Castle Combe casualty (pics)

[LewDew]

After my excursion off the track at tower corner on saturday afternoon this is the result of the introduction of my clio to the tire wall.

this was straight after i limped off the track.

It had stopped raining so i went and took some more pictures, excuse the quality as they were taken on my iPhone and then photobucket had its wicked way with the quality afterwards.

I'm still having trouble uploading the onboard footage of the incident but as soon as i figure out how to upload it it'll be posted.


She's off to the bodyshop tomorrow morning for a quote so watch this space and she WILL be returned to her former glory!

 

[MarkCup]

Ooh, ouch. Tower and Camp being right handers means you swapped ends to damage that side?

 

[Revels]

Ouch!

Getting a quote is all well and good but it'll probably be more than the car is worth to fix that back to mint.

Break it for parts. Buy another one.

 

[LewDew]

Ooh, ouch. Tower and Camp being right handers means you swapped ends to damage that side?

swapped ends whilst heading onto the grass on the right hand side of the track was heading towards the tires backwards/passenger side on, caught the slide and nearly got her back round and away from the imminent impact and just kissed the wall!

very very lucky escape!

 

[Fletcher]

Real shame mate, as It looked great on the way into Castle Combe.

 

[daveski]

That hole(?) just behind the door will be a pain to sort. Good luck getting it fixed but I'd be surprised if that wasn't more than the car is worth.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Ouch!

Getting a quote is all well and good but it'll probably be more than the car is worth to fix that back to mint.

Break it for parts. Buy another one.

I would imagine that this is massively the case TBH.

Just buy another silver clio 172 bodyshell, they arent exactly worth a lot.

 

[LewDew]

all i can do is wait and see what the outcome is with the bodyshop tomorrow.

as said, the biggest problem is going to be that hole. the rest is simple- ish lol.

i really don't want to break it for parts or buy another.... i love this one too much to part with it!

 

[Chip-mk1]

In fact if thats 647 colour (hard for me to tell in the pics) then I might even have one you can have with yours as a part ex against it?
As Ive just got one in 647 this weekend and am in two minds wether to fix it up or to break it, had kind of decided to keep as it drives pretty nicely, but could still break it I guess, all that is really wrong with it is:
wheels are nasty chav crap
tailgate has 3 big scratches on it
steering wheel has disintergrated
rear bumper has been cut for chavvy exhaust
needs a new speed sender in the box as the speedo is intermittantly working

If you wanted it I could do you a part ex against yours with you keeping those bits off of yours and anything else you might have thats particuarly good (ie if you have uprated suspension or brakes or anything) then i'll just have yours for its mechanical bits, im off work on monday next week for the bank holiday so we could meet up, swap all the bits over, you weigh me in say 400 quid to cover the difference between them and your back to where you started and with a car that hasnt had a hole ripped in the rear quarter which is going to be a right git to repair properly.

 

[LewDew]

In fact if thats 647 colour (hard for me to tell in the pics) then I might even have one you can have with yours as a part ex against it?
As Ive just got one in 647 this weekend and am in two minds wether to fix it up or to break it, had kind of decided to keep as it drives pretty nicely, but could still break it I guess, all that is really wrong with it is:
wheels are nasty chav crap
tailgate has 3 big scratches on it
steering wheel has disintergrated
rear bumper has been cut for chavvy exhaust
needs a new speed sender in the box as the speedo is intermittantly working

If you wanted it I could do you a part ex against yours with you keeping those bits off of yours and anything else you might have thats particuarly good (ie if you have uprated suspension or brakes or anything) then i'll just have yours for its mechanical bits, im off work on monday next week for the bank holiday so we could meet up, swap all the bits over, you weigh me in say 400 quid to cover the difference between them and your back to where you started and with a car that hasnt had a hole ripped in the rear quarter which is going to be a right git to repair properly.

i might take you up on this offer!!!!!!

 

[Chip-mk1]

Where abouts are you from mate?
The car im on about is in taunton in somerset if you want to view.

