Help! Transport company has destroyed my Deluxe 1967 vw v8 powered kombi

VIKINGV8VW · 2005-01-21T08:13:53+00:00

Hello everyone I have a 1967 deluxe kombi which i just finished restoring and have modified it by putting a v8 into it! I recently moved to sydney nsw and had the car moved via a transport company called smb! Sydney Melbourne Brisbane! I did this because i didnt want to damage my brand new paint job on the shitty hume! or anything for that matter! I now have a car that doesnt turn left has a bent torsion bar front shocker is bent aswell! and a fucked steering box! MY engine mount is bent and scratched! i have heaps of stone chips on my kombi and scratches! the radiator has a huge hole in it and the custom alloy scoop is ruined too! the car was driven on and off the truck with no water in the radiator and it smells burnt and awefull! I have spoken to the transport company on numerous occasions since! They seem very unhelpfull and are telling me that certain parts arent covered because of wear and tear! BULLSHIT! i have spent 15000 dollars on this car so far! there is a huge list of other things that have been damaged too! Please someone help!

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105 posts · joined Dec 2005 · 25 Dec 2005, 4:13 am

#441103

For the record, I own and operate a towing company and under the very detailed insurance that I have for ANY and EVERY vehicle I and my company carry, there is NO age limit on the car.. If there were, I certinaly would not be picking up the oldest beetle in the country, nor would I be carrying some of the countries best 1920's and 1930's hot rods...!!!
That age thing is B/S and is probably their way of trying to piss you off quietly without making a claim on their insurance...
I hope you've shafted these idiots good and proper and look forward to hearing an update on the topic...

tassupervee That really hurts doesnt it!

1,171 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 25 Dec 2005, 12:23 pm

#441124

General_Failure wrote:My 74 camper got shifted from QLD to melb In a shipping container with all our stuff. They must have treated the container rough. There was (and still is) some pretty nasty damage to the van. It wasn't a looker anyway, but I'm still upset nonetheless.

Yer, containers are not exactly handled gently iffen you know what I mean!
Well before I moved to Tasmania, I dragged containers off the wharves up there for many years and I would NEVER load a vehicle into a container unless the freakin thing was really securely CHAINED down at its 4 corners.
Tough break for you tho M8.
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Im not a complete idiot, quite a few parts are missing....

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1,080 posts · joined Nov 2005 · 15 Feb 2008, 8:13 pm

#632785

Head down to their office with a baseball bat and act all nutty. Dont threaten to use it directly, just give the impression that your a raving loony and are prepared to hurt some people to get your shit sorted. I did this once when I wasn't happy with a can of corn I bought from Coles. It was quite effective and the mamanger was very quick in giving me back my 88cents. I just held the bat casually by my side and started twitching and shit. I kept saying that if they didnt refund my money that I would have to sort stuff out with the bat. I didnt actually say I was gonna hit her, cause I wouldnt hit a chick in a wheelchair anyways, I havent done for years, but once they see your serious, they should be more than willing to help. Good luck, and remember the two basics, baseball bat and twitching.

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 16 Feb 2008, 1:21 am

#632826

tassupervee wrote:
General_Failure wrote:My 74 camper got shifted from QLD to melb In a shipping container with all our stuff. They must have treated the container rough. There was (and still is) some pretty nasty damage to the van. It wasn't a looker anyway, but I'm still upset nonetheless.
Yer, containers are not exactly handled gently iffen you know what I mean!
Well before I moved to Tasmania, I dragged containers off the wharves up there for many years and I would NEVER load a vehicle into a container unless the freakin thing was really securely CHAINED down at its 4 corners.
Tough break for you tho M8.
L8tr
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i totally agree..
i work on the wharf and drive at times 90t machines that move the boxes around the matchboxes.. this is the time that cargo will likely to be damaged enroutre, so the box maybe moved 8-30 times before you see it thats for sure..
we move thousands of them a year and they all look the same to me..
they get hoisted from sometimes 30m up to being driven around at about 25km/h from anything upto about 1km rounding bends etc then rammed to the ground or truck and the 'stuff' inside is nearly always rolling around thats for sure..
before you go and say you should be more careful oh pls
the box is still intact and thats all the company gives a shit about not the cargo so for productivity etc and the lack of cargo being properly secured - well shit happens..
just make sure that your cargo is lashed down to the hilt inside a box as we dont have x-ray vision to see any rides being moved around..
plus always insure your stuff as boxes sometime fall off the ship into the river or sea or a 60t tynes fork sometimes go thru the sides of a box.. that can be a given too..
it a good piece of shipping advice..

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2,742 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 16 Feb 2008, 6:14 am

#632835

who dug up this ancient thread hehe

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