jowen7448 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Sorry to hear about this. Not cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Oo sorry man But surely if it was getting a colour change this can't all be bad , as it will all need spraying anyway ? Or are you wrapping ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stutopia Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Greatest pun ever! Must admit, it was totally unintentional! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I hope it's not too bad and relatively stress-free to repair, Dan. On the bright side at least you fixed that washer jet first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Oo sorry man But surely if it was getting a colour change this can't all be bad , as it will all need spraying anyway ? Or are you wrapping ? It's more the damage to the substructure I'm worried about, but I guess it would've been worse if this had happened after. On the bright side at least you fixed that washer jet first. Small mercies and all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Where's the pictures?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilscorp Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 That blows, sucks when you know there was nothing you could do and a total freak accident caused by someone not paying attention. Hope you don't have much hassle with getting it looking sweet again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thanks chaps Been to my local indie today and they think it might be okay, fortunately they're also on the Sky Insurance approved repairer list so I know it'll be in good hands. Speaking of Sky, aside from long wait times on the phone (it's a weekend, I can forgive that) they've been excellent so far in starting this process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Sorry to read the bad news Dan, ...any pics then of what has happened that you'd care to share? Fingers crossed it gets fixed asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 So today I bought some parts for the car, which is one step closer to getting it back on the road. However, I bought parts for the wrong end: New bootlid specifically so I can run a BGW and not wreck the original! Never let it be said that I do things the right way round. Car is still sat on the driveway, insurance going nowhere fast, tbh I might just get it repaired and take the other guy to court myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Bradders- Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Pictures?? Or is this a reallly stretched out april fools joke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Still no pics I can upload, but I promise it's not an April Fool. Wish it was, mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Still no pics I can upload, but I promise it's not an April Fool. Wish it was, mind. Time to take the car to RTP to test their services for a properly informed opinion! Sorry Dan, couldn't resist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Romanian lorry drivers should learn to use their mirrors in petrol stations. It might help them avoid driving into the front of my f*cking car. To say I'm slightly miffed is an understatement. Turns out though that, when sufficiently irritated, I have no problem mouthing off at two random foreign blokes despite them both being a fair bit bigger than me Oh, it's not funny really. I'm quite irritated, especially since I'd just booked the car in yesterday for a colour change. That goes out of the window now. Plenty of front end damage, going to get drunk now and look again in the morning. so basically .......... you drove into the back of them and they are now going to claim whiplash off you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 He can try, I reckon it was the only vehicle on the road that could run into the Bummer and be the heavier one of the two 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilogikal1 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Still no pics I can upload, but I promise it's not an April Fool. Wish it was, mind. Time to take the car to RTP to test their services for a properly informed opinion! Sorry Dan, couldn't resist! He's tried but he's crap at writing specific subject titles so he can't book it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Car is now at the garage awaiting repairs, looks like it's coming out of my pocket. Sucks. Anyways though, onwards and upwards! I've been out today to GSM Motorsport near Nottingham to test out about 60 odd seats with the other half, to find something we can both fit comfortably into. Fortunately it seems that my preferred choice actually works for both of us, so as soon as I have a date on the car coming back I'm going to be ordering a pair of Recaro Pole Positions with leather outer and suede inner for the car. Comfy times! I've also started making tentative enquiries into the V10 swap. It's either going to be an absolute PITA (which means the SC route will be easier) or incredibly straight forward (which means it could be a serious goer). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 how come you're paying - are they now saying you drove into the back of them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 Basically they're claiming 50/50, pretty much as I expected them too. Leaves me with little choice but to repair out of my own pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 barstewards ............ thats why i have dashcams now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I have this currently with the lorry that hit me; still on going. my insurers are now taking him to court but i've still had to pay out of my own pocket. infuriates me as insurance is there for a reason and it pee's me off when it doesnt work how it should. i was stopped and they drove into the side of me. there claims went from "they were never there" to "we never made contact" even though my pictures show the truck on my side of the road. I have come to the conclusion most lorry drivers are twunts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetpilot Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Did the petrol station not have cctv and a few witnesses.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 CCTV was aiming the wrong way, and zero witnesses as it's not a popular station. One of those things, I'm not really that bothered any more, I shall make a more positive use of my energy rather than waste is on a blind lorry driver 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 ... by posting up some pics for us all to gork at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Car is in the garage, it's a bit of a trek for me to walk 12 miles just to take a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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