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I had an awful dealing with them when I had my Evo. I'm usually very passive and don't complain about poor workmanship to garage owners/managers (I do the forum wine thing) but that day I had a meltdown in the showroom.
Don't get me started on Motorcity in Wakefield!!!!!
which motorcity? can tell a tale about the one in knottingley a few years back!
Almost as unreal as his reply on his facebook. I'm blocked but fortunately most of his friends list thinks he's a lying c%#t too!!!
I seriously do think he received a knock to the head that scrambled a few (let's be honest there aren't that many) cells....
So he admits he claimed personal injury from the faulty party, yet he didn't claim for the damage to the car regardless of the fact it was the lorry's fault?
He's also admitted he hasn't got a clue about his insurance. If I am honest I think what old Coco the Clown over there has done is driven on a private policy for business purposes with no liability cover whatsoever, given that its thousands of pounds and we know tony doesn't operate at the honest end of the spectrum.
Let's be honest here, his little admirers that don't know any different include the likes of Joe Tyler, who screwed his car up and blamed someone else.... They all seem to think we're unjustly targeting poor Coco and his little circus. No, we are trying to ensure he doesn't end up killing someone. Especially when he sells cars with dodgy MOT's from his mate round the corner and the brakes fail... My missus and my 1yr old daughter, 3rd old stepson and 9yr old daughter were in the car when the front brakes dumped their guts all over the road. She was doing 30 and the road ahead was clear. It could have been totally different. And I could have lost my family. He cost me over £6k for a new engine and all he had to do was for a turbo.. The stories go on and on... His fanboys and girls don't go elsewhere because let's face it? Who's cheaper than bodgit Hough? A quick fix here, a scruffy bodge there....
Oh and while we're talking deluded get this! Just after Dmitri beat Ken Block for the gymkhana title, Coco here messaged him and asked him if he wanted Rotherham Scoobies to build him a real car.... The clown who is currently having his car built by PVD Performance as Tony has messed the build up twice 😂😂😂
Happy that he is prepared to re shell the care himself instead of a long drawn out insurance battle. And the owner gets ridiculously low pay out. I just hope the owner agreed the route taken.
I agree with everyone that the accident explanation was written by Hans Christian Anderson.
BUT I've never heard of or seen a 100% true account of an accident even by a copper.
IMHO "done is done" it's how it's rectified that counts. My one Scooby I'd have reshelled the other scrapped.
I'm sure he won't get out of saying he was driving as I'm sure details would of been exchanged at the scene. So if hasn't got insurance he is liable for driving without insurance and no way to prove otherwise. Must say he puts a verry committed spin on things, almost feel sorry for him
Happy that he is prepared to re shell the care himself instead of a long drawn out insurance battle. And the owner gets ridiculously low pay out. I just hope the owner agreed the route taken.
I agree with everyone that the accident explanation was written by Hans Christian Anderson.
BUT I've never heard of or seen a 100% true account of an accident even by a copper.
IMHO "done is done" it's how it's rectified that counts. My one Scooby I'd have reshelled the other scrapped.
Tony
Ps don't know Tony or his garage.
I think the point is that he had only did it because he hadn't got insurance for what he was doing leaving him with only the option of reshelling the car or the owner going through his own insurance and tony suffering whatever conciseness come his way. The owner could of got his payout bought back the car and put his shiny bits onto another one.
Happy that he is prepared to re shell the care himself instead of a long drawn out insurance battle. And the owner gets ridiculously low pay out. I just hope the owner agreed the route taken.
I agree with everyone that the accident explanation was written by Hans Christian Anderson.
BUT I've never heard of or seen a 100% true account of an accident even by a copper.
IMHO "done is done" it's how it's rectified that counts. My one Scooby I'd have reshelled the other scrapped.
Tony
Ps don't know Tony or his garage.
It's that sort of fence-sitting that makes me laugh. 30 pages for the clinics Potholegate saga which wasn't anywhere near as bad as this clown and yet when this guy risks lives and wrecks cars people aren't too bothered....
It's that sort of fence-sitting that makes me laugh. 30 pages for the clinics Potholegate saga which wasn't anywhere near as bad as this clown and yet when this guy risks lives and wrecks cars people aren't too bothered....
Firstly that is my opinion and not sat on ANY fence. If you ask anyone that knows me it's my view on life.
Secondly potholegate was allegedly a diliberate act and not like this a road accident.
Firstly that is my opinion and not sat on ANY fence. If you ask anyone that knows me it's my view on life.
Secondly potholegate was allegedly a diliberate act and not like this a road accident.
Regards
Tony
Pothole gate was not a deliberate act. Not that it matters, but if the mechanic had stated what he did as he left then it might have been interpreted that way. But he didn't he said it as he parked up. Turning it from a statement of intent to a statement of fact. Part degree in law isn't required to know the difference but I'm sure it helps. But then so does a ladder when you're climbing aboard the bandwagon.....
Back to the topic at hand, if it were a simple RTA then fine. But it wasn't. He was driving a customers car without any business insurance or liability on public roads, quite obviously quicker than 20mph. He crashed the car and then covered up his lack of insurance by throwing a car together out of what's left. The owner of the car hasn't even been informed by the insurance company whether the car was written off. Which tells me and any lay-man that the insurance don't even know. So how can he (by his own admission), claim for personal injury but not have the sense to recover the cost of the car?
