Re: duct tape (was: My Intercooler hose broke)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <36D476B9.420D362D@zk3.dec.com> Douglas Frank writes:

> Lawrence swore that of all the cars in the world, he trusted only two
> makes in the desert-- Rolls Royce, because they never broke, and the
> Model T, which broke all the time but could be repaired by anyone.

Years ago there was a story that someone took a Rolls Royce on a desert
rally and broke the rear axle.  RR flew out a replacement and commented
that if they'd known he was going to do this, they'd have fitted a
stronger axle for him free, and replaced the standard one when he was
done.

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