The Car Thread

[Richard.John]

And we were all expecting it to be called the 450. Stunning and it's going to wipe the floor with its rivals.

[Malc]

The ferrari has a very skinny look to it. Very Nice.

[Richard.John]

Drool in anticipation. This thing is going to change the game.

http://www.ferrari.com/English/GT_Sport%20Cars/458-Italia/Pages/458-Italia.aspx

[Malc]

I'm only getting a pit stop page at the moment?

[charlesr]

Reminds me of the F1.

[Richard.John]

I think the petrolheads of the world have crashed the site.

[Spatial]

Some absolute fu**ing c**t sponge keyed my car today. In two different places. One huge doodle on the bonnet and one huge one on the boot.

They aren't deep but it looks like they used something nice and sharp to draw scribble shapes on it. ****ing livid.

I swear if I'd caught them, go to prison or not, I smash their teeth down their throats

[Richard.John]

That's terrible. The worst thing in the world is when people don't respect your property. They should ****ing well earn the money themselves if they are jealous.

[PrayforMojo]

"They should be ****ing killed. No trial, no jury, straight execution. What's more chicken **** than ****ing with another man's automobile? I mean, don't **** with another man's vehicle. You don't do it. It's against the rules."

Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery won an Oscar for best screenplay for Pulp Fiction. Deservedly so. For that speech alone.

Not much of a consolation, Spatial, but it was probably just kids who don't know any better, and one day they will grow up, get a job and own a car themselves, and some little toerag will do the same thing to their baby.

[Spatial]

Man, I'm so pissed off about it I'm still absolutely seething this morning.

It's a bit worse because I've got a pretty good idea who's done it. He isn't a kid and is old enough to know better - well he would if he wasn't too busy jacking up in a side lane in the street. But as always I haven't got any proof and it could really have been anyone, which makes dislodging teeth a bit awkward. Looks like it's finally reached the time to invest in a CCTV system.

I'm hoping that some waxing and gentle t-cutting will get the scratches out

[abigsmurf]

My car was keyed. I've also had the licence plate damaged and all the valves taken out of the tires, not to mention the classic marks and dinks from people opening their doors onto my car. Complete ****ing scum with no respect for other people's property. My first ever car and the car I've learnt in, I'm chuffed at avoiding any damage to it during my learning (not even scuffing tires on the curb) but it's still been spoilt.

You can get coloured polish designed for get out scratches (with a wax crayon designed to fill in heavy scratches) or you can get paint smoother stuff that slightly dissolves the existing paint and spreads it out a bit.

[Yakumo]

I'm, so sorry for you, Spatial101. I really hope you find the real twat who did this and give him a right good kicking. A man's car is his pride and joy. I know mine is. My wife can't understand why I love my Impreza so much but then again she's they type of person who thinks a car is a tool to get from A to B. Not a thing of enjoyment at all.

If the scratches aren't too deep maybe a bit of compound paste rubbed on to them will fix the problem. That's what I used to remove the little scratches around the door handles.

yakumo

[riotus]

Man, I'm so pissed off about it I'm still absolutely seething this morning.

Feeling your pain on this one mate. Woke up last wednesday to go to work, went to my car only to find some cnut decided they didnt like the black paint work, so they repainted it in white emulsion for me.

All over the front grill, bonnet, roof and all the way down the drivers side.

Wasnt chuffed at all. Turns out it was the local scrote who'd jumped bail and went on a rampage. Joy of joys!

Hope you get the twat/s mate. And give them a good hiding from me!

[booth83]

My car won't start, my bro thinks it's the starter motor, he knows more about these things than me but i don't 100% trust his anlysis, regardless, if he's right does anyone have an idea what it might cost to get sorted? i'll be contacting a garage tomorrow anyway but would like an idea to go in with.

It's a 2006 Clio 1.5 turbo diesel by the way.

Thanks in advance.
Kev

[buster_broon]

My car won't start, my bro thinks it's the starter motor, he knows more about these things than me but i don't 100% trust his anlysis, regardless, if he's right does anyone have an idea what it might cost to get sorted? i'll be contacting a garage tomorrow anyway but would like an idea to go in with.

It's a 2006 Clio 1.5 turbo diesel by the way.

Thanks in advance.
Kev

try and give the starter motor a hit good thud, it might clear the brushes and it will start again

starter motors are pretty expensive, you can however buy reconditioned ones that are far cheaper and work all the same

**starter motor problems will be indications on the cars dashboard but just a click when you try and turn the ignition, i think**