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 26th April 2013 19:12
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 1.6 16v  Group: Veteran Posts: 1,199 Joined: 29th February 2008 Local Time: 21st January 2021 23:17 Member No.: 2,973 Driving: Alfa 145 Cloverleaf, Alfa 147 From: M25 J11  |
QUOTE(black 146 @ 26th April 2013 19:27)  i don't know what to say but this is what i woke to on monday and i'm so p**sed offffffffffffffffffffffffff  WTF?! That's shocking. Can't see what the road's like there: is it plausible it was an accident?! |
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26th April 2013 19:24
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 1.7 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 3,368 Joined: 2nd January 2009 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 00:17 From: norfolk Member No.: 3,861 Driving: alfa 145 1.6ish From: norfolk |
It's hard to tell to be honest. It happened in the early hours of the morning, so nobody was around or awake to witness it.
Where I live opposite a hotel, we have standard parallel parking and parking like it would be in a car park, side by side so it may have been a van reversing out and hit mine and just drove off without a care in the world! --------------------  |
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26th April 2013 20:54
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1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,199 Joined: 29th February 2008 Local Time: 21st January 2021 23:17 Member No.: 2,973 Driving: Alfa 145 Cloverleaf, Alfa 147 From: M25 J11 |
s**t, sounds likely tbh. If you were doing it out of spite it would be easy to do more.
Insurance, or is that a stupid question??? |
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26th April 2013 20:59
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1.8 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 7,368 Joined: 7th September 2009 Local Time: 21st January 2021 23:17 From: Lincolnshire Member No.: 4,404 Driving: So many Alfa's From: Lincolnshire |
ah man that is a p**s take!
Look on the bright side...at least its a panel you can swap easily! -------------------- 'You know you're a true petrol head when you've had to buy parts for your Alfa'
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26th April 2013 22:20
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 1.6 8v Group: Regular Posts: 577 Joined: 6th January 2012 Local Time: 21st January 2021 23:17 From: Matlock Member No.: 7,218 Driving: 1991 Supercharged MX-5, 2009 Abarth 500 Esseesse, 1995 Yamaha CW50 From: Matlock |
There are some propper b**tards about
I have had it done to me before so I know that feeling  I hope you can find another door with a good colourmatch. At least it is all kept to one panel.
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27th April 2013 08:46
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1.7 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 3,368 Joined: 2nd January 2009 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 00:17 From: norfolk Member No.: 3,861 Driving: alfa 145 1.6ish From: norfolk |
i would get the side painted anyway. but i would save loads if i don't have to paint the inside of the door so i can fit it then get the side colour matched as iv'e got a carpark dent on the back panel
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27th April 2013 09:19
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 1.4 16v Group: Regular Posts: 370 Joined: 19th December 2006 Local Time: 21st January 2021 23:17 From: essex Member No.: 2,095 Driving: Zoe 145 1.8ish TS, Cosmos 145 16ishTS RIP From: Epping Essex |
aaaaaaaawwwwwwwww !!! people make me soooooo angry
had similar done to mine in a carpark a few years back , if you claim on insurance your premium goes up or you have to mess about with local garages to get it right at your own cost. if you cannot find a red door to go straight on how about a rattle can and paint the inside edge yourself should save the garage charging for fitting |
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27th April 2013 11:01
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 Forum Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 9,490 Joined: 11th June 2005 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 00:17 From: South Oxfordshire, UK Member No.: 954 Driving: Alfa 145 QV, Lancia Delta Integrale Evo, SEAT Leon Mk2 FR+ TDI DSG From: South Oxfordshire, UK |
 I hope you reported it to the police as a hit and run. Is there any CCTV at the hotel you could ask to look at? You might want to check how much your insurance premium will go up by if you put in a claim. Mine is currently in for repair at the moment to get the dent in the door sorted along with the nasty crease down the rear quarter panel plus the dent in the front wing. It's being done through insurance and will add an extra £30 onto my annual premium (I've got protected no claims that helps) which I thought was fair enough. Unfortunately though it doesn't take much to write off these cars if you do put in a claim. The cost of actually doing the repairs on mine did go above the insurance write-off limit but between the garage and I we came to an agreement to leave a few things off that I could tackle myself afterwards (mainly the front grille and door mirror) which then brought the repair costs to just under the write-off value. Unfortunately they wouldn't tell me what value that limit was as it's between them and the insurance company. Might be worth considering getting yours fixed insurance through if it comes in under the write-off value and isn't going to bump up your premium by too much. -------------------- |
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27th April 2013 12:19
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 1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,271 Joined: 2nd November 2012 Local Time: 21st January 2021 23:17 Member No.: 10,640 Driving: 145 Cloverleaf 2.0L ts From: uk |
What a shocker. I nearly felt sick looking at the pics!
