just a update on my poor battered and bruised zed :(

 

transpires that to day (after 3 weeks of chasing him) that he doesnt have insurance, surprise surprise :mad:

 

bodyshop quotes have come to £1300 and thats without the overheating problem :( hope fully that is just a nipped pipe or fan issue *fingers crossed*

 

i have decided to cut my losses and not go down the insurance route myself and have not bothered with the police either.

 

have been in touch with the lad tonight and have drawn up a contract of payment which is well under bodyshop quote

 

26 x £25 = £600

 

the reason for my undeniable good will is that with the car off the road till summer now and the forthcoming purchase of 99 spec bumper i just need a bumper support bar and the heating issue sorted.

 

just glad the ball is finally rolling, been pulling my hair out for the last few weeks :headvswal

Aw your joking mate... What a nightmare, always the ones that dont have insurance that hit you isn't it!

 

Is that not going to leave you £700 out of pocket though? Or was £1300 the insurance quotes. Whats the actual cost of repair?

 

Since when did it start overheating? this oil or water temperature?

well the quotes included 460 for new bumper plus the lights and fitting, paint, blending etc

 

well i have a new bumper coming anyway, when i cam make it down to collect it

(sorry dan if your reading this!)

 

overheating is just the fact the engine bay felt really hot. gauges didnt show anything abnormal but stock gauges so dont expect the too!!

i have decided to cut my losses and not go down the insurance route myself and have not bothered with the police either.

 

That absolutely sucks, but it's the best thing you can do, more frustration is the last thing you want. Hope you get her back on the road as soon as possible.

exactly, just wanted it sorted and if it went police or small claims i would prob get nothing anyway.

 

heyho...all winter to get her looking pretty again!

well the quotes included 460 for new bumper plus the lights and fitting, paint, blending etc

 

well i have a new bumper coming anyway, when i cam make it down to collect it

(sorry dan if your reading this!)

 

overheating is just the fact the engine bay felt really hot. gauges didnt show anything abnormal but stock gauges so dont expect the too!!

 

I'll be honest with you, mine always feels hot... But according to conzult/datascan water temperature doesnt get to anymore than 81*c (like 82 if you thrash it and then stop!)

Perhaps worth looking at getting a copy of datascan at least, really handy to check stuff like that...

Bad as it is, if the gauges look right then im normally happy lol, but i do regularly keep an eye on it if ive got the laptop in the car.

 

Or look at one of those gizmos that Pete has got (Turb0z) that displays Timing, water temp, and injector load i think and it sits on a pillar pod. Quite cool

on a 8 mile trip i could hardly hold the bonnet stay so something is a miss somewhere i think.

 

removing bumper this weekend i think so can have a better look then.

 

when u data scanned mine everything was tiptop, would be interesting to see it now!

Anyone up around carlisle that could have a look at it for him??

Bit of a run for me... Really gutted about yours really, it was nice. Seemed to run a treat. :(. I most certainly hope its nothing serious and doesnt lead to any other issues.

 

Does this mean your not coming down to my choice of venue this month?! Have to find another vehicle to come down to experience the highway man

got me a 1997 P reg saab 9000cd eco dark blue saloon

107k, full service history and totally mint!

 

very nice car and quite quick! will surprise a few boy racers i think!!

;)

 

Will you be joining us on the 25th then? The food is worth the drive if thats any persuasion!

i will be there, wanna race graham in his na!!

I'll bring the laguna, we could have an NA meet... Petes gotta bring the Zafira now. Vectra is turbo as well ;)

saab is turbo ;)

well thats just showing of then, you've now got two turbos (well 3 really!) one of the 2.3t's then?

no :( just the 2.0 low pressure job, still very nice actually.

pleasantly surprised.

 

apparently its impossible to get road rage in a saab?

i even let a bus out lastnight!!!

just a update on my poor battered and bruised zed :(

 

transpires that to day (after 3 weeks of chasing him) that he doesnt have insurance, surprise surprise :mad:

 

bodyshop quotes have come to £1300 and thats without the overheating problem :( hope fully that is just a nipped pipe or fan issue *fingers crossed*

 

i have decided to cut my losses and not go down the insurance route myself and have not bothered with the police either.

 

have been in touch with the lad tonight and have drawn up a contract of payment which is well under bodyshop quote

 

26 x £25 = £600

 

:headvswal

 

There is a very sobering moment if one of these County Court claims drops on your doormat.

 

https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/csmco2/index.jsp

 

The Defendant will usually cave in out of court. Thus he agrees to pay your costs, damages and if not then, as long as your case is reasonable and you are in the right, go for it.

 

It takes about 15-20 mins online and nearly always works.

 

I tried it once and got every penny back plus costs.

 

Just a thought................. afterall sometimes justice works for the victim instead of the crook!! :D

if you report it to your insurance company, they will contact the mib (motoring industry berau), it will cost you nothing, it is a governing body that insurance company's pay into that covers things like this, but you must contact the police and report ther guy,although they may still write it off

you have PM, just a thought ;)

cheers mate...replied too!!