*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

jimgoose

YbFocus wrote: »

...This forum has been getting bad press but for the most part it's a great spot, to me anyway!

I think it's grand! :cool:

bear1

Just got the estimation...
Can't for the life of me remember the name of the metal part behind the bumper (frame?) well that's bent to ****, the radiator is toast, the bumper is beyond reasonable repair and the headlights are no longer straight.
In total almost 1k euro in parts and about half of that in labour but he said this can go up and more than likely it will.
Going to the pub.

YbFocus

bear1 wrote: »

Just got the estimation...
Can't for the life of me remember the name of the metal part behind the bumper (frame?) well that's bent to ****, the radiator is toast, the bumper is beyond reasonable repair and the headlights are no longer straight.
In total almost 1k euro in parts and about half of that in labour but he said this can go up and more than likely it will.
Going to the pub.

Jesus he/she really hit the car at speed!

bear1

YbFocus wrote: »

Jesus he/she really hit the car at speed!

Which is why I think the person was drunk. I'd also wager it was a jeep of some sort considering there wasn't much of the other car there, apart from the plate.
How to fook people can do that, realise the utter damage they have done and just f off leaving the other with one hell of a mess.
And after getting the car back to perfect with the chains/injector ****e.

YbFocus

bear1 wrote: »

Which is why I think the person was drunk. I'd also wager it was a jeep of some sort considering there wasn't much of the other car there, apart from the plate.
How to fook people can do that, realise the utter damage they have done and just f off leaving the other with one hell of a mess.
And after getting the car back to perfect with the chains/injector ****e.

That or they made a monumental **** up!
Ah it's awful man i can't imagine being stuck in that position!

Dord

LIGHTNING wrote: »

While musing on car sites I noticed there is a Smart Roadster up north for sale for 1.7k, its only 638 euro to VRT it. Combine it with the very low tax (<1.0) you could get a weekend car for next to nothing. I know the box is ****e in them but still..

Aren't they a bitch to insure? I think they're in a high insurance group.

Stheno

YbFocus wrote: »

I know it's old and **** but I have that astra there now doing nothing, it's taxed but only has a weeks test left.
By right it needs 4 tyres too but you're welcome to it man to get you out while your stuck?

I'm not using it now with my new machine here!

Is bear not in Poland?

YbFocus

Stheno wrote: »

Is bear not in Poland?

He moves between here and there

bear1

Police called.
Driver found and admitted it immediately. They didn't give me all the details but they said they can't test for alcohol as too much time has passed but the woman explained what had happened.
She isn't used to driving an automatic jeep and when she was putting it into reverse she slammed on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal. Which in turn then smashed into my car. Panicked again and drove home only to then realise the number plate had remained there.
Insurance has now gotten involved and I should know later this week if the repairs will be covered by them.
I'm quite happy though that the police slapped the woman with points and a hefty fine for leaving the scene of an accident.

MetzgerMeister

That's a nice result

YbFocus

Great news bear, hopefully it will be cleared up very quick now!

Alanstrainor

bear1 wrote: »

Police called.
Driver found and admitted it immediately. They didn't give me all the details but they said they can't test for alcohol as too much time has passed but the woman explained what had happened.
She isn't used to driving an automatic jeep and when she was putting it into reverse she slammed on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal. Which in turn then smashed into my car. Panicked again and drove home only to then realise the number plate had remained there.
Insurance has now gotten involved and I should know later this week if the repairs will be covered by them.
I'm quite happy though that the police slapped the woman which points and a hefty fine for leaving the scene of an accident.

Result. Insurance will surely cover it, and from the other parties insurance. Given the Garda intervention and admission of guilt I wouldn't think you'll have trouble.

bear1

I wonder.... I've got the ARBS that are starting to play up and I'll need them done to get passed the NCT. Wonder if I can convince the garage to fix it and charge the bitch.

bear1

Thanks to everyone btw, and more thanks to Yb

Stheno

Great news bear

Special Circumstances

bear1 wrote: »

I wonder.... I've got the ARBS that are starting to play up and I'll need them done to get passed the NCT. Wonder if I can convince the garage to fix it and charge the bitch.

