gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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made £3500 on the car so far and I still have a fair bit to sell
(cost me £5000 to buy)
Cost to get home was a roll of germanys finest gaffa tape and a mazda 626 spare wheel.
Kick in the teeth was the ring bill badgers
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Not 'too' bad really considering how bad it could have been. I thought the ring costs would have been alot more aswell!
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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If you had seen the barrier it wasnt that bad. Just a bend and some red paint.
I could have fixed it with a sledge hammer and a can of nitromors
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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It's a joke how much they charge when you put it like that
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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0% credit card for a year gavin, stick it on that.
it is harsh but at the end of the day, count yourself lucky you didn't get hurt mate.
metals metal, moneys money. both can be replaced.
dodgy backs/broken legs etc always come back to haunt you.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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quote: Originally posted by willay
and that civic is still in my yard
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Ojc
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Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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It could have been a lot worse if a local in his brand new GT3 RS had been involved.
Plus Gav managed to drive his car home most people aren't that lucky.
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Mattb
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quote: Originally posted by Ojc
It could have been a lot worse if a local in his brand new GT3 RS had been involved.
Plus Gav managed to drive his car home most people aren't that lucky.
And some dont even make it home at all
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Indeed thats what I felt right from the start. Everyone was ok which was the main thing and it didnt cost that much in comparision to what it could have done
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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ouch, that a expensive bill. what happens when you crash there then? do you have to pay for the damage there and then before you leave or do they send the bill to your home?
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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Pay there and then, they escort you to a room with a chip and pin machine
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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What if you dont have the money?
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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you get invoiced I believe and you have x amount of days to pay it?
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Nath
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Location: MK
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Nice
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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And back on the farm
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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Ghetto repairs
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Had a moan at the garage this morning that they have had the saxo for 5 weeks and still not put it back together. Hopefully wheels are in motion for it returning soon so I can come up to you and sort a bit more of it
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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no probs mate, its just that mental 1 year mile stone I think we should try and beat pmsl other than that dont worry about it
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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was the rear quarter all caved in gavin?
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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it was very special, but someone fixed it with a mallet.
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Team Shonky appeared and like magic it was back together
Will let you know when I have the car, mainly just not impressed that a "3 day" job has taken them 5 weeks and counting. Apparently the quaife went "missing" when they sent it for machining
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willay
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Registered: 10th Nov 02
Location: Roydon, Essex
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ya its bullshit mate! hope you get it back soon
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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I went down in person on friday for a moan and pointed out that the silver car in there workshop should have jogged their memory that they had sent something off and that if they hadent heard they should maybe have chased it
Anyway its back on track now and hopefully will be back this week
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Always makes me smile seeing those pics for some reason, proper team work
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Lidel supermarket carpark repairs
Top job by everyone like Lee, tony, spanish etc that helped
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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