..........................................	Holden Report - Issue #11
	The Holden gets towed from outside 'Temple' while we were performing. Here we were thinking we could turn up in downtown Auckland and park ourselves in a Wilson carpark without paying! During the second set (somewhere around 10pm) bursts of laughter started erupting from the doorway of 'Temple' as fans watched the Monkey Mobile being towed away. What heightened the irony of the whole episode was the fact that we'd been telling the audience the ongoing costs of running such a fine vehicle! The following morning we reluctantly paid our $120 fine and drove on our merry way. The Holden brake light is starting to come on for no reason. We disconnected the oil light when it started behaving badly... Steve saves Holden's life! Just before leaving Tauranga after our gig at 'The Roxy' Steve insisted it was time to check the oil. After trying several times to open the bonnet it just wouldn't open. A friend came to the rescue and started dismantling the front grill so that we could get at the latch to free the trapped bonnet. It was only after an hour (or so) that a mangled coathanger and some persistence freed the latch. A small screw was found sitting in the way stopping the latch from working. It made us wonder where the screw had come from! We finally checked the oil before our 7 hour journey to Wellington and found the reading was below the 'empty' line. Steve is excused from getting 'Driver of the Month' for the next 3 months! Holden fact No.15: Holden's nearly burn as much oil as they do petrol! We've worked out that it costs us about how much we paid for the vehicle every time we get a warrant for it! Sam and Carl nearly suffer the wrath of a local police car. We were pulled over while arriving at Opera Bar the other night just before a gig. Steve was the only one among us to have his new photo I.D. and was thankfully driving. Sam and Carl have since been down to the AA (Automobile Association) quick smart to order their photo I.D's. We did entertain the idea of swapping seats if Steve wasn't driving! Holden Fact No.16: Police officers don't think it's funny when you suggest that they pulled you over to take a look at the fine vehicle you own! Steve and Carl re-register the car the day before we get pulled over (and it was 28 days overdue!) Sam gets 'Driver of the Month' for setting off a speed camera in the south island. Holden fact No.17: A BMW is the only vehicle a Holden can be in an accident with and not win! The Holden is now the proud touring vehicle of Uncle Monkey. We can say that she has been to both ends of the country and made it back in one piece. The Holden suffered from an attack by the local bus service! While sitting outside Carl's place in Kelburn a suspected Wellington bus drove past the Holden smashing the wing mirror on the driver's side. Now changing lanes is quite scarey! Among many of the strange things that have happened this month one of the weirdest was when Carl hopped into the Holden to find the steering wheel slippery and wet! Holden fact No.18: Holdens can run out of gas even when they're parked!
	Holden Report (previous editions)	- Issue #10 - Issue #9 - Issue #8 - Issue #7 - Issue #6 (Special Edition - while overseas.) - Issue #5 - Issue #4 - Issue #3 - Issue #2 - Issue #1

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