I go to another forum once in a while, it is a painting/historical forum and has mostly Europeans as members. This post was made by a German guy who is not very fluent in English (like me). He is a great guy but I thought this tranlation was pretty funny.
Dear Planeteers.
I urgent need some decision support!
A workshop employee has built with my car on a transfer trip a fat (drive-in) accident and is now in the hospital.
She is completely new there, has only begun on 1. August.
She has now real feared about her probation time ...
I went to Mahndorf this afternoon and saw my car ....:
**Hooooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwl**
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The thing was with its 22 years of tipptopp groomed, zero rust, no carrotteries, an engine without fault and a perfectly clean interior (never smoked in it!), no upholstery damage, etc etc.
I did not really want to buy a new car in this life - and in a few years the thing would have got a classic car number plate and would have been virtually tax free.
This is how it looks now ...:
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Fender left, front, bumper, hood, all screw connections and hinges are in the ass, as the Bajuwaren say.
Okay, sheet metal can be renewed and bucked - but it looks much worse under the hood:
Radiator, oil pan broken, engine bearing and carrier bent!
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The whole engine has moved it 1.5 centimeters to the rear on the left side, he now sits obliquely in the car. Frame, track and steering linkage are also warped.
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And that's just what you see at first sight.
The lady wanted to go punctually to the weekend and has properly held ...
Line below: Total damage! Repairing is possible, but only with immense effort!
So I am now offered two alternatives:
First:
They are looking for an equivalent "Xedos V6", which - if I want him - have to be worked up, if there is something to work up and then put me in front of the door without any costs.
Secondly:
I say "I love my car and want to have it repaired!"Then you would make the teeth crunchy - and I would not pay a dime!
So dear Planeteers!
How would you leave me in my place? Provided there is another "Xedos" found (which are really rare).
I really do not know it at the moment!
My naked murder lust against the employee, however, has now turned into compassion. She is now in the clinic, with a heavily humming skull (heavy wheezing) and worries about her future career. The crash she certainly did not intentionally built.
So - and now come up with your arguments !!!
Thank you!