Adster
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My friend has a J reg nova and the other night he slid off a roundabout near dobbies in southport at really low speed (did the same thing myself in my first car a 2 years back)
when up the curb, along the grass and back onto the road (2 other cars almost followed suit with one just spinning out)
Now he's taken it to a garage (thinking the trackrod end, ball joint etc) will just need replacing but they're telling him the chassis has come away under the bonnet and 3 different garages have refused to repair it.
Can they do this? Be a shame to see another nova get written off 
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bracey123
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of course they can refuse to repair it!
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BarnshaW
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does the fact 3 garages who are all saying the same not suggest they might be correct...
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Adster
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but it isnt that bad? it drivers perfectly fine (other than pulling one way from the tracking) and its a mint shell (bar this damager now)
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AndyCorsaSport
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No they can't, stamp your feet and demand they fix it 
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AndyCorsaSport
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Do you work in a garage?
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Adster
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No i drive tesco delivery vans 
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Nic Barnes
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Can fix anything just mention money no object before they look at it.
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Ben G
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slid off more like driving too fast for the conditions and lost control 
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Adster
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
slid off more like driving too fast for the conditions and lost control
Knew that was coming but it is a bad round about at slow speeds in just damp conditions. i wont even go 10mph round it and still get abit of slide on it 
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Nic Barnes
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Maybe diesel on road Ben?
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bigron1988
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
slid off more like driving too fast for the conditions and lost control
Tbh I know the roundabout he's on about and you really don't need to go fast to spin on it
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kennySRi
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If you think its just a TRE and balljoint then get a mate to fix it and then see if it drives perfect or not. Most garages wont touch as a nova as they think they're ready for the scrap.
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by Adster
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Originally posted by Ben G
slid off more like driving too fast for the conditions and lost control
Knew that was coming but it is a bad round about at slow speeds in just damp conditions. i wont even go 10mph round it and still get abit of slide on it
Knowing it's a bad roundabout and still coming off is worse than just being caught out.
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john_c20xe
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a garage probly would refuse to work on it as its a bodyshop shop
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Adster
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Originally posted by Ben G
slid off more like driving too fast for the conditions and lost control
Knew that was coming but it is a bad round about at slow speeds in just damp conditions. i wont even go 10mph round it and still get abit of slide on it
So surely that's too fast for the conditions? As said, it's not a 'garage' job, it's a bodyshop job. You wouldn't kick off about a plumber refusing to change a lightswitch.
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T21SVJ
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quote:
Originally posted by bigron1988
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Originally posted by Ben G
slid off more like driving too fast for the conditions and lost control
Tbh I know the roundabout he's on about and you really don't need to go fast to spin on it
its really bad that roundabout...good fun if your in something RWD
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Adster
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he didnt know about it and i meant bodyshops not garages 
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by bigron1988
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Originally posted by Ben G
slid off more like driving too fast for the conditions and lost control
Tbh I know the roundabout he's on about and you really don't need to go fast to spin on it
sounds to me like they knew it was bad so should've taken extra precautions  i've had accidents in the past and just admitted i fucked up, it's far easier to accept something than to deny it.
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Nic Barnes
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post above yours ben. seriously get off that giant internet horse.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
post above yours ben. seriously get off that giant internet horse.
i like my horse, it seems to get lots of bites from weirdo's.
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FlaFFy_91
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Registered: 30th Sep 08
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Ad text me the details man. Ricky will more than likley do it for you no problem  .
And yer that roundabout is horrificly slippy even in the dry
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tregga
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shame so far i would have sorted it to keep another nova on the rd
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tregga
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also may be interested if puts it up for sale
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3i_gaz
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Round about by the hospital?
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