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Never mind getting out more Oddball, while you are making me smile you stay in Tim(1) PS so who is spartacus after all that??

Hi Tim The bone of contention is in the standard of the repair, we now have tapered shuts on Bonnet, badly fitting bonnett, thin paint, bare metal , screen that wont flip,rebuilt gearbox that oil pours out of and much much more. The list is 4 pages long that the independant engineer has compiled, still the insurance co are not wanting to rectify these points so it looks like its either I bite the bullet and rectify the faults or take it to the ombudsman. Doing the repairs to rectify the bad work myself is actually the easier route, but on a matter of principle I am leaning towards the other route as they have paid £6200 to him for what he has done and I have shelled out another£ 1200 on top for various other bits.( could have built a brand new Jeep for £7400!!) Apparently they have paid him for work done and I haven't signed any acceptance so maybe that isn't a requisite these days? Be interested to hear if anyone else has had to approach the ombudsman with a grievance and if its the sort of thing that tends to go the Ins Co 's way. Tim(1)

One for your diaries for early 2006. Military Wheels and Wings Elvington Air Museum York 12-14 May 2006 Many of you may remember the great shows at Elvington in years gone by and its back, brought to you courtesy of The Yorkshire Area MVT. Website comming soon at http://www.wheelsandwings.co.uk

Have any of you out there had any experience of insurance companys and their "evil " ways ? I am currently having a wrangle with one of them following a little unplanned off road excursion. My problem seems to be in that they are prepared to spend money to repair the vehicle but are also prepared to accept any old bodge from the repairers and seem to justify it by the fact it is only a MV. Any of you out therehad any experiences at all like this?It would be interesting to know if it is worth taking things like this to the insurance ombudsman or is it usually a wasted excercise? Look forward to any comments Tim(1)

Well it looks like Spartacus is waiting to announce himself, and we are all waiting with baited breath and fingers poised over the keyboard no doubt. Tim(1)

Ah good,my brother has a horsey shop in Driffield , I feel a free sample coming on. Tim(1)

Hi Karoshi, where do you get the treatment from? Just looked dumb at me when I asked for it locally. Tim(1)

We always handled our ferrets as much as possible and never over fed them Tim(1)

So the phrase "swings both ways " is refering to the motion of the canvas bucket? :oops: :lol: Tim(1) (this could be goodbye stripe) :lol:

Hi Tim , all you have to remember is to keep your feet off the furniture or you get busted. :lol: Looks like we may have to have a Tims only section Jack, I'm doin well , had rank for a whole day now, it can't last!!! Tim(1)

Worth speaking to John Appleton at Electrodiesels in Malton, he is a mine of general info . 01653 692145 will get you to them. All types of auto electrical stuff and diesel pump injector work etc. They are great guys and do most work in house. Tim(1) ( Couple of hours now, this is a record for longest I have kept a promotion?) :lol:

SNAFU :lol:

So I wont last long with rank then, been busted everytime I had it before :lol: :lol: Always have had a tendancy to talk when I should be listening Tim(1)

I think folks on here are a little more level headed, but you'd still better dig deep there Karoshi just in case :lol: Tim(1)

We were at Embsay, jeep wasn't though, had to rely on the good old VW van. I couldn't remember mentioning repairs to anyone ,but there again I have been bitching on about it so much I probably do it without knowing it :lol: Tim(1)

Same here, but we are only away for a week, Malta here we come Tim(1)

Yes I am all for things to be PC, Julie will tell u that, there again she isn't allowed out of the kitchen to post on here :lol: Well that should upset a few!!!! :lol: Tim(1)

We'll be there, have to meet up at some point over the weekend. Tim(1)

Damn, thats one less of us in me home town! Tim(1)

Have you tried a windy gun they are great for loosening stuff off. Good luck Tim(1)

Happy driving , will look out for you on the highways , we are only at York. Tim(1)

Yeah, the "supreme " label was deffinately a trade descriptions job! Tim(1)

I actually worked out that it was best to keep the biscuits and milk tubes and sweeties in my pockets to chomp as you go, put everything else in a mess tin and cook it all in one go. Looked bizarre, smelled rather odd too but there is something quite exciting about eating it as you never quite knew what taste explosion you were going to get. Lovely curry , then you got a sudden rush of boiled sweet or rolo followed by a lump of milk powder and some breakfast roll!! Plus point is that no one was keen on sticking their diggers in it so no sharing :lol: Tim(1)

I agree with you there Paul. Hot Bacon roll stuck to brown biscuits with the condensed milk , swilled down by hot tea whilst sat in the middle of a frosty wood. Aahhhhh what a romantic memory. Funny how time dimms the memory, I had forgotten the fact that I had probably been wet through for 4 days and could not feel my toes and fingers :lol: :lol: Tim(1)

mmmmmmmm , bacon roll and brown biscuits. I remember it well Tim(1)