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ibrox_hunk
30-09-10, 10:09 PM
well as some of you might know i recently bought andys car from on here, well today i parked at a tesco while i nipped in for some shopping and when i came out the car was lying in the middle of the car park about 6ft from where i parked it and there was a little old 70 year old in a skoda looking all shaken up, i approached the car and noticed that the bumper was hanging off at passengers side, the rear passenger door was dented, the rear quarter panel was dented and the alloy had a big chip out of it as did the tyre, old lady was badly shaken up by it all, she had parked behind me but went to reverse out and put it into first gear and smashed my car,
so phoned the insurance company who got it collected and are getting it looked at and an enstimate of the costs for repair if its not a total loss,
getting a courtesy car tomorrow until its fixed or they settle with me,
tottaly gutted,
That car has no luck at all :(
No way! Surely it cant be written off for a third time! Gutted for you mate, really gutted!
ibrox_hunk
30-09-10, 10:15 PM
i noticed lol, looking at the car it should be fixable if the parts are there, needs a new bumper and a new passengers door and a new rear quarter panel thingy and also new alloys, hopefully the people that are looking at it will see sense and repair instead of just writing the thing off
BUCKYDEVIL
30-09-10, 10:23 PM
It's like Final Destination.
This car keeps escaping from the scrappy Grim reaper
surely it's met it's fate. ?
ibrox_hunk
30-09-10, 10:25 PM
lol surely its not, lol ive not had my chance to enjoy it yet, lol i will keep you all updated on whats happens,
If its written off, I would seriously consider buying it back and then stripping it mate. I think its cursed. Its fooking Christine!
Im begining to wish I had kept it, everyone keeps trying to kill it lol
ibrox_hunk
30-09-10, 10:28 PM
yeah i probably would do that, not a lot of tahiti blue parts kicking about, but lets not be pessimistic lol,
I know how hard tahiti is to find lol! The good thing is there are a lot of rover 400s in tahiti. So doors should be ok. Theres someone selling an extreme spoiler on ebay, its on a r400 by the looks of it, maybe hes splitting the car?
andys1981
01-10-10, 04:36 AM
unbelevable mate,a canny beleve this,hopefully the ins will be gid and repair it,it only cost me 89 to buy it back and sort it,keep us posted please!!!!!!!
andys1981
01-10-10, 05:07 AM
If its written off, I would seriously consider buying it back and then stripping it mate. I think its cursed. Its fooking Christine!
Im begining to wish I had kept it, everyone keeps trying to kill it lol
not everyone!
christ almighty, poor car isnae having much luck at all! Hope the news ye get back from the insurers suits ye bud!
Man, i can't believe i am reading of this car being mortally wounded again!
It is more unlucky than mine it seems!
Hope yo uget it all sorted though :)
no way! thats unbelievable, hope the insurance is good to you!
Bobdope2002
01-10-10, 03:45 PM
again fooking hell
that car is cursed mate
hope it gets sorted soon
Looks like Stephen King did write about this car after all!!!
ibrox_hunk
01-10-10, 09:14 PM
ok the car is a total loss, repair stands at ?4219.23
they are considering between a cat c and a cat b, i have made it known that i would like to buy the car back if possible, if i get it back i would defo be looking at a possible repair job, needing the bumper (AGAIN) also need the rear quarter panel part but noticed it goes all the way over the front door area, also need a rear passenger door but thats not urgent, i am off to ibiza for a week tomorrow but i will let you all know what happens when i get back, if you see any of these parts can you post in here for me? please thanks
Can't believe this motor has had another sucker punch .it's had more hits that the bloody beatles
andys1981
02-10-10, 03:45 AM
a cant beleve this,fookin christine,as a said mate,let me ken if ye need anything,cos am not wanting her to go yet,even park it at mines well sort it !!!!!!
ibrox_hunk
02-10-10, 08:35 AM
when i was looking at the damage i saw nothing to bad, just the bumper hanging offand the rear quarter panel section badly dented and pushed in towards the boot, the rear passenger door had a small dent in it as well from where she has tried to move from my car but thats not really needing sorted unless the door dont open because of it, at the moment i dont have pictures as my phone had no charge when my insurance people got it towed away, also away for the week but when i get back i will be sorting it all out and hopefully sourcing parts and some forum members help, working in clydebank when i get back so anyone near there could help if they had time, thanks will keep you in the loop when i return
im just along in old kilpatrick, im no panel beater but glad to help if i can
ibrox_hunk
13-10-10, 05:00 PM
Right guys, finally went to Maryhill and got the car backfrom M and L Coachbuilders, i have brought it back home and parked it up, i have taken some images for you all to have a look at and tell me what you think,
ibrox_hunk
13-10-10, 05:02 PM
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andys1981
13-10-10, 05:05 PM
looking quite nasty fi the ootside mate,has anybody had a look at it,anybody said how easy it would be
ibrox_hunk
13-10-10, 06:04 PM
there are pictures of the outside as well aint there?
