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Aug 11, 2011 19:59:48 GMT
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Hi All, Would like to say thanks for all the good comments that came my way after the car was half inched. Well the car has been found in a scrappy and after over 3 weeks of not being able to get at it as the police buggered about.  I got a look today. The good news is. It is not as bad as it could be the bad news is it looks like the engine is mullered as it is behaving like an oil colander. Hence this Post.. Has anyone got a car trailer I could borrow or their time and a trailer. It is costing me 20 pound a day and I have not come to an agreement with the insurance company yet. Ewan More details here... retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=stln&action=display&thread=108274 |
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Aug 11, 2011 20:01:26 GMT
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Phonecall on its way....
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Aug 11, 2011 20:05:50 GMT
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yay,glad its been found ;D
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kevfromwales
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the conrod's REALLY out the block now!
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Aug 11, 2011 20:10:06 GMT
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bruce to the rescue!
glad it's been found in one piece
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Almost on the road: b11 sunny breadvan, e36 tds, 325i skidcar,
nearly there: ford f250 tathauler, suzuki alto, u11 bluey
not for a while: ford pop, 32 rails,
not in this lifetime: ruby, '29 hillman
''unfortanatly I'm quite old and scruffy and in need of some loving. my drive shaft needs a new boot....''
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Aug 11, 2011 20:11:42 GMT
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Could be an awful lot worse but still hearbreaking to see how little respect people have  Do I foresee Delicas and A-Frames? |
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...proper medallion man chest wig motoring. |
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Aug 11, 2011 20:15:30 GMT
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yay,glad its been found ;D +1, big time. |
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Awesome news!
Wasn't in Yate scrappy was it?
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Faster. Faster. Until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
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"the bad news is it looks like the engine is mullered as it is behaving like an oil colander." thats a shame, i guess a redtop is the only option now  |
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Aug 12, 2011 10:20:30 GMT
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Good(ish) news - could've been so much worse anyway - here's hoping for a full recovery  |
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Aug 12, 2011 12:17:56 GMT
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Great to see you got in back - hope it's not too much pain to undo the damage done
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Aug 12, 2011 13:25:37 GMT
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Having never dealt with a stolen car before......and just talked to the the insurance 'claims handler'
1 Insurance saying that they will pay storage until an engineer looks at it and decides on damage category. After this they will then move it to their storage where it will be delivered to me 'free of charge'. On the proviso it is a cat c or d.
2 do I do this or do I get it home and get the engineer to come to to my house.
My head says 1 but I do not believe they will deliver.
My heart says 2. The main drawback would be I am putting a lot of people out to get it home.
Ah Conundrums
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Aug 12, 2011 13:36:36 GMT
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Do not let the insurance company anywhere near. To say it will be a major ball ache to get it back off them is a major understatement, considering they're talking about write off categories, before they've seen it says it all. To them it's only an old Viva, worth the grand total of 20p.
Get it back to your place and try to put it somewhere awkward for them to get to.
I can't remember who it was, but I've read somewhere they simply came and took a car away one morning while the owner was at work, after saying it was a CAT D.
That's what I'd do anyway.
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Aug 12, 2011 13:41:29 GMT
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Get it home. You've found it once and you don't want to lose it again just because of someone's opinion and you're not there in person to argue the case.
I expect people will gladly help because of the situation. I don't know you but am only a few miles from Chelt, so if you need a hand shoving it on a trailer and I can make it, then the offer's there.
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bxer
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Aug 12, 2011 13:47:49 GMT
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What they said!
Once it's home and safe, negotiating with the insurance company is just a minor detail ;D
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roundozo
Part of things
Retroless but not for long!
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Aug 12, 2011 13:57:57 GMT
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Agree with above. Get it home. I've heard nasty stories about car’s being “miss treated” at insurance yards. It’ll end up with more bumps and scrapes then the thieves gave it. While you know where it is, go collect it and park it on your drive behind another car if you can. Its nice to have it back but now you’ll gave to deal with all the political rubbish. Good luck with it all and glad to hear she’s been found, I a way you are a very lucky man indeed as it could have been much worse.
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Lawsy
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Aug 12, 2011 15:16:29 GMT
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Yay for being found..
as to above comments, don't let it go the insurers, heard to many horror stories as they just assume it'll be scrapped..
get it back yourself, if you have to pay storage, pay it and then claim it all back..
assess the work and see if you 'really' want to claim, i know its a ballache, but if you stand to loose out/break even then do you really want the car as a future cat C etc???
I hope it gets sorted for you either way
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Aug 16, 2011 20:41:08 GMT
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The Viva has landed. Bruce is a star ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Need to investigate starting etc tomorow quick lookover tonight shows turns over ok on crank pulley got ignition. oil stick shows oil level half inch above full  Starter not playing at all Put battery on charge and have a play tommorrow |
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Aug 16, 2011 20:53:53 GMT
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forgot to ask how do pinto's react to overfilling of oil. Is it a definite the rings are bypasssed etc. Give me amunition for ther insurance 'engineer'
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at present with the engine still intact and not running its impossible to say anything about its condition other than "condition unknown".
the oil being half inch over full means little, petrol engines don't suffer as badly from over filling as diesels, in fact a lot of the e30 boys run a quart extra oil in their track cars to prevent oil starvation on left handers.
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Aug 17, 2011 14:53:02 GMT
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Any leads on the fuggin bandits that pinched it?
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I got a look today. 
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