What do you think - Taxi Time

Post by **5lab** » 28 Nov 2005 09:06 am

i think your best (cheapest) bet might be to find a car in the same colour with problems elsewhere and nick all the relevant parts off that..

Post by **5lab** » 28 Nov 2005 09:11 am

by the way, do you realise you can force the guy's insurance to pay for all repairs?

Post by **girlracer** » 28 Nov 2005 11:21 am

I say fix it Dai had a hard time (no puns please!) convincing me with driving my car and now I wouldn't change it. Your wife will appreciate this effort trust me i'm a woman and know where she's coming from!!
Anyways good luck with the decision!!

Vicky

Post by **990** » 28 Nov 2005 02:03 pm

5lab wrote:by the way, do you realise you can force the guy's insurance to pay for all repairs?

Yes I do, however the Insurance Company are playing hard to get and the driver at fault has dissapeared off the face of the planet

I don't have enough room in the garage for the car and it has been vandalised while stting (twice), which so far has forced me into buying a replacement tailgate

Looks like she is staying and I really need to get on with it - and what happens - it snows

So new title for Technical Page

'How to replace a 300 serices front end, with bonus tailgate replacement section - in the snow'

Post by **5lab** » 28 Nov 2005 04:36 pm

if you have the insurance companies details just do the work, submit bills (including your time, at £30/hour) to them and demand the money.

Post by **990** » 28 Nov 2005 10:55 pm

5lab wrote:if you have the insurance companies details just do the work, submit bills (including your time, at £30/hour) to them and demand the money.

Aha, now that is interesting : well it has been decided. Time to break out the welder - found a donor car (green unfortunately so additional painting will be required).

On the upside I managed to locate an original unused front valance

so the rot problem of a replacement is long gone.

I'll try to take as many pics as possible and do a write up as my contribution to the 'how to' section of the forum.

Wish ne luck folks

Post by **redline** » 29 Nov 2005 09:26 am

990 ,Im really glad you have found a doner car, I was going to offer you Foggy

but I cant let her go until after christmas ( for obvious reasons ) and Rochdale to Milton Keynes is a bit of a run to collect a car

good luck with the rebuild

Post by **SteveP** » 29 Nov 2005 10:33 am

Tell you what Mick, that 360 looks pretty good - what's it like 'close up'?

Post by **Chris_C** » 29 Nov 2005 11:15 am

Not sure, but I might put in first dibs if it's going to go, and being broken. I seem to remember someone wanting it though

Mick.... Can you confirm the colour code on it?

Post by **SteveP** » 29 Nov 2005 11:26 am

Nooooo don't break it

Post by **990** » 29 Nov 2005 12:50 pm

SteveP wrote:Nooooo don't break it

As we can plainly see Steve now has the 300 Saloon disease

As for Foggy, lovely - looks far too good to break however

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and MK to Rochdale isn't that far by air is it, if its a sleigh you could have got Santa to drop it off after his rounds

Thanks for the offer though

Post by **redline** » 29 Nov 2005 01:16 pm

I will put more pickys in my new toy thread rather than post jack here

Post by **d3k4y0** » 29 Nov 2005 07:49 pm

990 wrote: you could have got Santa to drop it off after his rounds

don't think it'd fit down your chimney somehow

Post by **990** » 29 Nov 2005 08:54 pm

d3k4y0 wrote:
990 wrote: you could have got Santa to drop it off after his rounds
don't think it'd fit down your chimney somehow

Sure it would I have an old 1920's house - no problem

It will just be getting it out of the dining room via the front door that would be an issue