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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: maxamus on 27 June 2007, 23:33
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Well today has been a nightmare.
Someone went into me this evening and fled the scene. Caught my back panel and i lost control and by the time i got the car to a stop they had f*cked off!
I lost control and the car spun and i ended up taking out a sign and some barrier.
Back panel damaged, back bumper damaged, front bumper and grill damaged!
I cant believe they fled the scene. By the time i got the car to a stop they had fled and i couldnt get the details.
Good job im fully comprehensive but next years premiumis going to be high!
Scum bags, bloody scumbags!
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Seems like this is becoming a regular occurrence. I can't believe how many people on this forum have had damage inflicted on their cars and the B@stards who hit them just fcuk off without a thought for their victims. :angry: :angry:
Were you anywhere near a CCTV camera?
Did you catch site of the car that hit you?
It makes me so angry when people do this...they ought to be shot :angry:
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Tough luck matey - the barstewards :angry:
As long as your'e OK though, the car can always be fixed. Hope you reported it to the Police. Plenty of CCTV and traffic cameras around these days so hopefully the offending vehicle can be traced.
Cass
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ye im fine guys.
Unfortunety there were no cameras overlooking the area.
Traffic police arrived about 10min after the accident took place (i called them). I doubt they will do anything about it.
Unfortunetly, i didnt get a good look at the car. All i know that it was a silver rover. By the time my car stopped he had looped around the roundabout and done one.
Insurance are picking the car up today. God knows when i will get it back :cry: (probably 3/4 weeks). Damage looks bad. Even the steering is damaged. Doesnt look like any of the damage is to the main parts and is just cosmetic (panels, wheels, bumpers, grill) The car drives ok but the steering feels strange.
Probably will need a new front end (grill, bumpers etc), bonnet, passenger side rear panel, rear bumper, and some more stuff...
Hopefully i'll get something descent as a courtesy car.
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Thats crap mate. Glad your ok though, thats the main thing, hope you get it sorted out without any problems, although I only had a minor scrape the other week, I know how it feels to be left to sort out something thats not your fault :angry:
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just been told im getting a 1.0 micra as a courtesy car :sick:
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Sorry for the language i may come out with here. But bloody hell. Good to see that your all good. This is f**king why insurance is so much cause of idiots like them. I hope they get caught and get hung for it.
I hope justice is served and they pay.
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just been told im getting a 1.0 micra as a courtesy car :sick:
Thats truly awful... feel for you mate
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ye im fine guys.
Unfortunety there were no cameras overlooking the area.
Traffic police arrived about 10min after the accident took place (i called them). I doubt they will do anything about it.
Unfortunetly, i didnt get a good look at the car. All i know that it was a silver rover. By the time my car stopped he had looped around the roundabout and done one.
Insurance are picking the car up today. God knows when i will get it back :cry: (probably 3/4 weeks). Damage looks bad. Even the steering is damaged. Doesnt look like any of the damage is to the main parts and is just cosmetic (panels, wheels, bumpers, grill) The car drives ok but the steering feels strange.
Probably will need a new front end (grill, bumpers etc), bonnet, passenger side rear panel, rear bumper, and some more stuff...
Hopefully i'll get something descent as a courtesy car.
Which way did the offending car make off - are there no traffic monitoring cameras on/along that road. Check with both police and privately operated cameras. Also check with the local Rover dealership body shop in case the offending tw@t has their car in for repair. May also be worth putting up a roadside sign asking for any witnesses to come forward. What about a call to the local paper - offer a reward for any info leading to the identification and successful prosecution of the offender - your insurance company may even stump up for this if you get a result. Don't forget to get pics taken of all the damage as well.
Cass
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Local Rover dealership?! :grin: :grin: :grin: You're having a laugh right? W ankers like that go to a backstreet garage - not the main dealers. Was the GTI undrivable after the hit? Because if not, I would have chased the barsteward - and called the police at the same time.
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Local Rover dealership?! :grin: :grin: :grin: You're having a laugh right? W ankers like that go to a backstreet garage - not the main dealers.
Ooops - brain fade there
:rolleyes:
Cass
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Local Rover dealership?! :grin: :grin: :grin: You're having a laugh right? W ankers like that go to a backstreet garage - not the main dealers. Was the GTI undrivable after the hit? Because if not, I would have chased the barsteward - and called the police at the same time.
the car is still driverable as i drove it home after the incident. But when he hit me at the backend the car spuna nd went out of control and went into a pedestrian barrier and a sign and eventually stopped on the footpath. By that time they were out of site and i was a bit shaken. I thought they had stopped but it was only after i got out the car i realised they were no where to be seen
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I feel sorry for you,you are ok thats the main thing, check your policy if you are fully comp you may have protected no claims,its worth a check,
best wishes
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Had similar thing happen in car park obviously not as bad but still needed some work, had insurance through last week and was actually cheaper than last year, I had protected no claims though. Damage doesn't really matter as a claim is a claim. So prob won't affect insurance hugely hopefully whihc I suppose is one thing. Hope you get rid of the micra soon!!
Mat
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ye im fully comprehensive and have no claims protection.
What makes it even worse is that someone has gone into the courtesy car aswell whilst it was parked up on the street and not stopped. I only noticed it afterwards. Theve slightly scrapped the back passenger panel. Looks like i will have to pay £200 excess for both cars now and foot the damage for that aswell. This really is turning into a nightmare of a week :sick:
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Oh my god. Your luck is very bad right now.
