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Offline GTI CV7

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5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« on: 03 June 2007, 20:48 »
 :cry: When I got home the other half said "Didn't you see it?"
Insurance are footing the bill, £1300 (minus my excess) worse still I've got the pleasure of a 1.2 Fiesta for the week :cry:
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GreyTornado

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #1 on: 03 June 2007, 20:58 »
unlucky!!

that happened to me with a polo i used to own.... drove to close to a bollard... nearly crapped myself when i heard the bang!!

off topic but u mentioned about getting a fiesta.... well my golf going in garage this thursday for new steering rack.... asked for a replacement car for couple of days.... hinted at getting the Touareg.... but no.... i'm getting a Fox!!!  :embarassed: :embarassed:


Offline GTI CV7

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #2 on: 03 June 2007, 21:12 »
Tourag would be nice! I was actually glad for the Fiesta as it was parked next to a Daewoo Matiz. Not that I would have entertained the idea of driving off in it. Off topic further, but the sheddiest loan car I had was a Peugeot 106 with dual control... good fun when the wife was driving though!

Back on topic, I was suprised to get a visit from an insurance assessor with a tyre depth gauge!
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GreyTornado

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #3 on: 03 June 2007, 21:25 »
oh my worst one was an old shed of a fiat!!!

cos obviously a bald tyre would make you go into a bollard silly  :rolleyes: :laugh: he probably got his paper work mixed up " bald tyre " instead of "bollard"   :grin:

Phil mcavity

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #4 on: 03 June 2007, 21:25 »
guess what i was given as a courtasy car.................. and when i arrived i also asked if they had a balaclava aswell................
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GreyTornado

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #5 on: 03 June 2007, 21:30 »
yeah i got a beetle too when my old polo went in for a service.... thank god it was just for the day!! i kept driving up onto the pavements cos i couldn't see  with the huge wheel arches

Phil mcavity

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #6 on: 03 June 2007, 21:33 »
with the roof down , god help anyone behind in the rear view mirror cus all you can see is BLACK from the roof canvas when its fully down!

Offline phope

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #7 on: 03 June 2007, 22:50 »
nothing wrong with New Beetles...I've had two, and the 1.8t version gives plenty of unsuspecting drivers frights when it accelerates away...when they think the Beetles are slow as hell  :wink:
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GreyTornado

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #8 on: 03 June 2007, 22:53 »
everytime i see one Barbie springs to mind!

Offline Creepy Coupe

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Re: 5mph, 1 bollard and an insurance claim...
« Reply #9 on: 04 June 2007, 08:53 »
£1300 blimey, someone taking the Insurance companies pants down   :huh: