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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: bob.dent on 03 March 2008, 09:53:59
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No offence to any truckers on here but some lorry drivers are just bloody dangerous. Driving to work this morning on a country road section and a low loader with and excavator on the back comes round a bend using half of my side of the road. I had to take immediate evasive action by going half way up the bank on my side and he still took my bloody door mirror off!! >:( >:(
Obviously he didn't stop (probably didn't know he'd hit me) and it was too late to get reg No. or name of the firm as I was too busy getting out of the way. There was also a huge queue of traffic behind him so no point in stopping to turn round and go after him.
Some of these drivers just think they own the bloody road and don't give a sh*t because they're bigger than everything else.
A nice repair bill coming my way methinks. >:( :'(
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Sorry to hear that, Bob. Bloody annoying to say the least.
Didn't knock out the dent in the bonnet, did it? (Cancel that last comment. Not very nice).
Does it mean a complete new mirror?
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Sorry to hear that, Bob. Bloody annoying to say the least.
Didn't knock out the dent in the bonnet, did it? (Cancel that last comment. Not very nice).
;D Thanks mate, nah it's not really a bad dent and you can only see it in certain light.
Does it mean a complete new mirror?
Unfortunately it does. Although I managed to clip what's left of it back in, the glass is smashed and the outer edge is smashed off. :'(
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sorry to hear that :(
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Sorry to hear about that Bob hope that you are ok. Hope the cost is not to much
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That is bad luck, probably not worth repairing, tell you what...
I'll do you a favour and take it off your hands, £100 do?
beats sending it for scrap
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That is bad luck, probably not worth repairing, tell you what...
I'll do you a favour and take it off your hands, £100 do?
beats sending it for scrap
£100 for the smashed mirror James? That's very generous of you! ;D
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That is bad luck, probably not worth repairing, tell you what...
I'll do you a favour and take it off your hands, £100 do?
beats sending it for scrap
£100 for the smashed mirror James? That's very generous of you! ;D
As long as the rest of the car is still attached to it ;)
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New you have entire assembly or just the bits
Parts are cover, and black plastic bit, metal arm and the motor.
Mine got smashed similarly.
Repaired the cover, bodged the black plastic bit and got a glass from Halfrauds.
Motors were fine
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you could try ebay or ring round local scrappys :y
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New you have entire assembly or just the bits
Parts are cover, and black plastic bit, metal arm and the motor.
Mine got smashed similarly.
Repaired the cover, bodged the black plastic bit and got a glass from Halfrauds.
Motors were fine
Can't repair the cover as the end of it was smashed to pieces and is spread out along the road. Not sure about motors or electrics yet.
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you could try ebay or ring round local scrappys :y
Biggest problem with that is getting the correct colour cover.
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Another name change methinks from bob.bonnetdent to bob.wingmirrorlessdent ::)
Seriously though its typical of truck drivers :(
Gonna have your work cut out getting that colour Bob :-/
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Another name change methinks from bob.bonnetdent to bob.wingmirrorlessdent ::)
Consider it done! ;)
Seriously though its typical of truck drivers :(
Gonna have your work cut out getting that colour Bob :-/
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. :(
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Sorry to hear that Bob, & after all my hard work!!! Sometimes we're sent down small lanes in big trucks & it can be tricky. As a wagon driver in such situations i can tell the locals because they back off & leave you room to get round...i always thank them. Others just try to drive round you resulting in me having to stop, wait for them to realize thier mistake & back up. It's not a case of me wanting all the road, sometimes i actually need it. I don't want to go somewhere so tight anymore than people want me there but Industrial Units are'nt always put in the best of places & we still have to deliver.
Some car drivers have no idea how much room an artic NEEDS, but i admit some wagon drivers are total arrogant pillocks who use the size of thier vehicle to give it the big i am & in doing so get the rest of us a bad name. Looks like you met one Bob so i'll apologize on his behalf. I crawl along roads like that so i can stop in time.
