Z3 project...no going back now!

[Pondrew]

Keep it in perspective Andy.

I struggle, Ian, as people's lack of care and organisation pisses me off. I get it every day with work, I don't need it with a 'hobby' aswell.

Then to really cap the day off, when I was telling 'the Duchess' about the issues, I inadvertently mentioned the amounts. She hit the roof! Presumably I forgot to mention the figures involved before.
So I also have a very grumpy wife aswell.

[enuff_zed]

How have you owned a business for thirty years but still operate on word of mouth???
Honestly, by now you should know better .

[Pondrew]

How have you owned a business for thirty years but still operate on word of mouth???
Honestly, by now you should know better .

I didn't say I was very successful!

[enuff_zed]

Keep it in perspective Andy.

I struggle, Ian, as people's lack of care and organisation pisses me off. I get it every day with work, I don't need it with a 'hobby' aswell.

Then to really cap the day off, when I was telling 'the Duchess' about the issues, I inadvertently mentioned the amounts. She hit the roof! Presumably I forgot to mention the figures involved before.
So I also have a very grumpy wife aswell.

Maybe you did mention them but she forgot to write them down

[IRD]

Keep it in perspective Andy.

I struggle, Ian, as people's lack of care and organisation pisses me off. I get it every day with work, I don't need it with a 'hobby' aswell.

Then to really cap the day off, when I was telling 'the Duchess' about the issues, I inadvertently mentioned the amounts. She hit the roof! Presumably I forgot to mention the figures involved before.
So I also have a very grumpy wife aswell.

Now I really feel for you. I refer you to the wooden sign hanging in my kitchen: ‘ Happy wife, happy life’. Mind you Heather always seems to be a gentle soul. So there shouldn’t be any serious physical damage. I just hope you are going to be well enough to finish the job.

[TitanTim]

Good job you're getting the car back, to be honest they could have been really awkward about it, stuck to their guns and refused to release the car pending payment on what they had quoted. It would have been intesesting if it gone to the small claims court who would have been favoured.

In hindsight I know but just ensure you always get a written quote on anything. I had some roofing work done last year and I was very casual about the quote etc, accepted a verbal quote when they came round the house which did then go up slightly as they were going along in doing the job. It then started to really play on my mind whislt the work was being done and I stated kicking myself that I didn't insist on a written quote from the off. Luckily the extra money over their original quote was only around 150 quid. The roofing company I used played on their work was guaranteed for 10 years but then wouldn't give me any sort of receipt for the work done, ask them 3 times and nothing. So if I wanted to test their guarantee and without a receipt they can simply turn round and say what work!

Too many shisters out there

Tim.

[IRD]

Good job you're getting the car back, to be honest they could have been really awkward about it, stuck to their guns and refused to release the car pending payment on what they had quoted. It would have been intesesting if it gone to the small claims court who would have been favoured.

In hindsight I know but just ensure you always get a written quote on anything. I had some roofing work done last year and I was very casual about the quote etc, accepted a verbal quote when they came round the house which did then go up slightly as they were going along in doing the job. It then started to really play on my mind whislt the work was being done and I stated kicking myself that I didn't insist on a written quote from the off. Luckily the extra money over their original quote was only around 150 quid. The roofing company I used played on their work was guaranteed for 10 years but then wouldn't give me any sort of receipt for the work done, ask them 3 times and nothing. So if I wanted to test their guarantee and without a receipt they can simply turn round and say what work!

Too many shisters out there

Tim.

Many of these so called guarantees are virtually worthless. Even when written down. We had our roof stripped and recovered and retiled. The small company that did the job were excellent and I was very happy with their work. My next door neighbour was so impressed he had his done too. He received the same guarantee as we did. Fortunately we have not had any problems. My neighbour has not been so lucky. Six months after his roof was completed he had major issues. When he tried to contact the company for repairs he discovered that it had been wound up and the owner had retired. The guarantee proved to be not worth the paper it was written on.

[BMWZ4MC]

How have you owned a business for thirty years but still operate on word of mouth???
Honestly, by now you should know better .

I didn't say I was very successful!

So says the man with a Ferrari in his garage

[BMWZ4MC]

At a much lesser amount, I had a written quote from the bodyshop to paint the aero skirts for the M, but when I came to drop them off, they doubled the price (yep, double) as they said that the (their) quote was wrong.

There are not many honest, trustworthy businesses around any more it seems.

At least they told you when you dropped them off, not when you picked them up!

[Pondrew]

At least they told you when you dropped them off, not when you picked them up!

Precisely.

[Pondrew]

So says the man with a Ferrari in his garage

If I was more successful, I would maybe have a real one. I dunno, maybe a surgeon? They seem to do OK.

[MikeyH]

I cannot understand why they didn’t give you a proper quote, signed by you to say you agreed to the price and terms, with you and them having a copy. I run a small business and this is what I do, the price is the price for 30 days until signed and deposit paid. If not signed by then I re quote. The work can take up to 6 months for me to complete but the quote never changes. Everything straight and honest. Beggars believe how they can work like this.

[True-Blue]

Here’s a picture of Nick Mason’s £50M+ Ferrari from Saturday to cheer you up

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[BMWZ4MC]

So says the man with a Ferrari in his garage

If I was more successful, I would maybe have a real one. I dunno, maybe a surgeon? They seem to do OK.

I should have been a neurosurgeon - there’s a guy who operates at the same hospital that I do who has a McLaren and an F430 for when the sun is shining!

[BMWZ4MC]

Here’s a picture of Nick Mason’s £50M+ Ferrari from Saturday to cheer you up

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Are you sure it’s not a Z3 underneath?