Motors Chat - Round 8

Bpmull · 12-05-2015 05:40PM

166man wrote: »

I have to say, it's a crap thing to happen, especially on a car as original and standard as the mammys Octavia. My 156 has never been crashed but has had some touch up paint. I'd hate the thought of knowing a car of mine was crashed.

I suppose not being crashed is the big think. My astra was the only thing that never had paint completely original. Focus and golf were both sprayed several times but not crashed as all the main components underneath were original. Id say the megane I have bought never had paint when I seen it but they are going touching up a few small marks on the front and sure they will have to spray the sill now too such a shame that some idiot couldn't move a car from one car park to another 100 metres between them without damaging a sill and loosing keys I know sh!t happens and all but it doesn't make them any less annoying.

166man · 12-05-2015 05:48PM

Bpmull wrote: »

I suppose not being crashed is the big think. My astra was the only thing that never had paint completely original. Focus and golf were both sprayed several times but not crashed as all the main components underneath were original. Id say the megane I have bought never had paint when I seen it but they are going touching up a few small marks on the front and sure they will have to spray the sill now too such a shame that some idiot couldn't move a car from one car park to another 100 metres between them without damaging a sill and loosing keys I know sh!t happens and all but it doesn't make them any less annoying.

Your family has had a **** week with cars....

Time for a bus pass?

dgt · 12-05-2015 05:53PM

Bpmull wrote: »

My mothers octavia is after been crashed into while it was parked. The person that done it admitted it and all but apparently there is a lot of damage some serious sickner having to get a completly original car sprayed.

People can be so careless when it comes to things like this. How did it happen at all? Surely in and out everyday, he'd know the car park at this stage. Has it happened before? Naturally, it seems shes understanding of the whole situation. I suppose she wouldn't want to make a bigger deal of it. One thing that I can't fathom is the damage caused by a low speed, is it badly gouged, bent in or just dented?

Days like this, I just want to pull my hair out, what little of it I have left. So I have to go to Dundalk for a hospital check up (mid louth me arse!). On the way home, the exhaust decides "ha f*ck you mal I'm falling off". Bad enough, thankfully off the motorway when it happened. Rubber hangers then decide well if the exhaust is jumping ship, we will too! Then the tail piece says I'm rotten, might aswell fall now.... So I stagger on, on the backroads local to me. Littered with potholes. Bang! Tyre goes next. Pull in, out with the snap on flex handle. Off with the hubcap and onto the bolts. Broke the bar in half. Great. Ended up rimming it home. Exhaust almost finished, just in having me tayyy. Need to pull a tyre out of my arse too... Some day! :mad:

kilianmanning · 12-05-2015 05:58PM

dgt wrote: »

People can be so careless when it comes to things like this. How did it happen at all? Surely in and out everyday, he'd know the car park at this stage. Has it happened before? Naturally, it seems shes understanding of the whole situation. I suppose she wouldn't want to make a bigger deal of it. One thing that I can't fathom is the damage caused by a low speed, is it badly gouged, bent in or just dented?

Days like this, I just want to pull my hair out, what little of it I have left. So I have to go to Dundalk for a hospital check up (mid louth me arse!). On the way home, the exhaust decides "ha f*ck you mal I'm falling off". Bad enough, thankfully off the motorway when it happened. Rubber hangers then decide well if the exhaust is jumping ship, we will too! Then the tail piece says I'm rotten, might aswell fall now.... So I stagger on, on the backroads local to me. Littered with potholes. Bang! Tyre goes next. Pull in, out with the snap on flex handle. Off with the hubcap and onto the bolts. Broke the bar in half. Great. Ended up rimming it home. Exhaust almost finished, just in having me tayyy. Need to pull a tyre out of my arse too... Some day! :mad:

I have tyres here if you are stuck..

166man · 12-05-2015 06:15PM

kilianmanning wrote: »

I have tyres here if you are stuck..

He doesn't need slicks for a track day though....?

Mycroft H · 12-05-2015 06:25PM

Anyone have some spotlights in the shed that they don't want anymore? Willing to pay a few euros for some

Bpmull · 12-05-2015 07:03PM

@dgt he reversed into it with one of the work vans that's missing a wing mirror which says a lot. It certainly isn't the first time he's hit a car or crash one he is just careless.

Anyway heres a picture. I checked it out track rod and end, comtrol arms, arb, are all fine no play in the well either way either. So it's cosmetic damage.

MuppetCheck · 12-05-2015 07:17PM

A lot of cars on the road have had paint BP, I wouldn't worry about it. As long as its a decent repair it won't change the value of a car like that by much if anything.

Gavman84 · 12-05-2015 07:17PM

Supergurrier wrote: »

Oh car, you make me so poor

Self inflicted cost mostly tho isn't it like myself! Intercooler fitted today to mine!

Old diesel · 12-05-2015 07:18PM

Regardless of it been her boss - she should still have the car returned to the sort of condition it was in pre damage - with hassle TO HER minimised as much as possible

166man · 12-05-2015 07:18PM

Gavman84 wrote: »

Self inflicted cost mostly tho isn't it like myself! Intercooler fitted today to mine!

Ooooooooooh Focus ST friends!

*prays somebody gets that reference.......

Gavman84 · 12-05-2015 07:20PM

166man wrote: »

Ooooooooooh Focus ST friends!

*prays somebody gets that reference.......

Should I jump on super g bonnet!

Special Circumstances · 12-05-2015 07:20PM

Mycroft H wrote: »

Anyone have some spotlights in the shed that they don't want anymore? Willing to pay a few euros for some

Fogs or spots? You have to ask even with people who know cars :-)

Have a small set of ring fogs.

