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cheers guys, but no decision today. the person dealing with it is now "on holidays" :rolleyes: And nissan have informed me parts will take another couple of weeks to get from Amsterdam :confused: Damn, I miss my Zed.

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yep, great site Matthew, helped me out a few times

Now that definitely deserves an AMEN, especially if it's from a dealer. you could be lucky tho, as said do plenty of searches here and don't be afraid to ask questions.

excellent description!

Welcome, looks like a tidy zed ;)

Claim update: managed to get a meeting with a council official at her office today to go through the details. "firstly, mr. daniels I would like to thankyou for reporting the potholes, we are very grateful and rely on the public to report them as we cannot possibly know where every pothole is, even though we do regular spotchecks. This one wasn't reported before by the way :x: ".......... :hurl: . After 15 minutes of looking at all the photos, evidence, estimate, and signed witnesses, She gave me every reason as to how the county council may not be responsible...Surprise surprise. I told her I wasn't accepting any of it, and asked to let me know of their decision as soon as possible, as I would be taking it to a higher authority. I will have a decision tomorrow.....watch this space

I find jeff and Lynda very helpful on the phone anytime I have a query, very knowledgable guy, and always takes time to talk to you. And as passionate about zeds as anyone on the forum.

cheers Ken, i would go through insurance but my policy is part of a group policy in the family business so it would affect the renewal policy for everyone.

Probably not, but i'm learning ;)

well if it was ,it wasn't released over here. This is being advertised as having loads of extras and goodies.

Never seen so much fuss over a blonde :rofl:

:hyper: :hyper: can't wait :hyper: :hyper:

sorry to hear that fella, hope everything works out. Why are all these things done close to Christmas? :(

Stereo up full blast, throw clothes everywhere, pizza ,beer.........I could go on.

Cheers, i have amended the letter. I called a solicitor today and was advised to pay 300 euro to a surveyor to inspect the road as an indepentent witness. Fook that , i'm not paying out easy money to someone for 20 minutes work. I recieved the damage estimate from nissan today. 1,902.99 euro. :( LABOUR 492.50 FRONT SKIRT 394.98 PAINT AND SUNDRIES 75.00 LH SHOCK 147.34 RH SHOCK 147.34 FRONT STABILIZER 292.21 RH ANTI ROLL BAR 42.72 LH ANTI ROLL BAR 42.72 BUSH STABILIZERX2 22.24 CLAMP STABILIZERX2 19.42 VAT@13.5% 226.34 TOTAL 1902.99 I aplogise for going on about this, but no words can describe how absolutely p*ssed off I am :( :( :(

Just a copy of the letter i'm hand delivering tomorrow. I reckon it's fine, been writing it all day, it just states the facts. If anyone sees anything damaging or thinks I should change anything let me know Dear Sir, I am writing to you to claim for damages to my vehicle reg no. 91 W 1751 on friday 21/10/05 at Killure bridge , airport road, Co.waterford, as I hold Waterford County Council 100% responsible for the said damages. At 9.05am I was travelling in the direction of Waterford Airport business park. My speed was between 20 and 30 mph , conditions were very wet and this is a particularly dangerous stretch of road. At approximately 50 yards from the entrance to Killure Nursing home My car struck two large potholes which almost caused me to lose control of the car. I stopped the car immediately and tried to assess the damage, but as the position of the car was a danger to other traffic, I attempted to drive further on , but realised the damage was severe as the front of the car was in contact with the road surface,and dragging along, so I pulled in at a farm entrance. I called Waterford County Council from my mobile phone and explained what happened and asked for someone to be sent to the scene of the incident, but was told to explain in writing and send to this address. As the car was now immobile I Called my employers and transport was arranged to take me to work.from there I called an emergency recovery vehicle to take it to Walshes Nissan garage, Cork Rd, at a cost of 145 Euro. I also informed the Waterford Garda station of the possible danger of these potholes to other road users. I wish to inform you that my car was fitted with new wheels and tyres on the 30th of september. Two weeks later I had a full service including shock absorbers, springs and upper links. Following that tracking and alignment was carried out a few days later. I have reciepts to prove all this, which also proves the car was in 100% condition before the incident. I expect full and immediate action on your part, as my only transport is now at the garage awaiting repair. I will gladly meet an inspector at Killure or the garage, you can contact me at home 051 885779 or mobile 087 7833903 I enclose photographs, reciepts and an estimate from Walshes Nissan. Yours Sincerely Michael Daniels

Very nice, love that blue zed ,it's stunning, matter of fact all of them are. Great pics Chris. :bow:

Thankyou everyone for the kind words and helpful advice, dave8 , that's a very good point. Even though i'm in a different country, i'm sure a lot of the council practices are similar. I'll keep you guys posted on what happens.

Thanks for that Ac1, any advice is very helpful to me. Im going to get a file together over the weekend, with a letter, photos, receipts from the garage where tracking/balancing was done proving the suspension was 100% only 4 days ago. When I get the bill from nissan, i will personally bring it to government buildings and hand it in, after I have made copies of everything.

Well here are the culprits. took pk's advice and emptied the water, used a level and a ruler. There was actually two holes, one after the other, 1 7.5" deep ,the other about 8.5" deep. The steep edges made them all the more damaging.

:D ain't it a pity the wives don't do a search on this site for xmas gift ideas for their hubbies?! Nice one pk, I would buy one if i hadn't come across a diecast model in an old shop last year. C'mon guys roll up roll up , these are cool

I've heard of people converting them to driving lights ie dipped beam, or you could buy a new set from danny or the zcentre. Know what you mean though, I fitted the crystal clear indicators and side repeaters a few months ago and thought the very same. they just look dated and spoil the whole look

:rofl: Cheers bigmincy, I could do with a laugh tonight

I spoke to Mike feeney today to ask the same question, and he reckon's there are a number of different things, but the fact that it's not just tilting to the one side is worrying. He mentioned the possibility of chassis damage, but it's impossible to tell until it goes up on a ramp. Oh, I forgot to mention the front bumper is shagged from the recovery vehicle pulling it onto the truck. wasn't the guys fault, we needed to get it on as quickly as possible as it was on a dangerous stretch of road. Meanwhile, nissan told me they have no mechanic familiar with a 300zx, so even assessing the damage is going to be slow. I wouldn't have had it brought there , but I think it's the best thing regarding the claim