went to the mechanics yesterday afternoon the driveway into his workshop is quite narrow
the courier that had just droped off some parts
backed out without looking and put his towbar
straight through the bonnet also damageing the
apron and left guard. my wife latter told me she
had never heard me swear in publick before

murray

Ouch...

Were you in the car when it happened?

not good duude. hope you are insured with a mob that lets you choose a quality repairer to make sure it goes back togather to your satisfaction....

Mate thats sh*thouse! Sorry to hear that . Will be very hard to match that paint of yours , maybe a colour change would be as easy and less expensive?????

Dan:P

already been in contact with shannons they have
given me the name of a guy they say if he cant
match the paint no one can

Damn
thats not good at least it sounds like the insurance should work.

Which workshop was it ???

What did the courier driver say ???

I have about 20 or so call on my office every day and there always in a hurry so i take my time signing the paperwork and inspecting the goods It realy pisses them off.... and the faster they drive into my place the SLOWER i go checking stuff.... It tends to make them do a little dance .... quite funny

Courier work is bloody stressful - did it while at uni years back...talk about get the pulse rate up! and all for bugger all money! Knew of a bloke that stepped out of his drivers door only to be collected by a city bus here in Bris a few years back...took him and his door for a ride!

no excuse for backing into your ride though!

the place shannons recommended is franks paint and
panel at austral i rang him up he specialises in
custom and classic restorations you're right about
couriers dave this guy was leaving as i walked in
so i said to him i would back out of the way he
thanked me but somewhere between walking to
his car all of a 4 meter walk he forgot i was there
didnt even get the key in the ignition before he backed
into me

mate i konw how you feel, as im sure most of us are in the same boat at one stage, I went to Canberra for a few months of training, 3 days before i left, i was stopped at the lights, and saw this stupid old bag in my revision mirror (no offence to old bags) going way too quick to stop, i moved forward but didnt want to go too far forward incase i got knocked into the car infront of me, so yeah she ran up the back of me. We went around the corner, another bloke pulled up and gave me his business card (saving me a fair bit of trouble) as a witness. She wanted to pay me then and there and i said i dont have a clue how much damage you have done anyway. I tolder her i guessed it to be between 1500 and 2000, when the quote came back as 1700 she nearly screamed and was a real worm at trying to get out of paying me. "How much did you pay for your car in the first place?" and bringing her sons over to try and intimidate me, eventually got the money. and got replacement parts and a crap load of extras for 600. Cha ching. But yeah its time for its upgrade now, so its off the road.

I'm glad I dont have this problem at my shop , although I'm a long way out of the city

the couriers attitude was pretty poor his first remark was why dont you let the mechanic try and bash it out steve the mechanic just rolled his eyes shook his head and walked away my wife steped between us she thought i was about to hit him .she was right