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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: DaveN on 23 August 2008, 12:48

Title: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: DaveN on 23 August 2008, 12:48: The damaged rear, :cry:

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/davidpeternolan/SK_3Jz_JLxI/AAAAAAAAAU0/jooE0Yj-LJI/s144/rear.jpg)

Bigger version
http://picasaweb.google.com/davidpeternolan/MkVGolf/photo#5237676639601110802 (http://picasaweb.google.com/davidpeternolan/MkVGolf/photo#5237676639601110802)

The guestimate so far is 4500 euro before labour, that before any of it is taken apart, I'll find out next week after the insurance enginneer has examined it.

My mate has sorted me out with a car but I feel like and old man, a Mercedes E200, nice but in maybe 15-20 years.

Dave N
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: Hurdy on 23 August 2008, 13:05: Oh f*** :cry:

That does look bad. I can see why they are quoting big numbers for the repair.

How, who, why, where, when?
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: DaveN on 23 August 2008, 13:22: How?

Stopped at traffic lights and run in to by drunk at 6pm in the evening

Who?
Drunk Polish barsteward

Why?
Drunk Bar-steward

Where?

About 800 meters from my house in Kildare, Ireland

When?

Tuesday.

To top it off looks like he is not insured.
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: SteveP on 23 August 2008, 13:24: Ouch. That does look nasty. :cry:

Hope you get it sorted out without too many problems.
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: Top Cat on 23 August 2008, 13:26: Quote from: SteveP on 23 August 2008, 13:24
Ouch. That does look nasty. :cry:

Hope you get it sorted out without too many problems.

X2 good luck.
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: Hurdy on 23 August 2008, 13:43: They should throw the whole of the book at him.....several times.....until he bleeds to death.

Or is that a little too severe?
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: stealthwolf on 23 August 2008, 18:43: Quote from: Hurdy on 23 August 2008, 13:43
They should throw the whole of the book at him.....several times.....until he bleeds to death.

Or is that a little too severe?

Not severe enough IMO. Driving without insurance is pretty bad. Whilst drunk is worse. He should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and made to pay for the damages, even if he has to sell all his possessions to do it.

Mate hope you get it sorted nicely.
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: p3eps on 23 August 2008, 20:26: OUCH :angry:

That looks nasty.
Uninsured drivers should be hung, drawn and quartered in my opinion... just like people who smash your car in a car park and run away!

Hope you and any passangers are ok?
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: Spaced on 23 August 2008, 20:36: The Police round our way refer to this type of accident as being "Pole-axed"
Title: Re: Martha's bruised bum..
Post by: DaveN on 23 August 2008, 23:05: My 10 Month old daughter and I are fine, thank God/Buddha/"inset appropriate deity" .
As for the car, if its not written off, which it looks unlikely, I'm not sure how confident I'll be knowing it was hit that hard.

Dave N