Husky Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 so can we say direct insults like MP are ^&£%£%$ ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 You can say whatever you like as long as it's your opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesterfield Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 If they are going to "alledgedly" modify a CAT C with a chassis an inch out of line, ad then give it away as a prize pottentially endangering life by putting someone into a possibly unroadworthy vehicle, and then take action against an individual or club for hilighting this fact, then I think this speaks volumes. They would be far wiser spending the money retraining whomever thought using a bent car as a competition prize and then writing about it as if everything were rosy, on not doing it again. Id like to see the paperwork showing that a total of £28,000 was spent on the vehicle, as I am sure would anyone who was given a cash equivalent of the prize, if indeed that was the case - as Ill bet my left testicle they didnt give the values as printed in the magazine.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 i think its clear they haven't even tried bending the truth, they just lied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 this is absurd... where do I sign to burn the magazine to the ground? Must be some sort of department body looking after things like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruddles Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 That £28,000 was most likely spent keeping the right people quiet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millzzz Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 How do we know it was an inch out of line? Did Amy take it to a garage for an MOT or something & they spotted it? Sorry, I've only picked up bits & pieces of this story. Bloody disgusting behaviour. Then again WTF did they do to it to bend the bloody chassis?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz0 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I'd ruin them. Give the story to every other car magazine, send it to the major car shows, newspapers, name and shame the editors by real name and dare them to take me to court or try to silence me. If even a few hundred people stopped buying their magazine because of it, then it would be a dent in their pockets they would feel, and I'm sure somebody would get an ass kicking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Having watched this situation develop I was more and more annoyed bt it. The winner was a very keen show car entrant and having gone well out of her way to win the 350z was obviously delighted to ha won it. She has been thoroughly messed about since then and the published article is clearly an added insult. I can only imagine how upset she feels now. No car for this years shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunmetalzgt Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Having watched this situation develop I was more and more annoyed bt it. The winner was a very keen show car entrant and having gone well out of her way to win the 350z was obviously delighted to ha won it. She has been thoroughly messed about since then and the published article is clearly an added insult. I can only imagine how upset she feels now. No car for this years shows. Has the FTO gone then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 Yes the FTO has gone. The garage that was going to fix the car couldnt because of the damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millzzz Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 The FTO or 350? How did the 350 get so badly damaged?! Or is that all part of the mystery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 The FTO or 350? How did the 350 get so badly damaged?! Or is that all part of the mystery? some tit from the magazine ploughed it front on into something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millzzz Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Ouch! That may explain the cracked bonnet then? Hmm, don't suppose anybody know's if the wheels she's selling were on at the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 No they werent. The wheels are fine. The bonnet was damaged before it was fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millzzz Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 That's cool then lol, thanks Martin. Not that I'd think she'd rob or anything, but doesn't hurt to be a bit careful This whole situation really pains me actually. I really love that Z, looks cool as anything, only to have it wrecked by some muppet. It's pretty much how I want to mod mine . . . . I bet Amy's pi$$ed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maccaman Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 IRC didn't Amy say the magazine wasn't to blame and that a lot more was to come out about the situation. Either this is correct or they have really fed her a catalogue of lies and bullshit. Whatever the truth they certainly haven't acted in any sort of professional way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinmac Posted June 2, 2010 Author Share Posted June 2, 2010 I have never met or talked to Amy although all my posts are factual. She was so excited when she won the car and for a young girl who is so into the show scene to be treated this way makes my blood boil. I know she has still got something for nothing but she really put a lot of time and effort into the competition and to end up where she has is a real shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andlid Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I have never met or talked to Amy although all my posts are factual. She was so excited when she won the car and for a young girl who is so into the show scene to be treated this way makes my blood boil. I know she has still got something for nothing but she really put a lot of time and effort into the competition and to end up where she has is a real shame. so what can 5k members do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 i have a feeling there will be 2 stories, one from the garage, and a different one from MP, neither will match and th eonly loser will be amy. shame as she seemed such a nice girl and shes really the only loser in this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 I can say one good thing about MP if my sis did not beg me to buy the mag 7years ago I would not have seen the nemisis 350z and fallen in love with the car(well probably untill I had seen one drive past) I do recall they went through a phase of some nice cars and good articles with lots of power figures etc but I grew up and couldnt give a @%$£ unless its a nice jap or german car so I just buy banzi, jap performance or nissan mag now as for Amy I would seek legal advice and if the car was delivered or shown on the road before she got it she can probably get some big bucks off em ?@$$£R$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz0 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 So did she actually get the car in the end? but she just cant drive it?...bit pointless eh! what's it doing then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruddles Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 The consumer is nearly always he loser, but this is more often down to the fact that people tend not to present an arguement. MP could have been spoon feeding the poor girl a load of absolute tripe about not being able to say anything. There are many ways around this; did she sign a contract permitting her not to badmouth MP any any shape or form, etc. Always read the fine print, find the loopholes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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