going slow and crashed

[*JimmyJ*]

This morning going to work, going round a corner (wet like hell) car skids left then right the left then bang. Miss the trees by a meter and end up facing down the wrong way. And some how the passengers seat air bag went off

car is semi-fooked rear wheel pointing outwards, and passengers seat gone off.


No body damage though

Write off? i think so....... :dapprove: :S

Watch out guys

 

[tomhunt85]

What age car, spec, etc?

 

[Josh@Renparts]

wouldn't be expensive to repair... thought about doing it yourself?

 

[pinky]

oohh dear, sorry to hear that dude.
wheres the pics?

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Y Reg 2001, ph1 172.

 

[theboydann]

I did similar in the wet last year, slid sideways into the curb.

£4000 damage.... It basically fooked all the suspension on the passenger side...it also set of my passenger pretensioner when there was knowone in the seat.

No body damage at all.

Dan

 

[timmmah]

No body damage though

Write off? i think so....... :dapprove: :S

Write off with no body damage? :S

 

[*JimmyJ*]

there not 1 mark on the body at all. only mud on wheels and scuffed alloys

 

[V1NNY]

new rear axle maybe

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Is that expensive?!

what about the seat going off will this be a problem?

 

[daveymacivor]

Gutted for you mate, did something similar a few months ago, hit a Pajero head on tho, count yourself lucky .

 

[JR]

rear axels go for about £300 on ebay, i would contact matt @ renault specialist breakers in accrington.

iirc if a seat air bag goes of you need to buy a new little computer that controls the airbag, again matt will be able to help with that i would think.

 

[V1NNY]

put a resistor in it and sew it up lol

 

[nathanH]

did the wheel hit the curb then? strange its bent inward!?

 

[Josh@Renparts]

im guessing he mounted the curb and the inside of the wheel hit it hard.. or the stub axle has sheared off........

 

[Marky_]

Horrible to see a car like that mate

 

[*JimmyJ*]

im guessing he mounted the curb and the inside of the wheel hit it hard.. or the stub axle has sheared off........

Yeah thats right,inside hit the curb. I sh!tted myself when the seat went off. Im just SOO glad i missed that tree. Could of ended very messy.

Insurance now have the car in one of their garages. If I choose for them not to go ahead with the repaires will I still loose my no claims as I have told them about the accident and as they have towed the car away?

ANYONE GOT A NUMBER FOR MATT @ RENAULT SPECIALIST IS ACCRINGTON???

 

[tommyboy]

t-cut

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Am i laughting................

 

[Peperami]

If you decide not to claim you keep your no claims. They may charge you having had the car towed/ stored though, depending on which garage it went to.

Wont be a write off fella.

 

[*JimmyJ*]

even tough the seat thing went off?

 

[Ad]

aye likely to be a write off imho.

 

[LegoHead]

car worth £3k.

Seat probably £500

Rear axle, wheels and labour £1000.

Write off. I wouldnt have called the insurance tbh.

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Coming up in september I would of had 4 years no claims. Whats the best thing to do if its a write off? Dont go through with it and wait until september, get the 4th year no claim and fix it else where?

Guess it all depends on what cat (A, B, C, or D) the damage is, innit.

 

[Leeshez]

Thats nasty gutted

 

[*JimmyJ*]

.............

 

[jayxx83]

Shame no ESP, might have saved it

 

[*JimmyJ*]

yeah

 

[MickeyO]

you still after a number for matt?

its 01254 386661 and ask for him

lucky i live in accrington, mind you i dont want to have to give them a call for anything to do with my v6 lol

 

[lemonnobby]

New air bag computer and pretenioner £400 did the side air bag go off?
New rear alex and sub axles £500 plus labour i expect it border line write off.

 

[si_from_earth]

I very much doubt it will be a write off tbh. Hang in there, shop around for parts/repair quotes etc, wait til you can protect your no claims and then if you do decide to claim it won't be as bad..

Unlucky move but could happen to any one of us

Best of luck mate

 

[*JimmyJ*]

New air bag computer and pretenioner £400 did the side air bag go off?

It was the side closest to the passenger door only which went off.

shop around for parts/repair quotes etc, wait til you can protect your no claims and then if you do decide to claim it won't be as bad..

So correct me if im wrong, do you mean, if they are willing to fix it then wont be a write off? Then, I should take the car back without getting them to do the work, not making a claim - keeping my no claims. Then take my time paying for the work myself to fix it up?????? :S

 

[*JimmyJ*]

.............

 

[H182]

As they said you've could of lost your no claims anyway as they have had to come out to recover the car. They said the same to me when some debris damaged the radiator on my old car so I didn't bother and drove it home like a mile at a time.

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Unbelievable I'll double check this then.

 

[Rich_16v]

If you do go through the insurance i'd say it'll be a CAT C due to a combination of age and damage

You could PM Winston as he was breaking a Ph1 172 the last i heard and the full rear end of it was in perfect order

 

[antmant]

Matt - Renault Specialist Breakers Accrington - 01254386661

Best of luck sorting it dude

 

[xXAbigail182Xx]

have u got any pics of the damage to your car?

 

[Dave]

Expect write off.

New seat. New wheel & tyre. New airbag. New Dash. New rear axle. New pretentioner. New air bag computer. + Labour.

 

[*JimmyJ*]

Expect write off.

New seat. New wheel & tyre. New airbag. New Dash. New rear axle. New pretentioner. New air bag computer. + Labour.

Don't need a new dash, or wheel or tyre.