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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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Thumbs down Hemel Fire vs My Porsche

Well I swapped from a MY02 WRX to a '99 Porsche 996 Carerra - I've had it a year and its been really awsome - I looked back to start with - but not for long.

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Yep my car was parked in the work car park whilst I was away on business in the USA - I returned on sun at 11am to be greeted with Buncefield has gone up - oh yeah and so's your car.

More pics when I get on site - which wont be for a while.

Completely dischuffed - so its time to return the fold.

Gutted.

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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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What do you do about the insurance,do you claim off the oil companys or off your own?
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 08:41 PM
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Its comming off my own to start with - I need another car.

I'll let the insurers reclaim from Total - and I'll look to reclaim the xs.

Its a bloody mess - I'd just has the wheels repainted.

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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:30 PM
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Ooh, you poor chap, you must be gutted. At least you weren't anywhere near the car at the time.

Best of luck finding a new toy to replace it.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Bad news, hope you get something sweet to replace it!
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:36 PM
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As said above, at least you weren't in it at the time.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 09:42 PM
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dear god

gutted for you...

it was a shame about the 5 gold bars and the £2000 worth of xmas shopping you had in the boot wasnt it
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 11:06 PM
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What a sh1tter.

Still, once it's all paid for and replaced it's a good story . . . . . . . . . with pictures.

Agree with Swiss about the bootfull - shame.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:35 AM
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OUCH!!!!!!!!
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:53 AM
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Shiit dude, gutted for ya!
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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OMG! Gutted for you.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 09:42 AM
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Mate I'm gutted for you Get what you can out of the gits.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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holy cr@p!!!!

so sorry to see that, u must be gutted big time. i no i would be.

hope insurance and everything gets sorted easily for you.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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Trumble; Im going to buck the trend by not being "gutted for you"... Its a shame though; I hope that the companys insurance pays out a reasonable sum in settlement. No one seems to have commented on the state of the car; it doesnt appear to have been damaged by fire from what I can see; so all of that damage must have been caused by the explosion! What state youd have been in had you been crossing that carpark at the time doesnt bear thinking about does it?


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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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Gutted mate, hope you get a good payback from insurance.

Is there a scoob on the shopping list now?
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:35 PM
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T-Cut?
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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Nothing dentz away couldnt sort.

Hopefully your insurance company give you a good settlement figure. Any word from them yet???
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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We told you to keep it away from 95 RON Fuel.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
No one seems to have commented on the state of the car; it doesnt appear to have been damaged by fire from what I can see; so all of that damage must have been caused by the explosion!
Simon
PMSL - I mean WOWEEE, that's incredible work Holmes.

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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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All right; I was empathising. Ive ramped the charm right up and youre still not satisfied ffs!
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
All right; I was empathising. Ive ramped the charm right up and youre still not satisfied ffs!
LMAO

I'm sorry, you're turning into quite the smoothy.
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 07:27 PM
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Cheers peeps - I was on a plane - got off at 11am to get 4 txt messages from a variety of people - called the wife to get the bad news.

Looks like the insurance company have come good - just waiting for the cheque.

I'll claim the xs and contents from my company - who will I feel sure claim it from the oil company.

So scooby do here I come - and you can get a lot for the price of a 99 porker

I've seen some more pics - its a shame as the alloys had just been refurbed and they looked like new.

Cheers all,

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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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So how many Picasso's did you tell the ins company were in the boot then?
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 09:18 PM
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Not nice to find your pride and joy a little worse for wear, but look form the point the explosion did that to a car what the hell would it have done to a person
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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I'm truly gutted to see this. In fact, I think I might go and slash my wrists.
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 10:01 PM
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now that i've seen the effects of detonation i'll be keeping my boost down!

seriously though, shame about the porker - what a waste of an engineering masterpiece.

hope your new ride puts a smile back on your face!
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 10:39 PM
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glad it wasnt the scooby
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