Vauxhall cannibals
Discussion
The Wookie said:
Exactly the same thing happened to a friend of my girlfriend, in fact I'm not sure if that was actually her car.
With the locality of the Vauxhall plant you do wonder if it's a bunch of current or former employees who assemble the cars knowing how easy it is and what tools are needed.
It's a Vauxhall, so tools required would be cable-tie cutter and sellotape remover? With the locality of the Vauxhall plant you do wonder if it's a bunch of current or former employees who assemble the cars knowing how easy it is and what tools are needed.
SunsetZed said:
5 Grand to repair, really?!
Retail prices for parts plus £80/hour for prep and paint - no-one pays that actual price (parts are typically discounts 45-65% and labour to 40-50ish) but that's the headline figure.OT slightly, but I get tired of how EVERYTHING in the news has to have a value. If they found the Hoyl Grail, "experts have estimated it's value at £1.1 trillion, based on the value of cups used by other deity-offspring through history" FFS
Challo said:
5k is a bit excessive but I with all the parts needed at retail cost plus the labour to fit them all then i reckon it would come close.
I doubt the front bumper is cheap let alone the front wings and if them need painting.
Of course they'll need painting, unless you know somewhere selling painted panels to order.........I doubt the front bumper is cheap let alone the front wings and if them need painting.
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Rich1973 said:
What is it with the constant Vauxhall bashing on here?
Unfair. Unfair.My 1985 Cavalier 1.6GL was a cracking car. Saw those pesky Sierras off!
The veloury material was lovely and the seats were super-supportive - not sure that balances out things like engines which are worn-out at 90K or rust when they're less than 5-years-old tho ;0
Rich1973 said:
What is it with the constant Vauxhall bashing on here?
For me I hire cars every week and I get a lot of different cars from Fords, Citroen, Vauxhall, Peugot etc, etc. The one that makes me groan and sit fuming for the whole of my long drive is if I get a poxy feckin Vauxhall. I detest them and would have any of the rest of the Avis fleet over them.405dogvan said:
The veloury material was lovely
I am convinced that velour is absolutely the best material for seats. It doesn't get ridiculously hot or cold like vinyl or leather, doesn't require ongoing care like leather and is resistant to stains and cleanable. I wish my car had velour seats.jshell said:
For me I hire cars every week and I get a lot of different cars from Fords, Citroen, Vauxhall, Peugot etc, etc. The one that makes me groan and sit fuming for the whole of my long drive is if I get a poxy feckin Vauxhall. I detest them and would have any of the rest of the Avis fleet over them.
You honestly sit and fume for hours because you have to drive a Vauxhall? OK then... rohrl said:
405dogvan said:
The veloury material was lovely
I am convinced that velour is absolutely the best material for seats. It doesn't get ridiculously hot or cold like vinyl or leather, doesn't require ongoing care like leather and is resistant to stains and cleanable. I wish my car had velour seats.Rich1973 said:
What is it with the constant Vauxhall bashing on here?
because Clarkson slagged off the Vectra in the mid 1990s ... co0nsequently all Vauxhalls beofre and after have been condemned by the church of tttery that worships clarkson and creates a 350 page thread defending smacking work colleagues ..Parts theft has been going on for years round here (Luton) - often it's just the trims on the door mirrors, sometimes a whole street at once.
It's depressing because no-one should be faced with the choice of their car looking worse for ever with gaffer tape covering the holes, or replacing trims at exorbitant rates every few weeks (because the scum will be back for the shiny new parts)
I have no love for vauxhalls, but the thieves are scum who make people's lives a misery.
It's depressing because no-one should be faced with the choice of their car looking worse for ever with gaffer tape covering the holes, or replacing trims at exorbitant rates every few weeks (because the scum will be back for the shiny new parts)
I have no love for vauxhalls, but the thieves are scum who make people's lives a misery.
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