IT's been one of those weeks....
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Well, had a great skiing holiday for the last week, marred by one unfortunate incident (which has already graced these pages I understand - thanks to those of you who offered sympathy / advice ).
The story goes :
Mate very kindly offered to drive the Taxi home from Gatwick following my departure last Sunday. Unfortunately a combination of enuthiasm/stupidity/wet road/ inexperience/ rear wheel drive/ amg power said mate lost the car on a roundabout and flung it backwards up the kerb and into a roadsign.
Mate has confessed (rang me as I was boarding the plane - great way to start a holiday that!!!), and is going to cover the damage / cash in lieu of car in an honourable fashion.
Still it's a sticky situation, and as a cautionary tale to anyone out there, don't lend your car to a mate with only 3rd party insurance. It ain't worth it.
Still waiting for damage assessments to come through from a couple of places, but having seen the photos it seems that the damage to read axle/suspension/body panels/floorpan/sils will be enough to write it off.
Feck.
looks like I might be driving a fiesta to folembray at this rate.....
The story goes :
Mate very kindly offered to drive the Taxi home from Gatwick following my departure last Sunday. Unfortunately a combination of enuthiasm/stupidity/wet road/ inexperience/ rear wheel drive/ amg power said mate lost the car on a roundabout and flung it backwards up the kerb and into a roadsign.
Mate has confessed (rang me as I was boarding the plane - great way to start a holiday that!!!), and is going to cover the damage / cash in lieu of car in an honourable fashion.
Still it's a sticky situation, and as a cautionary tale to anyone out there, don't lend your car to a mate with only 3rd party insurance. It ain't worth it.
Still waiting for damage assessments to come through from a couple of places, but having seen the photos it seems that the damage to read axle/suspension/body panels/floorpan/sils will be enough to write it off.
Feck.
looks like I might be driving a fiesta to folembray at this rate.....
marki said: Bad news ,, but if the traction control was on your mate must have been really Hooning about to lose it in such a big way , and if it was switched off "Why" when it was a strange motor to him
My brother's C36AMG doesn't have a traction control button, if that's a hint to your query?
Tony, very sorry to hear about your car.
DAZ
yeah, I felt sick when I read your mates' post, bad luck mate. Hope your mate can afford a new one.
PS. Might be worth going back to a certain dealer where I believe you have some credit owed & asking him to find you a new one & putting money towards that ?
>> Edited by Craigw on Monday 10th February 12:01
PS. Might be worth going back to a certain dealer where I believe you have some credit owed & asking him to find you a new one & putting money towards that ?
>> Edited by Craigw on Monday 10th February 12:01
Cheers Craig. We'll see what happens, depends on how quickly the cash / repair happens as to what I do.
Still love the car, but possibly I will now succumb to something new. It's pretty unlikely that anyone could find another c36 in such good condition as the one I had (2 owners since new, 9 years in an air con garage, FSH, 68k miles and mint...)
Still love the car, but possibly I will now succumb to something new. It's pretty unlikely that anyone could find another c36 in such good condition as the one I had (2 owners since new, 9 years in an air con garage, FSH, 68k miles and mint...)
Bonce said: Well that Saxo was easily as fast as The Taxi last year, so a Fiesta should be alright.
err round the corners almost certainly, think we know who would get back to calais first though
Seriously though, hard luck mate, hope you get a new car sorted soon, and don't let it affect your friendship.
Cheers, as they say between friends 'its only money...'
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