Hahahahaha!!! Heres how the conversation went down at the dealer that reckoned he could weld it.
Mum took it in cos I was at school.
guy at counter: This tank is completely buggered theres no way it can be welded back together.
Mum: Damn thats a shame, I spose we'll have to buy a new one.
Guy at counter: We will be willing to get you one for our import price, you've had a pretty rough trot with bikes (Fucking oath I have
) so we'll cut you some slack
Mum: How much?
Guy at counter: $597, yeah they're really expensive
Translation: You're an older woman who doesn't know what shes talking about, I can rip you off big time but still make it sound like I was giving you a good deal. Buy my product.
Assholes... Before I got my smoker they tried so very hard to talk me into a TTR-250 too. Only cos they would make money off the maintenance. Well they just lost my business entirely, blatantly lying to an older person just to sell a product is pprreettyyyy low. So Mums going to Toowoomba tomorrow theres bound to be a plastic welder there.