Car is back in the body shop
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Hi!
Well, the car is back in the bodyshop. Firstly to tidy up a couple of bits that have been annoying me, and secondly to clean up a small bit parking damage caused by someone elses' negligence.
All going well the car will finally be near perfect condition, hiding its age and milage well.
Its probably sods law that the car will be written off by someone in the company car hack when on my way home tomorrow from the bodyshop. Always the way. LOL.
Anyone else get a sort of uneasy feeling when their car is with someone else you dont really know? I had to leave the keys with the shop (Its haggys dad) but I get the same feeling at service time....
(how long is that test drive going to be? Will they let it warm up etc etc etc)
Haggys dad is also recharging the sense of direction too.
Neil
Well, the car is back in the bodyshop. Firstly to tidy up a couple of bits that have been annoying me, and secondly to clean up a small bit parking damage caused by someone elses' negligence.
All going well the car will finally be near perfect condition, hiding its age and milage well.
Its probably sods law that the car will be written off by someone in the company car hack when on my way home tomorrow from the bodyshop. Always the way. LOL.
Anyone else get a sort of uneasy feeling when their car is with someone else you dont really know? I had to leave the keys with the shop (Its haggys dad) but I get the same feeling at service time....
(how long is that test drive going to be? Will they let it warm up etc etc etc)
Haggys dad is also recharging the sense of direction too.
Neil
Hi Neil!
Hope all is well,
After you left this morning i was told to move my black VR6 golf, so dad could get her in the oven (bodyshop) so he could crack on with it straight away! after his cup of tea of course haha. He's got a couple of nice jobs in today, your M5 and Paint the arches on a caterham 7 which arrived last night. Are you picking it up tonight or tommorow? it will be locked in the workshop, secure anyway next to my mean looking dogs lol!
Fantastic looking car though! i sold my X5 on friday, so that will be going sometime this week.........decision time on what i get next though??
Hope all is well,
After you left this morning i was told to move my black VR6 golf, so dad could get her in the oven (bodyshop) so he could crack on with it straight away! after his cup of tea of course haha. He's got a couple of nice jobs in today, your M5 and Paint the arches on a caterham 7 which arrived last night. Are you picking it up tonight or tommorow? it will be locked in the workshop, secure anyway next to my mean looking dogs lol!
Fantastic looking car though! i sold my X5 on friday, so that will be going sometime this week.........decision time on what i get next though??
Neil.D said:
Mean looking dogs! Thats an understatement!
I will come got it whenever its done. Dont want to rush your dad!
I saw the X5, are you just getting some bits tarted up?
Anyway, whats your shortlist of cars?
I'v put it away now as its sold until it goes, like you said, can just see me taking it out and someone crashing in to it or something! not worth it. Yeh, just replacing the wing mirror as a transit van decided to remove it for me I will come got it whenever its done. Dont want to rush your dad!
I saw the X5, are you just getting some bits tarted up?
Anyway, whats your shortlist of cars?
Probably going to be E46 M3 convertible, really like them in estoril blue!
W4X LG said:
Whereabouts is the bodyshop, need to get a couple of bits on the VR6 sorted at some point.
But may have to wait till after its been to the ring in the summer!
Hi mate, the address and all our details are on here - http://www.harriscars.co.ukBut may have to wait till after its been to the ring in the summer!
I just took a VR6 in p-ex, what a fantastic car! its the highline model so has all the nice bits on board.
haggy said:
W4X LG said:
Whereabouts is the bodyshop, need to get a couple of bits on the VR6 sorted at some point.
But may have to wait till after its been to the ring in the summer!
Hi mate, the address and all our details are on here - http://www.harriscars.co.ukBut may have to wait till after its been to the ring in the summer!
I just took a VR6 in p-ex, what a fantastic car! its the highline model so has all the nice bits on board.
Thejimreaper said:
Neil i thinki just saw Haggys dad in the carpark at Tesco Windover in the ///M doing burnouts. He had the Rottweilers in the back seat s
tting and slobbering everywhere.
Only joking - quality job he did on the front end as well.
