"NO" said the strange man "ITS AN AXEL STAND"
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