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Made a big point of telling the owner, no damage to theirs though just cracked all my rear paintwork. It's just a really awkward set up where I live and the car was parked in the wrong place, accident waiting to happen. Anyone know of a good respray place near Leicester?
Edited by Road Pest on Wednesday 26th December 16:31
Always makes me laugh people banging on about driver training, which tyres make you faster etc etc, yet get all flustered when they have to reverse - it still has mirrors, and if you can't see, get out and have a look!
Sorry if that doesn't sound very sympathetic but it was obviously your own fault, yet you are trying to make out it was someone else's because of where they parked. Could you see them when you started to reverse? or do you just manoeuver blind because 'there shouldn't be anyone parked there'.
FFS indeed.
Sorry if that doesn't sound very sympathetic but it was obviously your own fault, yet you are trying to make out it was someone else's because of where they parked. Could you see them when you started to reverse? or do you just manoeuver blind because 'there shouldn't be anyone parked there'.
FFS indeed.
Very helpful .... If it wasn't my fault I could be claiming against their insurance which I'm not. Have no problems reversing and LD1 considering you have no idea of the layout I am speaking of you are very opinionated. If the car wasn't parked there, where it shouldn't have been then it wouldn't have happened. If I had been more aware it wouldn't have happened. Accidents happen which is why people have insurance. Thankyou.
pauls motor bodies in barwell.does alot of noble's and is a sound guy to boot
http://www.paulsmotorbodyrepairs.co.uk/
http://www.paulsmotorbodyrepairs.co.uk/
Edited by retrorider on Wednesday 26th December 15:40
LD1Racing said:
Always makes me laugh people banging on about driver training, which tyres make you faster etc etc, yet get all flustered when they have to reverse - it still has mirrors, and if you can't see, get out and have a look!
Leave the poor rguy alone...........YOU try reversing an Elise after 20 cans of Stells clever clogs! 
LD1Racing said:
Always makes me laugh people banging on about driver training, which tyres make you faster etc etc, yet get all flustered when they have to reverse - it still has mirrors, and if you can't see, get out and have a look!
Sorry if that doesn't sound very sympathetic but it was obviously your own fault, yet you are trying to make out it was someone else's because of where they parked. Could you see them when you started to reverse? or do you just manoeuver blind because 'there shouldn't be anyone parked there'.
FFS indeed.
I have to say I agree, bad luck all the same.Sorry if that doesn't sound very sympathetic but it was obviously your own fault, yet you are trying to make out it was someone else's because of where they parked. Could you see them when you started to reverse? or do you just manoeuver blind because 'there shouldn't be anyone parked there'.
FFS indeed.
retrorider said:
pauls motor bodies in barwell.does alot of noble's and is a sound guy to boot
http://www.paulsmotorbodyrepairs.co.uk/
Thanks, have a couple of other bits that need doing aswell and a service due! The place that I've just moved to is more suited to a 4x4 than an exige so the front splitter needs replacing, maybe will just not drive it out until the development has been finished, or the good weather starts coming round and I start to get an itchy right foot again (for Donington of course).http://www.paulsmotorbodyrepairs.co.uk/
Edited by retrorider on Wednesday 26th December 15:40
Hollywood Wheels said:
LD1Racing said:
Always makes me laugh people banging on about driver training, which tyres make you faster etc etc, yet get all flustered when they have to reverse - it still has mirrors, and if you can't see, get out and have a look!
Leave the poor rguy alone...........YOU try reversing an Elise after 20 cans of Stells clever clogs! 
bjc388 said:
Hollywood Wheels said:
LD1Racing said:
Always makes me laugh people banging on about driver training, which tyres make you faster etc etc, yet get all flustered when they have to reverse - it still has mirrors, and if you can't see, get out and have a look!
Leave the poor rguy alone...........YOU try reversing an Elise after 20 cans of Stells clever clogs! 
TIPPER said:
bjc388 said:
Hollywood Wheels said:
LD1Racing said:
Always makes me laugh people banging on about driver training, which tyres make you faster etc etc, yet get all flustered when they have to reverse - it still has mirrors, and if you can't see, get out and have a look!
Leave the poor rguy alone...........YOU try reversing an Elise after 20 cans of Stells clever clogs! 
Know exactly what ur saying, I did exactly the same to my Exige a couple of months ago.I had parked the car, got out, picked someone up & then got back in again with no cars parked behind me. After a 30 second chat in the car I started the car looked in the o/s mirror & reversed back 6ins before 'CRUNCH'. Yes, you guessed it, between getting back into the car & starting to reverse someone had parked behind me.
I put the car in 1st & pulled forward a few inches before getting out & looking. Totally my fault for not fully looking, but the car had only just parked up & half on the kerb so wasn't visible in my o/s mirror.
He parked right up my ar*e becuase as he said "you were parked in my spot where I usually park". How the hell was I supposed to know he owned that particular spot of the public highway outside his house & he had exclusive rights to park there!
The result was a very small split in the fibre glass & crazing in the gel coat extended about 2½ feet across the rear of the car.
So I can fully understand your rant, frustration & annoyance. My incident was my fault, I can reverse my car usually, but a set of circumstances come together to give me grief.
The damage is actually harly visible on my car & is being repaired in the new year.
Hope you get yours sorted soon.
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