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First started off running late for work. Then I took off down ennis ave, got to about 90-100 and i heard a loud tick tick tick, pulled over and it seems that my right front tyre had delaminated (which had been pretty bad for a while I admit).

SO, i goto get a price for a new tyre, and one of the workers there reversed into my car while it was parked in their car park. About $1400 worth of damage apparently, also turns out that all the local panelbeaters have already finished for xmas and they wont be back until Jan 4 (one not back for 4 weeks!?!)

Turning out to be a good xmas so far

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well i was supposed to get my car last week, but it got delayed, so i was supposed to get my car this week, they wernt sure when, maybe monday maybe wednesday.

so i stayed home all week wating like a stupid d!ck, then canbera called and said i had a problem with the paper work, so i had to re fax a letter, which delayed it more,

and the car had to steam cleaned but the cleaners finished today early (firday) and now its gonna sit in there lot till tuesday where itll probley get broken into or some shit.

i also have to go to busselton this arvo, then drive back on tuesday to get the car, then drive back to busselton.

its gonna be a shit holiday......

steve

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damono.... bad luck bro... pitty it wasnt the front bar they reversed into... considering u were after a new one anyways...

oh well... could do a front and rear bar now... (im assuming they hit ure rear end?)

my day was pretty average

clutch still going gay as hell... cant drive my car the way i want... have to drive like some half assed panzy (which in one way is good... least i wont get pulled up for racing or anything whilst its DD) but yeah... boss at work had another whinge at me today... cus he is a moody tard when he wants to be...

and yeah..

i feel for u guys...

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Shit. And I thought my $550 worth of damage was bad :D

Sorry to hear about the little mishap with your car man. I'm in the same boat as you. Cant get my car to a panel beater until Jan 11!!!!! Pheck!

As for everyone else, I'm sure the X-mas holidays will all cheer you up :)

Merry Xmas everyone!! :D :burnout:

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the mofo who was 'fixing my car' put a friggin ciggerette lighter burn (im talking like massive and almost purposely) in my otherwise perfect back seats. wtf was h e doin in the backseat, and why the hell are there lollie wrappers on the back floor?

then some mofo ran a trolly up one of me panels, leaving a nice litle xmas racing line infront of the rear 1/4 panel.

thank you garden city patrons!

and i was always paranoid at carosmell.

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the mofo who was 'fixing my car' put a friggin ciggerette lighter burn (im talking like massive and almost purposely) in my otherwise perfect back seats. wtf was h e doin in the backseat, and why the hell are there lollie wrappers on the back floor?

then some mofo ran a trolly up one of me panels, leaving a nice litle xmas racing line infront of the rear 1/4 panel.

thank you garden city patrons!  

and i was always paranoid at carosmell.

I had the exact same thing happen to my RX7, the guy told me that he took it for a test drive around the block and dropped his smoke out the window ( WHY THE CRAP WAS HE SMOKING IN MY CAR ???) I found the smoke on the back seat with a burn mark about 3cm wide, If it was the front seats he would have died.. $350 each.

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