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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: GolfTi on 10 November 2009, 18:21
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I feel sick, really sick.
Just found out my car has been keyed all along the passenger side.
Two nice deep scratches down to the primer on both doors and front wing.
Will Chipsaway or Halfords be able to sort this or is a dealer job (silly money no doubt)???
I've only had it seven weeks. Don't know where it was done, I've not been anywhere dodgy, some jealous idiot no doubt.
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Oh god.
Scum, sorry to hear about it.
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Hi,
I am sorry to hear your pain. It is really unfortunate and I can understand how you feel. I think Chipsaway can reduce the effect. Hopefully its not too deep that it leaves an impression on the panel. I have had the office car scratched (vandalism) to the metal and because it was so deep and actually left an impression on the panel of a 5 point star, the re-spray did not completely hide the damage as when you look at it at an angle, you can still see the impression.
I wish you all the best and hope the damage is not that bad...
HM
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Sorry to hear!
get some pics up if you can. will be able to tell from how deep they are if chips away or dent master will be any good.
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GET SOME PICS UP
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Sorry to hear this :angry:
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Sad times :cry:
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There really are some sick barstewards out there!! In my opinion a few months on the front line in Afghanistan should do the trick :sick:
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Absoloute scum, need the shi@ kicking out of them :angry:
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Thanks for the replies. :smiley: Nice to know there are plenty of decent people out there.
It's a real sickener but that's life I'm afraid. At the end of the day it's only a car and it can be sorted.
I'll try to get some pictures up tomorrow, I've just had another look in the dark and rain and the scratches are actually down to the metal, I'm not totally confident about Chipsaway/Halfords/local body repair being able to sort it, at the moment I'm considering getting the dealer to do it as an insurance claim.
Has anyone got any experience of doing this? I have no claims protection and have no claims over the last 5 years.
I'm guessing but Chipsaway etc circa £200. Dealer circa £800-£1000 as they'll do the whole panels.
It's a new car in mint condition, what would you guys/gals do???
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Sorry to hear this. Bloody sickening.
I kerbed my alloy after only owning the car for 4 days when a dog ran out in front of me. £500 worth of damage. That night and weekend were terrible as I felt so gutted but as time has passed the feeling has subsided that much that getting it sorted isn't even thought now (although I'm picking up my new alloy tomorrow). So don't worry that feeling will slowly go. No consolation for just now though.
The body shop might surprise you with the price. Personally I wouldn't touch chipsaway as I have read some bad reports but that may differ as it is different reps throughout the country. But I reckon it would be too specialist a job and if you aren't happy with a rep doing it, you might struggle to get them to do it again properly whereas a body shop would be more likely as you know exactly where they are based!!
As for insurance, you will have your voluntary excess to pay and know doubt your compulsory excess. On my insurance, this would equate to £600 so I would be more inclined to avoid insurance if I could.
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A public flogging :cool: followed by a little old lady with big F off knitting needles shoved when the sun don't shine. Oh and take away their keys!!
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Sorry to hear this - the petty vandalism and lack of respect for other peoples property in this country really gets me.
Chipsaway and such are often quite good at minor damage low down on bumpers and wheel arches etc but really the only way to deal with mid-panel scratches like this is to repaint the whole panel. Not cheap, but worth it.
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Do you have a protected no claims bonus? If it's not going to cause your premiums to take too big a hit, have it done as an insurance job.
Someone did more or less that, though not quite so deep and only at the rear, to my Peugeot about six months before I took the scrappage deal on it. With an 11 year old car it doesn't matter so much, and I just left it. If that happened to my Golf, I'd probably kill someone.
Rolfe.
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The things about no claims protection is you have to stay with the same company to benefit and they "generally" bump up the premium anyway every year, hence why most folk change companies every year.
If you do change company you will have to tell them you have claimed which in effect makes your protected no claims pointless as they adjust the premium accordingly as you have made an insurance claim.
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Sad to hear, I can relate. Had my A3 keyed about 3 weeks ago, rear panel and rear door.
Last week it happened again (before I had it sorted) but fortunately on the same door.
Thinking on the bright side, at least you have a car someone is jealous enough to key it..
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I feel sick, really sick.
Just found out my car has been keyed all along the passenger side.
Two nice deep scratches down to the primer on both doors and front wing.
Will Chipsaway or Halfords be able to sort this or is a dealer job (silly money no doubt)???
I've only had it seven weeks. Don't know where it was done, I've not been anywhere dodgy, some jealous idiot no doubt.
I know you said you are not sure where it happened, but if you can think hard and maybe narrow it down to say a car park or supermarket car park etc - You may be able to talk to the supermarket or Police to check their cctv. cctv is everywhere now and although it doesnt fix your car you might find who done it, then after the court case you can crack the ba5tard one in the jaw.
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If that happened to my Golf, I'd probably kill someone.
Rolfe.
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Yep, if I caught them at it I'd probably end up in real trouble....
First time for a long while my cats were scared of me. :sad:
I have no claims protection and excess of £300 so I'll have to work out the pros and cons of getting a cheap or proper job done.
By the way, I live in a quiet market town in Hertfordshire. Just goes to show it can happen anywhere.
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As it's pearl it's going to need the whole side re painted or you'll be able to tell the panels that have been done. Even then it may not be a perfect match. Defgo get a pukka body shop to do it (I wouldn't even let the dealers near it). It's probably going to be an insurance job as it'll cost £1K+ for a quality job.
Nick
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I echo everyone's thoughts and sympathy - really crp thing to happen.
I wouls ensure that it is fixed properly and if that means insurance, so be it. I made a claim about 2 yrs ago and it didn't make much difference.
Best of luck!
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Don't post pictures, too many people will enjoy them.
Every car I've owned has had a key scrape, always when it was just cleaned.
Except the GTI, touch wood.
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I think I have been sooooooo lucky both of my last cars were scratch free, just the normal road rash on the bonnet.
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Thinking on the bright side, at least you have a car someone is jealous enough to key it..
I'm not sure even that explains it. Why would anyone be seriously jealous of an 11-year-old Peugeot 306? And yet that was subjected to exactly the same treatment.
Rolfe.
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They do it because they can.
If you caught someone doing it what can you do?
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They do it because they can.
If you caught someone doing it what can you do?
Kick the living sh!t out of them.
2 dodgy tw@ts tried to break into the house I was living in many years ago, old misses was pregnant, she lost the kid through trauma etc, long story but one of em scampered when I got downstairs to see what the noises were, the other I got and gave him a proper going over. You know what happened ? I got 200 hours community service. Judge said the right thing for me to do was to call the police and wait. :grin: Point of me telling you that ? If I caught someone scratching my car, I'd do the time (community service or jail) again for them no probs at all.
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Yup, bodyshop would be my first point of call.
Chipsaway had a look at a couple of stone chips on my bonnet and and a very small scrape on the bumper and wanted £200 - plus they said they have to piant the whole bonnet.
Try and get a look at a bodyshop's work [see it in streetlight too] before making your decision.
Bad news, you're right - it's sheer jealousy and there's bugga all you can do about it after the event.
Ava
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Got him back today. :smiley:
Perfect job by the dealer bodyshop.
Insurance job as it was all four panels to one side, it doesn't effect the NCD as it was a vandalism claim. :smiley: :smiley:
Perfect car again.
Until the next low-life..... (Where's my hammer!!)
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Good to hear mate. I also had someone put a deep scratch into my bonnet, spelling something bad! F@kin b@studs!
Just out of interest, with it being an insurance job, how did it not effect your NCD? is yours protected? i presume you have to pay an excess?
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Good to hear mate. I also had someone put a deep scratch into my bonnet, spelling something bad! F@kin b@studs!
Just out of interest, with it being an insurance job, how did it not effect your NCD? is yours protected? i presume you have to pay an excess?
As it was a vandalism claim it does not effect my NCD or NC protection (it doesn't count as a normal claim).
I had to pay the excess, that's all.
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ah ok, i see. well glad its sorted for you mate. :smiley:
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Just as a point of moaning, I had a vandalism claim once, same idea doesn't effect NCD, but a quick experiment on insurance sites, shows that a full NCD but your last claim of so and so has to be declared, and thus your quote shoots up.
Did that make sense? I know what I mean!
Point being, I do wonder whether PNCD is worth it?
off topic, sorry.
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Makes perfect sense to me.
To have protected no claims really means you have to stay with the one company. As soon as you move companies and then declare you have had a claim it shoots up like you say. But on the other hand if you stay with the same company, the insurance generally goes up. So like you say, is it really worthwhile having PNC?
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I didnt think of it like that, but i understand what you are saying. I dont have PNC anyway, but a good point guys.
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Just reading this thread.... SCUM. It really is one of the lowest crimes and almost impossible to catch anyone actually doing it. Like you, i too would be raging.
Glad you got it all sorted mate... Illegitimi non carborundum (dont let the %@£"s grind you down) :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: