Bye Bye GTI?

[richw911]

Sorry to hear 

Glad eveyone is ok.

[the_stink]

what a ball ache mate!

The distance i keep in these conditions is on the sofa at home, I fecking hate driving in the snow / ice mainly due to other people causing accidents like yours its a chain reaction

Hope you manage to sort things out with the insurance and fingers crossed you dont loose you ncd but i know how annoying it is as i lost mine this yr but that was in bone dry conditions and well enough said really 

worst case just find out how much it will be to repair and buy it back from the salvage yard?

what you looking at, bonnet, bumper, wings, slam pannel, new airbags? or woudl all tha twork out more expensive

[2001gti4]

Remember in ice you should be keeping a MUCH bigger gap, about 10 car lengths isn't it?

Unfortunately that doesn't work when you're on a steep downward hill covered with ice, just the weight of the car carries you down. The stupid cnut at the front should have remembered you use your gears to slow down in that situation not your brakes!

Thanks again for the good wishes, I hope you all have better luck on the icy roads  

[2001gti4]

Looking at bumper, bonnet, RH headlight, radiator, grille and both airbags plus anything hidden from sight. Insurance guy on the phone says it's 99% it'll be total loss 'cos of both bags going off. If that's the case I'll find the details of which company and post in here in case Jord or anyone is interested. I don't have the time to fix as I need a day to day car which is a shame as all the bugs were gone and it was a beaut to drive, could be a great project for someone....

[the_stink]

well that damage doesnt sound too bad im sure you can source most parts, as said unless there is any other damage, i know new headlights on mkivs are expensive but im sure you could pic the the rest up at a fairly good price