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Simon wrote: Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:33 pm The Yeti has picked up a scrape on the trailing edge of the nearside rear wheel-arch. It's right down to the primer, but not the metal, strangely. It's like someone's sanded it!

Anyway, needless to say the Mrs has no idea how it happened and has no memory of anything.

Not to worry - she's done well for nearly 3 years of driving so far if that's the only damage to show for it.

tim wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 9:49 am Some cunt in a van reversed into the Jag last night, right in front of my eyes. I was across the road in the queue for the chippy, and by the time I'd got my phone camera out and was over the road they were off. I got a pic of them driving away though.

Damage appears to be limited to a crushed front number plate surround, so probably £20. But it's not the point.

Local plod report-it website clearly states minor damage RTAs will not be investigated, just logged. So basically fuck you.

Yours,
Annoyed of Pulham.

tim wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 11:57 am Unclear, but I imagine it'll get filed under "later".

Carlos wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:12 pm You only need to report it if someone is injured or you suspect a crime has been committed.

My learner daughter was hit in the rear whist static at a junction last week. The lady has verbally accepted liability but won't provide insurance details but offered to fund the repairs "to an extent" . If she doesn't pay up there's nothing I can do about it other than report it to my daughters insurer to pursue which we all know would be costly given her age !

Carlos wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:12 pm You only need to report it if someone is injured or you suspect a crime has been committed.

...won't provide insurance details...

DeskJockey wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:53 pm Minor update time.

Galaxy needs an aircon regas, so will get that booked in. Blows cold(ish), but isn'tb properly cold. As we're driving to Spain this summer I'd like it colder

One of the rear parking sensors on the Zoe has fallen into the bumper. Wonder if it has been bumped or it was caused by the plastic going soft in the heat? There are no marks, but surely they don't just pop out? It also suffers from lifting window trim on three of the doors. Not sure there's anything to do but replace them. And finally I'll need to figure out why the heated rear screen isn't working. And possibly also the heated seats.

And both cars are filthy. Properly so. Would get them washed, but there are several houses a few doors up being completely gutted and rebuilt, so the amount of building dust is atrocious.

Jobbo wrote: Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:01 pm Tried an X3 for my wife today. She noticed an X5 so we had a look at that and it’s so much nicer, we didn’t even bother driving the X3. I had a drive of the X5 (G05 model, 40i MSport) and it was great but I’m not willing to commit to a finance deal on a near £50k car. So one for the future.

Has got me looking at Macans now.

Gavin wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:03 am

DeskJockey wrote: Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:53 pm Minor update time.

Galaxy needs an aircon regas, so will get that booked in. Blows cold(ish), but isn'tb properly cold. As we're driving to Spain this summer I'd like it colder

One of the rear parking sensors on the Zoe has fallen into the bumper. Wonder if it has been bumped or it was caused by the plastic going soft in the heat? There are no marks, but surely they don't just pop out? It also suffers from lifting window trim on three of the doors. Not sure there's anything to do but replace them. And finally I'll need to figure out why the heated rear screen isn't working. And possibly also the heated seats.

And both cars are filthy. Properly so. Would get them washed, but there are several houses a few doors up being completely gutted and rebuilt, so the amount of building dust is atrocious.

I thought you cannot get a regas any more as they need to investigate where the gas went the first time? It is sealed so cannot evaporate so likely to seals or corroded pipes or similar.

MikeHunt wrote: Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:07 am

Jobbo wrote: Sat Jul 23, 2022 3:01 pm Tried an X3 for my wife today. She noticed an X5 so we had a look at that and it’s so much nicer, we didn’t even bother driving the X3. I had a drive of the X5 (G05 model, 40i MSport) and it was great but I’m not willing to commit to a finance deal on a near £50k car. So one for the future.

Has got me looking at Macans now.

I have avoided driving the newest X5 and the Macan, mainly because I have worse man months than you and would sign up to such a deal. How did you find it the drive compared to your Last SUV I drove was a Cayenne and I found that it defied physics in corners, the high driving position was better on B roads and motorways, but under braking you felt like the weight of the thing tripled.