A funny thing happened on the way home

[timmo]

Worth asking Asian couple details of their solicitor just to look them up and know of who is in the game ! Any info you can get might help down the line. Those pictures are gold dust.

[Alan H]

They'd end up telling me that my computer has been hacked and 'just type this in to your keyboard and we can sort it out for you'.

Yeh, riiiiighttttt.

[Alan H]

Well it appears that my car is mendable (as against mandible which is something completely different) and should be ready for when we get back home.
I have been told that I can keep the Toymota until we get back and won't be charged anything if my car is ready earlier than expected.
I expect all the arguing will still be going on then as it appears the truck driver still reckons the corsa pushed him.
I care not. T'weren't my fault so they can argue all they want.
I grassed the truck driver up to plod today and sent them all the pics, so hopefully he will be getting waterboarded in guantanamo bay quite soon to show him that he shouldn't go in the outside lane again.

[2strokejohnny]

My car was taken to the menders today, and I had a word with the insurance as the car hire company said the tit in the wagon was denying liability.
The girl said it would probably be a 1 litre hatchback.
I said a few words, non sweary, as I was still in polite (ish) mode, but she must have got the message loud and clear as they've just dropped the courtesy car off.

A '66 plate 2.7 litre Toyota land Cruiser invincible. K'inell, it's bigger than me Santa Fé!

Unfortunately someone has fitted a nasty tractor engine under the bonnet, and I have to put something called 'diesel' in the fuel tank.

I was hoping for a nice
Oh well, it'll have to do I suppose.

here you go Alan
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/50t/Haynes-H ... g=ho01f-21 John

[Alan H]

Got one of those in my man room upstairs. And a Rover 4.6 in the garage, but it 'just't won't fit in a 550 frame!

[2strokejohnny]

a lot of people poo poo dash cams but in your case Al

[Alan H]

Got the car back and seems ok so far. New towbar and valance, and smartened up the rest.
Glad to sent the Land Cruiser back - not keen on tractor engines and it wasn't very economical. Lots of toys though and the 6 speed auto was OK, but if I had £60 grand to spend on a car, I'd have another Santa Fé and keep the change.
I understand it cost 'someone' (not me !!!) about 2 grand for the 3 weeks I had it - including 16 days parked up at Manchester airport!

[Scotch750]

Got the car back and seems ok so far. New towbar and valance, and smartened up the rest.
Glad to sent the Land Cruiser back - not keen on tractor engines and it wasn't very economical. Lots of toys though and the 6 speed auto was OK, but if I had £60 grand to spend on a car, I'd have another Santa Fé and keep the change.
I understand it cost 'someone' (not me !!!) about 2 grand for the 3 weeks I had it - including 16 days parked up at Manchester airport!

Wuh, if you knew it was gonna be parked up for 2 weeks, why dain't you ask for a mini metro ?
That would've got ya around !
You've now cost us all more on next years insurance. !
sos for the gripe. but ?
Still love ya !

[Alan H]

Not costing me any more.
The truck driver paid. And I wouldn't drive a metro if there was nothing else available.
There are standards to keep up yer know.

[martyducati]

Joey Dunlop drove a metro! Used to lean the arron slight engined sp1 against it,said it was cheaper than the paddock stand! and it was purple/brown?