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What to do? #1631859
21/04/2019 15:14
21/04/2019 15:14
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Berkshire
AnnieMac Offline OP
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My Coupe looks terrible now, with lacquer peel all over and now the sad crumpled passenger door and rear quarter. It's so embarrassing because I have a "built by Ferrari" sticker on the back which won't come off without taking more lacquer with it!

I just had the belts and water pump done by Gaz and engine wise she is running better than ever. The acceleration is amazing.

Here is my dilema. When the cheque comes from the insurance company, do I get her repaired or cut my losses and buy a sensible estate car for my doggies?

The Coupe had some expensive advisories on the last MOT, suspension arms I think. I could run her as is until the MOT runs out in October, then sell as a project. If she is a keeper I would have to think about a respray. I might have some money coming to me as compensation for a dog bite but I am not holding my breath because it has been almost a year now and the cow that owns the dog just keeps ignoring all the solicitor's letters and even a court order to disclose whether she has viable insurance,

So, what shall I do? Been looking at really boring Skodas and feeling so depressed about it all.

Last edited by AnnieMac; 21/04/2019 16:33. Reason: personal info

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Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631866
21/04/2019 19:50
21/04/2019 19:50
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I suspect Annie that the Coupe is under your skin and having a sensible moment won’t last long if you are anything like me. Having sold mine once I pretty much regretted it the next week and was lucky enough to buy her back two years later.

If you have the money to deal with the bodywork then why not keep her?
Hope you end up happy whichever way it works out.


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Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631867
21/04/2019 20:13
21/04/2019 20:13
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At the end of the day only you have the answer.... chinny


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Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631870
22/04/2019 10:04
22/04/2019 10:04
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I still regret selling my blue coop around 5 years ago. I didn't realise how good it was until I started looking for a replacement. If there aren't any other cars out there that float your boat, then spend the money and get a decent respray. You only live once and if the cosmetic condition of the car is making you unhappy then do something about it.

Re: What to do? [Re: Dan] #1631873
22/04/2019 12:46
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Originally Posted by Dan
I still regret selling my blue coop around 5 years ago. I didn't realise how good it was until I started looking for a replacement. If there aren't any other cars out there that float your boat, then spend the money and get a decent respray. You only live once and if the cosmetic condition of the car is making you unhappy then do something about it.


I'm with you there Dan. I've said so many times before that this is the only car that I've owned that makes me feel a happy bunny when I'm behind the wheel in such a way that I can hardly explain. It is a marmite car for some, but as we speak I'm having my beloved sprinty going through a make over at some considerable expense. I too am at that stage of life that it is indeed too short. hippy driving Just had to be done for me.

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Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631876
22/04/2019 16:15
22/04/2019 16:15
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North Macedonia
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I'd say, keep the car, unless it gives you too much headaches. And, since you're going to repair the panels (not a big deal), it's a good time for a full respray. smile

If, on the other hand, the car does not meet your needs for the doggies, or you need a bigger car, then the decision is probably to sell it. But, I would not sell it only because you would need to do some suspension arms, since, any old car that you'd buy as a replacement, would most likely need to have some work done on it, sooner or later.

Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631879
22/04/2019 17:13
22/04/2019 17:13
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Berkshire
AnnieMac Offline OP
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Yes, under the skin it is indeed! With any other car I wouldn't have any problems letting it go.

I have got some waterproof seat covers so the dogs don't totally wreck the seats. Trouble is they can't both travel in the back because they fight. So one goes in the back with my son, and the other goes in the front well. It works OK for a short distance, just up to the common and back.

I stopped to get petrol today and the front of the car looks so beautiful. A swish red Audi pulled in behind it and I wouldn't even swap it for one of those!

Cheers for your replies everyone, only you guys really understand.


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Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631888
22/04/2019 23:05
22/04/2019 23:05
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Annie, if you get rid of your Coop and get something sensible for your dogs, one day you're going to be sat in traffic thinking about your Coop, when a red one is going to drive past you and then the following is going to happen...

Dog 1: Woof woof woof!
Dog 2: Woof woof!
Dog 1: Woof woof!
Dog 2: Woof woof woof!
Dog 1: Annie did you see that Fiat Coupe?
Dog 2: It was a Plus model right?
You: Actually Dog 2, it was a Limited Edition. You might have noticed that the wing mirrors and tail light surrounds were titanium col WHAT THE F#*#!?!?!?








The most ludicrous thing about the above is when you call one of your dogs Dog 2. laugh

Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631889
22/04/2019 23:59
22/04/2019 23:59
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Berkshire
AnnieMac Offline OP
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Ha ha ha JKD. The dogs are called Snoop and Moss. Snoop is a 13 year old black and white springer collie cross, and Moss is a liver and white springer. Snoop was rehomed from a neighbour at 10 months, Moss came from the RSPCA at 6 months. When Snoop gets in, my son says "In the Coop, Snoop". Moss is completely devoted to me, follows me everywhere, waits outside the loo, won't eat or drink if I go out without him, and howls like a wolf.


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Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631891
23/04/2019 01:16
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Imagine if Moss was called Dogg instead.

That way in public, when you called them together you'd say, "Snoop! Dogg!"

This would be quite cool and no doubt highly appreciated by any fans of Snoop Dogg who may be present.

On the other hand, say if it was just Dogg on his own, and you called out, "Dogg!" then other people (possibly even any fans of Snoop Dogg) would just think you were really unimaginative when it came to dog names.

laugh

Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631892
23/04/2019 01:28
23/04/2019 01:28
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Berkshire
AnnieMac Offline OP
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I think the teenager who named Snoop was a Snoop Dogg fan. Her Mum wanted to call him Bramble. We kept the name Snoop because dogs don't like being renamed, unless it sounds very similar. We had to have Moss because my late husband's boyhood dog was a liver and white springer called Moss - so it seemed like it was "meant".


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Re: What to do? [Re: AnnieMac] #1631893
23/04/2019 06:18
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I understand, I drove a mates mapped Audi with similar power to my Coop the other day but it felt too polite and plastic.
My new work van is the same. These newer vehicles are all well and good but they don't have the vibe of the Coop.
Take the skoda for a test drive and you will keep the Coop!


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