Matteeboy

Two new front tyres needed last week for the BM due to uneven wear. Tyres fitted. Flat tyre in the NS rear two days later - both rears needed replacing (a nail was too near the sidewall to repair, both were part worn on 5ish mm - I hate uneven treaded tyres...). £550.

Then the missus reversed into a car in the supermarket today. Details exchanged, insurance costs will go mental despite minor damage.

Oh very darn.

Not long after she gouged the van too...

grahamc

iTrader: (10)

Time to replace the missus................

Dale17

If only minor damage.. Could you afford to offer to pay the other persons repair yourself and not go through the insurance ?

Matteeboy

That's what I'm considering. I paid for the van repair and it was only £470.

dpb

Taxi. !

Matteeboy

When she did the van I used it as an excuse to fit chrome side bars. I might get a full pro machine polish and detail out of this one; it needs it!

zip106

Never mind the chrome side bars, you need an external roll cage!

Bad luck though.
We needed a new rear tyre on the Alpina after less than 2k miles.... fooking Allen key through it and unrepairable.

Matteeboy

I admit that I was grateful the nail went through a fairly worn (4ish mm) tyre rather than one of the brand new ones!

I am considering making her drive an old series Landy...

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

Buy her a forklift truck, Matty. With solid rubber wheels

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

Thats why i never buy my MRS decent motors, she'd do well in a demolition derby, bumps them up kerbs, opens doors onto just about anything, regularly scrapes them on god knows what, every time i wash it there is a new mark of some sort, when i ask her what happened, i get the shrug of the shoulder and the famous "i don't know", but to be fair she does park in an NCP everyday, i feel sorry for those that park near her, and it's why i always park out of the way and take 2 spaces in super markets.

Matteeboy

She's a pretty good driver usually but this has been a bad six months (first prang ever with the van). She learned in a (new at the time) 2.0 WRX wagon, is brilliant at reversing a boat/trailers and generally pretty good. Maybe it's age...?! This latest incident was very daft!

ditchmyster

iTrader: (7)

yep mine was great too, she used to drive big horse trucks and trailers as well, rides bikes, past her bike test before me, even passed a bus driving test, then i bought the lexus and a couple of mercs and it went down hill from there, so she's back in **** boxes now till she learns some respect.