It was about 9-10C outside, so not that cold, certainly not cold enough for a window to spontaneously combust. It didn't crack either, it just shattered straight out.
Is it just me who thinks Mikko Hirvonen could be a title challenger next year?
Superb song there Erik!
Muse - Citizen Erased
My dad has had many Mondeos in the past as company cars, they've stayed together without real problems for 100,000+ miles.
And I got the Focus because, well, I really like them. Handling* (even on cheap shite tyres) is superb and good fun on country lanes, plus it can be an easy to drive motorway car too.
*I am comparing it to the only 2 other cars i've ever driven:
1. 2004 Hyundai Getz 1.4 Diesel
2. 2005 Toyota Yaris 1.25 Petrol
Fair point there.
Anyway, just got off the phone from Ford, and they're going to pick the car up and drop it off when it's fixed tomorrow(free of charge), The bloke said they'll have a good look at it to make sure it doesn't happen again. Plus the mechanism will be fixed under warrenty.
Good news for my empty wallet.
It went out about 2 seconds after i put it on.... so you could see it as a quick way of de-misting it.
Car de-misters/heaters/blower to clear the window when it steams up.
I had quite a weird problem with my car on friday...
On Thursday I drove to my friends house in Birmingham and stayed there overnight, was driving back home on friday with 2 of my friends from down there when, 5 miles after we set off (with 235 miles still to go), this happened:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/nukez/carwindow.jpg
The window just blew out, the car was starting to steam up inside, so I put the de-mister on, next thing I know there's a huge BANG right next to me, and the window wasn't there... I was doing 50mph at the time and it scared me s**tless! Nobody was hurt, Although I had a fair bit of glass on my arms and legs, but I was wearing a jumper so none went in me.
Luckily about 100 yards down the road there was a layby. We were in that layby for 4 hours, and spent nearly an hour and a half (and £18 of credit) on the phone to my dad, insurance companies and RAC windows! A 5 hour trip back up home took 10 hours instead (we got back and went straight to the pub!).
I didn't have anything thrown at me, there was nobody around, and the way the glass shattered outwards it made it obvious that the de-mister blew the window out. I don't think temperature was an issue, it was quite warm outside (about 9-10C), and i didn't have the de-mister on full heat, plus the car wasn't that warm inside either.
When the bloke from RAC Windows finally found us (took him a while and a fair few phone calls), he pulled the door apart to fit the new window, and also pulled out a bit of plastic and told me that's from the window mechanism, so 2 things could have happened.
1. The window blowing out took the mechanism with it
2. The mechanism was already broken which weakened the old window and the slight temparature difference on both sides blew it out.
Which of the 2 above things would be the most likely/believable cause? as I'll have to say to Ford what happened when I go and get the mechanism fixed (should be covered under warrenty... Windows aren't though).
Has anyone ever heard of this happening before? I'm a bit wary now when I put the demister on incase it happens again.
I count myself lucky that I didn't panic and do anymore damage to the car.
On Thursday I drove to my friends house in Birmingham and stayed there overnight, was driving back home on friday with 2 of my friends from down there when, 5 miles after we set off (with 235 miles still to go), this happened:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v418/nukez/carwindow.jpg
The window just blew out, the car was starting to steam up inside, so I put the de-mister on, next thing I know there's a huge BANG right next to me, and the window wasn't there... I was doing 50mph at the time and it scared me s**tless! Nobody was hurt, Although I had a fair bit of glass on my arms and legs, but I was wearing a jumper so none went in me.
Luckily about 100 yards down the road there was a layby. We were in that layby for 4 hours, and spent nearly an hour and a half (and £18 of credit) on the phone to my dad, insurance companies and RAC windows! A 5 hour trip back up home took 10 hours instead (we got back and went straight to the pub!).
I didn't have anything thrown at me, there was nobody around, and the way the glass shattered outwards it made it obvious that the de-mister blew the window out. I don't think temperature was an issue, it was quite warm outside (about 9-10C), and i didn't have the de-mister on full heat, plus the car wasn't that warm inside either.
When the bloke from RAC Windows finally found us (took him a while and a fair few phone calls), he pulled the door apart to fit the new window, and also pulled out a bit of plastic and told me that's from the window mechanism, so 2 things could have happened.
1. The window blowing out took the mechanism with it
2. The mechanism was already broken which weakened the old window and the slight temparature difference on both sides blew it out.
Which of the 2 above things would be the most likely/believable cause? as I'll have to say to Ford what happened when I go and get the mechanism fixed (should be covered under warrenty... Windows aren't though).
Has anyone ever heard of this happening before? I'm a bit wary now when I put the demister on incase it happens again.
I count myself lucky that I didn't panic and do anymore damage to the car.
The Automatic - Recover
Foo Fighters - Best of You
As as huge fan of Muse, I have to say that I approve of very highly.
Although I've not driven it yet, it looks spot on, just about!
Although I've not driven it yet, it looks spot on, just about!
Very good point... I suppose that's why I'm not too suprised/bothered about England not getting through
Muse - Showbiz (Live at Reading 2006)
Audioslave - Cochise
Radiohead - Subterranean Homesick Alien
Feeder - Under the Weather
Feeder - Just The Way I'm Feeling
The Strokes - You Only Live Once
Muse - Stockholm Syndrome
What's the difference between the England football team and Lewis Hamilton?
Hamilton will still have a McLaren in the morning.
Hamilton will still have a McLaren in the morning.
Bye bye Steve Mclaren
I've seen better defensive work from Newcastle United!
haha.
I'm sure she's a bit more sensible than that
I never even knew these existed until looking at this thread... So much for keeping up to date with technology.
That's interesting, I didn't know slick tyres would gain a pass on an MOT.
Wolfmother - Woman
The Raconteurs - Steady, As She Goes
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