Andy V6":1lrfemgl said:
When was this?
It is the car in question but nothing showed up on insurance checks? as ever having a 'reported' crash. And it stated he owned the car for 3 years.
Is it a stay clear off as i'm due to pay the final £9000 tonight at 7pm.
Pics of the damage would be good I looked at the panels and they all looked alined bar the bonnet slightly out on the left by prob less than a 1mm.
Hi Mate- Ive stayed up late to do this message so you can have a think & people can comment during Friday-
Sorry to burst your bubble there- As soon as you said Maidstone & 45 degree angle exhaust I knew you meant my old car-
I was the second owner- I bought it from t'up North-
I sold it to a guy in maidstone for around 17.5k-
About a year & a half ago- perhaps a little longer I saw it up for sale on flea bay- looked quite taccy compared with how I had sold it- although I cant understand why it doesnt appear as cat D???
Here it is as was sold- 19/08/04 approx-
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http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs315&d=07195&f=VN52.JPG
As you can see pretty mint condition- especially when you look at the front-
http://xs.to/xs.php?h=xs315&d=07195&f=vn523.JPG
Why is the exhaust so Shiney???-
Because when it back on the car- after the performance one cracked I sat on the floor & polished it before I went back on-....
What can I say Andy- I really dont want to upset the apple cart but I fell you have a right to know-
I spun this car & went backwards up a curb & into someones garden-
2 alloys & tyres were knackered, The air bag ( Drivers went off,) quite a few panels were knackered-
Front bumper & bonnet, Rear Bumper & a couple of wings-
Also one side pod got stuck in the hedge & got ripped off
As well as all that the suspension needed sorting-
Infact I think barring the roof everything was changed on the outside of the car-
Thats the bad news..............
The good news is I didnt let the dopey insurance company take it to a second rate bodge it & scarper place-
I drove it ( VERY slowly) over to harlow to Mark fish who had the car for the best part of 3 months-
If you dont know mark he is a first class engineer who raced the Mk1 trophey versions of the vee & could probably rebuild one in his sleep-
So- After 2 months the car was reluctantly ( by the insurance company) repaired & when I got it back off Mark it was as good as knew-
If it had been repaired by ANYONE else I would put it up for sale the next day- but I kept it because it was in PRISTINE condition-
The engine hadnt been changed- but you think-
All new shell- with TWR parts- New spray, New seats- .....
I then got flashed on the A127 for doing 115 MPH- & that was the point I decided to sell her- I thought I was going to get banned
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See the pic & the writing on the top right 115..... Ive saved that as a reminder not to speed anymore...
Anyway- the most important thing is you know this car has had a heavy impact before- the thing is it may well have been as good as new once it came out of Marks workshop......
Its up to you- it depends if it will play on your mind- If it will get your money back asap- If it wont & you have faith in a repair ( I would it marks) then buy it
SORRY
Steve
PS I have no pics of the damage of the vehicle - I threw them away just a short while ago- although Mark fish has every invoice etc dating back to BC probably- he would if he is allowed give the repair bill for the car- ( I paid 250 excess)
His phone number is- 01279431628