Mechanic hoons wasted my Monaro | The Daily TelegraphA car service turned to heartbreak for Colin Chaffen when his beloved Holden Monaro was written off by two joy-riding mechanics.
Mechanic hoons wasted my Monaro | The Daily TelegraphA car service turned to heartbreak for Colin Chaffen when his beloved Holden Monaro was written off by two joy-riding mechanics.
So he bought a $45,000 car and dumped $60,000 on it? Sure...."I had put $60,000 into that car and these guys only had it for 15 minutes and they wrote it off. It makes you wonder how many other cars they have taken out for joy-rides."
No shit Sherlock... and what does that have to do with the fact that your mechanics were racing this guy's car? If that idiot is the CFO of Heartland Group imagine the quality mechanics that they have."Any time a vehicle is on the road it is at risk of being involved in an accident." Mr Duggin said in a statement.
I didn't read the article and am not familiar with the law, but could he not sue the company for the full cost of the vehicle because of the mechanics taking it on a pleasure ride? I mean the company should be taken to school.
What I meant is that he added $60,000 in modifications, that's what I understood from the article when I first read it "I had put $60,000 into that car"
The fact that the article says that the dealer offered to pay about $10,000 less than what the car was worth, doesn't really say that this is because the dealer is not covering all the modifications (Car was worth 60k, offered 50k), it could also mean that they're offering to pay $35k out of $45k that the car is worth... due to depreciation for example. So it's hard to deduct that the guy did not in fact add $60k to the car by reading the article other than it just doesn't make any sense to put that much money into that car.
Niko the owner merely states: 'I had put $60k into that car' ... not 'I had put $60k into that car, not including its purchase price.'Originally Posted by nota
In this instance the worth of his car is its agreed value - no more & no less - in other words a contracturally agreed sum between the owner & his insurerThe fact that the article says that the dealer offered to pay about $10,000 less than what the car was worth,
Thats pretty low. Im surprised dealerships are still getting away with that parlour trick where they threaten warranty if you dont take it back to them.
I am the Stig
Yes I noticed that too - just one one of the many sham events contributing to this total horror story
As a fellow car enthusiast (no matter what brand of car) its hard not to relate & sympathise with disasters like thisThe car's owner, Colin Chaffen, a self-confessed "car fanatic", was in tears when he returned to the workshop to discover ten's of thousands of dollars worth of damage to his impeccably maintained vehicle.
"My car was my pride and joy. There wasn't a scratch on it," Mr Chaffen said.
I hadn't read it when you wrote that but have now - the story was pretty much covered here in the thread.
Anyways, it was pretty scummy and the mechanics should be prosecuted and lose their jobs and the company should be on the hook to replace the total cost of the vehicle as determined by an appraiser.
At least, that's what I think - I could also see him being issued damages for the car as it was priced when new along with the full price of mods - he certainly has been put out by this company and I think there's an argument to be had that he deserves more than list price for the car as it's a hassle on his life, a new comparable car is probably more expensive etc etc.
Then again, maybe not.
Low life scum bags.
This is why i tune my own cars, This is why i trust only one mechanic in this country to work on my car, A man that knows me, I know him, I trust him, He wouldn't do me wrong, Anyone else **** em..
Even holden **** em.
But guys, It's easy to stick $60,000 into a car, When you buy it, You ad a mint in upgrades, I bought a VP for $1700 in 05, Considered then very cheap, By 08, My total outlay on the car was up to $6000.
And if i had more money it would have been double.
In the end, New car warranty are just nothing but shit. Threaten my arse your not getting my wheels.
When my car was at holden, I wrote down the km's, I checked every part of the car, I even sneak back a few times to look at new cars, But was spying on my car at the same time, I don't trust them.
"Just a matter of time i suppose"
"The elevator is broke, So why don't you test it out"
"I'm not trapped in here with all of you, Your all trapped in here with me"
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