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Old 23rd December 2021, 02:29   #13
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Here's an oil delivery story.
I live in Canada and was one litre short to do a manual gearbox change on my MGF. The stuff just isn't available here.
Don't say "Call a Land Rover dealer". I did and they had no idea what I wanted as the last manual Landy was sold in Canada over 20 years ago. :eek
In the past I was able order Ravenol from the north-east US but with the border being closed that's very difficult and expensive so I ordered a litre off e-bay. It came from The Netherlands but they had no issue with shipping.
The seller just covered the plastic oil bottle with shrink wrap, slapped an address label on it and put it in the post. No box, no padding.
My letter carrier was not impressed as she ended up with oil all over her day's delivery and I still have a stain by my door where she left it.
There were no punctures in the bottle but it seems something heavy was on top of it for part of the 6000 mile journey to me!
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