andys1981
13-10-10, 06:07 PM
yeah mate,a posted to quick,ye must have just been uploading them
ibrox_hunk
13-10-10, 06:10 PM
no one has had a look yet, i thought that the quarter panel would be replaceable but looks like its not the case, so unless it can be battered out from the boot and then pulled a little and straightened then it might be only good for parts which is a bloody shame, but if i can bring it back frm the dead again i willyeah mate,a posted to quick,ye must have just been uploading them
andys1981
13-10-10, 06:12 PM
just because its on the crease if that makes sence,there will be guys on the forum who prob will ken a bit more if it can be done,heres hoping david eh!!
ibrox_hunk
13-10-10, 06:18 PM
yeah mate i hope so, driving it back from maryhill today made me determined to try and fix it
talkingcars
13-10-10, 06:23 PM
Sorry to read this.
It's difficult to tell from the pictures but I suspect the whole back of the car is twisted, the boot floor looks distorted, the N/S inner wheel arch looks damaged as well.
Does the car still drive, does it go in a straight line?
Does the boot shut?
Does the drivers side passanger door function correctly?
Is there any distortion to the roof?
The quote for repair would suggest the car needs jigging.
Have you actually bought it back from the insurance yet?
talkingcars
13-10-10, 06:23 PM
yeah mate i hope so, driving it back from maryhill today made me determined to try and fix it
sorry, you posted this as I was typing, how did it drive?
ibrox_hunk
13-10-10, 06:36 PM
yeah got it in my drive no
Sorry to read this.
It's difficult to tell from the pictures but I suspect the whole back of the car is twisted, the boot floor looks distorted, the N/S inner wheel arch looks damaged as well.
Does the car still drive, does it go in a straight line?
Does the boot shut? boot still opens and shuts,
Does the drivers side passanger door function correctly?
Is there any distortion to the roof?not really looked at the roof to be honest as i didnt think there would be damage up there
The quote for repair would suggest the car needs jigging.
Have you actually bought it back from the insurance yet?
ibrox_hunk
13-10-10, 06:51 PM
it was pulling to the right slightly but the front tyres where low so i thought it might be something to do with that,
wackyschild
13-10-10, 07:55 PM
That looks serious, I hope those pictures are making it look worse than what it actually is :(
Looks pretty bad! The back end must have the strength of melted toffee now :( Seeing as its had at least 3 rear enders. I see the remnants of the tow bar are still there. Looks like a whole load of work to get it back on the road. Maybe its time to break it...........
Looks pretty bad! The back end must have the strength of melted toffee now :( Seeing as its had at least 3 rear enders. I see the remnants of the tow bar are still there. Looks like a whole load of work to get it back on the road. Maybe its time to break it...........
you just want the engine lolz
it looks pretty bad:( might push out a bit but looks much worse than it did the last time, she must have hit it pretty hard
ibrox_hunk
14-10-10, 10:20 PM
first gear from stationary she told me, she was trying to reverse but never had the strenght to lift the gear stick into reverse only into first and wacked it, lol so not to hard? lol anyone in or near paisley thinks they could help/giveme an opinion of wether to break or repair i would be happy to hear/see. cheers
Dan1971
14-10-10, 10:26 PM
Well I'm nowhere near Paisley, but I'll tell you this much. The car appears cursed - and very weak at the rear after all those shunts. If all you can do is pull it straight again, the next time it gets hit from behind, I'd wager that it'll crumple all the way into the passenger area - and I wouldn't want anyone I cared about to be in there !
Sad ..... But ..... Got to be break it mate.
Should recoup most of the money spent if you break it though. Real shame though as it just doesn't seem to have much luck :(
no harm tring to straighten it, but it does look pretty bad, if i get a free night next week il try pop round
ibrox_hunk
21-10-10, 08:41 PM
well tomorrow is my frst day off so gonna have another look at the car and see if there is anything i could do to save her, i will get some more pics as well with a proper amera instead of the phone and post them up for you all to look at,
peterzs
21-10-10, 09:11 PM
Best of luck, all she's gone through, worth the effort to save her if poss.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
andys1981
22-10-10, 05:41 AM
heres hoping mate,good luck!!
ibrox_hunk
22-10-10, 09:42 AM
well so far the rain is putting me off, but as soon as it lets off im going out to see what can be done.
andys1981
22-10-10, 06:06 PM
get oot there and brave the elements,a had one weekend non stop working on that car for smc lol
ibrox_hunk
22-10-10, 08:17 PM
lol, well sadly the car looks like its going to be either sold as is for parts or stripped down by myself and sold as parts, the bash is in a place where even straigtening it out would still make it look silly, the quarter panel cant be replaced as its part of the whole car, goes right over the doors to the windscreen and is welded to the bit the boot shuts onto, so today is a sad day indeed for the mg zs 180 that was owned by myself and andy and craig? and whoever else before, but hopefully the parts shall be put to good use and help restore others cars.
andys1981
23-10-10, 04:31 AM
shoite thats nae gid mate,terrible news infact,hope ye can break it mate really sorry to hear this!!!
