Any guesses as to what I'll get...

[Aviz]

3000GT ANT said:

100% this, i see a bit of snoberrish going on here! who really gives a sh*t what car they get, as long it works and it is legal does it really matter!!

I give a sh*t. I'll have whatever car they give me, as long as it can carry out the same functions as my own car.

If i got a 3 series as a substitute for a Range Rover i would be p!ssed, as it isn;t going to tow my trailer up a muddy hill. If they gave me some sort of Kia 4 x 4 with a towbar, i would be fine.

EDIT- if it;s just in for a service (less than a day) then i'll take whatever.

Edited by Aviz on Thursday 28th July 15:38

[TankRS]

when the Mrs got hit in her Fiesta zetecS 3 yrs ago, and with my car in the garage having engine work done, her like for like replacement was a brand new 1000 mile old Mini Cooper S. She was very pleased, wasn’t a bad car to drive either.

I had a rally to marshal on during that time too so she checked with the insurance that i could use it. they ummed and ahhd about it, but eventually said that it was ok as she had blanket insurance on it.

For further info – Copper S doesn’t take kindly too gravel stages

Hire company wasn’t too please to get it back covered in forestry mud

[markmullen]

TankRS said:

when the Mrs got hit in her Fiesta zetecS 3 yrs ago, and with my car in the garage having engine work done, her like for like replacement was a brand new 1000 mile old Mini Cooper S. She was very pleased, wasn’t a bad car to drive either.

I had a rally to marshal on during that time too so she checked with the insurance that i could use it. they ummed and ahhd about it, but eventually said that it was ok as she had blanket insurance on it.

For further info – Copper S doesn’t take kindly too gravel stages

Hire company wasn’t too please to get it back covered in forestry mud

And that is one of the reasons premiums go up.

[anonymous-user]

Every time I drop my car off to be serviced I hope to get the gorgeous Alfa 159 V6 that they have (especially since I now drop off a similar sized V6 car), but I always get the base spec yellow Fiat Panda

[jvl]

You guys are lucky. My car was getting some bodywork done in the winter after someone hit me during the big snow/ice apocalypse of 2010. I had to drive around in a 1.0 litre Peugeot 107 for two weeks.

[pilchardthecat]

On the basis of VW's own advertsing (in which every other car on earth is "like a Golf") i sincerely hope you get a Trabant

It goes dugga-dugga-dugga - like a Golf

[dvance]

When my car is in the garage to get work done, I get the bus And I don't complain much.

[TankRS]

markmullen said:

And that is one of the reasons premiums go up.

im not following? i didnt do any damage to the car!?

jvl said:

You guys are lucky. My car was getting some bodywork done in the winter after someone hit me during the big snow/ice apocalypse of 2010. I had to drive around in a 1.0 litre Peugeot 107 for two weeks.

same thing happened with a workmate. he’s an 18stone professional body builder, when i was in the passenger seat no one else could have got in the car.

I’d never heard an engine struggle so much in my life to get up even the tiniest incline!

[pilchardthecat]

TankRS said:

same thing happened with a workmate. he’s an 18stone professional body builder, when i was in the passenger seat no one else could have got in the car.

I’d never heard an engine struggle so much in my life to get up even the tiniest incline!

We can infer therefore that you are the most powerfully built person on PH?

[TankRS]

pilchardthecat said:

TankRS said:

same thing happened with a workmate. he’s an 18stone professional body builder, when i was in the passenger seat no one else could have got in the car.

I’d never heard an engine struggle so much in my life to get up even the tiniest incline!

We can infer therefore that you are the most powerfully built person on PH?

you could, but you'd be mistaken. and like i tell most visitors to our gym, the staff don’t necessarily practice what we preach!

I tip the scales at just under 15 1/2 stone and am nowhere near professional standard physique!

there’s a thread somewhere in PH world with a guy asking what car he should buy as his huge muscles have made him ‘outgrow’ his current runabout. He must be bigger than me as he has the need to brag about it!

[3000GT ANT]

Aviz said:

;)

I give a sh*t. I'll have whatever car they give me, as long as it can carry out the same functions as my own car.

If i got a 3 series as a substitute for a Range Rover i would be p!ssed, as it isn;t going to tow my trailer up a muddy hill. If they gave me some sort of Kia 4 x 4 with a towbar, i would be fine.

EDIT- if it;s just in for a service (less than a day) then i'll take whatever.

Edited by Aviz on Thursday 28th July 15:38

And that is a perfectly good reason, what I mean is those that moan when they get a corsa when then have a BMW 5 series for example, whena corsa would perform the same tasks ;-)

[hunt_the_fox]

When my 911 turbo was damaged Admiral tried to give me a Corsa. After kicking up a huge stink they gave me a F430 for five days!!! Not bad at all. I can hear the groans about premiums already but put yourself in my position, I was chuffing delighted.

[Vron]

Baz Tench said:

Shocking!! I mean, what would the neighbours think!?

My thoughts exactly. Aside from the fact I was being billed for a 'premium' rental...............

[insanojackson]

I have had a 1.6 focus as a like for like on a civic type r and 2 corsas of various flavours for my scirocco a 3dr 1.3 diesel and a 5 door 1.4 petrol, both odious.