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After having my last car damaged in a hit/run some years ago, I decided its time to no longer own a car. So, after repairs I decided to sell it at the auctions. Ironically a few days before, the clutch started to fail. I didnt get that much for it anyway, the auctioneers made me an offer to buy it outright rather then go to auction, so I cut my losses and accepted. It was a Subaru Sportswagon. Ive never seen it round newcastle, so an out of towner must have bought it.
Only the middle and rear side was damaged, and it was properly repaired, whoever did get the car after replacing the clutch would have a car with an engine and gearbox as new, as I changed the oils more then twice as often as necessary, I was very fussy about maintenence.
My mums car was damaged while parked in front of our place an idiot neighbour was showing off reversing up the street and hit it. he was totally uninsured, and the damage was 5 grand. he was the son of a policeman too! he begged us to let one of his mates fix it. yeah right, it was a near new car. We took it to the dealers smash repairer and got insurance to pay (who would then bill the kid), costing us nothing.
A mate has had one car written off, and his new one dameged THREE times in collisions, NONE of them his fault. Goes to show theres a lot of really BAD drivers out there. I personally thing that if someone causes three at fault colisions, they should be banned from driving for life.
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