Eeeeeck! Crash Damage!

[bark]

Before anybody says it'll 't-cut' out I've tried it!

Anyways on the way home from work today a lady decided to do this to me:

As you can see from the last pic the bumper is hanging about 10mm lower than it should be.

What's people verdicts on this?

Will she survive?

 

[stewart]

She will be ok, doesn't take much to crease the floor of a clio!

 

[Sheila’s’ Wheels’]

Get her details? Insurance will sort it no bother.

 

[Fred@BTM]

i would suggest that you make sure you get a new boot floor, a lot of places would just straighten that out

 

[maynard]

if claimed for, wouldn't that get wrote of because of damage to the boot floor? im sure ive been told that in the past.

 

[bark]

I heard the same about the boot floors hence the flapping.
Got her details but the dodgy tart give me her works number!

What's the chances of her getting off with going into the back of me?

 

[stewart]

She won't if you have her reg and stuff you will be ok, plus I am sure there will be some kind of damage to her car too!

 

[bark]

From what I could see there was a dent ON TOP of her bonnet, giving me the impression she was braking HARD to be compressing the springs that much yeah?

 

[Matteh]

What's the chances of her getting off with going into the back of me?

pretty much zero unless she claims you were facing uphill and rolled back into her :rasp:

 

[stewart]

Sounds about right, what was she driving? The damage would suggest that too, no damage to your bootlid and your bumper most likely pushed in from the bottom.

 

[bark]

A god damn Ford Kak did that to my baby

Hope it's easy to sort tomorrow like, had a shite day at work then it gets worse with that!

 

[mickstoke]

it will need a rear panel. they will cut the rear panel off then pull the crease out of the floor. once the bumper is off it will probably off smashed the two air vent too.

 

[Ben]

Gutted for you mate, but as said above she shouldn't be able to get off with that one.

Hope you get it all sorted

 

[Jimbo-Clio]

it would only be written off if the boot is deemed to be structial damage. you should be fine. And in regards to will she get away with it proberly not. Give HelpHire a ring mate tell them what has happend they will put you in a credit hire car straight away and chase her insurance best chance of a quick payout also tell them you would like to claim personal injury for the whiplash and neck pains you have sufferd from the accident and they will take car of it for you. Just make sure you take out an angel policy then you are coverd for the rental agreement etc if it goes pete tong.

 

[Ollie82.]

Have you checked the exhaust? Any rear ender can catch the backbox and push it toward the front of the car. Make sure it hasn't been ronnied anywhere along its length.

 

[Riley!]

is your neck hurting too lol

 

[bark]

Haven't had a chance to look Ollie.

Think one of the exhaust mounts had gone prior to her hitting me.
Which knocked like crazy, but has stopped since!

I'm getting it picked up tomorrow and a hire car given to me through her insurance!

I'm scared in case she doesn't accept it! lol

Strangely enough it didn't hurt at the time.
Woke up yesterday morning with a bruised right shoulder and pec, and the feeling I had slept on a pile of bricks!

 

[Riley!]

its not the worst one I've seen but they may write it off. If they do make sure you buy it back and get it fixed (banged out) and either keep it as a cheap car or sell it on and make a profit. Also never accept the first offer if they do write it off, they always leave room for a bit extra cash for your car.

 

[jack_davey]

It's not the extent of the damage that determines a write off, it is the cost of repair vs. cost of replacement.
The insurance company will have a 'book value' for your car, and they will consider this against the estimate for the repairs.

 

[bark]

From the sounds of things she could well be getting scrapped!

Anybody got any steels they would be willing to donate to a worthy cause?

 

[Riley!]

yer for your wheels in exchange ha!

 

[Riley!]

buy it back from insurance company, what price they put on it???

 

[bark]

Not had a price or a final verdict back yet but people seem to think it may be.

Forgot to type in beer tokens in return lol