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thanks Kip - I'm sure the Toyota would be happy to oblige since it would be helping a Corrado!! dirtytorque def has a point about the front of house damage, somehow I expect 'one rule for one, one rule for another' might apply here, in his humble opinion of course! There isn't any way I could lose my no claims over this is there? It's not protected until my renewal on sat. I guess not as it would be a non fault claim pmsl! reckon that approach might work. Shall we drop in on our way to Stealth - it would only be about 20 mins extra...!

thanks for the advice Vaughan, that's def a good call. A record like that would help and with the photos as well, hopefully I'll get it sorted. Lucky that your friend witnessed yours being damaged and glad to here it was sorted easily. Not sure this one will be but fingers crossed!

thanks for all the replies guys. I felt in need of some reassurance, even though I know he should pay LONG LIVE CF :notworthy: :shock: Now i've heard it all! Maybe he doesn't have any idea just how expensive it is trying to keep a car like the Corrado on the road let alone managing to find money for bodywork! I've never dared take mine to a bodyshop for fear it'll punish me for neglecting mechanical repairs! I have to admit I was a bit upset by that comment afterwards. Mine hasn't been near a bodyshop or had any big mods done for the same reason - an excuse to chew through something else under the bonnet! Oh, and he hadn't even heard of a Corrado so no chance of him knowing their running costs :roll: :rofl:

end of June 05 so nearly 3 years. Think I would be a little more careful if I bought one now but don't regret a moment of owning this car, even when he doesn't start...... :wink:

yeah it does feel like that sometimes Jim! Things come in 3s don't they? :pale: Thanks for the suggestions - I'll give them both a call tomorrow

:( :( :( very unhappy today. My C was hit by my Mum's neighbour who now seems rather reluctant to repair the damage he has done. He's scraped the rear bumper and swapped some of the paint from his onto mine and vice versa. I don't think the bumper is damaged, only the paintwork but would want this confirmed by a bodyshop. I was vacuuming my car at the time so know exactly what happened. I took photos of his car and mine, wrote down his number plate etc and of course I didn't need to ask his address.... Initially he drove off but I called round this evening to talk to him about it and the conversation didn't go particularly well. The paint is peeling off badly from another portion of the bumper and so he doesn't see that he should pay as 'the damage isn't worse than what's already there'. I tried to explain that he needs to rectify the damage that he has done - if that includes what is already there (as I said, on a different area of the bumper) then so be it. He then accused me of waiting for someone to damage the rear so I could profit from it! The fact that I had offered to move my car to make it easier for him to get out (which he declined) must prove this..... :mad2: My dad saw the accident happen out of the window but wouldn't have been able to hear what was said, of course. I offered to get quotes done so he could pay for the work but first of all he said he wanted to go through insurance, then he said he shouldn't pay, then he said I should get quotes done to repair the peeling paint as it would be the same as getting the damage he has done repaired so I should pay... I didn't seem to get anywhere :brickwall: Think I need to get some quotes asap, then it's his choice as to whether it goes through insurance or not. I don't see that I've done anything wrong but don't want to stir things too much as he's still my Mum's neighbour... What do you think? not a happy bunny :cry:

your help (and the Golf's) was much appreciated, thank you, but yes I thought I was destined for a long time Corrado-less too. Very glad that the AA and the garage got it sorted so quickly :( big ladder will be required. Oh well, all in good time...

anyone know any good bodyshops in hampshire, pref nearish to Basingstoke? Someone reversed into my car today and I want a quote for getting it repainted. I don't know any bodyshops in the area, nevermind if they're decent ones or not. Any help gratefully received, I want to get this sorted asap. TIA

thanks Jim, I'm glad they found it too! They charged an hour and a half labour for trace and repair. Happy with that since the AA guy hinted at immob fault and I was expecting a lot worse. Just hoping for good behaviour at Stealth! Really excited about finding out all the figures now, hope they're not too disappointing....

car back now, after a brief trip to my local garage. Apparently there was a dry solder joint in the ECU relay. All fixed now and running really well today. Just a week without is enough to stop me taking my C for granted! Not only delighted to have my car back, it also means I can finally get him on the rollers at Stealth in a couple of weeks (please don't break down again.......) :clap:

Andy, that sounds fantastic :notworthy: I'm sure you'll be kept busy

I've had a pattern part one for a while and has been fine so far (fingers crossed...), at least I assume it's a cheap one since it was replaced by my local garage :?

thanks Tom, that's great - I may be asking for your help soon then! Michael came up yesterday and we had a good look round the car. Think he's coming back fri/sat so if you're free then, you might be getting a call..... :)

typical - less than a week after spending over £300 getting tyres and MOT, he breaks down.. think it's the fuel pump. Why does my rado always chew something up just after I've spent some money on him? Magnex back on hold..... sigh.....

My renewal isn't due for a couple of weeks so I haven't got round to sorting it yet. Think I'll be making a couple of calls before renewal time though. Thanks Tim, I'll give you a call too - £400 to beat atm... :wink:

yeah I hate going through all the renewal/cheaper elsewhere stuff. Always worth it when you can save a few pennies though. Mine works out at £375 premium, £15 legal cover and £10 admin fee. Might add on protected NCD though cos I've found out that although I now have 9yrs, if I claim it'll go to 3yrs as most companies see 5yrs as the max. Junkie, £420 doesn't sound too bad to me as I know you have 1 or 2 mods under that bonnet....

thanks Kip. I'll try them (and mention CCGB) and also HIC tomorrow I think.

thanks everyone and good luck Bill for double figures, although I know you don't need any luck - if your one doesn't pass first time, then the rest of us are in serious trouble... That is such an impressive record. I also received my insurance renewal today... ....and it's cheaper than last year's premium! So Brentacre come highly recommended from me. My new premium is £400 inc. legal cover. I was quite impressed by that esp since I haven't reached any age milestones this year and I've had full NCD for ages now. That Magnex might be closer than I think..... :cheers:

MOT passed.. :D ..on 2nd attempt. Failed on headlight aim, side light bulb (which I had checked about 3 days before - unlucky) and a track rod end. Nothing horrendous so happy with that. I hope a Magnex is imminent, just need to get tax and insurance out of the way in April first.

sadly nothing else. No Corrado = Shank's Pony

another paint colour wrong on a log book?! mine says black for blackberry.... :roll: The DVLA sent me a form to correct the mistake though - I was surprised to see that purple was listed but the list is quite long. Pretty sure that this is the result of the MOT tester putting purple down on my cert

pictures........... want to see the exhaust............... (impatient as ever :wink: )

Mine is called Bosun. I try not to call him anything nasty - it gives him an excuse to break something else....

zak, that looks lovely and is making me unsure (again) about what wheels I want on mine. What is yours dropped by? Can't believe that's a winter car, looks far too good..

ah I see - your avatar confused me! Still undecided about what I want to do about wheels on mine but tbh I need to spend money elsewhere first :(