BUCKYDEVIL
23-10-10, 08:40 AM
:rip:L4CWD
It's sad to see another one go!
Am sure there are plenty of bits to sell that will recoup the money spent, I know I would take a few bits from you.
lol, well sadly the car looks like its going to be either sold as is for parts or stripped down by myself and sold as parts, the bash is in a place where even straigtening it out would still make it look silly, the quarter panel cant be replaced as its part of the whole car, goes right over the doors to the windscreen and is welded to the bit the boot shuts onto, so today is a sad day indeed for the mg zs 180 that was owned by myself and andy and craig? and whoever else before, but hopefully the parts shall be put to good use and help restore others cars.
You can get a rear quarter panel to fit, just offer up the replacement panel, mark it, then drill out all the spot welds, cut the panel off up to where the mark is, then clamp the clamp in the panel and weld all the spot welds back, then seam seal any joins, prep, paint refit all bits etc.
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/ProductImages/XLarge/GRID003345.gif
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-ZS-SALOON-2001-2004-REAR-QUARTER-PANEL-PASSENGER-/170510649039?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27b33a06cf
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROVER-45-SALOON-99-06-REAR-QUARTER-PANEL-PASSENGER-LEF-/150484873578?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item230998f16a
petet16
23-10-10, 10:23 AM
The quarter panel is actually replaceable, they are about ?300 to buy, wether it would be worthwhile depends on the value of the car versus the cost of repairs, additionally the only panel available is at a former MGR dealer in Holland.
Ah, Kev has posted the pic.
stamford
23-10-10, 10:33 AM
How the hell did I miss this thread! Reckon this particular ZS has run out of lives, probably best to break it as the integrity of the safety cell has been compromised too many times now. Shame but it is indeed cursed!
ibrox_hunk
24-10-10, 12:53 PM
to be honest i would rather keep it if it is indeed possible to fix, i know the back has had a few shunts but still its a nice car and if it can be fixed iwill get it fixed with the money that the insurance company are paying me,so where would i get someone to undertake the job? thanks
Any bodyshop should do the job, as long as you source the parts for them to do it
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROVER-45-MG-ZS-SALOON-RIGHT-HAND-BODY-SIDE-ALA160220-/270510382916?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3efbacdf44
may be more ecomonically viable to buy another car and swap all you favorite bits onto it though
ibrox_hunk
24-10-10, 01:57 PM
ok, does any one know any reliable and decent body shops, im sure rimmer brothers have the part as well,
Hi i was pointed in your direction about your engine that you might have for sale give me a shout if so thanks
ibrox_hunk
23-01-11, 09:02 PM
hi adio, car is currently being broken, are you still looking for an engine?
ineed after seeing the damage in person today i think it was past repair this time, however good few parts on it which have been going onto cars around the forum so not all bad!
rakester
23-01-11, 09:07 PM
Price on rad fans and air con rad (not coolant rad) delivered, go on ebay for 40 delivered...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-ZS-2-5-V6-180-A-C-RADIATOR-AND-FAN-/370474108375?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5641fa45d7
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-ZS-2-5-V6-180-A-C-RADIATOR-AND-FAN-/320633796755?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa7437893
?35 delivered any good seeing as you won't be getting any ebay fee's? (presuming ac rad is in good nick
andys1981
24-01-11, 05:39 AM
they should be fine bud,never had any probs when i had the car,maybe better pm david aswell mate
ibrox_hunk
24-01-11, 08:45 PM
i am unsure of what condition they re in lol but andy should know,
i am even more unsure of how to remove so you would have towait until someone was coming to get a part and assisted me like RITCHY AND CRAIG did yesterday (thanks guys)
unless its an easy job then i would go at it my self
Price on rad fans and air con rad (not coolant rad) delivered, go on ebay for 40 delivered...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-ZS-2-5-V6-180-A-C-RADIATOR-AND-FAN-/370474108375?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5641fa45d7
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MG-ZS-2-5-V6-180-A-C-RADIATOR-AND-FAN-/320633796755?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4aa7437893
?35 delivered any good seeing as you won't be getting any ebay fee's? (presuming ac rad is in good nick
only think with aircon is letting off the gas, meant to get vacced out
Dan1971
24-01-11, 08:52 PM
only thing with aircon is letting off the gas, meant to get vacced out
My dog's got the same problem - letting off the gas that is.
oh n actually illegal to touch now without your aircon licence that i delibratly havent got so i dont have to do it lol
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