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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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and the story that goes with is truly shocking!




http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.a...nmt=Aston%20RTA
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:45 AM
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can i have the front brace?
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:53 AM
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not wishing to slate the exotic car club places that was brought up a month ago, but you just never know what people are going todo with your vehicle if they dont own them.

would such a car be rented to your eurohire or hertz rent-a-car place?
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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not wishing to slate the exotic car club places that was brought up a month ago, but you just never know what people are going todo with your vehicle if they dont own them.
i doubt such a car be rented to your eurohire or hertz rent-a-car place, why i bring up the exotic car club rental thing

the side of the car looks like it's hit a knife; side of the car has been took off clean!
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 10:40 AM
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The scary thing is it was a private owner who had hired his car to the super car club who then cross hired it and that hirer then let some 25 year old drive it ending in a write off
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 11:57 AM
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i must of missed a post in the PH thread then mikey... didnt realise it was sub-hired! thats just poor.
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mikey k,Jul 8 2010, 07:40 PM
The scary thing is it was a private owner who had hired his car to the super car club who then cross hired it and that hirer then let some 25 year old drive it ending in a write off
Whats the significance of the driver being 25 years old though Mike?

It like reading about bike crashes : "Mr X lost control of his 210mph superbike when a car puled out on him..."

Not a dig, just an observation on perception.



PS - Nambiker used to be on here didnt he?
Wasnt he the gent in the fire service who got his car vandalised?
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 12:42 AM
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Originally Posted by m1bjr,Jul 8 2010, 10:30 PM
Whats the significance of the driver being 25 years old though Mike?

It like reading about bike crashes : "Mr X lost control of his 210mph superbike when a car puled out on him..."

Not a dig, just an observation on perception.
The driver was allegedly 24.
One of the conditions of hire is that the driver must be over 25, this was an assurance given to the owner by the hire company when he lent them his car.

The insurance company usually stipulate this, so it's a double whammy for the owner, as the driver is likely not to have been insured, so the insurance won't be paid.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 11:20 AM
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m1bjr - MarkB answered the question.
I do recall nambiker on here
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Old Jul 10, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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How stupid!






He should have known not to try and keep up with an M3
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