Mine passed and the fronts were annoyingly noisey. Thought I was in a taxi...

Your mileage may vary with NCT of course. I got them done anyway because it was just nasty. I guess the standard approach is "passed NCT, be grand, I'll wait until they fail before I do em"

joujoujou

bear1 wrote: »

[...]
Insurance has now gotten involved and I should know later this week if the repairs will be covered by them.

You're in Poland, aren't you? If so, insist on insurance crowd repairs MUST be done by authorised dealer, paid directly by insurance company (in Polish: ASO + bezgotówkowo). Long story short - leave your car in a garage, they repair it, insurance co. pays for it.

bear1 wrote: »

I'm quite happy though that the police slapped the woman with points and a hefty fine for leaving the scene of an accident.

She would be fined anyway, for causing an accident - that's the law over there - 500PLN + 6 points, IIRC.

bear1

joujoujou wrote: »

You're in Poland, aren't you? If so, insist on insurance crowd repairs MUST be done by authorised dealer, paid directly by insurance company (in Polish: ASO + bezgotówkowo). Long story short - leave your car in a garage, they repair it, insurance co. pays for it.
She would be fined anyway, for causing an accident - that's the law over there - 500PLN + 6 points, IIRC.

Yeah, so you are saying I should bring it to Honda?
The bitch should be given an even higher fine IMO but luckily I'll leave her insurance company to deal with that.

joujoujou

bear1 wrote: »

Yeah, so you are saying I should bring it to Honda?
[...]

Definately. That's the only place to do that appropriately, don't forget to mention you want them to use genuine parts. Most other places would try to push in aftermarket parts telling you they put genuine ones.

It'd take time, especially if you have headlights damaged, as they'd have to import RHD ones for you.

bear1

joujoujou wrote: »

Definately. That's the only place to do that appropriately, don't forget to mention you want them to use genuine parts. Most other places would try to push in aftermarket parts telling you they put genuine ones.

It'd take time, especially if you have headlights damaged, as they'd have to import RHD ones for you.

Right I'll do that then.
I'm really curious of the cost for everything. I also hadn't thought of the RHD lights things, this will be a costly mistake for missus Jeep driver.
Do you know, out of curiosity, would I be entitled to car rental from her insurance? Or is this not popular in PL?

joujoujou

Yeah, goodbye NCB for her!

Edit: don't forget - your car's been damaged and you decide who will repair it. They have to accept that and pay for.

bear1

joujoujou wrote: »

Yeah, goodbye NCB for her!

Edit: don't forget - your car's been damaged and you decide who will repair it. They have to accept that and pay for.

Thanks for the tip. Is there anything else I should do? Never had an accident abroad so hard to know how the Poles will treat it.
Besides, I'm also curious if they will write it off. And if so would I be given the market value of the car in PL or IRL?

YbFocus

bear1 wrote: »

Thanks to everyone btw, and more thanks to Yb

Awh shucks

Don't mention it, sure i done nothing anyway!

joujoujou

If they treat it as write-off, I'd expect it to be valued as RHD car in Poland, so not much really.

Re: anything else...

https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=pl&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fforum.pclab.pl%2Ftopic%2F811901-Naprawa-z-OC-sprawcy-doradzajcie%2F&edit-text=&act=url

Best option if you find someone who can read that and translate better than google.

Well this is the cause of my 'clacking', apparently.






Also got him to look at my un-openable boot.

He got the boot open, found a broken wire and soldered it together. Apparently a common enough issue.

Checked it in the garage and it seemed grand. However, on the drive home I kept getting warnings on the dash that my boot was open. Got out to close it, but it's already closed!

So now i have gone from having a car with a locked boot, to having a car with a locked boot, and everything else open, because the car won't lock the doors if it thinks the boot is open! :mad: Back to mechanic after lunch, so...

