thought i'd relate this true story as it concerns another 3 wheeler - the Reliant Robin (aka Norfolk Limousine).
a few years back, well 40 or so, a friend and neighbour or mine worked in the local garage as a panel beater/sprayer.
a reliant robin came in for a normal a routine service. anyway it got forgotten about until very late in the day. the workshop manager asked for someone to do the service just at clocking off time, but lets say he was not well liked so got no takers.
in a raging huff he shouted some choice words at the workers and said he will do it himself, with no more ado jumped into the Robin and drove it - straight over over the access pit.
being only one wheel at the front this resulted in a very spectacular and sudden nose dive, the body jammed on the walls of the pit so the doors could not open, it was in to far to get out through the door or windows. to add to the manager woe's the Robins floor also split from the upper body. this helped dislodge the rear bench seat which then wedged behind the front seats and held by the crushed car walls, so he could not escape through the back door.
best of all, after insulting the workforce, no one called the fire brigade they simply walked out and left him to it, he only got out when his worried girlfriend came by to see where he was as dinner was getting cold.
the manager was not hurt but did get sacked, but is that being disliked or what?
regs
alan