Mend them and bend em!

muscle750 · 13-05-2008, 18:20

Just finished repairing someones pride and joy MGF, when someone decided to leave it in gear,someone went to turn the ignition...........guess the rest!!!!!
Car well stuffed, took out the garage large rolling door and moved the main RSJ of the door frame .........................doh!!

**Markulous** · 13-05-2008, 19:01

Oops! Don't let that person drive my car - I always leave it in gear!

Larne · 13-05-2008, 19:19

I hope this was after you handed the car back to the owner....?

muscle750 · 13-05-2008, 19:42

errrrrrrrrrrr......................NO !!!

AQ · 13-05-2008, 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markulous

Oops! Don't let that person drive my car - I always leave it in gear!

I HATE people who do that. The man who delivered the hire car I needed for work a couple of weeks ago did that. The dent did not show much and I did not think it was worth mentioning.

Larne · 14-05-2008, 19:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by muscle750

errrrrrrrrrrr......................NO !!!

Ouch!

muscle750 · 14-05-2008, 23:42

Car now on the jig, trouble is getting new panels for MGFs is hard. in all fairness the car seems pretty weak to fold like that. A few years ago a painter turned the oven into a drive throu, drove the car in and went straight out the back of it spent about 3 days trying to repair the dam thing! Still bent to this day.
One of the best i ever saw was when i worked at a Rolls and Bentley dealer a old Silver Shadow came in on a breakdown (yes they do frequently) Driver lowered the bed only to see the car come flying off the back and stright throu the garage wall, the door was locked as he found out trying to chase it across the car park!!!!
Bricks etc all over the back end.........Doh!!

fionaB · 15-05-2008, 07:32

erm i always leave the car in gear. Alan says he knows when i have been in the car cos its always left in gear and the sun visors are always up ( he leaves em down)

Fi

13-05-2008, 18:20	#1 (permalink)
muscle750 Been here a while Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: outskirts cheltenham Posts: 372	Mend them and bend em! Just finished repairing someones pride and joy MGF, when someone decided to leave it in gear,someone went to turn the ignition...........guess the rest!!!!! Car well stuffed, took out the garage large rolling door and moved the main RSJ of the door frame .........................doh!!

13-05-2008, 19:01	#2 (permalink)
Markulous Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Peak District Posts: 9,691	Re: Mend them and bend em! Oops! Don't let that person drive my car - I always leave it in gear!

13-05-2008, 19:19	#3 (permalink)
Larne Been here a while Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Warrington, Cheshire, UK Posts: 450	Re: Mend them and bend em! I hope this was after you handed the car back to the owner....?

13-05-2008, 19:42	#4 (permalink)
muscle750 Been here a while Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: outskirts cheltenham Posts: 372	Re: Mend them and bend em! errrrrrrrrrrr......................NO !!!

14-05-2008, 23:42	#7 (permalink)
muscle750 Been here a while Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: outskirts cheltenham Posts: 372	Re: Mend them and bend em! Car now on the jig, trouble is getting new panels for MGFs is hard. in all fairness the car seems pretty weak to fold like that. A few years ago a painter turned the oven into a drive throu, drove the car in and went straight out the back of it spent about 3 days trying to repair the dam thing! Still bent to this day. One of the best i ever saw was when i worked at a Rolls and Bentley dealer a old Silver Shadow came in on a breakdown (yes they do frequently) Driver lowered the bed only to see the car come flying off the back and stright throu the garage wall, the door was locked as he found out trying to chase it across the car park!!!! Bricks etc all over the back end.........Doh!!

15-05-2008, 07:32	#8 (permalink)
fionaB Loves the place Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 5,453	Re: Mend them and bend em! erm i always leave the car in gear. Alan says he knows when i have been in the car cos its always left in gear and the sun visors are always up ( he leaves em down) Fi

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