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8th February 2016, 08:20
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Infrequent Poster
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1999 Saxo VTS
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Home Made Roll Cages
This thing to me looks like it would do more harm than good if it was ever called upon 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SAXO-VTR-R...IAAOSwKtlWrnDr
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8th February 2016, 08:24
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Central South
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: East Sussex
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Where do I buy? Looks great.
How was that even allowed on track!
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8th February 2016, 12:08
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Saxperience Forum Bum
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Derby
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Haha. Starting price £700 for bidding. Or buy it now for £700…
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8th February 2016, 12:18
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Wow. No triangulation at all and weak tubing. I'm not sure the point of creating it, but at least it will be easy to remove and scrap.
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8th February 2016, 14:27
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Established Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Newcastle
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Car(s): Range Rover Sport
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Looks like poxy box section, seller is proud of the fact he is a qualified mechanic, incredible
Muz will buy it
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8th February 2016, 14:56
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That's painful to look at,can't imagine in the event of an accident.
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8th February 2016, 16:35
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deano_123
Looks like poxy box section, seller is proud of the fact he is a qualified mechanic, incredible
Muz will buy it
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It depends what constitutes as ‘qualified’.
I used to take my old 3-series to the main dealer in Derby when I had issues (since it was still under warranty) and I regularly got the car back with more faults than it went in with. Simple things, like tightening body panels or checking tyre pressures after they’d a tyre had been changed weren’t done. The car also underwent a 120 point check, which failed to identify several key issues with the car. When I complained about the level of competence of the dealership I received a snotty response from the Service Leader, Steve Fable, claiming that all of his staff are ‘qualified BMW mechanics’. So whatever qualification they have sounds like it’s worth less than the paper it’s written on.
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8th February 2016, 19:16
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Saxperience Post Whore
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deano_123
Looks like poxy box section, seller is proud of the fact he is a qualified mechanic, incredible
Muz will buy it
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It's an upgrade to your comedy cage, you gaylord
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9th February 2016, 06:59
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Location: Edinburgh
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1999 Saxo VTS
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Its entirely possible the guy IS a qualified mechanic...... but being a qualified mechanic and being a good fabricator aren't necessarily the same thing...... understanding the principles of a good roll cage are another thing completely on top of that.
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9th February 2016, 15:25
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: smurfland.
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Car(s): Ex saxo owner.
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Surely though the race scrutineers check the car/s for safety before allowing them out onto track?So how on earth did this get through?
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9th February 2016, 19:46
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stevo67
Surely though the race scrutineers check the car/s for safety before allowing them out onto track?So how on earth did this get through?
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Ive done a few trackdays now and never had my car checked.
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9th February 2016, 20:41
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Location: Newcastle
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stevo67
Surely though the race scrutineers check the car/s for safety before allowing them out onto track?So how on earth did this get through?
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A trackday and an organized race are different things
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9th February 2016, 20:53
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Kent
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Toy: 2002 106 Quiksilver
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This is why Saxo/106 owners get a bad reputation - would not want to end up shiny side up in that thing! 
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9th February 2016, 21:51
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North West
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Warrington, Cheshire
Posts: 5,733
Car(s): PH2 Peugeot 106 "race" car - Currently in pieces
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just lol.
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9th February 2016, 22:24
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Saxperience Hardcore!
Join Date: Dec 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by deano_123
A trackday and an organized race are different things
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Cheers,just showing my limited knowledge on the subject lol.
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9th February 2016, 22:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stissy
It depends what constitutes as ‘qualified’.
I used to take my old 3-series to the main dealer in Derby when I had issues (since it was still under warranty) and I regularly got the car back with more faults than it went in with. Simple things, like tightening body panels or checking tyre pressures after they’d a tyre had been changed weren’t done. The car also underwent a 120 point check, which failed to identify several key issues with the car. When I complained about the level of competence of the dealership I received a snotty response from the Service Leader, Steve Fable, claiming that all of his staff are ‘qualified BMW mechanics’. So whatever qualification they have sounds like it’s worth less than the paper it’s written on.
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Same as the main vauxhall dealer i have to take my works van in to.I had to take it in for a mirror glass cos some dick smashed it. I was waiting for over a hour and they came through and said they didnt have one in stock but theyd done a 100 point safety check on it. Failed to miss that i had a headlight and rear bulb out. Absolute idiots.
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10th February 2016, 02:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by L33h
Same as the main vauxhall dealer i have to take my works van in to.I had to take it in for a mirror glass cos some dick smashed it. I was waiting for over a hour and they came through and said they didnt have one in stock but theyd done a 100 point safety check on it. Failed to miss that i had a headlight and rear bulb out. Absolute idiots.
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Did you smash it?
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10th February 2016, 12:08
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Regular Poster
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Surrey
Posts: 275
Car(s): '57 Vauxhall Vectra CDTI - Daily
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Table leg roll cage FTW!
I'm pretty sure he's actually cut up a school table, used the top of it for his rear bench and the legs for the 'cage'
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10th February 2016, 13:06
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Saxperience Forum Bum
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Quote:
Originally Posted by L33h
Same as the main vauxhall dealer i have to take my works van in to.I had to take it in for a mirror glass cos some dick smashed it. I was waiting for over a hour and they came through and said they didnt have one in stock but theyd done a 100 point safety check on it. Failed to miss that i had a headlight and rear bulb out. Absolute idiots.
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No disrespect, but main dealers use a lot of YTS lads - straight out of school. Some of them are good mechanics, but most of them have probably never held a spanner in their life and just joined the scheme to get a job.
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10th February 2016, 15:26
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Saxperience Post Whore
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MuZiZZle
Did you smash it?
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Nah it was outside if a lad from works house n someone decided to smash it when they were pissed or something
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stissy
No disrespect, but main dealers use a lot of YTS lads - straight out of school. Some of them are good mechanics, but most of them have probably never held a spanner in their life and just joined the scheme to get a job.
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Aye most of em are useless tho. We have to take it there tho through ari or some shit
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