SimonRSV
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- Aug 6, 2018
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Apparently this is where I am supposed to introduce myself - I am a 1990 lhd 2.5 diesel Peugeot J5 Dethleffs Globetrotter.....although my owners aren't sure about the last bit as I've been painted over a couple of times. They've owned me for just over 4 and a half years and taken me to the South of France 3 times, where we have just returned to Norfolk from.
I've behaved myself in the main, although I do have a temperamental solenoid connection to the starter motor when I'm hot so refuse to go anywhere until I've cooled down. I lost first and second gears last year until my driver found them with a couple of cable ties. He keeps saying he's going to put power steering on as he reckons he'll have arms like Arnie the Terminator soon...... I'm called Jacque L'Escargot for obvious reasons - most notably my inability to climb any type of gradient without slowing down to a snail's pace! I know my driver would appreciate any help/advice on my idiosyncratic mechanics and internals as apparently 'nothing ever works on this blasted truck!' was something I overheard him say the other day.
Yet despite that I have quite nice owners really, the Lady Wendy is always cleaning me and I've just got a nice skull and crossbones on my new bonnet! Loki the Dalmation is the main reason why I am always being cleaned! We are back down to the South of France again at the end of the month, by which time I might've got the power steering and an end to my soggy bottom. Hopefully lots of you will write to me and my owners, Simon, Wendy and Loki - oh and young Rhea too and we'll keep you up to date with our adventures.
See you on the blacktop
Jacque
I've behaved myself in the main, although I do have a temperamental solenoid connection to the starter motor when I'm hot so refuse to go anywhere until I've cooled down. I lost first and second gears last year until my driver found them with a couple of cable ties. He keeps saying he's going to put power steering on as he reckons he'll have arms like Arnie the Terminator soon...... I'm called Jacque L'Escargot for obvious reasons - most notably my inability to climb any type of gradient without slowing down to a snail's pace! I know my driver would appreciate any help/advice on my idiosyncratic mechanics and internals as apparently 'nothing ever works on this blasted truck!' was something I overheard him say the other day.
Yet despite that I have quite nice owners really, the Lady Wendy is always cleaning me and I've just got a nice skull and crossbones on my new bonnet! Loki the Dalmation is the main reason why I am always being cleaned! We are back down to the South of France again at the end of the month, by which time I might've got the power steering and an end to my soggy bottom. Hopefully lots of you will write to me and my owners, Simon, Wendy and Loki - oh and young Rhea too and we'll keep you up to date with our adventures.
See you on the blacktop
Jacque
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