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No expensive body shops for this CRV driver...:rolleyes:

(Yes that is “happy birthday” wrapping paper...). It is the passenger side so if he was a bit too close to the curb a pedestrian would come out very badly... front tyre completely bald on the outside as well...

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Is that a bayonet attached under the wrapping paper (2nd pic), looks like something out of "Mad Max"!

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No expensive body shops for this CRV driver...:rolleyes:

(Yes that is “happy birthday” wrapping paper...). It is the passenger side so if he was a bit too close to the curb a pedestrian would come out very badly... front tyre completely bald on the outside as well...

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you can hardly see the join ..... :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Just havn't got the colour match quite right have they :rolleyes:

Do you remember years ago when we had body work done ?. The match looked OK in the daylight but when you parked it under a Yellow street light at night it looked like a different colour altogether :eek:
 
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Is that a bayonet attached under the wrapping paper (2nd pic), looks like something out of "Mad Max"!

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It’s the plastic wing protector, makes a good bayonet though...
 

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Blobcat what have you done ! Looks like a new wing for a start .
Looks like you have started this post up and its turned to a joke . You might get a good answer soon ,so good luck.
 

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Blobcat what have you done ! Looks like a new wing for a start .
Looks like you have started this post up and its turned to a joke . You might get a good answer soon ,so good luck.
I don't think he is looking for an answer and it was put up in jest, however in these bizarre BLM times I guess it could construed as some Mercedes privilege example as Honda's matter...
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Papier mache in the making. The owner is probably hoping to sell it on to some unsuspecting buyer.
 
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Papier mache in the making. The owner is probably hoping to sell it on to some unsuspecting buyer.
It’s quite wet here today so I expect paper mache is what they have.
If it dries up this afternoon, I’ll take a walk to check on it :p
 

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Maybe the wet weather, the tyre being bald is what caused the wing to disappear .
 
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Walked past it again this moaning. MOT until Sept and VED until Jan. Just no Insurance...:rolleyes:

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Not convinced it would pass an MOT right now...
Still the birthday paper is pretty durable as it’s not disintegrated with the raid we’ve had

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at least the tyre is only flat at the bottom :D
 
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Just havn't got the colour match quite right have they :rolleyes:

Do you remember years ago when we had body work done ?. The match looked OK in the daylight but when you parked it under a Yellow street light at night it looked like a different colour altogether :eek:


Metamerism ......
 

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Nothing wrong with that tyre, seen loads on the race track with less tread !!!!!
 

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Seems likely the owner has covered it up to keep the elements out, but with paper....
 

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