ROB, YOPictures: PLONKER Bodger fits wrong car door
DAFT driver Robert Woods was left with this huge hole in the side of his car after fitting it with the wrong door.
He spent three hours trying to replace a broken door on his Peugeot 206 before realising it was a foot too small.
The newly qualified 33-yearold motorist was trying to save himself some cash by fitting a brand new passenger side entry because the old one had a faulty windup window.
He said: “Every time I went somewhere in the car someone would say something or make a joke. I didn’t realise it was too small until right at the very end. It took me three hours.
“I shut the door after fitting it and started to walk away.
“But I didn’t hear it click so I turned around. I was baffled but realised straight away what had happened. I felt really daft
SOUTUH WEST NEWS but saw the funny side by the end of it.” Robert, from Manchester, parted with £600 for the Peugeot as a “cheap runaround” to get him on the road.
But after making the purchase he soon realised the passenger side window was completely broken and even went to a specialist Peugeot parts dealer to source the right replacement.
It turned out Robert had bought a door for a fivedoor model, not his threedoor car.
He added: “The guy in the warehouse said it would fit my three-door model. I thought I was quids in and was saving a bit of money.” Robert now drives an Audi A3 and said he can fix most mechanical problems – but has not dared to replace another car door.