Big shout out to marinabrian

gbs100 · 15th March 2021, 18:42

Sadly I've been suffering with a severe neck problems for quite a while and it really affects my ability to do my work on my cars, so when the front coil spring snapped on my wife's 75 diesel I tried to do the job myself and just couldn't manage it. So I made a phone call to Brian to ask if he knew anyone close to me who would be able to help.
Despite Living nearly fifty miles away Brian insisted on coming to my house the next day. When he got to mine he made short work of removing the award lower pinch bolt that had thwarted my attempts to remove it. In fact he had the whole job done in just over a hour. All I could do was to watch him work from a safe distance as I am shielding. I really can't thank Marinabrian enough he really knows these cars inside out.

squire · 15th March 2021, 18:48

That's Brian for you

, what more can you say.

trikey · 15th March 2021, 19:00

Top Man, glad Brian got it sorted for you

coab · 15th March 2021, 19:12

That reminds me not spoken to the man for ages or old ZZ Top Trikey both gents and go above and beyond helping people. First date when schools are off I must make a visit to at least one now Trikey is a carrot cruncher. 😂

cossie dunc · 15th March 2021, 19:27

Doesn’t surprise me at all, he’s one of life’s good guys

Rogue · 15th March 2021, 19:37

He's a top bloke

macafee2 · 15th March 2021, 19:53

The generosity of some people is truly amazing and heart warming

macafee2

ricardo65 · 16th March 2021, 09:31

Brian's one of life's true gentleman 👍 one if not the most knowledgeable guys on our cars , the forum is definitely a poorer place without him around

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Dorset Bob · 16th March 2021, 10:51

A talented engineer, who with many others, has my respect.
His wealth of knowledge has been a huge asset to us all.

Doesn’t suffer fools gladly and would challenge unsound information from posters in a direct manner.
Again, a huge benefit for members, who otherwise were in danger as taking this ill-informed, erroneous info. as gospel.

Sadly, the powers that be had to manage conflicts between a gifted engineer and someone repeatedly posting nonsense in the technical forum.
Unfortunately, support for the latter was decided.

In my opinion, they got it badly wrong……

Atlan · 17th March 2021, 09:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dorset Bob

A talented engineer, who with many others, has my respect.
His wealth of knowledge has been a huge asset to us all.

Doesn’t suffer fools gladly and would challenge unsound information from posters in a direct manner.
Again, a huge benefit for members, who otherwise were in danger as taking this ill-informed, erroneous info. as gospel.

Sadly, the powers that be had to manage conflicts between a gifted engineer and someone repeatedly posting nonsense in the technical forum.
Unfortunately, support for the latter was decided.

In my opinion, they got it badly wrong……

What a great post, hit the nail right on the head.

15th March 2021, 18:42	#1
gbs100 Loves to post rover 75 tourer cdti auto Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: middlesbrough Posts: 383 Thanks: 92 Thanked 102 Times in 36 Posts	Big shout out to marinabrian Sadly I've been suffering with a severe neck problems for quite a while and it really affects my ability to do my work on my cars, so when the front coil spring snapped on my wife's 75 diesel I tried to do the job myself and just couldn't manage it. So I made a phone call to Brian to ask if he knew anyone close to me who would be able to help. Despite Living nearly fifty miles away Brian insisted on coming to my house the next day. When he got to mine he made short work of removing the award lower pinch bolt that had thwarted my attempts to remove it. In fact he had the whole job done in just over a hour. All I could do was to watch him work from a safe distance as I am shielding. I really can't thank Marinabrian enough he really knows these cars inside out. __________________ hairpin alloys,160 remap,zt front bumper,towbar,

15th March 2021, 19:00	#3
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15th March 2021, 18:48	#2
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15th March 2021, 19:12	#4
coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	That reminds me not spoken to the man for ages or old ZZ Top Trikey both gents and go above and beyond helping people. First date when schools are off I must make a visit to at least one now Trikey is a carrot cruncher. 😂

15th March 2021, 19:53	#7
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,929 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	The generosity of some people is truly amazing and heart warming macafee2

16th March 2021, 10:51	#9
Dorset Bob Senior Citizen Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur SE,Chrysler 300C,124 Spider, Daytona 955i,Honda XL250 & Royal Enfield 650GT Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Kingdom of Wessex Posts: 6,976 Thanks: 2,391 Thanked 2,685 Times in 1,686 Posts	A talented engineer, who with many others, has my respect. His wealth of knowledge has been a huge asset to us all. Doesn’t suffer fools gladly and would challenge unsound information from posters in a direct manner. Again, a huge benefit for members, who otherwise were in danger as taking this ill-informed, erroneous info. as gospel. Sadly, the powers that be had to manage conflicts between a gifted engineer and someone repeatedly posting nonsense in the technical forum. Unfortunately, support for the latter was decided. In my opinion, they got it badly wrong…… __________________ Let the good times roll............