K EVERYONE! I'M WRITING THIS IN CAPITALS SO NOBODY CAN MISS THIS!
BIKE TYRE WAREHOUSE CAME TO THE PARTY AND OFFERED TO REFUND ME THE WHOLE AMOUNT OF THE INVOICE - WHICH I NATURALLY DECLINED. SIMPLY BECAUSE THIS AMOUNT INCLUDES THE FRONT TYRE WHICH IS STILL 100% AND IN MY POSSESSION.
I FURTHERMORE OFFER TO ACCEPT 50% RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE USE OF THE REAR TYRE ALTHOUGH I'D ONLY DONE ABOUT 1400 KM ON IT. THEY ALSO OFFERED TO PAY ME OUT IN CASH, BUT I PROPOSED THAT I PAY IN THE DIFFERENCE AND GET A NEW KAROO 3 FROM THEM. ITS UP THE BTW NOW WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. I ALSO OFFERED TO WILLINGLY WAIVER ANY INSURANCE ON THE NEXT TYRE.
THE MAIN REASON WHY THE CLAIM WAS DENIED IN THE FIRST PLACE ID BECAUSE I ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE CUT. APPARENTLY THE STIPULATION IN THE EXCLUSIONS PART OF THE TERMS OF CONTRACT STATES THAT THE TYRE IS NOT COVERED IF A PUNCTURE IS REPAIRED INCORRECTLY.
NOW! I AGREE WITH THIS - TO A POINT AS THIS WAS NOT A NAIL I PICKED UP, BUT A 3 TO 4 CM CUT. THE WAY I SEE IT THE TYRE WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND BECAUSE I TRIED TO FIX IT I INDEMNIFIED THE POLICY. iI SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE TYRE AS IT WAS AND SEND ONE IN OUR GROUP FORWARD T FIND A REPLACEMENT SOMEWHERE. BUT WHO WILL ARGUE THAT WAY WHEN YOU'RE STUCK WHERE WE WERE? I SUPPOSE THIS POINT COULD BE CARRIED ON ABOUT UNTIL WHENEVER.., BUT I THINK WE'VE EXHAUSTED THIS SUBJECT NOW. AS TO WHETHER THIS WHOLE COULD'VE BEEN AVOIDED? SURE IT COULD HAVE! BUT I THINK BOTH THE DEALER AND I HAVE LEARNT LESSON OUT OF THIS. I FOR ONE WOULD HANDLE AN OFFERED INSURANCE DIFFERENTLY IN THE FUTURE.
I TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK BRUCE AND HIS TEAM FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO DO MORE THAN WHAT WAS REQUIRED I.E. PAY OUT THE WHOLE INVOICE. I APPRECIATE THIS, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE FAIR!
AND THIS WHOLE THIS FOR ME - AS I MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION - WAS ABOUT FAIRNESS AND PRINCIPLE!
PLEASE CONTINUE TO USE BIKE TYRE WAREHOUSE! I'M A FIRM BELIEVER THAT WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE THEY WILL HAVE YOUR BACK!
I WOULD ALSO APPRECIATE IF THIS THREAD NOT SUPPORTED THAT MUCH ANYMORE. OPEN A NEW TREAD WHERE THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF A SIMILAR SCENARIO COULD BE DISCUSSED AT LENGTH.
I ALSO APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT FROM EVERYONE. AFTER ALL - IF I HAVE A RIGHT TO MY OWN OPINION THEN SO HAS THE NEXT GUY! I HOPE TO MEET MOST OF YOU SOMETIME ON DUSTY ROAD TO SOMEWHERE OR NOWHERE!
MAAK STOF!
Bliksem nou is my oë verrek!!

Bly als het goed verloop Ouman en jou bereidwilligheid om net die helfte te vat van wat geoffer word. Well done to Bruce.
