had ham Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 .......Said the rather pleasant older lady as she strolled into the village shop this morning (whilst I was getting the Sunday paps)..... ......."because i've just driven into it"..... 2 weeks old, now needs a new wing, bonnet, grille, bumper. She was very pleasant though, and could have driven off I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 not good burn her house down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Ouch! I feel for you there! How bloody fast did she go into you?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Nightmare mate feel sorry for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Thats awful bud but as has been said, at least she stopped and is insured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
had ham Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 not good burn her house down naaah, she was very sweet. And she said "oooh, that IS a nice car". So I will let her off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Sorry to hear this mate , but least you are both insured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 ouch... how bad is the damage? yea ur lucky she came lookin for u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgomez1978 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 could of been worse at least she stopped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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had ham Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 You are clearly quite right. But it happened at 11.50 and I had to meet a number of friends in The Bull at noon before we all came back to mine to watch Spurs/Arsenal. By the time we'd had a 'couple' of, ahem, 'swifties', I couldn't find the camera. And then it got dark. I shall endeavour to take some tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 not good burn her house down naaah, she was very sweet. And she said "oooh, that IS a nice car". So I will let her off. ok fair enough, reduce it to threatening phone calls in the middle of the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
had ham Posted February 8, 2009 Author Share Posted February 8, 2009 not good burn her house down naaah, she was very sweet. And she said "oooh, that IS a nice car". So I will let her off. ok fair enough, reduce it to threatening phone calls in the middle of the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 not good burn her house down naaah, she was very sweet. And she said "oooh, that IS a nice car". So I will let her off. ok fair enough, reduce it to threatening phone calls in the middle of the night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Thats really bad news. Sounds like she was admiring the car whilst driving in to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marzman Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Perfect opportunity bud - dont replace with standard items...! And take a hammer to your wheels, and get them replaced!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Perfect opportunity bud - dont replace with standard items...! And take a hammer to your wheels, and get them replaced!! +1 Now you got an excuse to get a bodykit, lol Sad to hear, just hope you are friendly with the repairers and let them make the repair estimate about 40% more, so you can cover the costs for the mods... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilli Red Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 She was obviously mesmerised by it's beauty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Perfect opportunity bud - dont replace with standard items...! And take a hammer to your wheels, and get them replaced!! +2 lol maybe a new kit is ur destiny.... PS chiili red thats a nice z mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 At least it was only superficial and not chassis damage or something of the like. But still not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1SM0350z Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thats a bit of a b*tch mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixy Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 oh dear - but the way you posted it did make me laugh! i have an image of this old lady like the one with tweety pie in the cartoons! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cara Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Oh god, what a nightmare! I would have been - sweet little old lady or not!! Hope it's quickly and easily repairable, must be gutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
had ham Posted February 13, 2009 Author Share Posted February 13, 2009 So the sorry tale gets worse... I pay a few bob extra on my insurance to ensure I get a 'like for like' replacement car and the full support of an accident services company in the event of an accident/damage and my car has to be off the road. I logged my claim, they called, and arranged to pick my car up and drop the 'like for like' courtesy car off at my house this morning. So I canned all my client visits for a day working from my home office. At 9.30 I get a call saying the driver can't find the house (in very broken English). He's a mile away. I give him very clear instructions (i.e do a u-turn and keep driving for a mile, we're on the right). At 10.15 he turns up saying he couldn't find us. It gets worse. He turns up (yes, remember that term 'like for like') in a black BMW 5 series 2.0 litre diesel in utter poverty spec. With stains all over the cloth seats and totally bald tyres . I tell him I'm ahem, 'a trifle diss-chuffed' with this. I then ask him when the transporter will arrive. He then tells me it won't, and that he will drive my car to the body shop. Ah, riiiight, so an Eastern European chappy turns up (whom I've never, ever, met before)in a tramper BMW, and he has no ID nor Drivers licence on his person, and dumps it on my drive (with afore mentioned stains and bald tyres) and drives off in my pristine 3 week-old 350Z - IN THE SNOW. Erm, no, perhaps not matey. I have to say he was a touch embarrased by the heap he was trying to foist on me and the fact his company had had a problem with the truck. He was actually a nice chap once he stopped being frightened by this raging idiot in front of him. He then hands me his 'job sheet' to show me his office number so I could re-direct my ire in an alternative direction. It is at this point that I notice that instead of taking my car to the Nissan bodyshop - as per my direction when making the arrangements, he is actually trying to take it to some back-street body-shop 25 miles away. The returns. To cut a long (and I'm sorry, I've gone on waaaay too long) story short. 1 hour of calls later and they have come round to my way of thinking. 1. It will be repaired by Nissan main dealer body shop. 2. A lorry is coming next week to pick it up. 3. They are e-mailing me the complete list of ALL cars on their list (up to 911 TTs) from which I can choose any car to use for the duration - by way of apology. Oh, and Eastern European matey had a cup of tea, a nice chat, and took the tramper BMW back to his depot..........65 miles away in SW London!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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