auto culto Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 woke up this morning to the sound of a very large crunch. Well what can i say at least it wasnt the landrover i,ve just restored. Some guy had decided to run straight up the **** of my old jalopy which was parked under a streetlight and 3 foot after a speed hump. Do you think the traffic calming measures work ? http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb83/au...icture48623.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Geez - i bet the guys windows were frosted up and he couldn't see a thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidibear Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Nah, polish out that will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Geez - i bet the guys windows were frosted up and he couldn't see a thing My thoughts exactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 That's beyond T-Cut Ah, it was french and it was rusting away anyway Seriously though mate, I bet he was driving with frosted windows or wiping the window while driving as has been said, its a ****** mate. Got up to some serious frost myself this morning, was not much fun running outside at 4.15am to start the car so it warmed up for me to get to work And about the car I have an old passat estate and its a cracker, worth next to nothing but trundles all day long and is bloody handy, so I understand if you mourn the loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Have that up and about in no time. Bit of hammering, bit of T-Cut, bit of gaffer tape, it'll be fine. After all, the important stuff is at the other end! Mind you, if you got the guy that did it, claim it was a collector's item/limited edition and try and get a shed-load more money off him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Was it a Pug or a Passett, can't tell any more? Loks like the damage would have been worse without the roof rack doing it's bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 It looks like a 405 estate to me, was using my passat as an example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 yes its a 405 TD estate. I've owned it for 9 years now and she's clocked up 220.000. There's not a spot of rust anywhere (galvanised) and used to run on fresh air and pull anything you put behind her. What more could i have asked. Its was worth nothing but boy was it a good motor. I,ve now got the guys details so that will all get sorted shortly. I may even sell the land rover series 2a and pool the payout together and get a disco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 On the subject of 2a's look at this: http://www.88inch.co.uk/main.html amazing IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeksofdoom Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I may even sell the land rover series 2a and pool the payout together and get a disco. No offence meant or anything, but you'll be lucky if your or his insurance company will payout for a car that old, at least thats what they'ld tell you in Ireland anyway, not woth fixing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 I may even sell the land rover series 2a and pool the payout together and get a disco. No offence meant or anything, but you'll be lucky if your or his insurance company will payout for a car that old, at least thats what they'ld tell you in Ireland anyway, not woth fixing! I will get the recovery fee and storeage charge for the vehicle and around £600 for a replacement vehicle of equal condition etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryhawk Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Did it have air-con? It has now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 maybe you should up the height of the speed hump one night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 maybe you should up the height of the speed hump one night But then the car would have gone clean through the back window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 A bit of polyfilla will sort that out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Tch - some people will do anything rather than change a tail lamp... like leaving the assend stickin out near a road hump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisis500 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 you must be able to get a few quid for it, if you go directly to the third parties insurance company you werent have to pay an excess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole890 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 at least you got the fellas particulars others i am sure would have 'done one' at that time in the mornng Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 That would have been a great youTube clip though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto culto Posted December 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 ok i,ll admit that it didn't actually wake me up The missus was in the shower so she didn't hear it. But all the neighbours opposite and to the side heard it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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