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Sorry to hear about the licence issue sssammm said:
Its in pieces....for the next month...+ no Licence till April 8th
Pics please! I saw this when it first came into the country and it was in a right state from the wreck.....I guess it was cheap enough to justify its repair though!?
Got a photoshoot coming up and would love to do something with a Viper if it gets finished in time!?
musclemaniac said:
sssammm said:
Its in pieces....for the next month...+ no Licence till April 8th
Pics please! I saw this when it first came into the country and it was in a right state from the wreck.....I guess it was cheap enough to justify its repair though!?
Got a photoshoot coming up and would love to do something with a Viper if it gets finished in time!?
fatboy18 said:
ny pics to prove your claim of the car being "in a right state"?
No not personally fatboy! but I know of the guy who bought it in through a US photographer buddy of mine....he took approved shots for the customs clearance!.....it sure wasn't pretty but then what wreck is!?.....I used to live in LA and a Viper wreck was a common site!musclemaniac said:
Just noticed you have a Viper too fatboy.....sure would love to spread myself over that hood!?....can send you my portfolio if interested.....I was in GQ a couple of months back!
my car is off the road until April, Im waiting for a reply from a Brake disc company to sort out a fitment problem, then the car will be up and running. When I'm happy with the car I will drop you a pm 
Ok dude you seem happy enough but we don't just junk cars for nothing Stateside....from memory it was a $20k salvage title.....I ain't ever seen a trolly cart hit that hard!
Seems you viper guys trashed another owners rebuilt vehicle on here but hey when a club guys totalled car gets passed over everythings cool......kinda sucks to me?!
Seems you viper guys trashed another owners rebuilt vehicle on here but hey when a club guys totalled car gets passed over everythings cool......kinda sucks to me?!
Er, you are coming in here kind of strong mate! Think you might be talking about another car unless Your Friend can find Vin number and Photographic evidence to prove your claim.
I know the owner who brought it into the UK.
As for the Right Hand Drive car, the guy asked for advice (allegedly) before he bought it, all we did was tell the prospective the truth about the cars history, which is why it had THAT interior. He went ahead and bought it, If the owner is happy with it fair enough, it's now his car.
I was sold a car that had been issued a salvage cert AND a cert of Destruction! So if I can help any future owner from making the same mistake I will.
HPI Check is pretty much useless over here as it will only record the cars history submitted by insurance or finance companies.
When I tried to submit information to HPI about my case they did not want to know! So I got the Police involved too.
We do have www.carfax.eu
Carfax is much better than HPI but its still not foolproof, but it saved me, thanks to a member on here
And contrary to what you may think, this is NOT the Viper alley.
I know the owner who brought it into the UK.
As for the Right Hand Drive car, the guy asked for advice (allegedly) before he bought it, all we did was tell the prospective the truth about the cars history, which is why it had THAT interior. He went ahead and bought it, If the owner is happy with it fair enough, it's now his car.
I was sold a car that had been issued a salvage cert AND a cert of Destruction! So if I can help any future owner from making the same mistake I will.
HPI Check is pretty much useless over here as it will only record the cars history submitted by insurance or finance companies.
When I tried to submit information to HPI about my case they did not want to know! So I got the Police involved too.
We do have www.carfax.eu
Carfax is much better than HPI but its still not foolproof, but it saved me, thanks to a member on here
And contrary to what you may think, this is NOT the Viper alley.
My buddy stateside remembers that the car had pass side front frame, suspension, fender, wing and hood damage but can't share the proofs as the rights are owned by the salvage co......black on black acr extreme red stripe shipped to England....not to many of those here?!.....anyway no photos so can't be true.......you guys love judge judy so go figure!.....laters home boys
- it is good hearted members like yourself that keep us novices on the right track by sharing your knowledge. Thanks.musclemaniac said:
My buddy stateside remembers that the car had pass side front frame, suspension, fender, wing and hood damage but can't share the proofs as the rights are owned by the salvage co......black on black acr extreme red stripe shipped to England....not to many of those here?!.....anyway no photos so can't be true.......you guys love judge judy so go figure!.....laters home boys
Do you have the name or website address of the salvage yard?Thanks, For the record I don't know the full history of every Viper here But its always good to gather evidence that hopefully the Club can keep a record of
For the record, we do have categories for salvaged cars here in the UK
Category 'D'
All other repairable vehicles. The estimated repair costs do not exceed the pre-accident value of the vehicle, but it remains more cost-effective for the insurance company to dispose of it. For example, the cost of providing a hire car to the policy holder for a long period would, when added to the repair costs, total more than the pre-accident value of the vehicle. Alternatively, a vehicle may be recorded as category 'D' because it was stolen and only recovered after the policy holder had been paid out.
The log book (V5) for Cat 'D' vehicles will be issued upon application. They do not require a VIC check
Category 'D'
All other repairable vehicles. The estimated repair costs do not exceed the pre-accident value of the vehicle, but it remains more cost-effective for the insurance company to dispose of it. For example, the cost of providing a hire car to the policy holder for a long period would, when added to the repair costs, total more than the pre-accident value of the vehicle. Alternatively, a vehicle may be recorded as category 'D' because it was stolen and only recovered after the policy holder had been paid out.
The log book (V5) for Cat 'D' vehicles will be issued upon application. They do not require a VIC check
Ok man I get that you have those category's but the values suffer right?....I mean who wants a junked car unless its cheap or sum dude gets suckered into stumping over the odds for trash!?
Stateside we have lemon laws and details about the vehicle history for a few dollars.....its detailed down to warranty and service.....you brits have a lot to learn and I guess that's how you guys don't check history stateside and get stuck with a wiped clean car!?.....good for the UK dealer wise guys eh?
I aint saying its perfect but its a start and some fixes look good on the surface but peak underneath....cracks, deformation....sub surface carbonfibre stress is undetectable!?....hell what do I know I'm just some yank pretty boy!?
Stateside we have lemon laws and details about the vehicle history for a few dollars.....its detailed down to warranty and service.....you brits have a lot to learn and I guess that's how you guys don't check history stateside and get stuck with a wiped clean car!?.....good for the UK dealer wise guys eh?
I aint saying its perfect but its a start and some fixes look good on the surface but peak underneath....cracks, deformation....sub surface carbonfibre stress is undetectable!?....hell what do I know I'm just some yank pretty boy!?
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