As long as the rust is removed and the body is straight, that's the important thing. Who cares if the paint matches? It's a Jaaaaaag.
It ruins the effect if the Jag is "piebald."
Edit: By the way, one of my minions and fellow Jaguar owners, FordCrusherGT, is coming to Boston Monday. He is bringing his Ford Excursion and a Suzuki TL with him. Perhaps I should inform him of what you believe is a proper repair for an XJR, and in exchange he can demonstrate what he thinks the proper mode of employment for a Mellow Yellow New Beetle Convertible is. Hint: His truck is a 4x4, mounts the 6.8L V10 and its bumper is at about the same level as your rearview mirror. :lol:
What makes you think there's going to be anything left to fix after a Ford Excursion runs over the rollingcrumple zonespeed bump that is a modern VW??????
Somehow I doubt your buddy wants the lawsuit, and probably jail time. If he does do that though, I will use the whopping lawsuit money to buy an E-type, a real one too not a replica. Then despite the fact I actually like those I'll drop a piano on it in mockery, so not only is it destroyed, it is destroyed like a marina.
Okay... if the insurance company body shop couldn't fix something as simple as a Beetle in a competent fashion, what makes you think that you'll get any money out of it?
They'll probably just buy you another Beetle, but this one will be a coupe, and they'll claim that "it's just the same, take it or hit the road."
Even if they give you cash, it will be ~$9k less a whole bunch of fees; that will barely buy you a rustbucket E only suitable for the scrappers that's in boxes and not running at all.
Fix'd.
And you're an utter pikey. I came out from work half an hour ago to get home, turn the key in the Mustang and just hear *click*. One click for each turn of the key to the start position. Battery good, starter should be good since it's a few months old, jump won't help. Must be the starter solenoid. Jumped that and it cranked over fine. Shuts down and starts up again too. Of course now I'm going to replace it anyway. So there you have it, an electrical failure in my Mustang. On an original 40 year old electrical part, still with FoMoCo stamps. Pikey.
Oh no, Premeditated destroying my car? I'm not talking about the beetle payout, I'm suing. Such violence will probably call for jail time as well.
If someone made similar threats to your property in Texas, and attempted to carry it out, aren't you legally permitted to blow their worthless shit for brains across the pavement?
If someone made similar threats to your property in Texas, and attempted to carry it out, aren't you legally permitted to blow their worthless shit for brains across the pavement?
I'd still batter the guy over the head, I'm a minor!
Not until they attempted to carry it out - but then, yes, we can.
On the other hand, Kat lives in Massachussetts, where it is legal to perform such activities and attempting to defend your property from others is highly illegal.