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[lesapandre]

39 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Kit car? 😂

[Sunny Jim]

Work sent me an email about IT security training:

So I replied:

Checkmate.

[sdkrc]

11 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

Kit car? 😂

You often see cheap shite trying to pass off as fancy shite e.g. a metro trying to look like a TT. When are we going to see the reverse? A Ferrari 355 with a body kit that looks like a Pontiac Fiero?

[richardmorris]

3 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Kit car? 😂

Well £3million of a plastic kit I suppose.

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, sdkrc said:

You often see cheap shite trying to pass off as fancy shite e.g. a metro trying to look like a TT. When are we going to see the reverse? A Ferrari 355 with a body kit that looks like a Pontiac Fiero?

I've always said that when I win the Euromillions one of the first things I will do will be to buy a Bentley Flying Spur and stick Chrysler 300C badges on it.

[lesapandre]

24 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Well £3million of a plastic kit I suppose.

I see these supercars and always think kit car.

Always good to say that in earshot of the owners too...😂

I'm more impressed by a Standard Vanguard myself 😂

[lesapandre]

3 hours ago, sdkrc said:

You often see cheap shite trying to pass off as fancy shite e.g. a metro trying to look like a TT. When are we going to see the reverse? A Ferrari 355 with a body kit that looks like a Pontiac Fiero?

I quite like that little Metro kit. Banham did what Longbridge should have done.

These things are only naff if badged Audi. 

Like Cobra copiers - they are great but not a Cobra.

Though nobody has made a  copy Standard Vanguard kit where you use old parts from a Bentley alas. 😂

[wuvvum]

On 19/02/2025 at 20:47, wuvvum said:

Well this just keeps getting better.  I had another message from the management company earlier saying that there was an update on my claim.  Logged into their website and it's now saying that the repairs have been completed and the car is ready for collection.

So I have no fucking idea what's going on.  I'm going to have to ring the garage first thing in the morning and see if they can shed any light...

The hilarity* continues.

The garage confirmed that the car is indeed a total loss, the paperwork has been passed to the insurer and they definitely haven't carried out any repairs.

Then a short while ago I received a text from the first garage that had been nominated to repair the car (Autodoc) saying that they hadn't received the photos of the damage (which I sent them on 29th January) and they were unable to proceed with my claim until they got them.

Meanwhile I've heard absolutely nowt from the insurer.

It really is a bit of a clusterfuck.

[sdkrc]

https://www.speakev.com/threads/vauxhall-ampera-£3-500-optional-soooperb-accessories-package.189943/

@wuvvum, if you manage to get a payout any time soon this looks pretty good

[wuvvum]

That does look nice, although I'm hoping to buy back the salvage on mine and repair it with a secondhand bumper off eBay...

[lesapandre]

34 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

The hilarity* continues.

The garage confirmed that the car is indeed a total loss, the paperwork has been passed to the insurer and they definitely haven't carried out any repairs.

Then a short while ago I received a text from the first garage that had been nominated to repair the car (Autodoc) saying that they hadn't received the photos of the damage (which I sent them on 29th January) and they were unable to proceed with my claim until they got them.

Meanwhile I've heard absolutely nowt from the insurer.

It really is a bit of a clusterfuck.

Welcome to modern Britain - the country with over over-complex systems that only work sporadically.

[horriblemercedes]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

I've always said that when I win the Euromillions one of the first things I will do will be to buy a Bentley Flying Spur and stick Chrysler 300C badges on it.

I want to get a Honda NSX and Rover 800 V6 and swap the engines

[tooSavvy]

1 hour ago, lesapandre said:

I see these supercars and always think kit car.

Always good to say that in earshot of the owners too...😂

I'm more impressed by a Standard Vanguard myself 😂

As *smallboy, in South Shields, our two neighbours [either side] had a black S.V saloon and the other a two tone S.V saloon, in cream body/caramel top.... 😐

Dad had a Minx RBR991..[flat battery, sir? handle oot!] latterly an Oxford DBB403B.

A$ credentials*early starter 🤣

🚙💨

[D.E]

Lol

[lesapandre]

4 minutes ago, D.E said:

Lol

Reaction is painted on in....jurgh 😂

[Fumbler]

Had a bizarre experience while car hunting. I was perusing Fartbook Marketplace and Craigslist when I came across this very nice, very teal Ranger from a stealership 3 hours from me:
https://appleton.craigslist.org/ctd/d/oshkosh-1994-ford-ranger-splash-177k/7823221119.html

Complete with the official dealer-completed condition report

Looks a million bucks. Absolutely perfect for what I need. It has a clean title (no markers for scrap, export or write-off), it's supposedly from California, is rust-free (the holy grail in the Midwest), rear-wheel drive and has a "good shifting" manual according to the friendly salesman I spoke to. Nothing to hide, right? I sent this to a good friend of mine and he, very kindly, checked the VIN:

Red flag 1: The vehicle was sold 6 times between August 2022 and April 2023, 4 of those times were within a couple days of each other, the last time was a Copart auction local to the dealership.
Red flag 2: The vehicle is a RWD, manual truck. The VIN corresponds to a Ranger 4x4 with a 4-speed automatic and completely different front end. Uh oh!

Verdict: Very glossy lemon.

[goosey]

new rear discs, pads and a jacking point for the wife’s car yesterday, all done in the rain 🙄

used APEC parts and they seem decent quality 

[EyesWeldedShut]

21 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Kit car?

I do like a good colouring in book ...