crash/bump. not happy

[john.med]

Reversed at slow slow speed into a telegraph pole. Thought there'd be a dent and scratch, but this?! Half my car's missing and the boot won't open!





now i appreciate the importance and the engineering of crumple zones, but my boot floor is a mess, and i was just tootling backwards at no more than 4-5mph

 

[Dan Page]

f**k! how fast were you reversing?
That will be as good as new when repaired though, hope it gets sorted sharpish mate.

BTW clio tailgates are weak as f**k, jeep rolled into my old 1.2 and proper fucked it up, he was only rolling slowly....

 

[Giles]

o dear

Hope you get sorted.

 

[john.med]

i'm spitting feathers. was in a carpark, in no hurry and in a residential area. just backed up slowly and this, I imagine it's because the load was centralised... but ffs!!!!!!!!!

 

[Da]

that's fucked then :dapprove: really sorry to see that mate, hope it's not too expensive

 

[john.med]

my excess is £520 and I don't have protected NCB, haven't claimed for about 4 yrs! Back to zilch NCB for me.

 

[jayxx83]

Damn, they really are made of tracing paper! Good luck getting it sorted mate.

 

[avance70]

looks like you were doing 20-30mph

 

[my_cougar49]

You dont have to be going fast to cause a lot damage to a clio.....

 

[dannyboy172]

Fookin hell! I bet your p1ssed! Suppose it doesn't matter about the speed its the tonne of weight! Feel sorry for you

 

[Mike-bham]

fook, that looks pretty bad!
Is the floor all creased now then?

 

[Da]

if the boot floor's fooked, is it repairable? :S

 

[Adam]

nasty s**t matey..
big ouch
hope ya get it sorted asap

 

[Bubbles]

Ouch

 

[john.med]

everything's repairable

 

[Cliobcx]

You think thats bad? Try having a Citroen AX smash into doing 50 mph!
Luckily i didnt have my kit or wheels on or i would of written off the blokes face !

 

[Cliobcx]

Parts that were replaced:

rear bumper
rear window
boot
os qtr panel
os rear light
os front light
front bumper
front number plate
os rear hub cap

Plus £3000 for whiplash!

 

[lawrence]

bloody hell and i thought the clio was a strong car, waying up costs would it be cheaper to go out of insurance and pay out of your own pocket?

hope you get it sorted

i crashed the cup and insurance went from 1200 a year to 2500, on the fiesta its 800 tpft, might be worth considering???

 

[Ali]

OOOOps

 

[Final Maxim]

dont bother going through insurance, get a second hand tailgate and second hand bumper, back panel might need a slight pull but thats it, wont be as much as your expecting i bet

 

[rory182]

i wouldnt be claiming for that, speak to matt black for parts...

 

[Cliobcx]

that was june last year, its all fine now. the other guys insurance payed for it all. i was stationary when it happened, on a straight road. didnt even see it coming!

 

[azzer2000]

my excess is £520 and I don't have protected NCB, haven't claimed for about 4 yrs! Back to zilch NCB for me.

you should only loose 1 year ncb for a claim

 

[Cliobcx]

This is what its going to be fixed for on saturday.

I work on an Army base and some idiot reversed into me. About 100 meters from where i work and at 820am monday morning!

Wasnt happy!

 

[Scott]

5mph? i'd hate to be in an accident in one at fast speeds then

 

[Bubbles]

ClioBx.. maybe you should start your own thread???

 

[Rich]

Ouch, hopefully you will get it sorted soon.

 

[W5 CUP]

looks nasty,hope you get it sorted soon

 

[Ads_172]

Buggery, I did similar in my old Ph1 106 XSi and the damage was no where near that bad! Broken rear light and a slight dent in the bumper!

As above, I wouldn't go through insurance, £500 initial payout plus the increased insurance costs just doesn't make it worthwhile.

 

[john.med]

i've gone through the insurers.

thought long and hard about fixing it myself,(and having the thing stolen and torched), but figured buying the parts, and getting them sprayed + the quality of finish affecting the resale value would be fruitless in the long run.

I hit an immoveable object of small surface area and have to pay the price.

 

[Fletcher]

Unlucky mate, i hope you get it back to it's former glory soon.

 

[kully]

ooops

 

[blue nose]

thought they were stronger than that !!!!! hope you sort it soon mate

 

[Blue4Ever]

Jebus, thats a lot of damage for the accident. Harsh that mate.

I don't think I'd of gone through the insurance for that. Not in my circumstances anyway, £500+ excess and then god knows how much of an increase in insurance, wouldn't be worth it for me.

Hope it's sorted for you soon.

 

[Justin]

hard luck mate, i done this in my first clio, reversed into a trolley bay thing at midnight, couldnt see it either.. was so annoyed!

 

[pecan]

Half my car's missing and the boot won't open!

Ouch. For God's sake don't open the boot, doubt you'll be able to close it again, then you might wake up to no car at all.

So unlucky. I feel for you mate. :/

 

[Ad]

you will lose 2NCB so not too bad. damage will be reasonabley costly. Rear end of clios are quite stong on a spreaded force.

Hope its sorted soon for you matey.

Ad

 

[Leeshez]

Nasty i did not realise that the was so soft. Hope you get it fixed soon.

 

[Tyson-182]

All that damage for going 4-5mph...Gutted for you!

Tyson.

 

[Gareth]

nasty mate.