Awww! The trusty Toyota died today

[XIIVVX]

Mrs XIIVVX and I were headed off to the DIY sheds yesterday with trailer in tow when, at a set of traffic lights, I saw steam issuing from the bonnet.

A glance at the temp gauge told me all I needed to know and we pulled off to the side of the road, finding the engine bay looking a little damp and the rad looking a little dry.

Two quids worth of mineral water topped the rad up, but we didn't get very far.

Eventually, after about four hours in a handy nearby pub, Toyota and trailer were recovered home by the nice RAC man #2 (Nice RAC man #1 having diagnosed the problem as not solvable at the roadside)

I now await the verdict from my spanner guy. Will it be treatable, or is the vegetable oil burning Toyota finally off to the scrappy?

It will be a sad day if it is. Beyond its usefulness and economy, I have strong sentimental attachment to it, once having belonged to an ex of mine who died a couple of years ago.

 

[Jasper]

Toyota's don't die.

I bet it's nothing serious.

 

[XIIVVX]

*sniff, sob* Thank you for those words of comfort *sniff*

 

[Dal]

Poor little Toyota

Will it need it's water works looked at (like a true old soldier) or is the head off it's rocker?

Hopefully it's just the water works.

Fingers crossed.

 

[Puman Being]

If its anything like the Toyota on top gear it'll only be a 1/4 way through its life span

 

[DradusContact]

As said above, toyota's dont die. Ever.

 

[Neil]

I'll bet it's not dead yet.

 

[BOK]

The family 1978 Datsun 120Y Estate had a similar problem.

Turned out to be a split radiator top hose. Fixed it and all was well until the sills finally succumbed to tin worm and it failed the MOT. Those were the only 2 things that went wrong with it in 12 years, bear in mind this was a car designed and built in the 70s too.

I wish we'd kept it as I would have restored and modernised it