I hope somthing is done about this as its just not right at all.
Do you live in a bad area or sumert ?
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You haven't run a black cat over recently have you? or broken a mirror? or both!
Let's all just hope you've fulfilled your bad luck quota for a few years now :undecided:
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THANK YOU!!!
Alright. Im really sorry to hear about your car. :sick:
Its terrrible to have that happen to you, my dads Pajero was stoned the other day by a bunch of kids and he was so upset.
If you are wondering why I said thank you.. The reason is. I am a writer (Dont laugh) :smug:
And I have been stuck at a point in my book where I dont know what to do next because its near the start and I need to build the story up. Well I have come up with the answer....
Hmmm. I will have the car rammed from the side... The character (Ryan) will somehow manage to escape from the burning flames (Ok a bit of Hyperbole never hurt anyone) and will notice once he is out that there are bullet holes in the Rear fenders and B pillars :rolleyes:.......
Eureka! Now I have a strategy and the book can continue!
Being serious now. I hope they catch the bastewards :cry:and thank you once again for being my inspiration. :smiley:
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UPDATE:
Garage has accessed the vehicle and so far the damage is £3,000. The estimater rang me up and told me afew days ago. He said they cant right it off.
Today they have been asked by the insurance company to carry out a "Geometry Test" which they are doing today. No idea what a geometry test is.....
what % do they right the car off? 30%? 50%?
My car is valued around £15,000/16,000. Im assuming that the damage would need to be around £7,000/8,000 before its classed as a right-off?
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Sorry to hear about this, I know exactly how you feel.
I got t-boned at a roundabout a couple years ago and the owner of the car that hit me then hit someone else. While i was checking the guy in the other car who was screaming in pain who i suspected may have had a broken back, (luckie it was only a hip). |She de3cided to run off!
The car had been bought at an auction a few months earlier but the name and address were false, basically the police told me that it was probably local travelers or young people who often buy cars with tax and test from auctions cheap and so get away with not been stopped regular unless an insurance check is done on it. Basically as we were all insured and no one was killed the police even after me phoning regular basically did not want the hassle. (I traced the car to the auction after searching it at the recovery garage)
Sorry for the ramble it still gets me.
Hope you sort yours out and trace this barstuard.
The checks they maybe doing will be to make sure the chassis is not bent and the shell distorted after the impact. You sometimes get shell stress marks and dimples (especially on sunroof cars) due to the shock wave been disapated round the shell that can knock it out of true.
Edit: You say geometry test they are prob checking the wishbones and suspension are all at the correct angles and something not moved or bent slightly.
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UPDATE 2
Garage has just rang me. Said they have carried out a Geometry test, which is to check the wishbones, suspension and the chassis.
They said all is in order and not damaged.
He also said he has got the go-ahead from my Insurance company to go ahead and repair it. He said he will be ordering the parts today. The car will be ready for me to pick it up on 03/08/2007 (which seems an eternity).
Things he said he will be doing:
- respraying the bonnet to remove scratches
- refurbing the alloys
- new front bumper and grill
- new side panel (passenger side)
- new rear panel (passenger side)
- all panels painted
- new side skirt (passenger side)
Im just wondering, would they carry out any extrawork if i instructed them and pay for it myself?
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UPDATE 2
Im just wondering, would they carry out any extrawork if i instructed them and pay for it myself?
In all probability - yes. There is generally a price for insurance work (high) and a separate rate for private work (lower). While they have the car in for repair, I am sure you could negotiate a good price for any other work you would like done - just negotiate hard and settle the bill separately :wink:
Cass
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Odd its normally the otherway here when insurance companys have a contract with a bodyshop. High price for private work and a much lower hour rate for insurance work.
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A friend has just had some insurance work done on his golf and asked them to respray his bonnet and bumper to remove stone chips. He only had to pay £60 on top of his excess when he collected the car. Bargain!
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Odd its normally the otherway here when insurance companys have a contract with a bodyshop. High price for private work and a much lower hour rate for insurance work.
Not at an OPC bodyshop :rolleyes:
Would always insist on an official dealer bodyshop repair for this type of work on a newish car.
Cass
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"Nationwide accident and repair" are doing my repairs.
I might ask them to colour code all my bumpers and fit R32 smoked rear lights.
Although my bonnet was not touched or hurt in the accident, i put some deep scratches in it myself (ye i know what your thinking) as it did have some stone chip damage and they are respraying it :grin:
Likewise with two alloys that i kerbed :grin: which are getting refurbed
Every little helps :smiley: saved me atleast £500 from my own pocket.
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UPDATE 2
Garage has just rang me. Said they have carried out a Geometry test, which is to check the wishbones, suspension and the chassis.
They said all is in order and not damaged.
Hmmm . . . . something needs further clarification. In an earlier post, you said the steering felt strange. Either the geometry IS out, or some damaged body panels are snagging a wheel - I'm guessing you now have it back after the repair - does the steering now feel OK ??
I don't know if it is now too late, but ask for the printout from the alignment check.
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Sounds like not all is lost, got some refurbishment work done out of it.
Love the idea of putting your own scratches in it the bonnet. Its a dog eat dog world out there guys. Fair play to you.
Hope it all looks better than new when you get it back. I had similar incident in a car park, dents and scratches over my rear wheel arch, not a note or nothing. £200 out my pocket to get it sorted. Could have bought a 360 or something with that but these things happen.