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MrBrightSi

2,912 posts

171 months

Saturday 26th November 2011
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Great paintjob from cans. Shame about the rest.

Edit: I didnt want to add more as im furious about whats happend to the OP. I hope things work out for the best.

snowdude2910

754 posts

165 months

Thursday 29th December 2011
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If it isn't you then it's a case of mistaken identity. A kebab on a porsche parked outside a nightclub is jealousy, this has involved a wrong hole somewhere down the line. When I got with my ex, a polo 100yards down the road had all of its windows smashed twice before they realised their mistake and smashed my windows. It wasn't even the same colour or model as mine. I guess he just phoned his naughty friend (we all have them right?) and told them I have a polo and live in xxx street so it could be any mx5 driver as the person who did it probably isn't the one your fellow hairdresser has upset.

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

191 months

Thursday 29th December 2011
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snowdude2910 said:
If it isn't you then it's a case of mistaken identity. A kebab on a porsche parked outside a nightclub is jealousy, this has involved a wrong hole somewhere down the line. When I got with my ex, a polo 100yards down the road had all of its windows smashed twice before they realised their mistake and smashed my windows. It wasn't even the same colour or model as mine. I guess he just phoned his naughty friend (we all have them right?) and told them I have a polo and live in xxx street so it could be any mx5 driver as the person who did it probably isn't the one your fellow hairdresser has upset.
That was going quite well until the usual bks hairdresser comment. Do you feel comfortable now, now you've asserted your macho-ness? rolleyes

bozmandb9

673 posts

181 months

Thursday 29th December 2011
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Rich_W said:
GBWC said:
BlackPrince said:
(Not to be country-ist but this type of thing seems to happen to such a large degree exclusively in Britain - at least compared to N America).


This is a joke right? Comparing some car vandals to the criminal situation in America? I'll take a few car vandals thanks....




Fact of the day....

50% of the worlds prison population is in the USA, the rest is shared between the other 196 countries.
That doesn't mean that crime is that much worse in the states, it just means they lock up a lot more people. I think you'll find UK cities are now more violent and crime ridden in the UK that the US!

P.S sorry for going off thread, total sympathies to OP, hope you end up with a car you're very happy with!

Edited by bozmandb9 on Thursday 29th December 11:05

bozmandb9

673 posts

181 months

Thursday 29th December 2011
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Just thought, to find a silver lining is this cloud, how about checking out MX5 based kit cars? Take the insurance money plus the salvage, hey presto! woohoodriving

ETA Here's an example:http://www.amxastonish.co.uk/

You have the perfect donor vehicle!

Edited by bozmandb9 on Thursday 29th December 12:22

Minty

28 posts

284 months

Thursday 29th December 2011
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good luck with the insurance claim - hope the modifications are not used as a reason to refuse to payout?

snowdude2910

754 posts

165 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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Baz Tench said:
snowdude2910 said:
If it isn't you then it's a case of mistaken identity. A kebab on a porsche parked outside a nightclub is jealousy, this has involved a wrong hole somewhere down the line. When I got with my ex, a polo 100yards down the road had all of its windows smashed twice before they realised their mistake and smashed my windows. It wasn't even the same colour or model as mine. I guess he just phoned his naughty friend (we all have them right?) and told them I have a polo and live in xxx street so it could be any mx5 driver as the person who did it probably isn't the one your fellow hairdresser has upset.
That was going quite well until the usual bks hairdresser comment. Do you feel comfortable now, now you've asserted your macho-ness? rolleyes
I see your a boxster driver obviously a bit of a sore subject with you then?

anonymous-user

55 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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I once found a kidney on the roof of my (proper) Mini when parked up for one night in Carlisle.
Wierd!
There are some nasty people out there. Your average person will not have acid or paint stripper in their inventory and generally I'd think they would have make a special trip to the DIY store with the sole intent of buying it to use it as they have done.

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

191 months

Friday 30th December 2011
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snowdude2910 said:
Baz Tench said:
snowdude2910 said:
If it isn't you then it's a case of mistaken identity. A kebab on a porsche parked outside a nightclub is jealousy, this has involved a wrong hole somewhere down the line. When I got with my ex, a polo 100yards down the road had all of its windows smashed twice before they realised their mistake and smashed my windows. It wasn't even the same colour or model as mine. I guess he just phoned his naughty friend (we all have them right?) and told them I have a polo and live in xxx street so it could be any mx5 driver as the person who did it probably isn't the one your fellow hairdresser has upset.
That was going quite well until the usual bks hairdresser comment. Do you feel comfortable now, now you've asserted your macho-ness? rolleyes
I see your a boxster driver obviously a bit of a sore subject with you then?
Haha! I was waiting for that. It's all so predictable and therefore boring, but hey I live in a narrow-minded town so I'm used to it. It was a nasty little snipe at the end of a good post.

Disappointing.

snowdude2910

754 posts

165 months

Saturday 31st December 2011
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Baz Tench said:
It was a nasty little snipe at the end of a good post.
Disappointing.
Not at all how I intended it but take it as you please. If you drive an mx5 you have to be accepting of banter. I hear they're great cars (as with boxsters) but both are wide open for pisstaking and everyone i know who drives such cars accepts this as part of ownership, as I accepted all of the "where's the other half" in both my cinquecento and lupo as the banter that they it was and never gave it a second thought. If however your not so inclined I suggest you sell up and buy a caterham surely they must get nothing but respect right?

bozmandb9

673 posts

181 months

Saturday 31st December 2011
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Baz Tench said:
snowdude2910 said:
Baz Tench said:
snowdude2910 said:
If it isn't you then it's a case of mistaken identity. A kebab on a porsche parked outside a nightclub is jealousy, this has involved a wrong hole somewhere down the line. When I got with my ex, a polo 100yards down the road had all of its windows smashed twice before they realised their mistake and smashed my windows. It wasn't even the same colour or model as mine. I guess he just phoned his naughty friend (we all have them right?) and told them I have a polo and live in xxx street so it could be any mx5 driver as the person who did it probably isn't the one your fellow hairdresser has upset.
That was going quite well until the usual bks hairdresser comment. Do you feel comfortable now, now you've asserted your macho-ness? rolleyes
I see your a boxster driver obviously a bit of a sore subject with you then?
Haha! I was waiting for that. It's all so predictable and therefore boring, but hey I live in a narrow-minded town so I'm used to it. It was a nasty little snipe at the end of a good post.

Disappointing.
Baz, I'm with you on this one, but I hope that you see that this is exactly the same as people who keep quoting cliches and jumping to assumptions about 4x4 drivers!!!