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Hmm not the best start of years for me! Was diagnosed with testicular cancer before Christmas. Had the lump removed and spent the Christmas hols limping around like an old codger.
Then wrote my car off in Feb on my second week back at work! Basically lost the back end on an off camber corner in the frost, slide across the road and broadsided a grass bank. I was only doing about 45 but the bank seemed to be moulded into nature's very own car tipping device and caused the car to roll over! Sadly no dukes of hazzard heroics, it was all very placid and balletic. But unfortunately the car wasn't so happy! On first inspection the car didn't actually look too bad. Small creacks in front clam above wheel arches. Cracks in rear clam above wheel arches and under exhaust cut out. Wing mirrors busted. Cracked hard top. On closer inspection though exhaust was buckled, centre undertray mounts (offside) bent (undertray wasn't on at the time) seat wouldn't slide properly! Big dents in roll bar under hard top and all mounting points pused down. Don't know about suspension damage as I've not seen the engineers report. But I ended up getting a grand less than I paid for it 27 months ago (although I did lose out on the 421 that I hadn't declared).
The upshot is I've literally just finished my radiotherapy and chemo, my insurance cheque is on the way and I've just completed on a house! Car shopping on the adgenda now and I'm looking at an S2.
I'll have the following bits up for grabs soon if anyone's interested (non of them were on the car when I stuffed it!)?
Late S1 soft top in blue, with can't rails, supports and bag - excellent condition
Number plate plinth
Std rear diffuser
Orange rear indicators
Azure blue roll bar cover
Cat rep pipe
Enamel nose badge (new)
Will let you know when they're up.
Then wrote my car off in Feb on my second week back at work! Basically lost the back end on an off camber corner in the frost, slide across the road and broadsided a grass bank. I was only doing about 45 but the bank seemed to be moulded into nature's very own car tipping device and caused the car to roll over! Sadly no dukes of hazzard heroics, it was all very placid and balletic. But unfortunately the car wasn't so happy! On first inspection the car didn't actually look too bad. Small creacks in front clam above wheel arches. Cracks in rear clam above wheel arches and under exhaust cut out. Wing mirrors busted. Cracked hard top. On closer inspection though exhaust was buckled, centre undertray mounts (offside) bent (undertray wasn't on at the time) seat wouldn't slide properly! Big dents in roll bar under hard top and all mounting points pused down. Don't know about suspension damage as I've not seen the engineers report. But I ended up getting a grand less than I paid for it 27 months ago (although I did lose out on the 421 that I hadn't declared).
The upshot is I've literally just finished my radiotherapy and chemo, my insurance cheque is on the way and I've just completed on a house! Car shopping on the adgenda now and I'm looking at an S2.
I'll have the following bits up for grabs soon if anyone's interested (non of them were on the car when I stuffed it!)?
Late S1 soft top in blue, with can't rails, supports and bag - excellent condition
Number plate plinth
Std rear diffuser
Orange rear indicators
Azure blue roll bar cover
Cat rep pipe
Enamel nose badge (new)
Will let you know when they're up.
Holy crap Simon, I thought I'd not seen the car around for a while.
Firstly thank god you caught the TC - hope all's well there mate, must have been one hell of a scare.
Secondly, were I you I'd be looking at some of the Sport 135Rs that are up at the moment. Some really nice cars out there. Or some nice Sport 160's about if you don't want to let your S1 roots go just yet
Firstly thank god you caught the TC - hope all's well there mate, must have been one hell of a scare.
Secondly, were I you I'd be looking at some of the Sport 135Rs that are up at the moment. Some really nice cars out there. Or some nice Sport 160's about if you don't want to let your S1 roots go just yet
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