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[minimadjonesy]

Huey has been removed down to Paul Tupman Minis in Newton Abbot. I feel he now has someone to fight his corner when the assessor arrives. We have some serious talking to do.

Does anyone else think Huey should return low and wide on 10" wheels?...

Oh dear, now you've started me thinking ... all those lovely pickups I've seen on 10"ers ... there was a blue one at Castle Combe going like stink ... help!

That's good, much better if he gets a tick next to the box "Economical Repair" than not .

You know you want the wide tens Teapot, and as an argument for, I think if you'd have slipped on tens, the side wall of the tyre would have flexed and carried on skiding rather than digging in and rolling you on your side. Just something that crossed my mind.

See now I always thought Huey would look good on a set of wide 10's Shouldn't be too hard to do seeing as you already have discs. Just need one of the conversion kits. Alloy 4pots in blue would look the dogs danglies behind some nice resprayed (in bodycolour) 10" minilites! And yes, the sidewall of the tyre may have stopped something like this from happening

[minili]

TEAPOT NOOOOOOO!!!

Silly billy, at least Huey's at the fixit shop and sounds like he can be fixed, fingers crossed!

[mighty mini jack]

Gutted to hear about this but also chuffed to bits he's getting fixed!

10's *cough*

[Deathrow]

minimadjonesy, we need to build a "Huey on Tens" bandwagon, stat!

Then we just have to lure Teapot on to it, hehehe.

All aboard!

Edited by Deathrow, 02 December 2009 - 04:55 PM.

[captainjack15]

God damn it Dave!!!!!!!!!!

Huey is wubberly and there was me wanting a ride in him next time I'm down in Seaton!!!

I'm glad to hear you're Ok as that is the main thing!!

Need a hand?? Gimme a shout, I'm only 15mins away :shify:

[Teapot]

Whatever happens those who have seen him so far say he can be rebuilt.

Im suprised. but that is good to hear anyway

Thanks again for all your messages. I had The Conversation with Paul Tupman today and as cooperdan seems to fear Huey will almost certainly be written off. The damage extends into the roof and we have to assume goes further above & below. The big question is what category write-off it is. Paul accepts that Huey must get back on the road somehow.
On the bright side, maybe we'll get the subframes squared up at last

EDIT There's always someone worse off than yourself ... linky

Edited by Teapot, 02 December 2009 - 08:36 PM.

[minimadjonesy]

NOOO! well time for Huey mk2!! (or should that be mk3??)
I'm sure we could find you a nice replacement or an unregisterd shell somewhere for him to live again!

[mini-man-dan]

Any news 'Pot?

[Teapot]

Had a chat with the insurers today about write-off categories & options. They're waiting for an estimate of the repair cost from Paul.

[mad4mins]

oh teapot!! this was one of my favourite minis and the best on TMF!! the amount of effort you've put into huey really shows and i really hope you can get him sorted!!

we always holiday in colyton and im always on the look out for your car

all the best..

[blacktulip]

i cant believe it. it MUST be fixed!! my fingers are crossed for you.

[paul6266]

oh nooo ive seen this pickup at shows before now and thats soul destroying seeing one like that, im sure mr insurer will see sence and only give it cat c repairable

[minimadjonesy]

Any update Dave?? You still feeling ok or has the adrenalin worn off now?

[adam_93rio]

damn, he looks so nice aswell.
make sure you get your insurance to let you fix him. it would be a crying shame to let him go

good thing your ok tho

[suvla]

get a golf 1.4 as a daily driver mk3 cheapest to run and insure then restore huey back to his former beauty!