Another new arrival in the Pond house
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Youngest daughter drove her Swift into sparked car - totalled both, lesson learned for her although two speeding tickets in the last 6 months is teaching her a lesson, how she will cope when the drop the limit to 20 in Wales I have no idea, anyone want to buy a low mileage 2015 e class 250d cab.
I got a call from an insurance company once, accusing me of doing 104 around the M4/M5 interchange, was puzzled until they said you were in a Corsa - nope that my son, 17 and a brand new Corsa LTD Edition thing coming home from work, they had my contact number as he was away a lot due to work - rollocking handed out - didn't work, see below.
My sons 120 he lost in the snow, went up an embankment and hit a lamppost, thats was a 2016 car which was about 12 months old, he was 19 and bought the 4 series.
He then had someone side swipe him in his M4, pushed him into the opposite lane, car regained grip and then shot back onto the right side of the road, hit a high kerb and smashed into a wall 3 foot high, it was an absolute mess, luckily he was not hurt.
The other guy was pulling out of a junction and tried to say to was my lads fault, he soon got told he was 100% to blame by the plod who did a very quick look at the scene / cars.
Thankfully he had gap on both and they paid out instantly, he bought another 4 series but sold it six months later, now he drives clapped out vans thankfully.
The oldest daughter, nothing serious just always tapping stuff, every car she has just has dins n scrapes everywhere.
All 3 are good sorting stuff out mechanically though.
Kids and cars are an absolute shed load of worry when young and it don't stop
I got a call from an insurance company once, accusing me of doing 104 around the M4/M5 interchange, was puzzled until they said you were in a Corsa - nope that my son, 17 and a brand new Corsa LTD Edition thing coming home from work, they had my contact number as he was away a lot due to work - rollocking handed out - didn't work, see below.
My sons 120 he lost in the snow, went up an embankment and hit a lamppost, thats was a 2016 car which was about 12 months old, he was 19 and bought the 4 series.
He then had someone side swipe him in his M4, pushed him into the opposite lane, car regained grip and then shot back onto the right side of the road, hit a high kerb and smashed into a wall 3 foot high, it was an absolute mess, luckily he was not hurt.
The other guy was pulling out of a junction and tried to say to was my lads fault, he soon got told he was 100% to blame by the plod who did a very quick look at the scene / cars.
Thankfully he had gap on both and they paid out instantly, he bought another 4 series but sold it six months later, now he drives clapped out vans thankfully.
The oldest daughter, nothing serious just always tapping stuff, every car she has just has dins n scrapes everywhere.
All 3 are good sorting stuff out mechanically though.
Kids and cars are an absolute shed load of worry when young and it don't stop
N4LLY said:Bloomin' heck lad !
I was lucky, had a fund set aside to get my boy his first car (Did not tell him)
Got a call from him out the blue, saying "Guess what, i just bought a car"
So got myself a Z3
Daughter then sorted herself out
So i got the Z4
Lucky you - now started 3 funds for the grand kids cars - give my kids back the sh-t they gave me
Alright cars, I had a Cooper S in 2003 and ran it for 4 years, loved the supercharger whine, think they used a Chrysler engine back then. Only issue it had was water getting into a headlight relay which sent the electrics haywhire. Fitted a Union Jack on the roof after bird crap ate through the clear coat so was an easy option to fix. Only thing I never liked about it was the horrendous ride on the standard runflats, back breaking 
Sold it privately to a young girl and then strangely 12 months later it had no MOT, nor the year after that so reckon it got written off.
Amazingly I paid I think it was £16800 new and sold it for 13k 4 years later so it held its value well.
Tim.
Sold it privately to a young girl and then strangely 12 months later it had no MOT, nor the year after that so reckon it got written off.
Amazingly I paid I think it was £16800 new and sold it for 13k 4 years later so it held its value well.
Tim.