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Old 09-05-11, 08:06 AM   #1
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ZS going to the bodyshop today...woohoo.

Usually when you buy an accident damage car the service history can get lost between previous owner and insurance storge, however as the previous owner had bought it brand new I took a chance and wrote to her just to see if she could give me an idea of the service history, I included photo's before and after the damage. She rung me a day later to tell me she'd kept everything, all receipts inc. the service book with FULL SERVICE HISTORY.
She also said "oh, by the way, I had it remapped, it's running about 135BHP, it's had a recent clutch and the belts were done about 20K miles ago"
With that kind of info it was only right to drive the 50miles to collect it.
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Old 09-05-11, 08:31 AM   #2
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ZS going to the bodyshop today...woohoo.

Usually when you buy an accident damage car the service history can get lost between previous owner and insurance storge, however as the previous owner had bought it brand new I took a chance and wrote to her just to see if she could give me an idea of the service history, I included photo's before and after the damage. She rung me a day later to tell me she'd kept everything, all receipts inc. the service book with FULL SERVICE HISTORY.
She also said "oh, by the way, I had it remapped, it's running about 135BHP, it's had a recent clutch and the belts were done about 20K miles ago"
With that kind of info it was only right to drive the 50miles to collect it.
Result! Nice one mate!
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Old 09-05-11, 08:51 AM   #3
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Bet she was pleased its up and running again.

Good result, well worth the letter.

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Old 09-05-11, 10:10 AM   #4
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Nice one, not many people try and contact the previous owners. Bet you are glad you did now.
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Old 09-05-11, 04:36 PM   #5
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Great to see that this has been put back on the road & looking good as new!


Result with the service history & bonus about the remap!
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Bargain of the year, glad it all turned out OK, bonus with the full s/h and mods carried out.
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Great job.............With a bit of TLC and patience, we can keep the Zeds on the road......
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Awesome read! Well done for saving it from being cubed and turned into the next household appliance got to say, I much prefer staring at a ZS than a new fridge freezer, even if there is food in it!
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