Cant be mine. He has just phoned me to say the first coat of 'urban cammo' Gumball style has dried and is looking great. Here was his blueprint.tting and slobbering everywhere.Only joking - quality job he did on the front end as well.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2752942710_9d0...
haggy said:
Neil.D said:
Mean looking dogs! Thats an understatement!
I will come got it whenever its done. Dont want to rush your dad!
I saw the X5, are you just getting some bits tarted up?
Anyway, whats your shortlist of cars?
I'v put it away now as its sold until it goes, like you said, can just see me taking it out and someone crashing in to it or something! not worth it. Yeh, just replacing the wing mirror as a transit van decided to remove it for me I will come got it whenever its done. Dont want to rush your dad!
I saw the X5, are you just getting some bits tarted up?
Anyway, whats your shortlist of cars?
Probably going to be E46 M3 convertible, really like them in estoril blue!
Lovely car. If I had found an estoril M5 when I was looking I would have had one straight away. Sadly that was when estoril carried a premium as they are rare on M5's. Now they are worth nothing - like mine! LOL.
Neil.D said:
Thejimreaper said:
Neil i thinki just saw Haggys dad in the carpark at Tesco Windover in the ///M doing burnouts. He had the Rottweilers in the back seat stting and slobbering everywhere.
Only joking - quality job he did on the front end as well.
Cant be mine. He has just phoned me to say the first coat of 'urban cammo' Gumball style has dried and is looking great. Here was his blueprint.tting and slobbering everywhere.Only joking - quality job he did on the front end as well.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2752942710_9d0...
Edited by minimatt1967 on Tuesday 14th April 21:39
minimatt1967 said:
Neil.D said:
Thejimreaper said:
Neil i thinki just saw Haggys dad in the carpark at Tesco Windover in the ///M doing burnouts. He had the Rottweilers in the back seat stting and slobbering everywhere.
Only joking - quality job he did on the front end as well.
Cant be mine. He has just phoned me to say the first coat of 'urban cammo' Gumball style has dried and is looking great. Here was his blueprint.tting and slobbering everywhere.Only joking - quality job he did on the front end as well.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3023/2752942710_9d0...
Edited by minimatt1967 on Tuesday 14th April 21:39
snoopstah said:
Mine's in on Monday, a little nervous too!
And yes, those dogs are very scary!
Snoopstah- you'll have to let me know how yours comes out. Mine is up at Back on track at the mo gettng a new turbo but will need to see a bodyshop next after a pheasant incident. Expensive times!And yes, those dogs are very scary!
Neil- I'm hoping to see a shrine to the World's greatest M5- http://www.teampolizeihq.com/wp-content/gallery/pa...
DC said:
snoopstah said:
Mine's in on Monday, a little nervous too!
And yes, those dogs are very scary!
Snoopstah- you'll have to let me know how yours comes out. Mine is up at Back on track at the mo gettng a new turbo but will need to see a bodyshop next after a pheasant incident. Expensive times!And yes, those dogs are very scary!
snoopstah said:
DC said:
snoopstah said:
Mine's in on Monday, a little nervous too!
And yes, those dogs are very scary!
Snoopstah- you'll have to let me know how yours comes out. Mine is up at Back on track at the mo gettng a new turbo but will need to see a bodyshop next after a pheasant incident. Expensive times!And yes, those dogs are very scary!
haggy said:
snoopstah said:
DC said:
snoopstah said:
Mine's in on Monday, a little nervous too!
And yes, those dogs are very scary!
Snoopstah- you'll have to let me know how yours comes out. Mine is up at Back on track at the mo gettng a new turbo but will need to see a bodyshop next after a pheasant incident. Expensive times!And yes, those dogs are very scary!
Should be around 300bhp but it's having problems with the fuel pump at the moment so it's 'only' around 250bhp.
Looks pretty good to me! There's a small patch that's not quite a perfect finish but otherwise it's spot on!
I'm rubbish at telling if the paint is the right colour or not but it looks great to me, I can't see where the paint was blended.
Overall a recommendation from me, especially given the price, and I'll likely be back in a year or so to get the front end resprayed.
I'm rubbish at telling if the paint is the right colour or not but it looks great to me, I can't see where the paint was blended.
Overall a recommendation from me, especially given the price, and I'll likely be back in a year or so to get the front end resprayed.
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