Oh, its on 120K, not sure how that compares to yours, you would be welcome to swap the engine and box over though if yours is low mileage and you want to keep it, but I couldnt be bothered getting involved in that as well as im pretty busy, so if you wanted to do that I could just leave the car with you and you could swap all your bits into it, then put the engine and box etc from this one into the boot of yours and i'll come collect yours on a trailer (no point the engine from this one going back into it as i'd only be taking it out again anyway)

See what the bodyshop say first, but personally Im going to be surprised if they quote you anything sensible with a hole and scrape so deep like that in the rear quarter, but im not really a bodywork expert so I might be wrong.

 

[Clio RS 172]

f**k:S

 

[Budgie]

Nasty.

I've got a drivers wing, front bumper and mirror all in Titanium Silver if you're interested.

I'm in Chertsey, Surrey.

 

[dmallett]

Ouch

Might be able to sort you out a door, if your interested and if its the same silver.

 

[Jamesstone]

Ouch, s**t happens though, lost my PH2 172 at Haynes sprint cicuit trying to re-create scene's from fast & the furious's Tokyo drift with Nick & Ollie lol, Lucky I only licked the rear bumper - 2ft of run-off FTL lol

 

[Bondy 172]

Ouch, I went off at Tower last Friday but managed to save it, sorry to see that damage mate

 

[BoatNonce]

Ouch, s**t happens though, lost my PH2 172 at Haynes sprint cicuit trying to re-create scene's from fast & the furious's Tokyo drift with Nick & Ollie lol, Lucky I only licked the rear bumper - 2ft of run-off FTL lol

We put a single dearer into the nettles at the top of that track, new carbon wing and front left suspension time

OP, it looks bad, but I've seen worse fixed (although it's all about value I guess - Ferrari will charge you £500k to stitch two halves of an Enzo back together but nobody would ever pay that for a Clio)

 

[Laura]

shouldnt be too bad, just need to cut a bit out of a scrap clio and weld it in... any clio that shape.

wouldnt worry me

 

[Chip-mk1]

shouldnt be too bad, just need to cut a bit out of a scrap clio and weld it in... any clio that shape.

wouldnt worry me

The "bit" you would need to weld in would be the whole rear quarter though if you actually want a decent quality repair, and thats going to be a serious amount of labour to be paying on a car of such little value, especially when you include painting it all afterwards.

 

[Laura]

decent welder and you wouldnt need the whole lot, maybe ive been living in the old vw would too long now things like that dont phase me, if have it cut out and tacked in already. the painting will be the expensive bit. depends how fussy you are on finish.. if its a tack car its all good

 

[The Fatty]

this is what puts me off doing a track day in my car! scary stuff!

 

[Dan519]

I cannot believe anyone is saying break the car......for THAT. Seriously, you'd think they were made of rare porcelain. It's metal and paint. Piss easy fix.

 

[Chip-mk1]

this is what puts me off doing a track day in my car! scary stuff!

IMHO you should never take any car on track that you care about.

You can of course drive slowly and be 99.9% sure you wont cause yourself to crash, but its perfectly possible that someone else might collect you in their crash through utterly no fault of your own.

 

[Chip-mk1]

I cannot believe anyone is saying break the car......for THAT. Seriously, you'd think they were made of rare porcelain. It's metal and paint. Piss easy fix.

How much would you quote to fix then Danny?

As unless its only a couple of hundred quid, he'd be better off finanically just breaking it and buying another one cause even when they are in perfect working order there isnt much difference (if any) between their value as a car and their value in parts.

 

[JackJack]

IMHO you should never take any car on track that you care about.

You can of course drive slowly and be 99.9% sure you wont cause yourself to crash, but its perfectly possible that someone else might collect you in their crash through utterly no fault of your own.

Especially if Simon Norris is about.

Edit: I know his crashes were racing but getting wiped out by someone else and Combe reminded me of it.

 

[Chip-mk1]

decent welder and you wouldnt need the whole lot, maybe ive been living in the old vw would too long now things like that dont phase me, if have it cut out and tacked in already. the painting will be the expensive bit. depends how fussy you are on finish.. if its a tack car its all good

If you just want to use it on track, you could filler it up to keep the water out and leave the paint as a battle scar, its not anything effecting it as a car, but if he wants it to be "right" again then by the time he pays for a decent paintjob and all the parts he needs I wouldnt be surprised to see it the wrong side of a grand to repair.
They just arent worth that, if it was a 5K car then it would be a different story of course.

Its not a case of if it can be repaired, its a case of if it makes sense to do so financially, no point throwing loads of money at it just to end up with a repaired car when you could get a straight one for less.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Especially if Simon Norris is about.

Edit: I know his crashes were racing but getting wiped out by someone else and Combe reminded me of it.

Still a good example of what can happen, although people generally shouldnt be trying quite that hard on just a track day.

Ive seen loads of cars written off over the years though in accidents on track where one person has lost their car due to someone elses mistake, including a couple Ive been so close to it was a miracle I wasnt collected too, no matter how good you think you are you have to accept that some people will do things you cant possibly allow for.

 

[Dan519]

How much would you quote to fix then Danny?

As unless its only a couple of hundred quid, he'd be better off finanically just breaking it and buying another one cause even when they are in perfect working order there isnt much difference (if any) between their value as a car and their value in parts.

I don't do bodywork. However, it would be MUCH cheaper than paying for an engine swap etc.

 

[mitch1503]

stuff breaking it.. just get another wing,bumper chucked on and slap abit of bodge in the hole or do as laura suggested and weld a patch in... i always get people telling me not to bother getting my engine rebuilt and stuff as its a high miler and has a nasty dent in the rear quarter but i couldnt give 2 s**ts about the body work aslong as its mechanically sound.. i got some right queer looks at the RR day last yr at RS tuning as mine was filthy and looked batterd but its not all about looks as they found out when it kicked out a healthy 182.3bhp 160lbft with just a cat back on...

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Ive seen loads of cars written off over the years though in accidents on track where one person has lost their car due to someone elses mistake

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/show...ts-M3-MLR-trackday-at-Spa&highlight=Evo+crash

 

[Chip-mk1]

I don't do bodywork. However, it would be MUCH cheaper than paying for an engine swap etc.

Swapping an engine requires a socket set, a borrowed crane a weekedn of your own time and a bit of common sense.
Doing bodywork though is actually skilled and requires expensive equipment.

So to most people with a bit of basic mechanical knowledge, swapping an engine doesnt have a cost.

But his best bet really would be to take me up on my overly generous offer and then he doesnt have to lift a finger and he's back in essentially the same car for peanuts.

 

[Dan519]

So to most people, swapping an engine doesnt have a cost.

ignorant people

oil, belts, time. None of these are free no matter what. Even doing it yourself is giving up your own time.

But you would know best.
Always
in 4 paragraphs or more

 

[Daniel]

Secondhand bits, repair on the rear wing, sorted.

There's no way i'd go to all of the hassle of breaking it, buying another one, then getting that up to scratch. (assuming yours has had the belts etc done and the mechanicals are up together)

With secondhand bits and a mates rate on the back wing, I could get that car back in tiptop shape for under £500.

 

[Chip-mk1]

ignorant people

oil, belts, time. None of these are free no matter what. Even doing it yourself is giving up your own time.

But you would know best.
Always
in 4 paragraphs or more

Taking an engine out of one car and into another car doesnt need a belt if the car didnt need a belt to begin with anyway.
Sure you could make use of the opportunity to do it if you wished (i certainly would), but its not a requirement if you are just trying to get back to what you had pre-accident.

 

[JackJack]

Doubt most people would be up for doing an engine swap themselves. It's not as 'plug and play' as you make it sound imo.

 

[Chip-mk1]

With secondhand bits and a mates rate on the back wing, I could get that car back in tiptop shape for under £500.

Now that sounds like a top offer, he should defiantely take you up on that!

 

[Dan519]

you're an idiot

 

[steviet]

It all depend on wether the OP wants his car to look 'pretty' or just to be able to use it on track and pass an MOT.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Doubt most people would be up for doing an engine swap themselves. It's not as 'plug and play' as you make it sound imo.

Of course it is, I could do it as a teenager without any specialist tools, so why the hell should anyone else struggle?
People are just scared to try, its actually a piece of cake.

 

[Daniel]

Now that sounds like a top offer, he should defiantely take you up on that!

FLOL!! I wasn't offering, I was just saying if that was my car, that's what i'd do!