Just won a car - but not entirely happy
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Dr Interceptor said:
You'll just need to talk to a human being to insure it, rather than an autobot.
Call a more specialist insurer like Flux, Greenlight, Brentacre, Carole Nash etc.
Its a good shout and thanks for the suggestions - I'll check them out. Living in N Ireland, its going to be a needle in a haystack job - even some very large insurers have that (excluding N Ireland) clause.Call a more specialist insurer like Flux, Greenlight, Brentacre, Carole Nash etc.
I rang my own insurer, Liverpool Victoria but no luck with them being able to quote me- 2006 and younger is what I was told over the phone.
I'm sure I'll find someone to insure me, just might take me a little while. If I do find someone, it will be interesting to find out the cost!
The day I won the prize, I picked up my daughter and told her I won a competition prize.
I asked her to guess what I won.
1. LOL surprise dolls?
No. Guess again.
2. A car?
Yes! I told her it was a big 8 seater like they drive in America.
She then said - well seeing as you already have a car - this car can be my car (she is 8) but I told her she wouldn't be allowed to drive it. Thats ok she said, just leave it in the driveway and me and my friends can use it as a playhouse until I'm old enough to drive it.
How sweet I thought - but not a fecking chance of that happening I said to myself. As it turns out, Daddy might not be able to drive it either - so maybe it will end up being a playhouse after all!!! At least I'll maybe get to watch the football in peace.......
I asked her to guess what I won.
1. LOL surprise dolls?
No. Guess again.
2. A car?
Yes! I told her it was a big 8 seater like they drive in America.
She then said - well seeing as you already have a car - this car can be my car (she is 8) but I told her she wouldn't be allowed to drive it. Thats ok she said, just leave it in the driveway and me and my friends can use it as a playhouse until I'm old enough to drive it.
How sweet I thought - but not a fecking chance of that happening I said to myself. As it turns out, Daddy might not be able to drive it either - so maybe it will end up being a playhouse after all!!! At least I'll maybe get to watch the football in peace.......
These big insurers don't like anything out of the norm. I remember they refused to insure a pajero just because it was an import for me a few years ago. You should be able to find someone to insure it, could do a reduced miles policy or something as you likely wont be doing 20k miles a year at that mpg!!
I wouldn't want any car that's been stuck in a advertising hoarding with 'no idea what condition it'll be in'.
Ontop of that i don't have a online gambling account so luckily I wouldn't fall into their gamble on a car attitude- 'free' or not paddypower will know it creates traffic to their site with people gambling on the back of the competition.
Ontop of that i don't have a online gambling account so luckily I wouldn't fall into their gamble on a car attitude- 'free' or not paddypower will know it creates traffic to their site with people gambling on the back of the competition.
Great marketing by PP.
Congratulations OP - You arent going to come out of this any worse off so its been a succesful experience and a good story to regale.
Hope you can get it insured and all is well when it arrives.
Depending on the comlimentary golf clubs in the boot they could be worth a few quid too!
Congratulations OP - You arent going to come out of this any worse off so its been a succesful experience and a good story to regale.
Hope you can get it insured and all is well when it arrives.
Depending on the comlimentary golf clubs in the boot they could be worth a few quid too!
Tallow said:
BertieWooster said:
Download the MyCarFax app, add the Cadillac to your garage (using the VIN) and you should be able to view previous history and maintenance.
That's awesome, I never knew about the app, thanks for the tip! 
I use it to track all my maintenance and gas mileage. Park it up somewhere, polish it up a bit, sell timeslots to those idiot social media "influencers" and forex muppets who want to publish photos/video of themselves next to / inside a nice motor, even Tiger Woods* old car no less. (* not actually his car).
Bit like the company that has the private jet permanently parked up at an airfield somewhere near London that the influencers and the odd tv show use to pretend they've just landed, but if you look closely you can see that it has wooden panels where the engines should be and the registration is painted over.
Or rent it to a local MOT garage / house clearing company etc that want an eyecatching "landmark" car to park next to a busy roundabout with advertising lettering all over it. Any nearby golf supply shops that might want to advertise on a car a bit like the one that Tiger Woods crashed?