I know we're as popular as Traffic Wardens but if we all took a week off together the country would grind to a halt, none of you would work, power would go off & shops would be empty.
Sorry to hear about your car though mate, no excuse for that.
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Here here :) :) :)
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Sorry to here about the damage, its a pain keeping cars in pristine condition !.
You can get facelift door mirrors, a bit rare but........ I eventually got one for £50 inc post. Beware scrappies who offer ones for £10; they are pre-facelift ones, that will fit, but are not the same shape.
Best of luck,
Ken
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Bad news Bob >:(...can't you use a different road to get to work, that's the second time you've had to go on the verge to avoid trucks ::)
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Sorry to hear that Bob, & after all my hard work!!! Sometimes we're sent down small lanes in big trucks & it can be tricky. As a wagon driver in such situations i can tell the locals because they back off & leave you room to get round...i always thank them. Others just try to drive round you resulting in me having to stop, wait for them to realize thier mistake & back up. It's not a case of me wanting all the road, sometimes i actually need it. I don't want to go somewhere so tight anymore than people want me there but Industrial Units are'nt always put in the best of places & we still have to deliver.
Some car drivers have no idea how much room an artic NEEDS, but i admit some wagon drivers are total arrogant pillocks who use the size of thier vehicle to give it the big i am & in doing so get the rest of us a bad name. Looks like you met one Bob so i'll apologize on his behalf. I crawl along roads like that so i can stop in time.
I know we're as popular as Traffic Wardens but if we all took a week off together the country would grind to a halt, none of you would work, power would go off & shops would be empty.
Sorry to hear about your car though mate, no excuse for that.
Thanks Guy and I'm not tarring all lorry drivers with the same brush. As with car crivers there is good and bad. At the time I could see he was going to need plenty of room and as I virtually went off the road, I couldn't have given him any more room if I tried. I don't think he'd have given a sh*t if he'd run me off the road completely! What really pees me off though is the fact a lot of these truck use this particular road as a shortcut and it's just not suitable.
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Bad news Bob >:(...can't you use a different road to get to work, that's the second time you've had to go on the verge to avoid trucks ::)
Yeah Mike I've tried using different routes into work and this is still the quickest - too many jams on other routes. :(
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NOOOOOO A BLEMISH IN OTHERWISE PERFECT* BODYWORK!!! :'( :'(
*not including the bonnet dent.
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NOOOOOO A BLEMISH IN OTHERWISE PERFECT* BODYWORK!!! :'( :'(
*not including the bonnet dent.
Hmm........what's this bonnet dent everyone keeps talking about - just a trick of the light! ::) The only real dent's in the car are you and me Greg! ;D
*edit* Sorry, for those that are blissfully unaware, Greg (supermop) is my eldest son.
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Bad news Bob >:(...can't you use a different road to get to work, that's the second time you've had to go on the verge to avoid trucks ::)
Yeah Mike I've tried using different routes into work and this is still the quickest - too many jams on other routes. :(
You need to sell your meega to me, and buy one of those Robinson helicopters :y
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Sorry to hear that Bob, & after all my hard work!!! Sometimes we're sent down small lanes in big trucks & it can be tricky. As a wagon driver in such situations i can tell the locals because they back off & leave you room to get round...i always thank them. Others just try to drive round you resulting in me having to stop, wait for them to realize thier mistake & back up. It's not a case of me wanting all the road, sometimes i actually need it. I don't want to go somewhere so tight anymore than people want me there but Industrial Units are'nt always put in the best of places & we still have to deliver.
Some car drivers have no idea how much room an artic NEEDS, but i admit some wagon drivers are total arrogant pillocks who use the size of thier vehicle to give it the big i am & in doing so get the rest of us a bad name. Looks like you met one Bob so i'll apologize on his behalf. I crawl along roads like that so i can stop in time.
