The Phoenix's Garters

sun_walka · Post by **sun_walka** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:02

ooc: nothing wrong with the Porsche, we have on site mechanics and workshops to fix them/panel beat them if they're a good car before we put them into the sales yard, nothing wrong with the Cadillac, C230, Bombardier either as in they were flawless, but the Porsche has been fixed up and is just sitting there right at the start of sales.

You'd be surprised what it takes to have a car written off here, for example this:

would be enough to have a car written off. If the bumpers are made of fibreglass then the damage is even less apparent.

Post by **Stuart** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:04

Tribble wrote:*Cat is not surprised. She expected a backhanded comment from Schase*

Backhanded? Me? I deny all charges! 8O

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:05

ooc/ Wow - that is hardly damaged. There must be something else wrong. If something appears to be too good to be believed - it usually is.

Post by **Stuart** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:06

sun_walka wrote:You'd be surprised what it takes to have a car written off here, for example this:

Lol ... I guess my car has been written off several times already!

Post by **Anakha56** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:07

can anyone host the pic on a local server? I'm capped and cant see it

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:08

schase wrote:
Tribble wrote:*Cat is not surprised. She expected a backhanded comment from Schase*
Backhanded? Me? I deny all charges! 8O

*Cat shakes her head. Humans persist in futile behaviour. Why not just accept their nature and be done with it. Cats are cruel and vindictive (towards edible creatures) - and proud of it.

It is in the nature of the beast.

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:10

*Cat bows

I must return to my duties. I shall commune later

Post by **Stuart** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:13

*wonders if he is an edible creature ... sincerely hopes not*

Post by **Monty** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:15

*sits and observes the interactions that are happening in the new castle

sun_walka · Post by **sun_walka** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:17

Tribble wrote:ooc/ Wow - that is hardly damaged. There must be something else wrong. If something appears to be too good to be believed - it usually is.

ooc/ Well, since the cost/hr of anything here is like really bloomin expensive (like up to $30 an hour at some places) and insurance companies generally don't shell out any reasonable amount as it is just usually affordable for the owner to just buy another one, that is what happens. Though such cars are rare on the streets here, you'll see more BMWs, Mercs and Audis in Botswana let alone South Africa, and most people who drive such cars have mad money anyway so it's unlikely/only occasional that we get to see such cars coming into our salvage yards. Most of the cars here are just your usual Pontiacs, Chevys and Fords.

You will likely however see more Mustangs and other muscle cars.

sun_walka · Post by **sun_walka** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:20

There ya go Anakha56.

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Edit: Reply to you Tribs at bottom of previous page.

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Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:24

schase wrote:*wonders if he is an edible creature ... sincerely hopes not*

*Is determined to find out

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:35

ooc/ @Sunnywalka

- I had not counted the fact that you were dealing in $s. I guess some people really do have far too much money that buying new would be cheaper than repairing.

Post by **Stuart** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:35

*gulp ... covers himself with tobacco dust*

Post by **Stuart** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:36

Tribble wrote:ooc/ @Sunnywalka - I had not counted the fact that you were dealing in $s. I guess some people really do have far too much money that buying new would be cheaper than repairing.

Canadian $s ...

Still ...

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:43

ooc/ Oh how I would love to go to Canada.

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:44

Tribble wrote:
schase wrote:*accidentally overturns cat's food on the way back to his room*
*Makes a mental note.....*

The Cat will visit you in the night and flex her claws...

ooc/

Anakha56 wrote:oi! I am busy playing either Grid, COD4 multi, FEAR or Vegas 2. I just leave my browser open .

Ah ok. I do that too... and play several games as and when i feel like it. Busy on oblivion again. thanks tribble

anyone else have issues with Ibust?

sun_walka wrote:ooc again(soz :p ): Yo Prime, Yo Schase and Yo Tribs.

Well, I work at the largest salvage yard in the province, but most of the good quality cars that are brought in are perfectly functional/got nothing wrong with them coz they've usually been confiscated from drug dealers, war criminals, etc, or they've been involved in some kind of scandal, criminal case so sometimes we get to test them since they are now the legal property of the provincial government, hehehe

Other good cars just a little scratch is enough to have them written off, the BMW had not even a bump on the left corner and was written off as its too expensive for the insurance company to fix and usually the owners don't bother to redeem their vehicle (they have to pay a fee for this) and so we get em and then....the rest of the vehicle is history as most of them are dismantled and shipped out for spare parts, etc, some however do make it into our sales yard, like this classic Porsche 944 we've been trying to find the keys for(apparently they've been misplaced, but once we find em you can be sure it's pedal will find us ), otherwise it's a good job, doesen't pay too well but it does have it's perks, and test driving some of the cars is one of them.

Edit: I'm with the security department

Sounds Like you have an interesting job. also, because new cars are reasonable cheap, there is very little in the way of a second hand car market+ emmissions laws mean that after several years most cars can't be driven...

Post by **Stuart** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:47

Tribble wrote:ooc/ Oh how I would love to go to Canada.

We can always drug you and stick you in a really small cage ...

sun_walka · Post by **sun_walka** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:48

schase wrote:
Tribble wrote:ooc/ @Sunnywalka - I had not counted the fact that you were dealing in $s. I guess some people really do have far too much money that buying new would be cheaper than repairing.
Canadian $s ...

Still ...

The CD was stronger than the USD until recently

Right now as it stands:

1 USD = 1.0188 Canadian Dollar

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/conve ... it=Convert

*bows*

Unfortunately knights and ladies I must now take my leave, farewell for now.

Edit: Winter here is why most people stay away lol.

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:52

Prime wrote:
Tribble wrote:
schase wrote:*accidentally overturns cat's food on the way back to his room*
*Makes a mental note.....*
The Cat will visit you in the night and flex her claws...

*Cat notes the good idea.

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 27 Jul 2008, 19:55

sun_walka wrote:
schase wrote:
Tribble wrote:ooc/ @Sunnywalka - I had not counted the fact that you were dealing in $s. I guess some people really do have far too much money that buying new would be cheaper than repairing.
Canadian $s ...

Still ...
The CD was stronger than the USD until recently

Right now as it stands:

1 USD = 1.0188 Canadian Dollar

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency/conve ... it=Convert

*bows*

Unfortunately knights and ladies I must now take my leave, farewell for now.

Edit: Winter here is why most people stay away lol.

Yes, its been stronger for er, six months???

schase wrote:
Tribble wrote:ooc/ Oh how I would love to go to Canada.
We can always drug you and stick you in a really small cage ...

Er

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 20:04

schase wrote:
Tribble wrote:ooc/ Oh how I would love to go to Canada.
We can always drug you and stick you in a really small cage ...

We could always test the torture equipment in the basement on you

Monty seemed to enjoy it

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 27 Jul 2008, 20:07

Tribble wrote:
schase wrote:
Tribble wrote:ooc/ Oh how I would love to go to Canada.
We can always drug you and stick you in a really small cage ...
We could always test the torture equipment in the basement on you Monty seemed to enjoy it

I still find that monty enjoyed the Iron maiden worrying to this day

Post by **Monty** » 27 Jul 2008, 20:07

Tribble wrote:
schase wrote:
Tribble wrote:ooc/ Oh how I would love to go to Canada.
We can always drug you and stick you in a really small cage ...
We could always test the torture equipment in the basement on you Monty seemed to enjoy it

Pain is nothing to be afraid of

Tribble · Post by **Tribble** » 27 Jul 2008, 20:12

*Cat concurs.