Bonnet gaps

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 18:39

Phil W said:
Under your ownership?

Yep.

That sucks, was that before you bought it?

Yeah just a tad, it was 3 weeks after I bought it.

[TW]Fox · 9 Sep 2008 at 18:46

Are you sure the whole 'it was my brother honest' isn't a face saving excercise

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 19:00

[TW]Fox;12468048 said:
Are you sure the whole 'it was my brother honest' isn't a face saving excercise

lol, it's not.

The repair didn't cost me a penny (I'm nearly fully paid back), all it's cost me is time and a few headaches!

cost my brother a few bruises and about £1100 or thereabouts!

Begbie · 9 Sep 2008 at 19:13

Phate said:
lol, it's not.

The repair didn't cost me a penny (I'm nearly fully paid back), all it's cost me is time and a few headaches!

cost my brother a few bruises and about £1100 or thereabouts!

Did your brother steal your car?

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 19:14

Begbie said:
Did your brother steal your car?

yeah, there was a thread where I posted all the details not so long ago, lemme find it.

Gah, can't find it. Long story short my brother stole it, wrote it off, Dad recovered it, cousin repaired it. Got it back a day or so before the RR.

Usel · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:36

You sure the bonnet's on straight? Looks like the offside needs to slide down around a centimeter and in doing so may correct some of the gap by the wing.

[TW]Fox · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:36

Phate said:
Gah, can't find it. Long story short my brother stole it, wrote it off, Dad recovered it, cousin repaired it. Got it back a day or so before the RR.

Given there was no insurance involved how was it a write off?

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:38

[TW]Fox;12468995 said:
Given there was no insurance involved how was it a write off?

The chassis was bent, it needed a new wing, bumper and bonnet...it would have definately been a write off. Considering if you so much as claim for a dead bug on a wing mirror they write them off these days.

I just say written off because the car was cattle trucked.

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:39

Usel said:
You sure the bonnet's on straight? Looks like the offside needs to slide down around a centimeter and in doing so may correct some of the gap by the wing.

I'm 99% sure it is, as it lines up with the rest of the car.

It's coming off tomorrow to be replaced with a new one anyway that's in much better condition. Can't wait till tomorrow, going to get RIGHT stuck in :cool:

agw_01 · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:41

Got your manifold o' southern one?

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:44

agw_01 said:
Got your manifold o' southern one?

Indeed o' northern one!

tomorrow is manifold, induction and sorting the panel gaps out. If I get time it'll be either brakes all round or clutch/gearbox!

I'm either losing my job the day after or got a half day booked on Friday so even if I don't finish I can carry on either Thursday or Friday

as I'm not completely car less as the mighty Maestro still bloody exists

TaKeN · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:50

Krikey Phate.. not sure how I missed the whole "brother stole my car then stacked it" situation :eek:

I hope you went postal on his ***?

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:51

TaKeN said:
Krikey Phate.. not sure how I missed the whole "brother stole my car then stacked it" situation

I hope you went postal on his ***?

Indeed, I bet myself that I could get the car back before his wounds healed. If I hadn't of been waiting ages for the bumper this would've been the case

And tbh I didn't create it's own thread, it emerged in a different one...

Jez · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:55

Phate said:
I'm either losing my job the day after or got a half day booked on Friday

Blimey, whats that about dude? :S

Begbie · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:57

Phate said:
Indeed, I bet myself that I could get the car back before his wounds healed. If I hadn't of been waiting ages for the bumper this would've been the case

And tbh I didn't create it's own thread, it emerged in a different one...

He's lucky he ain't my brother. Would not have been happy about that in the slightest. I hope he is paying for all the repairs.

[TW]Fox · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:58

Jez said:
Blimey, whats that about dude? :S

How can the IT director fire himself?

agw_01 · 9 Sep 2008 at 20:59

[TW]Fox;12469164 said:
How can the IT director fire himself?

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 21:00

[TW]Fox;12469164 said:
How can the IT director fire himself?

lol!

Loads of 'department restructuring'

They laid off 5 managers a week and a bit ago (including mine), got rid of another guy today, my self and 2 other colleagues are up for redundancy and find out Thursday at 10am /o\

Jez · 9 Sep 2008 at 21:01

Redundancy sounds juicy? Any idea what the package would be?

Phate · 9 Sep 2008 at 21:03

Jez said:
Redundancy sounds juicy? Any idea what the package would be?

err off the top of my head.... 3 to 6 months wage, my shares the company gave me (currently worth about £1500) and holiday pay.

So wouldn't be too bad

- plus I can go find a job for better money as well

or just a bloomin huge cheque (severance pay I think it's called) so I don't bitch to other company's about them and the way they are treating staff at the minute! That's what my boss got! lucky git