I know we're as popular as Traffic Wardens but if we all took a week off together the country would grind to a halt, none of you would work, power would go off & shops would be empty.
Sorry to hear about your car though mate, no excuse for that.
Thanks Guy and I'm not tarring all lorry drivers with the same brush. As with car crivers there is good and bad. At the time I could see he was going to need plenty of room and as I virtually went off the road, I couldn't have given him any more room if I tried. I don't think he'd have given a sh*t if he'd run me off the road completely! What really pees me off though is the fact a lot of these truck use this particular road as a shortcut and it's just not suitable.
Sounds like you met a bad one Bob. As with any driving forward planning is the key. Some car drivers make things hard work only allowing enough room for another car, driving & parking on corners/junctions etc. We often have to call folks from behind thier desks to move thier cars just so i can get where i need to be. Luckily they're ok with it as are the patient car drivers stuck behind me. They're not expected to know any more than i'd understand their desk job, i'd be lost frankly. I guess we all have a worthwhile role to play in keeping the world ticking over & hope you manage to restore that peachy mig to it's former glory. :y
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Bad news Bob >:(...can't you use a different road to get to work, that's the second time you've had to go on the verge to avoid trucks ::)
Yeah Mike I've tried using different routes into work and this is still the quickest - too many jams on other routes. :(
You need to sell your meega to me, and buy one of those Robinson helicopters :y
TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. :'( In 2 years my weekly fuel bill for just getting to and from work has nearly doubled from £35 to £60 per week!! :o
Coupled with the fact that the company I work for has been making a loss for the last 2 or 3 years and as a result no pay rises, and none likely for some time yet. :(
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Bad news Bob >:(...can't you use a different road to get to work, that's the second time you've had to go on the verge to avoid trucks ::)
Yeah Mike I've tried using different routes into work and this is still the quickest - too many jams on other routes. :(
You need to sell your meega to me, and buy one of those Robinson helicopters :y
TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. :'( In 2 years my weekly fuel bill for just getting to and from work has nearly doubled from £35 to £60 per week!! :o
Coupled with the fact that the company I work for has been making a loss for the last 2 or 3 years and as a result no pay rises, and none likely for some time yet. :(
LPG
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TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. .....
Will there be an OOFbay auction for it? ;) I'd be tempted! :y
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Bad news Bob >:(...can't you use a different road to get to work, that's the second time you've had to go on the verge to avoid trucks ::)
Yeah Mike I've tried using different routes into work and this is still the quickest - too many jams on other routes. :(
You need to sell your meega to me, and buy one of those Robinson helicopters :y
TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. :'( In 2 years my weekly fuel bill for just getting to and from work has nearly doubled from £35 to £60 per week!! :o
Coupled with the fact that the company I work for has been making a loss for the last 2 or 3 years and as a result no pay rises, and none likely for some time yet. :(
LPG
Unforunately, for 3 good reasons its not a practical option for me.
1) Couldn't afford to loose any load space for the tank.
2) Couldn't afford the conversion cost at the mo.
3) Very limited number of outlets for LPG in this area.
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TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. .....
Will there be an OOFbay auction for it? ;) I'd be tempted! :y
There would probably have to be as I know of a few people that would be interested. ::)
Hell!! what am I talking about, I haven't decided to sell it yet. :-X :-X
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Hell!! what am I talking about, I haven't decided to sell it yet. :-X :-X
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Don't sell it Bob. That car is as much you as the barbie, you kind of go together. I hav'nt had a pay rise in 4 years either & could save in fuel, ins. etc but you'd miss it big time, still need another Mig even if it was cheaper i.e 2.0 manual but how would you feel when you saw one of us drive it to a meet?
I understand mate but the defence rests it's case. It's your Mig & that's that. Find another way. Nuff said! :y
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TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. .....
