emmo Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 My car has been off the road for 3 months having upgrade works done under the hood (full details will be posted later). Today, was the happy day I had to collect her. I couldn't wait. I got up to Nottingham from Bromley and heard her running. Absolute heaven. I paid for all the work that was done and was handed back the keys. I pulled out their drive and..... ... a poxy f***king truck side swiped me!!! "Sorry mate, didn't see you". B0110x damn p!$$..... The front offside corner is a mess. The company took the car in again and put her on hoists to make sure all was well structurally which it happily appears all is ok and I was able to drive her back to Bromley. However, where's this karma come from? Who have I upset to deserve this???? On a happier note, my car sounds fantastic!!! I can't wait to bring it to a meet now I've finally got her back. Martin
baser999 Posted July 3, 2007 Posted July 3, 2007 [] sorry to hear your news, you're certainly not having any luck.....at least the engines done
emmo Posted July 3, 2007 Author Posted July 3, 2007 Oh yes. Time to write a stroppy letter to their insurance company I think and send a few photos and quotes for the repair.....
emmo Posted July 4, 2007 Author Posted July 4, 2007 Well, the near side doesn't look too bad..... Sadly, the offside is not quite so good. Can anybody recommend a good bodyshop in the Bromley/Orpington area. I'm thinking of possibly trying to get them to just settle it private so it doesn't affect my no claims. Also, anybody got any ideas on what I can do with that numberplate. I really don't like it there!
little vodka goblin Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Don't know if it's any help but when I took my wing out on the garage wall [:$] we bought a new one from GBK, you'll find them on e-bay, very reasonable and good service. Good luck with getting it sorted out - I was gutted and that was self inflicted!
baser999 Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 .............as regards repositioning the numberplate, did you give any thought to inserting it into the lorry driver so he'd rememeber who he'd ran into lol
big jay Posted July 4, 2007 Posted July 4, 2007 Sorry to hear what happen to your car mate i saw the pic's look's bad[]I thought i was having a bad day on sunday when my 6 year boy was riding his bike and went into the side of mine and put a 12" mark down the door and wing.When i had a closer look my side repearter had been broken[]so i've just ordered some new clear one's[] hopefuly with a bit of t-cut the mark should come out.
ROAR Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 sent you a pm with details of Paul Andrews, good guy and work is quality, i beleive this is the guy that repaired leebo's rb320 after some lttle shite keyed it.
Guest leebo77 Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 sent you a pm with details of Paul Andrews, good guy and work is quality, i beleive this is the guy that repaired leebo's rb320 after some lttle shite keyed it. The very same! Top man, great service, good price and top notch quality. [Y]
uno turbo Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 sorry to hear that, i normally get a run of bad luck with my motors too, dont want to temp fate now ive got my scooby. if your looking for a good body shop try goldsmiths coachworks of elliott rd bromley, they have done work on a few of my motors, and ive got to say the work was quite good, and reasonablly priced to boot. i'll try and get there number up on here for you, but i think they must have a web site. qiute surprised ive not seen you driving around before, as im from bromley too.. well good luck with the motor, and if you can get in touch with them, tell them richard from down the road sent you.
uno turbo Posted July 5, 2007 Posted July 5, 2007 found that number for you emmo, its 0208 466 0773. give them a try, see what they say.
emmo Posted July 6, 2007 Author Posted July 6, 2007 sorry to hear that, i normally get a run of bad luck with my motors too, dont want to temp fate now ive got my scooby. if your looking for a good body shop try goldsmiths coachworks of elliott rd bromley, they have done work on a few of my motors, and ive got to say the work was quite good, and reasonablly priced to boot. i'll try and get there number up on here for you, but i think they must have a web site. qiute surprised ive not seen you driving around before, as im from bromley too.. well good luck with the motor, and if you can get in touch with them, tell them richard from down the road sent you. I live in College Road, opposite the old BMW dealership. Don't know if you are near that?
Dalthegooner Posted July 7, 2007 Posted July 7, 2007 |Gutted for you mate. Not good news [N] Make sure the quotes you get for the insurance company are for genuine parts ony. Don't accept pattern parts!
emmo Posted July 7, 2007 Author Posted July 7, 2007 I'm getting quotes of around £1300-1500 for the two panels. Car is being collected Monday so at least the wheels are in motion to get it all sorted :-) Martin
uno turbo Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 hello mate, its literally 5mins round the corner from you. if you know he vauxhall dealership along bromley common, its just down the road from there. if you go down the road by the side of the church, southlands road, then take the 3rd left turn into elliott rd, its the first alley way on your left. you'll find goldsmiths there. if you go in and ask for paul, he'll do his best to help you out. andas i said, say richard from down the road sent you, he may come to some sort of deal. hope that helps you out. if ou have any more queries, let me know.. ps good luck with getting it sorted. maybe driving down your road ater too, i'll keep an ey out for your motor.
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