Automotive Vloggers (Vol. 5)

[h0b0]

B0unty_Hunter said:

The Rotrex Kid said:

I (and most people) wouldn’t class any of those as ‘crash damage’

But by that metric neither was Tim's car crashed either.

It got lightly scraped down the rear quarter and I (and most people) wouldn't class that as 'crash damage'

Have you not seen the pictures? This isn’t a touch of paint job.

[B0unty_Hunter]

h0b0 said:

Have you not seen the pictures? This isn’t a touch of paint job.

Saw the pics and the video.
As I said lightly scraped.

Ive got some magic beans to sell to anyone who thinks that's anything more than a nasty looking but light scrape.

[Baron Greenback]

Myth-Busting Carbon Fibre | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop, good sunday vid!

[Horsey McHorseface]

h0b0 said:

Have you not seen the pictures? This isn’t a touch of paint job.

Is that the glass door option? So he could show off his pink chinos...

[The Rotrex Kid]

B0unty_Hunter said:

The Rotrex Kid said:

I (and most people) wouldn’t class any of those as ‘crash damage’

But by that metric neither was Tim's car crashed either.

It got lightly scraped down the rear quarter and I (and most people) wouldn't class that as 'having been crashed'

Edited by B0unty_Hunter on Sunday 13th August 19:40

Totally.

I mean you need to strip apart a crash damaged car quite a lot to fix it which of course, didn’t happen to Tim’s.

Ah.

[Doofus]

SydneyBridge said:

Not sure about Mat Armstrong's RS6 but why not and they will love it at Seema

Only one E.

[B0unty_Hunter]

The Rotrex Kid said:

Totally.

I mean you need to strip apart a crash damaged car quite a lot to fix it which of course, didn’t happen to Tim’s.

Ah.

Wow they took off some damaged panels and replaced them
Big f***ing deal.

I had a Merc Estate that got scraped when parked and well they had to replace 2 doors and a front wing.
It was still just a scrape though

[B0unty_Hunter]

Horsey McHorseface said:

Is that the glass door option? So he could show off his pink chinos...

Don't all Senna's have that silly looking glass panel as standard ?

You're not wrong about his odd clothes though.
Latest video has him in LA in pink shorts

[h0b0]

B0unty_Hunter said:

h0b0 said:

Have you not seen the pictures? This isn’t a touch of paint job.

Saw the pics and the video.
As I said lightly scraped.

Ive got some magic beans to sell to anyone who thinks that's anything more than a nasty looking but light scrape.

5 months to repair with a door that was cracked in half according to Tim. Incidentally, rear quarter panel damage on any car is not considered light as it’s a pain to match the paint as you have to repaint so much.

Final thought… in the US, this crash damage would be permanently on the vehicle history report even though it wasn’t a cat S. If you look at auction sites like bring a trailer you will see owners explaining front bumper resprays on cars because the body shop up load the details to CARFAX.

[Doofus]

h0b0 said:

Final thought… in the US, this crash damage would be permanently on the vehicle history report even though it wasn’t a cat S. If you look at auction sites like bring a trailer you will see owners explaining front bumper resprays on cars because the body shop up load the details to CARFAX.

Only if it went through insurance.

[honda_exige]

B0unty_Hunter said:

h0b0 said:

Have you not seen the pictures? This isn’t a touch of paint job.

Saw the pics and the video.
As I said lightly scraped.

Ive got some magic beans to sell to anyone who thinks that's anything more than a nasty looking but light scrape.

Think if a dealer told you in writing that they guarantee it's never been crashed and you bought it unawares, a barrister would have a field day in court with that.

[The Rotrex Kid]

B0unty_Hunter said:

The Rotrex Kid said:

Totally.

I mean you need to strip apart a crash damaged car quite a lot to fix it which of course, didn’t happen to Tim’s.

Ah.

Wow they took off some damaged panels and replaced them
Big f***ing deal.

I had a Merc Estate that got scraped when parked and well they had to replace 2 doors and a front wing.
It was still just a scrape though

So, it got crashed into, had panels removed and replaced, but it’s not had crash damage?

‘It’s just a scrape, sir, tens of thousands of pounds of bespoke carbon panels and special order paint, but it’s just the same as if you scraped the front lip, sir’

[h0b0]

Doofus said:

h0b0 said:

Final thought… in the US, this crash damage would be permanently on the vehicle history report even though it wasn’t a cat S. If you look at auction sites like bring a trailer you will see owners explaining front bumper resprays on cars because the body shop up load the details to CARFAX.

Only if it went through insurance.

True as this one did. Tim was interviewed many times over the next 12-18 months and spoke about how he had only done 100 miles as he was no afraid of another accident.

I’m not suggesting the car is going to crab walk down the road and isn’t fit for anything other than scrap. From the little I’ve seen of Tim he seems to treat his cars well. He isn’t the sort to be doing burnout and engine revving. In fact, his gumball videos were of him being over taken for hours by the locals.

My point is, to suggest it’s not accident damaged is borderline trolling when the owner talks about his accident and the pictures show damage that took 5 months to repair. Also, there’s other options. The Sena buyer isn’t pressed for time to get a replacement car for his blown fiesta. They can wait for one that that will not be forever known as “Shmee’s crashed Sena”.

Edited by h0b0 on Sunday 13th August 20:20

[The Rotrex Kid]

SydneyBridge said:

Not sure about Mat Armstrong's RS6 but why not and they will love it at Seema

Yeah it’s not doing it for me TBH. That front lip is, er, interesting…..

[WPA]

The Rotrex Kid said:

B0unty_Hunter said:

The Rotrex Kid said:

I (and most people) wouldn’t class any of those as ‘crash damage’

But by that metric neither was Tim's car crashed either.

It got lightly scraped down the rear quarter and I (and most people) wouldn't class that as 'having been crashed'

Edited by B0unty_Hunter on Sunday 13th August 19:40

Totally.

I mean you need to strip apart a crash damaged car quite a lot to fix it which of course, didn’t happen to Tim’s.

Ah.

I am sure that I read somewhere it was around £50k to repair, I don't think it helps with the sell but then Senna's just are not selling some have been for sale for ages.

Doubt it will be selling anytime soon

[sandman77]

The Rotrex Kid said:

SydneyBridge said:

Not sure about Mat Armstrong's RS6 but why not and they will love it at Seema

Yeah it’s not doing it for me TBH. That front lip is, er, interesting…..

It will look a lot better when complete.

[Voldemort]

sandman77 said:

It will look a lot better when complete.

An RS6 needs a roofbox in the same way JayEmm needs a fish supper.

[Doofus]

sandman77 said:

It will look a lot better when complete.

No, it'll look like one of Mat's projects when it's finished. I've said before; I love what he does and I hate what he creates.

[ThomW]

B0unty_Hunter said:

Don't all Senna's have that silly looking glass panel as standard ?

You're not wrong about his odd clothes though.
Latest video has him in LA in pink shorts

You might want to visit any modern fashion store. Pink shorts are in every single one of them, worn by a huge number of men.

[ThomW]

Voldemort said:

sandman77 said:

It will look a lot better when complete.

An RS6 needs a roofbox in the same way JayEmm needs a fish supper.

Not necessary.