RE: Schadenfreude

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>]

I once had a BT van (HA Viva) where the windscreen leaked badly. This
resulted in the drivers footwell filling with water.

I took it into the garage and the "mechanic" solved the flooding
problem by
driling holes in the floor to let the water out.

Another time, after pranging the van, they actually SPRAYED it. Normal
paint
jobs were done with a roller and the finished results usually resembled
Artex. It looked lovely when I got it back.....apart from the overspray on
the seat, windscreen, gearstick etc. I couldnt get the overspray off, it
was
well stuck, but hte first time I washed the van all the paint came off the
wing and front valance because they forgot to degrease it before spraying
!!!

Thankfully the vans are now serviced by main dealers.

Keith

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian G. Reynolds [mailto:brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 20 September 2001 20:33
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Schadenfreude
>
>
> I've never had a car that did not have a scratch! or 2 or 3....
>
> Hey one van I owned you could see through the floor!
>
> Oh happy cheap days of motoring.....
>
> B.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Timothy Morris [mailto:timothy.morris@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 20 September 2001 20:24
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Schadenfreude
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately the scratches are too deep to use a "chip
away" service to
> > fill and touch them in so it means a respray of the whole
> bumper. Metallic
> > paint complicates it somewhat as does the fact that it isn't just
> > a case of
> > ripping off the panel - it has to be taken apart carefully. Two
> hours have
> > been allowed in the labour estimate for the
"mechanical" side of things.
> > What I don't understand is that the materials quote is 104 quid -
> > its a big
> > bumper, but it aint that big!
> >
> > I'll let them pay for the bumper, and I'll buy the Marantz
> myself - though
> > given the way global markets are moving at the moment, I might be
in the
> > poor-house by the time it is released :-(
> >
> > Tim.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Shmern [mailto:shmern@xxxxxxx]
> > > Sent: 20 September 2001 18:59
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Schadenfreude
> > >
> > >
> > > Well give them a choice, repair the Car or buy you a new
remote ;o)
> > >
> > > D.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > ?404 to get rid of some scratches! Jeez!
> > > >
> > > > Phil
> > > >
> >
> >
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