Will there be an OOFbay auction for it? ;) I'd be tempted! :y
There would probably have to be as I know of a few people that would be interested. ::)
Hell!! what am I talking about, I haven't decided to sell it yet. :-X :-X
Get a new job, problem solved. :P At my current rate of 1 pay rise per year and regular bonus scheme, I'll be earning more than what they pay you in a couple of years :o :o
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TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. .....
Will there be an OOFbay auction for it? ;) I'd be tempted! :y
There would probably have to be as I know of a few people that would be interested. ::)
Hell!! what am I talking about, I haven't decided to sell it yet. :-X :-X
That had you thinking there Bob :-/, that's dangerous ;D ;D
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TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. .....
Will there be an OOFbay auction for it? ;) I'd be tempted! :y
There would probably have to be as I know of a few people that would be interested. ::)
Hell!! what am I talking about, I haven't decided to sell it yet. :-X :-X
Get a new job, problem solved. :P At my current rate of 1 pay rise per year and regular bonus scheme, I'll be earning more than what they pay you in a couple of years :o :o
Move in with yer Dad and start paying him rent :y
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Just saw this clip earlier today:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UBDgUdbLU9k
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Good bit of reversing, i can do that. Think the video was doctored but funny all the same!!!!!!!!! :y
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I first thought the same, but apparantly is not. Funny? Depending how you look at it
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I first thought the same, but apparantly is not. Funny? Depending how you look at it
Funny to watch, but if it's real of course i'd never do that in my car let alone my truck. :o
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not to mention its happening on a motorway. at least the yellow one didnt drive in opposite direction like other 3, but he did a good job of trying to kill himself while out of the truck. to conclude: BLOODY LORRIES
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Don't sell it Bob. That car is as much you as the barbie, you kind of go together. I hav'nt had a pay rise in 4 years either & could save in fuel, ins. etc but you'd miss it big time, still need another Mig even if it was cheaper i.e 2.0 manual but how would you feel when you saw one of us drive it to a meet?
I understand mate but the defence rests it's case. It's your Mig & that's that. Find another way. Nuff said! :y
Thanks for that Guy. Yep you're probably right on all counts and I would miss it badly. Think I was just a bit stressed out yesterday. :-/
Oh well, I thought about it for a couple of minutes and I ain't selling it!! ;D
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TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. .....
Will there be an OOFbay auction for it? ;) I'd be tempted! :y
There would probably have to be as I know of a few people that would be interested. ::)
Hell!! what am I talking about, I haven't decided to sell it yet. :-X :-X
Get a new job, problem solved. :P At my current rate of 1 pay rise per year and regular bonus scheme, I'll be earning more than what they pay you in a couple of years :o :o
Move in with yer Dad and start paying him rent :y
Ah he already knows I'm gonna be lookin after him once I'm past a certain amount per anum ;D
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TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. .....
Will there be an OOFbay auction for it? ;) I'd be tempted! :y
There would probably have to be as I know of a few people that would be interested. ::)
Hell!! what am I talking about, I haven't decided to sell it yet. :-X :-X
Get a new job, problem solved. :P At my current rate of 1 pay rise per year and regular bonus scheme, I'll be earning more than what they pay you in a couple of years :o :o
Move in with yer Dad and start paying him rent :y
Ah he already knows I'm gonna be lookin after him once I'm past a certain amount per anum ;D
About time!! :y :y :y
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TBH Mike, I might have to seriously think about that this year with the continually rising fuel and running costs. .....
Will there be an OOFbay auction for it? ;) I'd be tempted! :y
There would probably have to be as I know of a few people that would be interested. ::)
Hell!! what am I talking about, I haven't decided to sell it yet. :-X :-X
Get a new job, problem solved. :P At my current rate of 1 pay rise per year and regular bonus scheme, I'll be earning more than what they pay you in a couple of years :o :o
Move in with yer Dad and start paying him rent :y
Ah he already knows I'm gonna be lookin after him once I'm past a certain amount per anum ;D
About time!! :y :y :y
Big nose. ;D