Its always a risk leaving cars on the road. My red 145 has had the bonnet jumped on, wing mirror snapped broken off, eggs thrown at the car (this was a new one), half eaten sandwiches left on the roof (presumably by the egg thrower), both bumpers scraped, keyed down one side. My 147 was keyed all along the drivers side about three months ago! And to add insult to injury the pigeons drop their payload all over the car where I park. If I was paranoid I'd be forgiven for thinking there was someone with a vendetta against me! There's scum out there. -------------------- G A N Z 145
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27th April 2013 14:22
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 1.4 16v Group: Regular Posts: 138 Joined: 21st June 2011 Local Time: 21st January 2021 23:17 Member No.: 6,732 Driving: 145 Cloverleaf & SZ From: Buckinghamshire |
That's awful
hope you can get it sorted quickly. I hate people who just drive off after causing damage like that
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1st May 2013 08:23
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 1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,753 Joined: 8th June 2004 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 00:17 From: Leicester Member No.: 466 Driving: alfa 145 cloverleaf From: leicestershire |
thats not nice,,,
lucky its only a door and not the hole side,, |
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6th June 2013 18:45
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 1.4 16v Group: Regular Posts: 311 Joined: 16th August 2012 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 01:17 From: south africa Member No.: 8,240 Driving: 3.0 24V GTV + 3.0 24V GTV and 145 QV phase 2 From: PE, South Africa |
Sh$t man how did that happen? it must have been someone that was drunk that did such a thing
I suppose nobody saw anything?
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6th June 2013 19:00
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1.7 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 3,368 Joined: 2nd January 2009 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 00:17 From: norfolk Member No.: 3,861 Driving: alfa 145 1.6ish From: norfolk |
QUOTE(GTV sean @ 6th June 2013 19:45) Sh$t man how did that happen? it must have been someone that was drunk that did such a thing I suppose nobody saw anything? i think it was a van or a lorry as the size of the paint mark left was wider & larger than a car i think it was early in the morning as a mates dad drove past the night before and it hadn't happened. now i got the front to do now i'm going out to look for some police cons to put around IT lol 
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6th June 2013 19:47
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1.4 16v Group: Regular Posts: 311 Joined: 16th August 2012 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 01:17 From: south africa Member No.: 8,240 Driving: 3.0 24V GTV + 3.0 24V GTV and 145 QV phase 2 From: PE, South Africa |
I agree ! I hope that bloke's delivery was late at least
And the worst is that he didn't have the decency to knock on your door and apologise ! Maybe some massive flashing lights next to the car might be better... You must have been so cross and your car was so pretty
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6th June 2013 20:21
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1.7 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 3,368 Joined: 2nd January 2009 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 00:17 From: norfolk Member No.: 3,861 Driving: alfa 145 1.6ish From: norfolk |
QUOTE(GTV sean @ 6th June 2013 20:47) I agree ! I hope that bloke's delivery was late at least And the worst is that he didn't have the decency to knock on your door and apologise ! Maybe some massive flashing lights next to the car might be better... You must have been so cross and your car was so pretty yep and every time i see it . it pissis me OFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 
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6th June 2013 20:24
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1.4 16v Group: Regular Posts: 311 Joined: 16th August 2012 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 01:17 From: south africa Member No.: 8,240 Driving: 3.0 24V GTV + 3.0 24V GTV and 145 QV phase 2 From: PE, South Africa |
I would feel exactly the same! are you still driving the car like that? do you have insurance on the car?
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6th June 2013 20:34
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1.7 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 3,368 Joined: 2nd January 2009 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 00:17 From: norfolk Member No.: 3,861 Driving: alfa 145 1.6ish From: norfolk |
QUOTE(GTV sean @ 6th June 2013 21:24) I would feel exactly the same! are you still driving the car like that? do you have insurance on the car? yep but they will just right it off so i'm sorting it out myself to paint a zoe door off Naan fit it and paint the side £500 once work starts again -------------------- |
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6th June 2013 20:42
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1.4 16v Group: Regular Posts: 311 Joined: 16th August 2012 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 01:17 From: south africa Member No.: 8,240 Driving: 3.0 24V GTV + 3.0 24V GTV and 145 QV phase 2 From: PE, South Africa |
QUOTE(black 146 @ 6th June 2013 20:34) yep but they will just right it off so i'm sorting it out myself to paint a zoe door off Naan fit it and paint the side £500 once work starts again how can they just write it off like that? they're there for a reason? useless bunch of people! lets hope they give you some kind of money towards it
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6th June 2013 20:55
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Forum Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 9,490 Joined: 11th June 2005 Local Time: 22nd January 2021 00:17 From: South Oxfordshire, UK Member No.: 954 Driving: Alfa 145 QV, Lancia Delta Integrale Evo, SEAT Leon Mk2 FR+ TDI DSG From: South Oxfordshire, UK |
QUOTE(GTV sean @ 6th June 2013 21:42) how can they just write it off like that? they're there for a reason? useless bunch of people! lets hope they give you some kind of money towards it Unfortunately these cars are worth f-all in the UK and if the cost of repairs goes above something like 65-70% of the value of the car the it's deemed uneconomical to bother repairing so it gets written off. Mine nearly got written off about 6 weeks ago for that very reason but we ended up coming to an agreement to leave off some off the eork needed to bring the repairs below the write-off threshold value. -------------------- |
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