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iain_spink

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iain_spink

iain_spink

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First, some pr1ck crashes his car at about70mph into my  house in Arbroath (don't live there anymore but let it out) and causes £11000 worth of damage. Yes, you guessed it, he wasn't insured (I am though thankfully). 4rsehole knocked down the entire bay window section of the house which is an old red sandstone lodge. Impossible to get an exact match on the stone so the house will never be the same again. Other  damage includes windows, old ornate plaster cornices, original woodwork, carpets,  leather suite, computer stuff, electrics etc. A monumental ammount of hassle for me and for the tennants who are living there. Have to say that so far the insurance people have been great though. The little helmet gets away with a few points and a paltry fine and I get left with a damaged, repaired house and out of pocket through excesses on my insurance.

Second,  After running like a swiss watch since I got it, my 22B's big ends very suddenly decided to make their presence noticed and started rattling rather loudly. Pretty p'd off about it as the engine had been rebuilt around 15000 miles ago so thought I had peace of mind in that area at least, not so it seems! Oh well lets think positively, its a good excuse to beef up the engine internals in order to add some goodies to up the power a bit.  AWD are doing most of the work, the engine's going down to API engineering in Warwickshire and the finishing touch will be a visit to Andy F for mapping. Could have done without that just now as I still havent sold my TVR (haven't tried yet).

Third,  Just to add to my luck, the aforementioned TVR was down at Dreadnought TVR in Callender for  a routine service and a new clutch, and on the way home up the A9 last night the gearbox decided to disintegrate! The car is now back down there and will be there for at least 4 weeks as thet are up to their eyeballs in work. Despite TVR's dodgy reputation for reliability it has been a fantastically reliable car to me, never once having let me down in 9years of ownership so the timing is not great to put it mildly! To say I am utterly hacked off with cars at the moment would be an understatement.

At least I'll have a 400+BHP 22B to look forward to I suppose!

Iain

iain_spink

iain_spink

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Suppose my favourite toys are my bikes, Trek OCLV 5500 Carbon racing bike and Trek  OCLV Fuel 100 MTB. Used to be a keen racer a few years ago.

bigdavie

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ach well mate !! they say it come's in three's and that's your's !! so yer cool now mate ! btw you have far too much cash and you should donate some my way lol !!

lescazscoob

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can you not claim from him ie, take him to court??? i know that if you are hit by an uninsured driver there is fund that you can claim compensation from but not sure how it works?

poor you sounds like your not having a good time of it? i luv ur 22b was drooling at the meet and told hubby about it all night he was so jealous, thats one of the reason we bought wrx!!

fai17

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Sad news indeed.....

Firstly..i think you can claim the wee cant in the small claims court....

Secondly..i would love to see your 22B but after your power hike i defo love to see it more[;)]but nae luck all the same.

Thirdly..cars are a nightmare when they let you down and your attitude to bad luck is spot on..looking on bight side always[Y]

iain_spink

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Thanks for your commiserations and comments folks. Unfortunately not worth pursuing the little maggot through the courts as it will likely cost me far more in solicitor fees etc than I would get from him. It's hard to bear but there's not a lot I can do really. My insurance company will obviously be pursuing him through the courts though to try to recoup some of their money. Perhaps I should "send the boys round" to see him one night!

Its a good job I've got an understanding girlfriend who likes cars too, as all this hassle/expense means that hols are unlikely again this year.

frank c

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I thought i was having a bad week Iain....Feck Me......Sorry to hear m8..

Good to hear the 22B is in for a bit pampering though.....[;)]

 

Frank.

paddy247

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Its a luvly car Iain and it will be better than ever when repaired.

Chat to ya next time you are in AWD,  I can be seen sweeping the floor, making the T and bolting Imprezas together[;)]

Paddy.

scientific steve

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Suppose my favourite toys are my bikes, Trek OCLV 5500 Carbon racing bike and Trek  OCLV Fuel 100 MTB. Used to be a keen racer a few years ago.

Kin hell, with the frame at "2.41 pounds" i take it you have a brick in your back pack so when you stop you can keep it from blowing away [;)] 

not too keen on going on the road meself but give me a muddy track and just point me down hill (from time to time i shall cycle up one too [:D])

 

oh and paddy get yer sail off the brush and back to bolting things back together [:)]

 

twentytwobee

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Interested to know what the root cause of the engine failure was as I was advised off the oil level in 22b's being critical and always being kept at Max and also intercooler condition being very important.

My 22B is under cover at the moment as I am considering selling it if a suitable offer comes along, I popped it on the 22B site.

The silver lining could be that your 22B was not parked out the front and he hit that instead of the house!

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