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vincefenlon
17-07-2005, 17:26
was going up to tamworth today, on the m1 and heard this huge crack, steering was alright so carried on till i needed some petrol, what happened was a car part was on the m1, outside lane so couldnt exactly swerve, i have the 17" sri multispoke options and has cracked the alloy between 2 spokes, literally bent up and cracked half deep, tyre is knackered aswell. how much you think the rim will be from vx?
Andy_SRi
17-07-2005, 17:36
ouch expensive i'd guess :(
ive just seen the pictures you sent me, it doesnt look good mate. :(
vincefenlon
17-07-2005, 17:44
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/alloy%201.JPG
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/alloy%202.JPG
Andy_SRi
17-07-2005, 17:49
Farkin hell, hope you have got your spare on now :o
vincefenlon
17-07-2005, 17:50
not yet, was going to but was driving ok and had another 150miles on the m1, but will get the new one this wk or see if a refurb can do nefing, probably through it in the bin
chris_trickle
17-07-2005, 17:51
Jesus!! Thats nasty, Sorry to hear bout that. hope it isnt to expensive but i have a feelin it will, knowin Vauxhall!
vincefenlon
17-07-2005, 17:53
well the geezer who does the irmscher stuff, barry, from maulden vx in essex will get a call from me cos he does cheap prices on other stuff, but i can get staff discount at vx so have to see
Andy_SRi
17-07-2005, 17:54
Vince, your lucky if that drove for another 150 mile :o another slight knock or bump could quite easily mean instant deflation of tyre which could be arseache, or even worse total alloy failure.
vincefenlon
17-07-2005, 17:55
yea, i dont drive in the week so will deffo get it sorted, and sellin nxt mth, just wondering about compensation cos i dont pay the road tax for nothing, plus i have had back trouble before but its murdering me now. deffo not having profile 40s for a while.
thats absolutely ****ed, as soon as i saw that i went "ohh that's ****ed", says it all really, new wheel needed and get it off coz it'll gan right flat
Thats really bad mate, i wouldn't have left the petrol station with a tyre or wheel like that, as someone else said, the slightest knock could have resulted in a nasty blow-out.
Get the spare on now if i were you.
if that just cracked take it to vauxhall as that shouldn't happen
give them a story about how dangerous it is etc and how it shouldn't of happened get them to sort is out
that looks bad - but agree with diddon it shouldn't happen like that :(
vincefenlon
17-07-2005, 22:20
yea will do, but then if i was going over a engine bay car part of metal then they will just push me away wont they?
vincefenlon
17-07-2005, 22:36
well if you think bout it, the sri ones are £80 odd, then the sports pack 2 is from vx £400, the tints are available seperate at £95, so then the continetals are around £120 each for us, so £20 per wheel is for better/bigger tyres, so pretty much £55 more per rim, which should work out to around £135, then add the vx fat cat margin then minus staff discount works out bout the same. so £250 altogether. what a ****, to go and pick up some snowboard boots which cost £55 and £10 delivery, would have been cheaper to throw them away. deffo selling the car, and a long time before i get such low profile tyres, cos they kill your back.
vincefenlon
18-07-2005, 12:22
phoned barry and got the price of £240 for the rim and tyre delivered which aint too bad really, considering the tyre is £100.
Ouch man thats naaaaasty!
vincefenlon
22-07-2005, 19:36
got the alloy just now and its all got pecs, the tyres dont have the lil stubs which come on a new wheel and there is rust where the nuts go in and wiped off brake dust, didnt exactly pay 140 for a use alloy and 100 for a used tyre. well unhappy geta few pics up, deffo refusing it as a new product
vincefenlon
22-07-2005, 19:57
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/pic1.JPG
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/pic2.JPG
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/pic3.JPG
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/pic4.JPG
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/pic5.JPG
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/pic6.JPG
http://www.caraudioinstall.co.uk/images/pic7.JPG
bottom pic u can see the rust in the nut space so deffo been used. asked for a complete replacement of a NEW TYRE and NEW ALLOY or 50% back and a refurb. think im in my right didnt pay 240 for a used product. looks like its been used and been thrown around.
pics big enough? i take it u went and bought a new wheel and got given a crappy 2nd hand 1?
vincefenlon
22-07-2005, 20:04
yea from a vx dealer, it was barry morse who does the irmscher stuff, just realised the valve is also a rubber one not a metal one as on the old alloy.
i'd be straight back in there 2moro like!
vincefenlon
22-07-2005, 20:27
yea dads ringin up 2moz, very gd at negotiation, especially when we live 5mins from luton therefore he has about 10 ppl he knows who have worked for vx hq for 20 odd yrs and i know guy who just retired who used to negotiate contracts for vx for 40yrs and save them about 20m a yr or so. so not the right person 2 do it to.
ps. currently resizing the pictures
yea dads ringin up 2moz, very gd at negotiation, especially when we live 5mins from luton therefore he has about 10 ppl he knows who have worked for vx hq for 20 odd yrs and i know guy who just retired who used to negotiate contracts for vx for 40yrs and save them about 20m a yr or so. so not the right person 2 do it to.
ps. currently resizing the pictures
LOL :lol:
yeah sounds like he's tried to con the wrong man there i reckon, hope he gets the boot
vincefenlon
22-07-2005, 20:47
sorted
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