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 Elite Veteran Posts: 978    Location: Walderslade, Kent | My partner whacked the curb after the brakes locked in the wet in my road (its a close). Side on, completely distorted the shell, one second everything was the fine, the next we were heading towards somebodys living room at 25mph. Front is fully distorted and pushed 2 inches to the left, the floors and pillar is bent to  It will need jigging out if we decide it's worth fixing              Edited by mini-mad-craig 11/11/2012 1:55 AM | ||
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 Admin Posts: 1576  Location: Burnley, Lancs | Gutted for you mate, looks a tidy car too considering the late MPi's were the worst for rusting. The front subframe is definitely not the shape it should be and the windscreen breaking kinda indicates how much the body has flexed Edited by Pietaster 11/11/2012 3:09 AM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Thanks for the kind messages guys. Of course reshelling is an option, and it would mean there would be scope for an even better shell to be sourced (this one has rusty bits here and there and oversills) But it's the car which is special to us, its the shell, and reshelling it, whilst it could remain R195 NUF doesnt leave a lot left of the little car we both love so much it's just the same reg slapped on a completely different car What do you guys think creates the personality of a car? The regestration and identity or soul within the shell? | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | Not to me, sure you could replace with it an identicle red and white Cooper shell but its not the same car is it. It depends how sentimental you are I guess. It's the same reason I'm juggling a Rover 114 about which is £2000 more expensive for me to insure than a rover 100 because I dont want to get rid of it because it's my first car  About £6000 unpainted Edited by mini-mad-craig 18/11/2012 11:36 PM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | petrol_head - 19/11/2012 10:47 PM If its bent after subframe impact you would easily bend it straight learn to drive/ go to the gym/ fit a steering wheel bigger than 6 inches/ leave standard offset wheels on next time The steering wheel is a standard MPI one and theres a set of 10's waiting to go on in the garage, or there was before it got bent. And the learn to drive thing I cant really comment  It's the first accident we've both been involved in, never thought it'd happen... heard the stories but I guess it only becomes truly real once you've experienced it... learn by doing I guess Thanks for the support and guidance guys. I think jigging is going to be more trouble and money than it's worth really, and neither of us are in a time in our lives where juggling another car about whilst trying to be insured on a daily, pouring money into that and insurance as 18 year olds is viable or sensible. It will probably be broken for spares Either that or as Jim suggests, whack it on ebay as is. Just be tottally honest on the listing and hope somebody with more time on their hands and the equiptment to sort her out gets hold of itEdited by mini-mad-craig 20/11/2012 3:02 PM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 978 Location: Walderslade, Kent | |||
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