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Bonnet damage (keep out of village)

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 13:46
by pandemonium
Keep out of the village of Linthwaite nr Huddersfield if you value your body panels.
On Saturday night while I was in a restaurant some low-life scum decided to smash a beer bottle over the bonnet my TR7 it look 3 goes to smash judging by the escalating depth of the 3 dents.[:(!]
Why people stoop this low I will never understand.
Car now booked into bodyshop I just can't live with the damage

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 13:57
by TR Tony
Sorry to hear that - there are some morons out there, & unfortunately they often seem to come out on Saturday nights[:(]

Like you I can never understand the motivation to damage or destroy something just because it's a bit different or nice. A warped sense of envy maybe?

Tony
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<font size="1">1981 TR7 FHC Cavalry Blue
1980 TR7V8 DHC Jaguar Regency Red - sadly sold!
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Posted: 03 Jun 2013 14:35
by Neil_W
Agree with Tony - there are some real nut cases about [B)]
I now if going out for a meal on a summers night - find a Pub that I can see the car but mostly just take our modern car as it just has me wound up in case something like your experience happens.

Hope the repair goes ok

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Posted: 03 Jun 2013 15:03
by Roy Hankins
Some people just have know respect for someone else's property. I know it's hard to believe looking at me now. But I could be a bit of a [}:)] as a youngster, but wouldn't dream of doing something as moronic as that. The other weekend I drove down in the TR7 to fareham with my Michelle. We parked in the high street directly opposite a Burger King restaurant(if you can call it that)and went and had an enjoyable afternoon browsing the shops. Upon our return we found the car had been splattered with relish,Brown sauce or something similar. It was all over the car. I was not best pleased I can tell you. At least it only took a bucket of hot soapy water to put things right and not a trip to the bodyshop. I feel for you mate.
Roy

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 15:32
by supercass
<i>A warped sense of envy</i>

Yes that probably sums it up. Some piss head chavvy smackrat can't bear the thought of someone else having something nice. Any CCTV's around? supercass

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 18:33
by jeffremj
Its been going on for years. In the 1980's my FHC was keyed whilst parked underneath the University of Essex (you used to be able to park there - not now though). I was not impressed!

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 20:29
by DNK
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Don
Stick a Wedge In It
80 TR7 V8 Kick in the pants
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Posted: 04 Jun 2013 00:06
by Cobber
<font size="2"><font face="Comic Sans MS">It'd be over 20yrs ago now but I came out of the Metung Pub to find a moron jumping from the bonnet of my Jag onto the bonnet of my mate's Corvette! [:(!]
He wasn't capable of doing any more jumping for quite some time after we "dealt" with him! [}:)] We never let the prick forget it either, as we'd give him the occasional reminder session. [:D] </font id="Comic Sans MS"></font id="size2">



"Keep calm, relax, focus on the problem & PULL THE BLOODY TRIGGER"

80'Triumph TR7, 73'Land Rover (Ford 351. V8),
'89 Ford Fairlane
'98 MG-F, 69'Ford F250.
76' Ford F100

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 02:36
by Hasbeen
It is not just cars that are a bit special either.

She had only had it a few weeks when my ladies new Mazda 2 was keyed at the local shopping center. It was a new car, & looked as nice as a Mazda 2 could look, but definitely nothing special.

My guess is it was close when some twit had his keys in his hand.

We can only expect this type of behavior to increase, while we have judges that give no more than a light slap on the wrist when offenders are caught.

Hasbeen

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 06:58
by pandemonium
There is nothing better than taking an open top sports car out on a summers evening, it's a shame when you experience something like this, but as everybody is is saying it's the way of the world, it's been going on for years, I had a Spitfire in 1980 and that was the same then, hood slashed, someone jumping up and down on it.
Anyway thanks for all your encouraging comments.
I'm still going to go out in it, it's not put me off I will just try to be more careful where I go and park.
Car in bodyshop tomorrow.