Bonnet open + big gust of wind =

[hughes_16v]

A smashed windscreen

I was doing my service on the engine, had just finished, started engine, bonnet was open, big gust of wind came by, whipped the bonnet off its hook thing and threw it back on to my window!!

 

[wilsonian]

christ mate - u don't have much luck with cars!

Maybe u need one of these -

 

[hughes_16v]

I think its done something to the wipers, as they sit lower down now!

Im so mad!

 

[MA 12.5 :-p]

oops....

 

[ollie240585]

o' dear man, any idea how much dollar it's gonna cost 2 repair?

 

[hughes_16v]

just spoke to a breakers, can get a window for £30 but then would need to be fitted.

 

[ollie240585]

just spoke to a breakers, can get a window for £30 but then would need to be fitted.

My mate got his for £85 fitted for a brand new windscreen down here!!

EDIT: That was on....dare I say it.....an Escort though

 

[bombz4]

and i was a lil peeved that i chipped my rear march lens! gutting mate! we live and learn though i supose!

 

[hughes_16v]

My mate got his for £85 fitted for a brand new windscreen down here!!

Where from? please say something like autoglass and not a company just down there.

 

[Arnold]

Unlucky hughes! hope u get it sorted

 

[ollie240585]

Where from? please say something like autoglass and not a company just down there.

Nah sorry man just phoned my mate....it was a company in sittingbourne (u'll prolly have no idea where that is)lol.

It was £85 for the screen...but cost him £99 fitted.

 

[Ed]

Blame that on Gordon (the current winds are the remains of hurricane gordon btw)

 

[wilsonian]

Blame that on Gordon

I thought you ment this gordon

 

[Ems]

LOL!!!

Unlucky Hughes!!

 

[hughes_16v]

Blame that on Gordon (the current winds are the remains of hurricane gordon btw)

Oh i have!

 

[Ben]

haha sorry hughes but made me chuckle, really not funny but just chuckled a bit because its the sort of thing i would do. Bummer for you though mate

 

[danmicra]

will the insurance pay? since its god fault? or i hav i been watchin to much movies lol

 

[Ben]

christ mate - u don't have much luck with cars!

Maybe u need one of these -

what is this? theres one exactly the same near me

 

[ollie240585]

Wasn't that driven by Mr Incredible ??

 

[5ilver Micra]

LoL ollie......btw at work if we get people needing new windscreen's we usually call National Windscreens there quite cheep....ill see if i can find out the price

 

[sonic]

what is this? theres one exactly the same near me

It's an invalid carriage from the '70s, disabled drivers were given them by the local council for a monthly payment, this was before the days of motability and car conversions for the disabled, they were all recalled some time ago and scrapped, if there is one down the road from you and it's in working order then it's worth quite a bit, collectors look out for them, the council wouldn't allow anyone to keep them, but it has been rumoured that a few escaped the crusher.

 

[hughes_16v]

will the insurance pay? since its god fault? or i hav i been watchin to much movies lol

Nope my insurance wont cover windscreen repair

 

[Moschops]

Unlucky mate, very unlucky

Those old cars looked great fun in their day. Lots were turned over and they sounded like lambrettas. I wouldn't be surprised if they took them off the road because of their name not because of safety! My son has Cerebral Palsy and is therefore technically spastic (you wouldn't know except for a bit of a limp), now i'm older I wouldn't dream of refering to them as spaz-chariots as we did at school.

 

[Ben]

im gonna pop down to that place and see if its there, i aint been past for a while but it was deffinatly that kind of car, same colour etc..

 

[hughes_16v]

£30 for window and £20 for fitting