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Old 20-10-2005, 04:13 PM
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Default mates garage burned down yesterday

man is he gutted , the garage was big enough for 8 cars i built it him 8 yrs ago in his back garden , we put in running water,wash basins , roller shutter door ,roof space heaters ,compressor in the loft space ,it was a small factory unit in his garden , now its all gone along with all his tools ,snap on sets ,snap on mig welders,shot blasting machine ,jigs for pulling cars straight all his air tools ,2 quad bikes ,a rover zr being repaired for his missus, luckly he got the porsche911 out in time and the tvr cerberra was outside , he also lost a tvr engine ,range rover engine and he lost all the keys for the cars so at the moment he is gutted



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thats gutting
Old 20-10-2005, 04:16 PM
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Jesus H christ.............

Thats some gear to lose!
Old 20-10-2005, 04:17 PM
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FOOKING GUTTED
Old 20-10-2005, 04:23 PM
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terrible, but thats good the porker and TVR were saved
Old 20-10-2005, 04:26 PM
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sorry to hear this
Old 20-10-2005, 04:39 PM
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Foom me i hope he is insured
Old 20-10-2005, 04:52 PM
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Default GARAGE

thanks for the replys ,he has lost so much ,he is insured but for how much he dosent know ,he has just dropped the porsche off at my house using recovery truck as the keys went up in the fire so im baby sitting a 911 with no keys

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Old 20-10-2005, 05:32 PM
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There's a house round my way what recently had a garage fire aswell! Inside was an '05 reg Porsche Boxter which only ever got used on weekends if the weather was fine! Absolutely nothing left of it Utterley sorry to hear this mate, pass on my regards
Old 20-10-2005, 05:33 PM
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Old 20-10-2005, 05:34 PM
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gutted for him
Old 20-10-2005, 05:49 PM
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Old 20-10-2005, 06:45 PM
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the insurance company is gonna LOVE him!

tell him to cheer up, least he got the 911 out! all the tools and engines and shit can be replaced easy enough! if the insurance hes got is any good theyll replace it all for new!
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feel sorry for him,, it sounds like it was my dream garage
Old 22-10-2005, 07:38 PM
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Have they any idea what might have started the fire then mate?!
Old 22-10-2005, 07:40 PM
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Thats really sad news,nothing worse than a fire,you loose everything
Old 22-10-2005, 09:13 PM
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proper wounder
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thats bad shit

really gutted for him

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thats bad shit

really gutted for him

Old 24-10-2005, 05:44 AM
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fire investigation think it was a extension lead being used when still coiled up on the real ,we will know more tomorrow as the loss adjuster is going there to have a look round heres hoping

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christ....all these gorgeous garages burn down....and there's a god awful one 2 doors down with a corregated iron roof....why can't fire reach that

Hope his insurance covers it...
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