Hal1

Ah one battle at a time man. At least you know what needs fixing.

toastedpickles

Jaypers I got to bed early one night and all this happens, its the january curse i tells ya! Everyone seems to be having some form of car problem it seems

jimgoose

Bloody windy and miserable out there. Oi loikes being in a long, low two-ton behemoth on days likes this, Oi do!

bear1

toastedpickles wrote: »

Jaypers I got to bed early one night and all this happens, its the january curse i tells ya! Everyone seems to be having some form of car problem it seems

I'm going on the piss tonight due to it.

jimgoose

bear1 wrote: »

I'm going on the piss tonight due to it.

'Tis an ill wind, wha'?? :pac:

toastedpickles

bear1 wrote: »

I'm going on the piss tonight due to it.

I would, but i have no money, still no car, and well yeah kinda need those

bear1

jimgoose wrote: »

'Tis an ill wind, wha'?? :pac:

Zing

bear1

toastedpickles wrote: »

I would, but i have no money, still no car, and well yeah kinda need those

Dutch Gold

toastedpickles

bear1 wrote: »

Dutch Gold

I don't even drink :pac: but this car lark would drive you to it haha

Bpmull

I'm here getting my cvrt done mine hasn't gone in yet but there is a lad in front of me and the list of stuff he's after failing on fcuk me it's gone seriously strict with this new system.

Cleveland Hot Pocket

bear1 wrote: »

Dutch Gold

Aldi's finest, Galahad.
12 pack for a tenner.

My current tipple of choice :pac:

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

I would, but i have no money, still no car, and well yeah kinda need those

Do you want the astra?

What about the astra being the boards fleet car?

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

Do you want the astra?

What about the astra being the boards fleet car?

Haha ah no you're grand I should be back up and running this evening, could be an idea alright!



or a track car

NewApproach

Can anyone suggest a car that is:

a) Fairly small
b) Can fit a set of golf clubs
c) Automatic
d) Has heated seats?!

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

or a track car

God a 1.4 astra saloon track car, that'd be scary

tossy

NewApproach wrote: »

Can anyone suggest a car that is:

a) Fairly small
b) Can fit a set of golf clubs
c) Automatic
d) Has heated seats?!

3dr DSG GTI :cool:

NewApproach

tossy wrote: »

3dr DSG GTI :cool:

It's for my granny

Oh and all else being equal, the last few cars she's had have had DSG and she finds it difficult reversing, so a different Auto box may be preferable, but its no deal breaker.

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

God a 1.4 astra saloon track car, that'd be scary

Well seeing as according to some posters in here I own 3 opels :rolleyes: I'm sure an engine out of them would fit into it

It's something I intend on doing in the future at some stage

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

Well seeing as according to some posters in here I own 3 opels :rolleyes: I'm sure an engine out of them would fit into it

It's something I intend on doing in the future at some stage

Who says that :rolleyes:
You should, you'll never have as much fun!

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

Who says that :rolleyes:
You should, you'll never have as much fun!

Well I do have a spare 9-5 knocking about now :pac: but no there's plans for that already I just need to iron them out, I'm lowering my own next week all oem spec too

YbFocus

toastedpickles wrote: »

Well I do have a spare 9-5 knocking about now :pac: but no there's plans for that already I just need to iron them out, I'm lowering my own next week all oem spec too

Deadly we may meet up and get a look at the new cars

toastedpickles

YbFocus wrote: »

Deadly we may meet up and get a look at the new cars

We may do!

RobTheLad

Seen this post from a friend come up on my newsfeed on facebook, claiming it was the best 300 euro ever spent, should of spent the 300 on a decent set of tyres instead!!

toastedpickles

300 to clean their wheels? Or wheel? Jesus! :eek:

RobTheLad

toastedpickles wrote: »

300 to clean their wheels? Or wheel? Jesus! :eek:

for alloy refurb I'm guessing