One owners highs and lows of December... Edit: Just got worse!!!!

[nanaki]

Christmas is just round the corner and I am hoping that Santa is going to bring me some better luck regarding this car. So far this month the following has happened.

Low: Beginning of December the back left window starts to leak and the front left wheel bearing goes.

High: After the december meet I pick up some new tires of Ally-B (Cheers mate)

Low: After Santa Cruise my car is hit by a muppt pushing trollies in an Asda car park. £700 of damage.

High: I buy a Ninja II backbox from Stripe which I get fitted 2 days later. Bring on the burble!!!

Low: Asda are messing around and not doing anything. Not returning calls. 

High: Car goes in to get the wheel bearing and window fixed under warranty.

Low: Car needs new front pads and disks: Not covered under warranty. That hurt.

Lower: Asda are taking forever to return my calls although at least there speaking to me. May be because I visited them again. No communication internally there. Asking me same questions a week after I answer them.

Lowest: Today on my way back to work after buying lunch my back left tyre blows. Big nail in it. Managed to crawl the car back to work as the side wall held out.

Currently the car is in the work carpark with the wonderfully swave low profile spare fitted. Do they have to be a bright yellow (It also happens to be the cleanest bit of the car right now). The joy of 50mph on the way home! woho!
There dosn't appear to be any damage to the allow which I am relieved about as I can't afford to get them reconditioned. Won't know properly till I get it checked though.
The only real thing I have going right now is that I hadn't fitted the tyres I got from Ally yet so I've still got them in the house however it is going to be fun though trying to find a garage open between christmas and new year that won't charge me a small fortune for the work due to the time of year.

Sorry rant over but I'm having a bad day.[:S]

Merry Christmas.

[fai17]

When you think it can't get worse it usually does...

Just found out i've got a dent on the bonnet from a big stone chip[:@]

But the car is running like a train after getting my Apexi AVCR fitted....more mid range[]

[Ali]

If it makes you feel any better, some old man reversed into me in the petrol station today! He didnt look in any mirrors and didnt seem to notice 5 blasts on the horn. [8-)]

 Doesnt seem to be to bad though, just a shattered indicator as far as I can see.

[scoobysailor]

Must be that time of year I have just had some damage to my front drivers wing in an ASDA carpark, decent f@$*er just drove away!!

[scoobyiain]

I crashed my car after 3 weeks of ownership costing insurance £10,000 +. £600 xs for me and £350 for 2 tyres then £190 for road tax. all in the same week, roll on 2007 and hopefully have better luck

[nanaki]

I have now gone and completly done it.

I have just had the 4 tyres changes so no problems there. I went round to Halfords and got a digital tyre preassue gauge.

All is well in the world till I leave the carpark and forget that I am next to the stupid trolly bay. I then suceed to drive off and turn to soon to the left thus impaling the side of the car against the solid steel frame. I have gone and completly messed up the 2 side doors on the same side as the asda guy scraped and dented with the trolly. I had to go and completly mangle them. Not a happy chappy right now.

 I have also destroyed the side scirt and dented the frame of the car.

 
Roll on 2007 indeed. I'm going to have to spend the first few months trying to get this sorted.

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!! I am a stupid idiot I know but it dosn't stop me being angry with myself.
 

 
 

[david_taylor]

Ouch.  Sore one.

Hope you have better luck in the New Year mate.

Dave

[scoobyiain]

Really feel for ya buddy, since getting my car back and gave it a few washes i have been noticing more and more stone chips. Also a small dent on top of the rear wing where my boot flew open when i crashed. No polishing is going to get that out so looks like the tooth pick, touch-up paint and sand paper is gonna have to come out before it starts rusting.

I got a tyre pressure checker for xmas and seems to read spot on after going to the garage and blowing up my tyres i checked it with gauge and both read the same, was worried it may give false readings.

Roll on 2007

[micra_wrc]

aww Ian ya numptie.  gutted for you [] 

bright
side....... at least you damaged the same side that was already
damaged.  Hopefully you can get the doors repaired at the same
time and save some money that way........ mibbe even courtesy of Asda?

i think you've had your 3 bouts of bad luck,  things should get better now.

 

[nanaki]

The back door is completly crushed. Would cost more to repair than to replace. As for the front well thats up to the insurance company.

 Oh well there goes the no claimes bonus. Time to start adding it up again.
 

[scoobaroo]

Sorry to hear about your recent mishaps Ian, hopefully your missfortune is over, and you can now look forward to a luckier new year !!

Lottery win perhaps [] you neverknow []

Marty.

[nanaki]

I think there is more chance of a bank error in my favour than me winning the lottery mate.

Last night I did what I always do when I feel like crap. I went out for a drive at 2am. Was interesting going some of my favourite roads at night. Completely changes things.

Took some pics as well so you can all see the damage later when I get home (at work right now)