Help...a girlfriend problem!

Chris · 11 Oct 2005, 21:49

I feel that I am amongst friends who may be able to advise me with a personal issue.
My girlfriend Sarah and I have been together for a short time now.
We have always been very close.
I love her dearly and she is my best friend.

The thing is I have noticed her behaviour change recently.
She has started going out a lot at the last minute.
Also I notice she seems to be going to extra lengths over her appearance and buying a lot of new clothes.
Phonecalls have started coming in, and when I answer, the line goes dead.
Later the phone will ring again, she will answer and take the phone into the other room.
I once over heard her say, I can't talk now, tomorrow OK.
The other night she went out and I finally decided to confront her.
I asked where she was going and she said to a girl friends house and staying overnight.
Thing is, that girl friend phoned that evening to speak to Sarah so I know it was a lie.

The following night she went out again and I decided to follow in my car.
I pulled up some way behind her and hid behind my car while I watched her meet a Man, who she embraced passionately.

It was at about this time I noticed a large stone-chip in my nearside wing of the Smart.

Should I touch-it up, or should I get the whole thing replaced, being plastic i might pick up a new one and swap it?

You would not believe how many people in the Smart Forums have believed this was genuine!

tukayaway · 11 Oct 2005, 23:48

Brilliant story!

It all depends on how bad the chip is. If you get it repaired, make sure you get it done professionally as a badly repaired chip can look worse than the original damage. At a guess, it should cost no more than £50-£100 to repair properly. I would have thought a replacement wing would be more?

Or you could leave it a while as it's not going to rust, wait and see if you pick up any more scratches and then get it done. It would work out cheaper to repair lots of minor damages than just one problem.

SuperLoafMan · 12 Oct 2005, 21:21

Personally, I used to work with Smarts and if it has a chip it would be better if you replaced the whole plastic wing, would be alot cheaper, especially if you have one of the fancy effect panels on your car!

By the way, very good lead up

Chris · 12 Oct 2005, 21:42

I don't have any fancy panels - they aren't worth the money. The best pones to ahev are Hello Yellow where a set in good condition can fetch around £4500 on the second hand market.

Only surfaces scratches can be polished out ona smart although mine are solid colour throughout the depth of the plastic so i might try a spot of polishing out tomorrow!

Gez · 19 Oct 2005, 17:32

mad people in here you know........bin them both and get yirself a new bitta gear...............and 4get the female

**The Flying Mouse** · 19 Oct 2005, 17:37

Nice one Chris

Tim · 19 Oct 2005, 23:11

I can say... typical women. Not being cruel btw.. but you know that woman are cheating more then man, right? So take a very close look, cause when it's happening there's no way back. But maybe you must not worry and she is planning something nice for you.

And on the other hand... i'm horrible with woman so... don't listen to me.

11 Oct 2005, 21:49	#1
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	Help...a girlfriend problem! I feel that I am amongst friends who may be able to advise me with a personal issue. My girlfriend Sarah and I have been together for a short time now. We have always been very close. I love her dearly and she is my best friend. The thing is I have noticed her behaviour change recently. She has started going out a lot at the last minute. Also I notice she seems to be going to extra lengths over her appearance and buying a lot of new clothes. Phonecalls have started coming in, and when I answer, the line goes dead. Later the phone will ring again, she will answer and take the phone into the other room. I once over heard her say, I can't talk now, tomorrow OK. The other night she went out and I finally decided to confront her. I asked where she was going and she said to a girl friends house and staying overnight. Thing is, that girl friend phoned that evening to speak to Sarah so I know it was a lie. The following night she went out again and I decided to follow in my car. I pulled up some way behind her and hid behind my car while I watched her meet a Man, who she embraced passionately. It was at about this time I noticed a large stone-chip in my nearside wing of the Smart. Should I touch-it up, or should I get the whole thing replaced, being plastic i might pick up a new one and swap it? You would not believe how many people in the Smart Forums have believed this was genuine!

11 Oct 2005, 23:48	#2
tukayaway Super Loafer Join Date: 12.05.2002 Location: Luton, England Posts: 485	Brilliant story! It all depends on how bad the chip is. If you get it repaired, make sure you get it done professionally as a badly repaired chip can look worse than the original damage. At a guess, it should cost no more than £50-£100 to repair properly. I would have thought a replacement wing would be more? Or you could leave it a while as it's not going to rust, wait and see if you pick up any more scratches and then get it done. It would work out cheaper to repair lots of minor damages than just one problem.

12 Oct 2005, 21:21	#3
SuperLoafMan Meat Loaf Rocks! Join Date: 25.01.2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 3,887	Personally, I used to work with Smarts and if it has a chip it would be better if you replaced the whole plastic wing, would be alot cheaper, especially if you have one of the fancy effect panels on your car! By the way, very good lead up

12 Oct 2005, 21:42	#4
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	I don't have any fancy panels - they aren't worth the money. The best pones to ahev are Hello Yellow where a set in good condition can fetch around £4500 on the second hand market. Only surfaces scratches can be polished out ona smart although mine are solid colour throughout the depth of the plastic so i might try a spot of polishing out tomorrow!

19 Oct 2005, 17:32	#5
Gez Knicker thief Join Date: 17.04.2003 Location: auch...not on the fence Posts: 5,633	mad people in here you know........bin them both and get yirself a new bitta gear...............and 4get the female

19 Oct 2005, 17:37	#6
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	Nice one Chris

19 Oct 2005, 23:11	#7
Tim The Butcher Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Westervoort, The Netherlands Posts: 10,321	I can say... typical women. Not being cruel btw.. but you know that woman are cheating more then man, right? So take a very close look, cause when it's happening there's no way back. But maybe you must not worry and she is planning something nice for you. And on the other hand... i'm horrible with woman so... don't listen to me.