Mycroft H · 12-05-2015 07:29PM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Fogs or spots? You have to ask even with people who know cars :-)

Have a small set of ring fogs.

Spotlights! If I'd wanted foglights I'd have asked :P

Something like a 7' one

Special Circumstances · 12-05-2015 07:35PM

Apologies, you never know if someone who knows better is just dumbing down for the people who don't!

Bpmull · 12-05-2015 07:35PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

A lot of cars on the road have had paint BP, I wouldn't worry about it. As long as its a decent repair it won't change the value of a car like that by much if anything.

By the time the brothers finished learning to drive in it it won't be worth much anyway :pac:

Ah no I suppose sh!t happens they are going to get a decent crowd to do it that remember their santa that was a hell of a lot worse than that and they done a great job.

Stheno · 12-05-2015 07:37PM

If due to a chance if circumstances I decide not to buy the accord, Do I just forfeit the deposit?

MuppetCheck · 12-05-2015 07:39PM

Stheno wrote: »

If due to a chance if circumstances I decide not to buy the accord, Do I just forfeit the deposit?

Usually yes, unless the dealer is very nice. They are under no obligation.

Stheno · 12-05-2015 07:41PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Usually yes, unless the dealer is very nice. They are under no obligation.

It's a small deposit I'd not be worried about the financial loss. Thank you

Bpmull · 12-05-2015 07:46PM

Actually what would people consider a normal deposit for a car Id always of thought of it as 50-100 quid. When I bought my golf I gave 100 quid I put 100 euro on the megane and they have me a receipt and took it off the website and they consider it mine now in the fact they wouldn't sell it to anyone else. But when I sold my golf the guy went up to the atm and dropped down a deposit of 700 quid for the car which I thought was quite high but it didn't bother me.

MuppetCheck · 12-05-2015 07:58PM

Depends on the value. Put a grand on the FR when I was buying.

Bpmull · 12-05-2015 08:10PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Depends on the value. Put a grand on the FR when I was buying.

I suppose on a brand new car that would make sense but on sub 10k secondhand Id of said 100 quid was enough but then I suppose some garages will want more than others depending on how popular or not the car is too.

On another note I finally got sick going to the petrol station and just gave in 4 bars living the dream :pac: I don't know how people drive around with very little fuel all the time I just find it annoying.

Stheno · 12-05-2015 08:20PM

Bpmull wrote: »

Actually what would people consider a normal deposit for a car Id always of thought of it as 50-100 quid. When I bought my golf I gave 100 quid I put 100 euro on the megane and they have me a receipt and took it off the website and they consider it mine now in the fact they wouldn't sell it to anyone else. But when I sold my golf the guy went up to the atm and dropped down a deposit of 700 quid for the car which I thought was quite high but it didn't bother me.

I offered ten percent but the chap said 100 was fine, now the car is only a bit above three grand.

Had some bad news this week which may mean funds are better kept for the future, I genuinely don't like to mess people around but this was unexpected

Old diesel · 12-05-2015 08:28PM

Stheno wrote: »

I offered ten percent but the chap said 100 was fine, now the car is only a bit above three grand.

Had some bad news this week which may mean funds are better kept for the future, I genuinely don't like to mess people around but this was unexpected

Sorry to hear of the bad news - I hope its something that can be fixed

Bpmull · 12-05-2015 08:29PM

Stheno wrote: »

I offered ten percent but the chap said 100 was fine, now the car is only a bit above three grand.

Had some bad news this week which may mean funds are better kept for the future, I genuinely don't like to mess people around but this was unexpected

At least you didn't have a huge deposit down. Sorry to hear about your situation hopefully it will all work out ah infairness garages are generally understanding of the genuine cases unfortunately you cant predict everything things change that's life I supose.

MuppetCheck · 12-05-2015 08:31PM

Stheno wrote: »

I offered ten percent but the chap said 100 was fine, now the car is only a bit above three grand.

Had some bad news this week which may mean funds are better kept for the future, I genuinely don't like to mess people around but this was unexpected

Sorry to hear. They might return it with a little sob story. Depends on how easy it is to sell for them on the flip side.

James Bond Junior · 12-05-2015 08:32PM

Those Renault fuel gauges used to wreck my head when the mother had one. I felt the things were so big you didn't know how far between half and a quarter you really were. Give me an old fashioned dial anyday!

Stheno · 12-05-2015 08:34PM

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Sorry to hear. They might return it with a little sob story. Depends on how easy it is to sell for them on the flip side.

I've no problem with them keeping it, and I know they had other enquiries as it's not easy to get an auto accord

I think I was more concerned they could force me to buy it

I reckon I was panicing, you guys have calmed me down no end

Thanks to you all, appreciate the kind thoughts

Oh may be losing his job

Bpmull · 12-05-2015 08:35PM

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Those Renault fuel gauges used to wreck my head when the mother had one. I felt the things were so big you didn't know how far between half and a quarter you really were. Give me an old fashioned dial anyday!

Yep the most accuracy you can get is to 1/8 of a tank. Kind of annoying if you sitting on 1/4 of a tank because afaik once it drops to 1/8 the light comes on but maybe I'm wrong as I haven't been driving it with the light on so dont know. Ah when I get my actual car I'll just fill it once a week I think that's the best option.

James Bond Junior · 12-05-2015 08:40PM

Stheno wrote: »

I've no problem with them keeping it, and I know they had other enquiries as it's not easy to get an auto accord

I think I was more concerned they could force me to buy it I reckon I was panicing, you guys have calmed me down no end

Thanks to you all, appreciate the kind thoughts Oh may be losing his job

Be upfront with them and you might see the deposit returned. You did say they were great to deal with.

@bpmull, what car are you hoping to get?

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