Help - anyone who knows owt about cars
- Thread starter Shooms
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Shooms said:Frig me I'm chuffed to nuts
Just had confirmation that it's economical to repair & it's only the sump, nowt more (touch wood until they finish the job like), & managed to wangle in on the same claim me passenger wing mirror some cnut booted off a few weeks ago & also the bumper damage that happened last Sat day :$ lol
I'll consider meself v v v v v v lucky *phew*
Pickup is likely to be Sat 10th June & until then I'm gerrin a Nissan Micra 1.2 whoohooo lol
i think your better off without a motor mate you have nothing but bad luck
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RetroAndy said:i think your better off without a motor mate you have nothing but bad luck
It's all part of life's rich tapestry Andy fella
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oooooooooops lol
I expected to pick up me car this w/e... just called garage & they advised it's gonna be next weekend due to additional parts required.... ie.
replacement gearbox housing :|
replacement engine frame / mount :|
fank feck for fully comp eh
be 'interesting' what my new premiums are gonna be like :S
I expected to pick up me car this w/e... just called garage & they advised it's gonna be next weekend due to additional parts required.... ie.
replacement gearbox housing :|
replacement engine frame / mount :|
fank feck for fully comp eh
be 'interesting' what my new premiums are gonna be like :S
Hate to see the labour costs for changing your gears in to a new gearbox housing, add in all the seals and oils... ouch.
I had to do an own fault claim last year... sticks with you for 4 years, ramped my excess up, but my premiums stayed similar to previous year.
I had to do an own fault claim last year... sticks with you for 4 years, ramped my excess up, but my premiums stayed similar to previous year.
yea... must admit my first thought was here goes the garage ramping up the labour charges cos they know it's an insurance job...
mixster
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Elev8/Levit8 said:
I was just thinking the same thing! A few years back I ran into someone in my sister's car :$ , not too much damage to either car so I thought I'd have it repaired myself. Went to the local garage I had always used, and they quoted £150 (for cash) to sort it out.
Unfortunately, the woman I'd hit must have belted the crap out of her car when she got home, cos the quote for repairing hers was silly money so I had to go through the insurance (fully comp). That meant taking my sister's car to an 'insurance approved' repairer so the insurance would pay for it. Their bill for repairing the car that would have cost £150 locally?...£1152
They decided that loads of parts that were completely undamaged required replacing...nothing to do with a blank cheque from the insurance co, of course. :| Moral of that story - every garage gets greedy when the insurance company is footing the bill!
Nice one shoomsie,
Glad its not an engine swap.
Mind you its the first time i've anyone complain of "A gash in their sump"
Andy
Glad its not an engine swap.
Mind you its the first time i've anyone complain of "A gash in their sump"
Andy
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turpieaj said:Mind you its the first time i've anyone complain of "A gash in their sump"
Andy
heh heh
cheers all for replyin.... yeah does sound like the frikkin garage is ramping up the price :S fank feck me excess is only a ton tho.... be interesting to see what I'll be charged next year (lmao - my 1st policy - 750 quid for a 10 month accelorator of 12 no-claims - that was worth it
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i think you should have the engine ripped out and replaced with a 1.0, and replace all bumpers with those sausage things you get at bowling alleys. then you need to attatch a head strap to the headrest to ensure forward viewing, when travelling in that direction and you might be getting somewhere
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woody said:i think you should have the engine ripped out and replaced with a 1.0, and replace all bumpers with those sausage things you get at bowling alleys. then you need to attatch a head strap to the headrest to ensure forward viewing, when travelling in that direction
I'm a good driver normally y'know :$
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Shabba said:You keep telling yourself that sunshine
let me re-phrase... I'm a good driver on my own with no-one else in the car...
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