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    my car :)

    ok week before my test i thought ooo ill buy a car...and i bout a nice punto mk2 for £1800 42k miles, FSH

    HERE IT IS,


    my car punto mates yaris


    ok i passed my test loving the the car did 1000 miles in my first week.... pulled into tesco at 10 - 15 mph looked at my mates car and i didnt expect this to happen...




    my baby.....

    well it happened last sunday...car was a write off...but coz im on 3rd party fire and theft and did the repair wrk all my slef and ill get some pics in da day light 2morrow of what i have done

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    Thats what happens when you dont look where you are going!!

    Was it easy to repair?
    Punto Gt no more!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tomas
    Thats what happens when you dont look where you are going!!

    Was it easy to repair?
    well took it to a garage da next day..got quoted £1000...nearly fainted and **** my slef......sooo uncle phone me up monday night....said hell take me everywhere inc fiat dealre to pik up parts and pay for them and ill pay him bk later on...so got down fiat for all brand new parts dey quoted me £850

    again **** my slef

    so went to pic up spared got all brand new parts everything inc paint to colour code bumper for £400.. so happy



    well urmm...drilled out old spot welds on front box panel swaped it for new one. got to put sone exhaust putty on exhaust maifold as ders a huge crack entill i caan get a new one....urm... fitted new bonnet...new slam panel...primed bumper ready for spraying 2morrow and dats it... should all be done by 2morrow and bk on da road....

    not 2 bad seemin it was a write off and week later bk on da road lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simkool
    pulled into tesco at 10 - 15 mph looked at my mates car
    Thats a lot of damage for 10-15mph!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shades
    Thats a lot of damage for 10-15mph!
    dont i now...bloody lampost got a fist size dent thats all cant belive it...aleast expet it o be hangin off or sufin

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    Thats how morgan design new cars. You should work for them!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JonnyGT
    Thats how morgan design new cars. You should work for them!
    [qimg]http://www.corporate.coventry.ac.uk/content/1/c4/85/07/aero.jpg[/qimg]
    :LOL: I was thinking exactly the same thing just couldn't be bothered to find a pic!! Top marks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shades
    Thats a lot of damage for 10-15mph!
    I wrote my AX GT at that speers, it just crumbled! Shocking really, esp looking back as to how i drove it.

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    Ah dude thats just gutting. If only you could multi-task like us female drivers, you'd be able to look at your mate's car and drive at the same time

    Will be good to see pics of your repaired front end

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    yeee finished all of the repair work....£500 odd gone in pocket but, i do any an entire new front end including a second hand exhaust manifold with the cat in..


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