Ouch!

[The Doc]

Doc 'knows' winter tyres may not have helped and Martin just 'knows'.

We should wear Doc Martins and the world will be right again.


I waited a long time to say this!

Which bit love?

[am1w]

Doc 'knows' winter tyres may not have helped and Martin just 'knows'.
We should wear Doc Martins and the world will be right again.
I waited a long time to say this!

Which bit love?

That bit, love.
Wasted.

[The Doc]

Just might be, it's all about the timing :-)

[Tone2have]

Winter tyres may not have stopped me, allas we'll never know! Thanks am1w for the price update, is that before VAT?? I do like reading this MK6 forum banter you guys have. It doesn't seem to matter what the nature of the thread is, us newbies we can rely on your input    

[am1w]

Winter tyres may not have stopped me, allas we'll never know! Thanks am1w for the price update, is that before VAT?? I do like reading this MK6 forum banter you guys have. It doesn't seem to matter what the nature of the thread is, us newbies we can rely on your input    

I worked it out approximately as follows:

Front Bumper = £700
Front Grille = £170
Paint and Materials = £200
Clips and bits 'n Pieces = £30
Labour for 20 hours @ £40/hour = £800
Total = £1900 + VAT

Remember they may have to blend-in the front wings when they paint the bonnet and the bumper.

[Tone2have]

That's a very detailed breakdown, tell me have you "banged" anything lately?? 

[am1w]

I had a front ender whilst fiddling with the sat nav. Hit a lorry at crawling pace. Prang not as bad as yours as I did not need a front bumper. However, the nearside wing moved due to the type of impact. Anyway, it cost £1k approx and lots of hassle to get the bumper alignment perfect with the front wings.
All the best.

[am1w]

Oh, there's one other thing. Many VW bodyshops have started charging £65 approx to remove error codes if they disconnect/reconnect the battery during the repair! I, myself, cannot see why they have to do this if the ignition is switched off when they disconnect sensors, lights etc.

[Tone2have]

There is one good thing to come of this. When the car got returned from being nicked, it came back with stone chips on the bonnet. So hopefully I can get these done when the repaint it!?

For a car that was supposed to be a day old, it definately came back looking 6 months old by the time I got to drive it properly. Mmm I wonder if the insurance would cover a spare set of alloys for some winter boots??!   

[RedHP]

That's a very detailed breakdown, tell me have you "banged" anything lately?? 

Not to mention his 'sore arse'