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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Sporran on 17 June 2005, 18:23

Title: who would have believed it
Post by: Sporran on 17 June 2005, 18:23: Got my GTI in feb, soz couldnt wait for the march plate change, just wanted it sooooooooo much.

Washed it, polished it, loved it.

And its all be taken away when some grandad sneezed while driving today and too late, went up me rear :(

And there was me being ever so careful not to get a ding in the door at tesco :cry:
Title: Re: who would have believed it
Post by: jimgti on 17 June 2005, 20:11: i hope you kicked the sh!t out of him!!
i have nothing but total sympathy for you
if it happened to my gti the f**k*r would be dead
Title: Re: who would have believed it
Post by: scotty4 on 17 June 2005, 22:10: sorry to hear that mate, i think when you try harder to stop something, it just makes it worse, how much is your excess, how much damage (Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£).
Title: Re: who would have believed it
Post by: Sporran on 18 June 2005, 10:38: excess it 350, but was well shocked just had a call from a company representing his insurance asking to tke over, even cough up my excess before hand so im not out of pocket.

Though, i want the work carried out by VW took the car to them yesterday but they said VW isnt our preferred repairer. I said well if i had a f reg citreon like the guy who it me i wouldnt mind, but the car is brand new :(

As for damage new bumper, reg plate, is all it appears to be. He lost his front bumper, wing light :o. Shows how well they are made :D
Title: Re: who would have believed it
Post by: monkeyalan on 18 June 2005, 10:45: bad luck mate :sad:

contact citizens advice or someone to find out if you have to use your ins comps approved repairer. I'm not sure you have to .
Title: Re: who would have believed it
Post by: rega3 on 18 June 2005, 11:24: Thats bad news- hope you get it sorted soon and the insurance company doesnt drag its feet too much- I'd insist on a VW dealer looking after it though. When you go to sell the car some day it will be worth it to be able to say it was repaired by a dealer, or at least that a dealer was reponsible for the repair.
Title: Re: who would have believed it
Post by: Sporran on 03 July 2005, 18:20: well VW are doin the work now, but since me last post and now had a new windscreen fitted.

Bit of advice for GTI owners, get a VW screen, yes it will cost you more, my company Direct Line gives 125 after the excess if you dont use their company.

VW wanted 300 bucks to fit it. So i opted for Autoglass, slight prob, new screen has a green tint like most windscreens. New gtis have a blue tint all around. Called autoglass, they dont do a blue tint anyway :(

Well thats bumper and windscreen, and everyone keeps saying they always come in threes. :sad:
Title: Re: who would have believed it
Post by: fastozi on 25 August 2005, 09:44: Quote from: jimgti on 17 June 2005, 20:11
i hope you kicked the sh!t out of him!!
i have nothing but total sympathy for you
if it happened to my gti the f**k*r would be dead

Easy tiger
accidents happenÃƒâ€šÃ‚Â Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â :cry:
Title: Re: who would have believed it
Post by: mix on 25 August 2005, 23:03: i heard that sneezing whilst driving and then stacking the eprson who sneezed isn't responsable as it is an involunteery action and couldn't be helped no matter what you do.... :undecided: