Black Ice :-(

[Whiteley]

I was heading home late last night on the A1. Came onto the sliproad at normal kind of speeds and lost the back end. Full opposite lock but there was no way it was coming back. Anyway, I spun into a sign post and then round again leaving me nicely off the road.

What do we reckon? I'm only 3rd F+T so theres obviously no insurance money coming my way, but does it look beyond repair? Apart from the pics below the recovery guy reckons a steering rod is bent and a driveshaft has gone. Or is it simply not worth repairing if at all possible? (it was a 2001 1.2 on 28k)

The damage:

And it's my 18th today, great :dapprove: .

 

[DebV6]

s**t, feel for you, that looks bad

 

[Chewy]

Unlucky fella.. take more care in icey weather eh?

Looks like a write off to me, but i'm not an expert. I can't see you having that much damage and nothing underneath!!

 

[Waitey]

r-r-r-r-r-r-r-write off

 

[al]

s**t fella, not good!!

Look for ripples on the roof.

 

[Herdie172]

Unlucky fella. Again am no expert but dont think it would be worth repairing.

 

[JoelDee]

Unlucky

 

[Gaz]

Not good sorry to hear that mate

 

[Bradharding]

Unlucky dude. That looks like a write off, I'd be Very suprised if the subframe isn't twisted.

 

[Giles]

sorry to hear that

 

[Spiezels]

f**k thats sooo gay, y were u only 3rd party u silly person, specially in winter time. so gutting.

alot of the engine wud be fucked as it wud have been pushed back i would think but i dunno.

 

[Loki]

na thas nowhere near the engine. id break it for spares or have a go at repairing it my self but then i do have a few good mates in the trade

 

[Anni182]

sorry to hear i dont know anything about cars but i feel sorry for u. happy birthday too (even though u probably arent in the mood)

 

[Timmay]

unlucky mate - lots pretty bad

happy bday tho!

 

[Whiteley]

So it looks pretty well written off then. The rad has been pushed back into the clutch so its not too keen on moving, but it stills runs fine.

3rd party cos it's all I can afford. If i could afford fully comp then trust me, I would get it.

So its either a case of giving it to the scrappy or splitting bits off it? What is there thats worth selling!

 

[fUbAr]

happy birthday mate!

car looks proper rogered unfortunately... probably looking at over a grand to repair it yourself, and thats relying on nothing being bent underneith...

 

[fUbAr]

So it looks pretty well written off then. The rad has been pushed back into the clutch so its not too keen on moving, but it stills runs fine.

3rd party cos it's all I can afford. If i could afford fully comp then trust me, I would get it.

So its either a case of giving it to the scrappy or splitting bits off it? What is there thats worth selling!

you have to ask yourself, can you afford not to have the car?

for the extra £200 or so on the insurance i know what i would choose.

 

[Whiteley]

A bit more of a difference than that at my age, but I see what your getting at.

 

[172.com]

TBF, I always went 3rd party when I was younger as I wasn't going to pay obscene amounts for insurance, but then again, I don't think I ever had a car worth that much, mine were always under £2,500, had it been more I may have considered "upgrading". Unlucky fella, a double shitter as it's your 18th, just go out, get hammered and forget all about it

 

[matty w]

best thing to do is get a garage to look at it see whats wrong,then if its not to bad source all the parts second hand and get a garage to do it as a cash jobby

 

[Christopher]

unlucky dude.

it looks pretty well past economical repair tbh.

 

[Jonaldinho]

Thats bad news. If you run into trouble fixing that one im selling my car. Basically the same as yours.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/126018.htm

 

[Mikey]

sorry to hear that fella, although should of been more careful in those conditions though bud, you should of planted the throttle when the rear end started to go, the front wheel drive would have pulled you out of the slide if you had nailed the throttle, ah well onwards and upwards pal.

 

[Whiteley]

Thats bad news. If you run into trouble fixing that one im selling my car. Basically the same as yours.

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/126018.htm

Thanks for that link mate. Any pics of the interior at all? Shame your up in Scotland.

 

[Mett]

Looks like more than just a bump so at least your ok mate. It will cost a bomb to repair that, also crashed cars after being sorted always go wrong. I wouldnt touch 1.

 

[Jonaldinho]

Im no too far from the border dude. It would be worth the travel for the price and remember that includes all the mods apart from my black alloys.

Here are the interior shots.

http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y70/Jonaldinho/Interior/
http://s3.photobucket.com/albums/y70/Jonaldinho/InteriorPart2/

Just PM me if you have anymore Q's dude.

 

[Mett]

why dont the back seats match the front? looks well odd

 

[182nic]

i can tell you know its a cat c write off. there will be structural damage to the inner wing & the bottom crossmember. it is repairable just depends on how much garages are going to charge you. it will vary everywere. tbh its guna be more hastle than its worth. itle never be the same as it was to drive & if you sell it when its finished without telling the new owner you will be liable to prosicution if anything happens whilst there driving....
hope this helps

 

[Kneel]

unlucky mate, but I dont think that the repairs will be very wise, ebay as spare parts and a new car I think is the most cost-effective option.

 

[Whiteley]

Looks like i best get looking for something else then.

Will most of the stuff be salvagable for sale apart from the obviously broken bits?

 

[Djw John]

why dont the back seats match the front? looks well odd

Mid way through a seat swap! It was fully done ages ago!

Shame mate, be cheaper buying a new car I think, could always swap some bits over from your old one if you wanted

 

[Whiteley]

Some more pics here if anyone wants a look

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y270/whiteley/Clio/

 

[V1NNY]

unlucky fella

 

[Jonaldinho]

why dont the back seats match the front? looks well odd

Never heard of before and after pics mate?

DOH! :rasp:

PM on the way soon Mr Whiteley

 

[Ali]

very nearly happened to me last nite...I was lucky...

feel for you mate.

 

[Josh@Renparts]

if your handy you could have that repaired about half the price of buying a replacement... including paintwork.. unless the roof has damage.. in which case forget it imo..

 

[S Garbett]

s**t! That looks very nasty and i hope you sort somthing out asap!

 

[Whiteley]

Roof looks fine chaps. Got a bodyworks guy coming for a look tomorrow, though to be fair it looks expensive and it probably isnt worthwhile.

I'll let you know what he says.

Anyone need any bits?!

 

[Final Maxim]

get 2nd hand parts and repair it. it is a write off but its not *that* bad, big chain + reverse = fixed front end

 

[donofkarma]

Unlucky mate.... looks like a new clio on the way then???