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Daren · 3rd April 2007, 10:14

Having owned my Civic 1.8 EX for 3 days - still very much in the honymoon period, I decided to take it to a friends house to show him. I was parked outside when some moron decides to reverse his car into my door and front wing making a lovely big dent. I felt like crying like a baby!!
Anyway.... his insurance company accept liability so off to Honda it goes - they pass it on to one of their approved bodyshops. Imagine how excited I am to collect it yesterday

. I collect it, all looks good.... until I notice the garage has kerbed one of the alloy wheels. Once again - I feel like crying like a baby. The garage tell me they would "sort" the wheel out, so I leave the car with them. I was surprised to get a phone call from them after 4 hours to say it was "sorted". Off I go, once more excited. I expect they had replaced the alloy as it had only been 4 hours, but on my arrival was surprised when the man at the garage says they had repaired it. I look closely at the wheel - looks good to me I think, so off I go (not happy with having the wheel fixed, but relieved to have my new baby back).
I get home, have a look around the car and notice another wheel has been kerbed!!!!!. Now I am sure this was not there when I looked around the car after seeing the first wheel damage, so I speak with the repairers who deny causing the damage and refuse to do anything.

Great!- a car I have had less that 2 weeks, with a body repair and a scuffed alloy.

My thought on this so far were that the garage had not actually fixed or repaired the wheel, and had just moved it on the car - I am sure I would have noticed. So..... I call the insurance company and tell them my saga, I request they do not pay for the repair until the wheel is sorted - they agree (cool!!) I then decide to get my Honda main dealer involved, so off I go this morning and speak with the parts manager. He agrees to "sort" the wheel out and books it in for 16th April.

I say to the manager "While it's booked can you sort out the phone mic and a recal notice for the windscreen". He replies "How do you know about that then? Are they real problems or have you been looking on that stupid internet forum?" Nice attitude.

My car is jinxed

3rd April 2007, 10:14	#1 (permalink)
Daren Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 21st March 2007 Location: Essex Posts: 44 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Honda Happiness? Honda Jinx more like Having owned my Civic 1.8 EX for 3 days - still very much in the honymoon period, I decided to take it to a friends house to show him. I was parked outside when some moron decides to reverse his car into my door and front wing making a lovely big dent. I felt like crying like a baby!! Anyway.... his insurance company accept liability so off to Honda it goes - they pass it on to one of their approved bodyshops. Imagine how excited I am to collect it yesterday . I collect it, all looks good.... until I notice the garage has kerbed one of the alloy wheels. Once again - I feel like crying like a baby. The garage tell me they would "sort" the wheel out, so I leave the car with them. I was surprised to get a phone call from them after 4 hours to say it was "sorted". Off I go, once more excited. I expect they had replaced the alloy as it had only been 4 hours, but on my arrival was surprised when the man at the garage says they had repaired it. I look closely at the wheel - looks good to me I think, so off I go (not happy with having the wheel fixed, but relieved to have my new baby back). I get home, have a look around the car and notice another wheel has been kerbed!!!!!. Now I am sure this was not there when I looked around the car after seeing the first wheel damage, so I speak with the repairers who deny causing the damage and refuse to do anything. Great!- a car I have had less that 2 weeks, with a body repair and a scuffed alloy. My thought on this so far were that the garage had not actually fixed or repaired the wheel, and had just moved it on the car - I am sure I would have noticed. So..... I call the insurance company and tell them my saga, I request they do not pay for the repair until the wheel is sorted - they agree (cool!!) I then decide to get my Honda main dealer involved, so off I go this morning and speak with the parts manager. He agrees to "sort" the wheel out and books it in for 16th April. I say to the manager "While it's booked can you sort out the phone mic and a recal notice for the windscreen". He replies "How do you know about that then? Are they real problems or have you been looking on that stupid internet forum?" Nice attitude. My car is jinxed