Anybody else think this car is unlucky?

metz · Post by **metz** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:17 am

Hope they got him before he went to his pool night as he would just say he had consumed the alchohol after the accident

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:29 am

metz wrote:Hope they got him before he went to his pool night as he would just say he had consumed the alchohol after the accident

As I understand it the car expired on the way - something to do with lack of water so they left it and walked home - obviously in shock they would have consumed best part of a bottle of scotch to calm their nerves.....

Trouble is what they don't know is that I am fully qualified to make a judgement at the scene on their state of intoxication.... Had a few career moves over the years and one was driving this

Yes I know it's a shaggy old Senator 3.0 A series but in it's day it was a genuine 150mph car.....

I liked it so much when I drove it as a "company car" I bought it when it came up for auction and had it for several years - of course in the company guise it was a mildly tweaked plain clothes pursuit car blue lights behind the grill - alternating flashing headlights and a cut and shut parcel shelf with an electrically operated neon sign saying - "might be a good idea if you pull over and we have a chat" or should that read POLICE - STOP

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:34 am

GroovyCarrot wrote:Looks nasty Is it repairable? Hard to tell from those photos..

Front slam panel has been folded round the downpipe - rad is sandwiched in there somewhere - headlights indicators grill bonet and front wings all a tad out of shape

Radweld will stop the leak I'm sure

bumper will probably polish out

Yeah joking aside it's repairable - actually I'm very impressed with the crumple zones and the way she stood up to the BM maybe 30mph combined speed at time of impact - tough old thing really

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:57 am

Best pic I can do enlarging the picture

Hmm not quite the look I was after

metz · Post by **metz** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:00 am

sooo..you were a member of the constabulary (sp)? *runs off to hide the slightly non legal things in the flat*

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:02 am

metz wrote:sooo..you were a member of the constabulary (sp)? *runs off to hide the slightly non legal things in the flat*

Yeah I did my bit for society - note DID and WAS or WERE. People can do what they like as long as it doesn't impact me - I'll offer advice if asked but it's a long time ago and things have changed - 1986 hmmm was a long time ago

Post by **Josh_PoloGTi** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 6:31 am

Blimey mate

Glad you're ok.

Real shame about the car... I hope it's repairable as it was starting to look really nice!

Chin up!

Baredd · Post by **Baredd** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:50 am

Could start a new trend, bet noone else could get the dents in the right places, at least it sounds like your get you money back and car on the road! Some of us wernt as lucky. Hope you get it all sorted out smoothly though!

polopowah · Post by **polopowah** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:23 pm

sorry to hear mate

at least your ok! but the polo was a minter

is it a total write off? or salvagable?
-Ben-

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:30 pm

polopowah wrote:sorry to hear mate
at least your ok! but the polo was a minter
is it a total write off? or salvagable?
-Ben-

In for repair today - well estimates - I think it will be an economical repair

Gareth_GT_Hatch · Post by **Gareth_GT_Hatch** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:47 pm

Good Luck with the repairs Ian. I was wondering if you had any (mk1?) senators in your collection...And now I know. (unless you've since sold it)

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:21 pm

Gareth_GT_Hatch wrote:Good Luck with the repairs Ian. I was wondering if you had any (mk1?) senators in your collection...And now I know. (unless you've since sold it)

I have what is left of it - a mildly tuned engine and some misc spares - it was stored at my lock up for a year after i failed an MOT for chassis corrosion and while I was away on holiday for 2 weeks got used as a kids den - having grown tired of the warm dry place to read magazines and stuff they then decided to break a few windows, headlights in fact they trashed to an extent that even if I did the chassis repairs there was no other versions aabout fitted with a poverty spec interior - I scrapped it.

bstardchild · Post by **bstardchild** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:28 pm

Josh_PoloGTi wrote:Blimey mate

Glad you're ok.

Real shame about the car... I hope it's repairable as it was starting to look really nice!

Chin up!

Thanks Josh

It's in the repairshop - my guy thinks he can turn it round in a reasonable time so maybe I'll still be an GTi International after all

James0121 · Post by **James0121** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:37 pm

mate that wasnt quite the re style i thought u had done when ya told me. oops thats not so good least ya can fix it.

well i know exactly what mine would like if i do a similar thing.

hope ya dont have any more probs after this.

James

wul3er · Post by **wul3er** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 5:37 pm

Glad your ok, and good to see its repairable.