The latest vert progress reports from Oop North

[Mobilemick]

Wahay! It\'s now MOT\'d and I shall journey to Bolton tomorrow to pick it up.

Who`s doing the job for you m8 ??

Could of looked at my Roof , i`m in Bolton  

[elford_tim]

Who`s doing the job for you m8 ??

I\'ll disclose that once I\'ve had a chance to check out the car - mind ewe, I\'ve paid their bill before seeing the car . Nothing funny going on, it\'s just that I\'m not going to recommend anybody without checking out the quality of their work firsthand.

Especially after the disaster with the first bodyshop who came highly recommended by another member.

I\'m pretty fussy about bodywork but I think for once I got out-fussed by a considerable margin. So that\'s a good sign then.

Could of looked at my Roof , i`m in Bolton  

Didn\'t know that, but knew that Grinder was close...

[Mobilemick]

Not after recommendation m8,  just curios cos i live in Bolton , and know a few body shops

Mick

[elford_tim]

Not after recommendation m8,  just curios cos i live in Bolton , and know a few body shops

Mick

Furrynuff. You\'ve got a PM.

[elford_tim]

God, I\'m knackered - been away 13 hours to pick it up.

The paintwork is of stunning quality (which it blimmin\' well should be, given that there are four coats of white and two coats clear on the car) and it looks like new (or better).

Unfortunately the comparison with the FD suggests that the dampers are even more tired than I thought they were...

*sigh*

More expense...

PS: Apologies to the "near Bolton" contingent (especially Grinder) - as I had to take the train up instead of the plane as planned, there was barely enough time to collect the car, let alone meet up with anybody. Sorry about that.

[kermit]

Glad you got it back OK Timo.  Sounds like they have done a decent job of it.  Post Pics!

[Mobilemick]

Curios as to why u had it painted in Bolton,  I do know he his a very good sprayer,  ?

Mick

[elford_tim]

@ Kermit - I\'ve got some in-progress pics and will try to take some of the finished article tomorrow as I need them for the changed insurance valuation anyway.

@Mobilemick - bit of a long story, but the short version is that one of the guys at Sprayteck (Kev) is a mate of mine, mostly due to the fact that we\'re both bikers. After the hassle and aggro I had with the previous bodyshop I didn\'t fancy my chances down here again so after talking to a few mutual biking mates who had work done there, I decided that I\'d get good job done by them. Not to mention that I usually prefer to go to people I know to have work done that I can\'t do myself.

[grinder]

dont worry about not calling matey - im sure i will see it as RS4

[elford_tim]

Actually, as I may be in the UK for RS4, I might attend after all.

[elford_tim]

And here\'s two pictures of the finished article, taking earlier today:





The pictures don\'t quite do it justice but give you an idea just how gleaming it is.

[kev-yorks]

Looking sweet. All the trouble has been worth it in the end.
Kevin

[grinder]

oohhhhh very very nice