What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[00slk]

Windscreen hopefully won't affect your premium, if it doesn't get it done, if your owt like me, it'll would bug the hell out of me. Like you say though, total @rsehole, and you pay the price.

Unfortunately, yes to effecting your premiums
Some of the repairs are so good now that they are invisible. The lorries are always getting chips and the repairs I have noticed once done I can not see any difference If the repair is not satisfactory for you then you can claim a new (expensive) claim
Oh, and all the insurers are linked. However if you google cheap insurance on internet you always get the cheapest quotes first. £244 up to £12,392 for an insurer you've never heard of. These ones may not be linked to your 'Big Brother' details so you can not say anything, but they have you by the ball....short and curlys

Yesterday VW golf GTI in front of me was so intent racing a Mustang on outside lane he nearly missed his turning off, shot across 3x lanes at around 70 - 80mph and across the dirt at the entrance to the slip road throwing up a shower of stones, one of which hit the bottom left of my windscreen causing a small spider Web shatter 2-3 cm.

Always the innocent that get hurt by the wreckless idiots, now wondering whether to go for £20 repair and live with the ugly spot or claim for a new windscreen (£900) with £190 deductible on insurance. My main worry is if this will need to be declared as a claim on renewal and effect my premium after 40 years trouble free motoring....

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I see this all the time driving the lorries, and 90% of the cars are VW's Golfs.

90% of the drivers are of that age group with penis' for brains

 

[Richard Moakes]

[C216] - Replaced all screws and clips holding under trays in place. Modified O/S scuttle drain for better flow and scoped out the job of replacing the rear ABC accumulator


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[Monkey Wrench]

Yesterday VW golf GTI in front of me was so intent racing a Mustang on outside lane he nearly missed his turning off, shot across 3x lanes at around 70 - 80mph and across the dirt at the entrance to the slip road throwing up a shower of stones, one of which hit the bottom left of my windscreen causing a small spider Web shatter 2-3 cm.

Always the innocent that get hurt by the wreckless idiots, now wondering whether to go for £20 repair and live with the ugly spot or claim for a new windscreen (£900) with £190 deductible on insurance. My main worry is if this will need to be declared as a claim on renewal and effect my premium after 40 years trouble free motoring....

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Sorry to hear this, in my experience, chips etc can be almost invisible if done properly and promptly, repair before dirt gets in the cracks. DIY'd' my 2001Toyota and happy I didn't let insurance in on it.

 

[alexanderfoti]

Rotary polish with 3m and seal up with some collinite





Got rid of those pesky scratch marks, did some compounding on a few particularly bad ones.

Wheels for next time.

and away to thwart the seagulls.

 

[Slartibardfast1]

Rotary polish with 3m and seal up with some collinite

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Got rid of those pesky scratch marks, did some compounding on a few particularly bad ones.

Wheels for next time.

and away to thwart the seagulls.

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Wow, nice and shiny!

 

[alexanderfoti]

Wow, nice and shiny!

5 hours work.

Wife things I'm crazy.

Gives me 5 hours to think

 

[bladecrazy]

changed the transmission fluid and filter together with new sump gasket , nice easy job on the w123.

 

[Monkey Wrench]

Rotary polish with 3m and seal up with some collinite

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Got rid of those pesky scratch marks, did some compounding on a few particularly bad ones.

Wheels for next time.

and away to thwart the seagulls.

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Nice job on the polishing, I'm looking for a car cover. Can you recommend anything, yours looks like it won't harm the finish if it flapped about in the wind, as did one I once used...

 

[s5tuart]

Nice job on the polishing, I'm looking for a car cover. Can you recommend anything, yours looks like it won't harm the finish if it flapped about in the wind, as did one I once used...

I’ve just got in touch with Cover Systems Limited to see if they can supply a lightweight outdoor cover for my SL and will post the results here.
I used to use them for my Lotus and TVR covers and the fit was superb

 

[alexanderfoti]

Nice job on the polishing, I'm looking for a car cover. Can you recommend anything, yours looks like it won't harm the finish if it flapped about in the wind, as did one I once used...

Classic Additions Ultimate car cover, they are great, and are strapped underneath.

 

[Paul Garrett]

Not doing much to my old bestie at the moment, put the battery on trickle charge now as I'm hardly using it due to a other operation on my right knee, ( total new replacment) so prob be out of action for a good 3 months? ...oh and the pesky airbag SRS light came on so when I'm back behind the wheel I'm gonna have to get that sorted! John Haynes in Worthing will do that for me. ...oh happy days! Lol!!

 

[MissyD]

Neighbour crashed into my wall again!!! Narrowly missing the front of my car, she said luckily it didn't hit it. I thought, lucky for you it didn't. I had actually parked it slightly further over than I usually do (not intentionally) so it was lucky.

 

[PaulG]

Neighbour crashed into my wall again!!! Narrowly missing the front of my car, she said luckily it didn't hit it. I thought, lucky for you it didn't. I had actually parked it slightly further over than I usually do (not intentionally) so it was lucky.

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That was too close for comfort. Good to see that it missed but your neighbour needs to be more careful in future, especially as this was not the first time.

 

[SmartAmg]

Perhaps, don't rebuild it this time, Sarah, especially as it's happened before.

 

[Rotorhead500]

Perhaps, don't rebuild it this time, Sarah, especially as it's happened before.

Or go full industrial grade rebuild... with RSJs angled in their direction!

 

[MissyD]

I can understand your thinking but she'll be paying for it and why should I not have a wall to my property just because she can't drive properly.

 

[AMGeed]

If she has done it before I'd be inclined to ask if she needs a re test.
Very fortunate not to have damaged your new car!

 

[RATATTAK]

I don't think I ever posted a photo of my CL500 with the new AMG grille which I bought a few months ago . So here it is.

 

[Martyn Cannon]

Just arrived nice 170 mile drive up from east devon in the w208 clk 320 with two new front tyres gave them a run in back down to Devon tomorrow

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[Blobcat]

I can understand your thinking but she'll be paying for it and why should I not have a wall to my property just because she can't drive properly.

Rebuild it with a steel core