3000 cars sink in English Channel overnight

Derek · Post by **Derek** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 12:57 pm

saab's, bmw's & volvo's - never mentioned peugeot's :rolleyes:

stephen T · Post by **stephen T** » Sat Dec 14, 2002 1:10 pm

hahahahahaha

Pauline · Post by **Pauline** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 8:48 am

So we won't be organising a flotilla to get some spares then

carl · Post by **carl** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 11:01 am

From the BBC News website:
"The value of the cargo was put at Â£30m, though the cars would have fetched double that at retail prices, motor industry experts say. "
More evidence of 'rip off Britain' :rolleyes:

Another bit:
"But he said it was likely the cars would probably have to be written off.

"She [the Tricolor] probably capsized when she went down. It means that all the cars are probably lying in pieces down there."

So if they weren't lying in pieces, it would be possible to 're-process' them. Even if they completely stripped the shells, I'm not sure I'd want a car that had been lying in salt water for a few days

I wonder how many people unknowingly have cars that have been in an accident like this?

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Sun Dec 15, 2002 3:13 pm

fried of mine used to valet cars as they came off the ships in bristol ... they used to tear around the carpark in the sporty models and if the worte then off they get fined Â£10 !!!. He once took a porker around lost it on the corner and baled out to see it vanish into avonmouth docks ... they recovered the car. dried it out cleaned it up and sent it on it's way. !!!

grainne. · Post by **grainne.** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 9:35 am

rob · Post by **rob** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 9:56 am

LOOK :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: what happens to you when you spend a night cuddling with Erm

Pauline · Post by **Pauline** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 7:28 pm

[quote=""paul_y3k""] 'Follow me to Royston Vasey you'll never leave!' [quote]

Do you mean 'Follow me to Royston Vasey and we'll never arrive!' cos we'll all get lost? Anyone know the way????

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Alex LS · Post by **Alex LS** » Mon Dec 16, 2002 7:31 pm

I do - it's around Glossop way isn't it? West end of the Snake Pass...

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 4:34 am

Don't forget to take the left turn at Alberquerque...

Burge · Post by **Burge** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 8:39 am

Royston Vasey is Hadfield in Derbyshire. Also it is Roy Chubby Browns real name!!

Burge

paul_y3k · Post by **paul_y3k** » Tue Dec 17, 2002 12:50 pm

spot the northern lass !!!