Then there's the customer who was given a substandard vehicle as a replacement made out of whatever was left and whatever Mr Tumble had in his workshop? Or that Sally had to take it back to get hoses etc fixed properly? Does the other customer know Mr Tumble took his bumper off and robbed the parts he needed off his car? The guy is an absolute liability. Anyone buying a car from him or taking their work there needs their bumps felt.... By a psychiatrist 😂😂
1) he was driving legally on the road
2) he could actually drive a Subaru.
3) I believe he was driving below 20mph
4) I never stated it was written off. I inferred it would be valued much less than it was worth. You probably couldn't buy a good turbo for the write off value of Sally's car.
BTW I've never driven over 20mph especially if asked by a policeman LOL
Do you seriously believe you can road test a MAF sensor by not going over 20mph on a road test
after your 100 word reply to my short post which had a lot of opinions and not much fact. You didn't mention.
1) Did "SALLY" have a choice wait for insurance or Re shell? Yes or no?
2) did "SALLY" agree for "Mr Tumble" to reshell the car? Yes or No?
3) Did "mr Tumble" do a good job? Yes or No
I do feel sorry for the owner. But as said what's done is done and how it's resolved that counts.
Tony
Last edited by T5NYW; 20 February 2016 at 03:13 PM.
I think the relative lack of responses is down to your having two agendas here personally. Agenda 1; warn people about a dangerous con artist. Very admirable and I'm glad you're telling us about the things this guy has done.
However, agenda 2; Trying to prove people have got it in for SC by posting about somebody else and seeing it get far less of a response.
The only reason less people have responded is because hardly anybody knows/knew who Rotherham Scoobies is! SC have a big reputation and lots of people on here who have or would have used them. That prompts a bigger response.
I don't mean any offence with this post, it's just how I see it. I personally value you telling us about this scum bag, but constant referencing back to the pot hole saga and decrying the response here just harms your credibility.
1) Did "SALLY" have a choice wait for insurance or Re shell? Yes or no?
Sally had a choice, let Mr Tumble sort the car or miss a pre-planned trip away. so while he had a choice his options were limited, believing that if it went through Mr Tumbles I durance as you would expect it to, it could take days or weeks
Originally Posted by T5NYW
2) did "SALLY" agree for "Mr Tumble" to reshell the car? Yes or No?
Again, Sally's options were limited and in true Mr Tumble style, he was railroaded into taking the proposal put forward if it meant keeping his prior engagement. This does not detract from the fact Mr Tumble was obviously trying to avoid insurance intervention.
Originally Posted by T5NYW
3) Did "mr Tumble" do a good job? Yes or No
Initially it was felt the job was "adequate". However after using the car it became clear corners had been cut. Pipes weren't securely fitted, brackets not tightened, bolts and screws finger tight etc so the car was returned to Mr Tumble who robbed all the parts he needed from another customers car.
you can't settle for yes's and no's. But I do apologise for my brashness in my previous reply 😔
Last edited by STi.G; 20 February 2016 at 02:00 PM.
That's crazy, feel for the lad..that's one reason I want to sell my subaru you have limited companies to do the work on them, any work that you can't do yourself you worry about leaving the car with so called specialists.with my gf vw polo she just takes it to the main dealer, although main dealers make mistakes at least they're a multi million pound company with a national headoffice and nationwide branches, unlike the many subarus garages that are just rented and are a 1-3 man gang
Pothole gate was not a deliberate act. Not that it matters, but if the mechanic had stated what he did as he left then it might have been interpreted that way.
Lol, I'd heard he was still working there....
Anyway, I've heard that many bad things about Rotherham scoobies, the place needs shutting down. How and why do folks even take their cars back...
His explanation should be made into a kids fairy story.... Ffs....unreal......
which motorcity? can tell a tale about the one in knottingley a few years back!
The one just off Westgate near the train station, think they've moved again now. They Krypton tuned my Escort and it wouldn't start the next day. Fair enough they came to my house the next day, but they then purposefully ran my brand new £700 quid alloys down the curb. I`d had them less than 24 hours.
TBH there aren't many more local garages for me to try, Richard Henry has a good rep but they quoted me double the rrp for pads and braided hoses.
The one just off Westgate near the train station, think they've moved again now. They Krypton tuned my Escort and it wouldn't start the next day. Fair enough they came to my house the next day, but they then purposefully ran my brand new £700 quid alloys down the curb. I`d had them less than 24 hours.
TBH there aren't many more local garages for me to try, Richard Henry has a good rep but they quoted me double the rrp for pads and braided hoses.
Everyone knows you're an idiot hence you got quoted double, so you would not take up space with your heap
I actually had nightmares last night about my Mrs taking my Scooby to our friend Mr T and it actually woke me up....
That's funny! I came down this morning and the kids were watching telly. At first I heard the missus sniggering followed by the unmistakable, "You sign...."
The slogan above the door should read... Take your finger, touch your nose, blink 3 times, cos Tony Blows...."
I think the relative lack of responses is down to your having two agendas here personally. Agenda 1; warn people about a dangerous con artist. Very admirable and I'm glad you're telling us about the things this guy has done.
However, agenda 2; Trying to prove people have got it in for SC by posting about somebody else and seeing it get far less of a response.
The only reason less people have responded is because hardly anybody knows/knew who Rotherham Scoobies is! SC have a big reputation and lots of people on here who have or would have used them. That prompts a bigger response.
I don't mean any offence with this post, it's just how I see it. I personally value you telling us about this scum bag, but constant referencing back to the pot hole saga and decrying the response here just harms your credibility.
Only just seen this. For some reason not all posts are showing straight away. But, you're absolutely spot on. I see it now it's been pointed out 😣
20 February 2016, 08:45 AM
on a road test
