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so was drving down nassau street at 4pm, turned onto clare street only to smash right into these two...



which then resulted in this......



disaster

looks like the ball joint id gone/broken/whatever

anyone know if it s a big fix???

i have the option to send it to a preferred garage or choose my own, after the length of tie they took to fix my car last time id be scpetical of bringing it to a non mini mechanic

any have any suggestions??

also gonna get onto the council and see what my option are in regards to them being liable for such large potholes, dya reckon itd be worth trying to pursue??

there horrible looking yokes as far as I know if the pothole is over a certain size its the councils fault and they pay damages. Dont know what that size is. Give em a call and see what they say

from what ive been reading, the council arent liable if the pothole has just formed on its own

but if theyve tried to fix it and it reappeared i can claim on shoddy workmanship kinda?!?!

I know this is unrelated but I saw your mini parked outside my house about 3 weeks ago. In killester park. That was your mini?

no wasnt mine, i dont think ive ever been in killester!

thats doodoo i would try get them to pay you can bring a claim to small claims court for less then 20 euro and u can claim up to 2000 euro you can even put your claim trough over the internet i wouldnt be letting that go. i have a really good chap fixing my mini at the moment very good and prices are good to ill pm u his number if u want

Be the lord thats bad! Sorry to see that Buddy, I hope all goes well.

I remember this happen to the mother in her Civic out near DoonyBrook. She had only bought a new set of 17' Toora multispokes and made s**t of the front drivers side wheel. She took a picture of the pot hole and the wheel and sent the letter to the council, and when she was on the way to work two days later the hole was filled. She then wrote another letter in anger and sent a copy of the receipt of her wheels to them and after a couple of weeks receved the payment for the wheel and a letter of apoligy. If you keep at them you have a better chance but I was just talking to her and she said 'write the letter asap and tell them you are going to get the estimate and keep at them and don't give up!'

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Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

StanO'Toole

They will say that you weren't driving with due care and attention, how could you not have seen such big potholes in the road ?

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A fully carbon fiber Mini Marcos shell weighs just 7.25kg.

aha but that where i can counteract..

the holes are obstructed by an island in the road, its a very sharp turn just where they are, so you can see then until youve come aroudn the island and avoiding them is impossible at that point...

the two red dots on the map below

I'm just back from Clare street now, myself and the mother went for a drive to have a look for over-done christmas lights! We didn't find very many but back to the point, I'm surprised you still have your Mini! Even in the Passat it was a big bump!

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Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

StanO'Toole

When I saw those holes I was expevting you to say your sump got crushed


Defp write into them, they are responsible for the upkeep of the roads.

Ive to nct my car every year now.

Do they test the roads every year? NO!

Are the materials used to surface the roads sub standard? It appears so.

i succesfully claimed for a wrecked wheel and bent suspension on an MG maestro my wife had when she hit a road repair that had washed away, on the merrion road in dublin. i went back later that night and took photos of the thing (it was about 7 inches deep and 2 feet across.) using a measuring tape as scale. I submitted that along with the repair bill. I go the initial "not our fault" letter then i phoned them and explained i was prepared to instruct a solicitor.
the cheque and apology arrived inside a week.
this was before the small claims court came into being. As i understand this will only work if the council have repaired the road: wont work if its normal wear and tear.

on a related matter, the [Colour=#BF0000]"speed-bumps"[/Colour] on the newly opened monkstown ring road are in a 50kph zone: i tried them at 50kph in a mini and nearly lost control of the car.... anyone else find them specially dangerous?

(ps: the maestro broke my heart trying to keep the twin 40DCNF carbs in tune!)

take it to a mini guy... worth checking the drive-shaft and CV joints too. also the suspension & steering will need to be checked for geometry.

see above.

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See below? Keith is there ment to be a link?

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Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

StanO'Toole

that says see above

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................................FOUNDER OF HILLBILLY ENGINEERING.................................
FROM THIS TO THIS

Oh yea, that would make sense

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Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

StanO'Toole

I'm not sure which is more upsetting,the state of the roads in our nations capital or Keith finally coming out about his Maestro.

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Real Clubmans have a square nose.Seriously.

hows that green machine coming along? ive not seen it mentioned in the *projects" section......

I agree with you there Keith, they are quite severe.

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Deadly Dave

Cars older than ten years will have to be NCTd every year from 2010. Twas announced there last week.

Tis a Scam.

Are you f**king s**tin me? How the hell am I going to afford to put a Mini through the N.C.T every frickin year? Thats a lot of ball crap

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Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

StanO'Toole

I've heard Connor Faughnan (spelling?) from the AA on various radio stations talking about this, questioning the safety criteria this is based on: he seemed to imply it was a coercive move to extract more money from motorists & encourage the early scrapping of otherwise perfectly safe vehicles, for the benefit of the car sales companies.
whereas IMOC is too small to campaign on its own perhaps we should join with other car clubs, enthusiasts, online forums and even the [Colour=#408000]green party[/Colour] to reject this opportunistic move to punish the older vehicle.

I would say I'd do that but I'm only 17. I still sickened by this! That is no possible way I could put my Mini through the N.C.T EVERY YEAR! Every time I get the car back from fixing it something else breaks!

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Getting old is a must but growing up is optional!

StanO'Toole

having said that... the NCTS website still has it as every two years.... http://www.ncts.ie/faq.html#3