What have you done today/recently to your 5?
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
I feel your grief. U get attached to cars.
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BlackLeaf wrote:
And finally, the bloody money...
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They paid you $70 to take just the shell?
In sydney they charge you to take it if it's been stripped of motor etc.
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
bruce wrote:I feel your grief. U get attached to cars.
Thanks.
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speed wrote:They paid you $70 to take just the shell? In sydney they charge you to take it if it's been stripped of motor etc.
Negative. The other way around. I paid them to take the shell.
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BlackLeaf wrote:Negative. The other way around. I paid them to take the shell.
Oh man, that bites. Hard to see her go and then you gotta pay.
I was hoping they paid you but scrap metal just isn't worth what it used to be.
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
bruce wrote:Check to see if they drilled any holes into the jambs where they couldn't get access to push out the dents. You will see new black plugs filling the holes..
They used glue and black magic as these were all in double skin areas. This guy is a craftsman.

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Looking really good JBT 

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
Nothing. It's sitting in a garage 14,600kms away 

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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
RBH58 wrote:Nothing. It's sitting in a garage 14,600kms away
If your concerned about her not being used I'm sure some fellow forum members would happily take her the long way around the block for you

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speed wrote:RBH58 wrote:Nothing. It's sitting in a garage 14,600kms away
If your concerned about her not being used I'm sure some fellow forum members would happily take her the long way around the block for you
I'm sure

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
Pulled my windscreen out with my new windscreen removal tool.

Perhaps next time I'll just use a hammer.
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
I know it's not really funny, but that made me laugh!
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
That's good. I did too. What else could I do?
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?
Gave Snow White the full 3 stage Meguiar's Deep Crystal treatment, plus a going over with a CarPro Polyshave Block. She is so smooth and shiny now.
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