Bit like the company that has the private jet permanently parked up at an airfield somewhere near London that the influencers and the odd tv show use to pretend they've just landed, but if you look closely you can see that it has wooden panels where the engines should be and the registration is painted over.
Or rent it to a local MOT garage / house clearing company etc that want an eyecatching "landmark" car to park next to a busy roundabout with advertising lettering all over it. Any nearby golf supply shops that might want to advertise on a car a bit like the one that Tiger Woods crashed?
kev1974 said:
Bit like the company that has the private jet permanently parked up at an airfield somewhere near London that the influencers and the odd tv show use to pretend they've just landed, but if you look closely you can see that it has wooden panels where the engines should be and the registration is painted over.
Is this really the state of things now? That is monumentally tragic.rich12 said:
It has got aftermarket alloys, facelift/aftermarket rear lights and 'maybe' a different exhaust.
I reckon you'll love it.
Wonder if the weight of it was too much..
Nice find Rich. Gosh, that's moved quite a bit. I reckon you'll love it.
Wonder if the weight of it was too much..
Edited by rich12 on Tuesday 20th August 15:27
Can't believe they left the windows open!!!
OFORBES said:
Great marketing by PP.
Congratulations OP - You arent going to come out of this any worse off so its been a succesful experience and a good story to regale.
Hope you can get it insured and all is well when it arrives.
Depending on the comlimentary golf clubs in the boot they could be worth a few quid too!
I play golf so quite interested to see what they are!Congratulations OP - You arent going to come out of this any worse off so its been a succesful experience and a good story to regale.
Hope you can get it insured and all is well when it arrives.
Depending on the comlimentary golf clubs in the boot they could be worth a few quid too!
soupdragon1 said:
rich12 said:
It has got aftermarket alloys, facelift/aftermarket rear lights and 'maybe' a different exhaust.
I reckon you'll love it.
Wonder if the weight of it was too much..
Nice find Rich. Gosh, that's moved quite a bit. I reckon you'll love it.
Wonder if the weight of it was too much..
Edited by rich12 on Tuesday 20th August 15:27
Can't believe they left the windows open!!!
Reminds me of a story I read about a woman who got 5 numbers on the lottery and assumed it meant big bucks. She went round telling her kids she'd buy them each a house and she'll be able to pay her mortgage off, amazing holidays etc . Called Camelot and they informed her she won £900.
Or something like that, was a long time ago. Think I read it on here.
Or something like that, was a long time ago. Think I read it on here.
Honestly if they would ship it to Poland I can help you punt it on. Stuff like that gets snapped up in these parts due to the utterly s
t roads and the fact lpg is so commonplace Especially if it's been prepped like they say.
+ They sell vehicles with far more interesting history than simply being suspended in a billboard.
As long as it's a left hooker and you have the v5 etc it's better than most on the market.
Pretty scummy of such a cash rich company though. Still it's £10k more than you had before you entered.
t roads and the fact lpg is so commonplace Especially if it's been prepped like they say. + They sell vehicles with far more interesting history than simply being suspended in a billboard.
As long as it's a left hooker and you have the v5 etc it's better than most on the market.
Pretty scummy of such a cash rich company though. Still it's £10k more than you had before you entered.
CDB1983 said:
Honestly if they would ship it to Poland I can help you punt it on. Stuff like that gets snapped up in these parts due to the utterly st roads and the fact lpg is so commonplace Especially if it's been prepped like they say.
+ They sell vehicles with far more interesting history than simply being suspended in a billboard.
As long as it's a left hooker and you have the v5 etc it's better than most on the market.
Pretty scummy of such a cash rich company though. Still it's £10k more than you had before you entered.
Don't be trying to promise him £10k of actual money when it clearly isn't.t roads and the fact lpg is so commonplace Especially if it's been prepped like they say. + They sell vehicles with far more interesting history than simply being suspended in a billboard.
As long as it's a left hooker and you have the v5 etc it's better than most on the market.
Pretty scummy of such a cash rich company though. Still it's £10k more than you had before you entered.
Just back of and let him sell it to me for £2k.
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