just crashed my clio about 10 mins ago

[SoA2k6]

Go and enjoy yourself. For the love of God. It's just a car. Go fully comp next time eh?

 

[SC03OTT]

holiday over car for me...

 

[Final Maxim]

yea, id go on holiday, have a good time, forget about the car, come back, save up some cash and get it done. possibly try keep some of your spending money to put towards the bill

 

[Hutchie]

tow rope and a jcb will sort crease in boot floor and scrap yard will sort you out with back door, sorted cheap as chips

 

[stewart]

Sounds like u need a holiday mate, u tried traynors in portadown for parts yet? they may not sting ya so much!

 

[BIFCAIDS]

good luck with the car mate, piss take how much damage was done lol n then lookin at that other clio at about 5mph looks like you couldnt of been going much quicker than that

 

[stu-172]

Sounds like u need a holiday mate, u tried traynors in portadown for parts yet? they may not sting ya so much!

A mate of mine is very friendly with the guy who owns traynors. If u pm me what parts ya need I'll c if he can get them a bit cheaper for ya! O and my bro has a bodyshop in Saintfield N.Irelnad if ya want another quote?

 

[Luke F]

Guys, its too late, ive left the car in to get fixed today

£800 to fix it. im happy with that and im sure my old folk will give me a hand

thanks sincerely for all your help and i will post images when the car is fixed

 

[106GTi97]

800 notes to fix that??? Are you sure you didn't miss a zero off the end ?

 

[Leeshez]

Thats nasty

 

[Black-Clio-1.4]

Sounds cheap! Get it sorted!

 

[stu-172]

800 notes to fix that??? Are you sure you didn't miss a zero off the end ?

He'll prob use pattern parts and beat the floor out with a block hammer!

 

[Luke F]

we will see what a job he makes of it by the end of the week

 

[AhmedRSi]

Keep this updated... pics?

 

[Luke F]

no problem mate

 

[Luke F]

ok, i have got a picture of my mates car that i hit! here you will all see that i was correct by saying he only needs a new bumper and this has been verified by a specialist

IN COMPARISON

 

[The Boosh!]

WTF lol... how are the repairs coming along matey

 

[Revels]

Those fiestas are stronger than they look!!

 

[Luke F]

the repairs are coming along well

ive got good news! he was fit to repair the back bumper saving me £150

so the overall price for mine is around £650 now

i have to phone him later for a price for the fiesta

 

[lewisniven]

is that a hummer with a fiesta bodykit or something?

didnt realise they were that strong.

having said that, logic would dictate that the backs of cars would be set to cumple alot more than the fronts.

 

[Timmay]

clio certainly took a dent or two!hope you get it all sorted soon mate

 

[preecy]

is that a hummer with a fiesta bodykit or something?

didnt realise they were that strong.

having said that, logic would dictate that the backs of cars would be set to cumple alot more than the fronts.

clios are made from tin foil, there's 3 in my family ranging from 52reg ro 05 and every single one has atleast one small dent! i managed to f@@kup my bumber and boot whilst reversing @ 5mph. both were replaced through an insurance claim which came out @ £1,500 (no structural damage tho). thinking back i should have got it done privately as it cost me £250 excess and i lost 3yrs ncb. the guy a the bodyshop reckons renault make their cars this way for saftey to help asborbe collision damage. doesnt help your bank balance tho

 

[SC03OTT]

yeh that will be why. i'd rather have a car that crumples in an accident to absorb the impact, over one that doesnt.

they are strong where it counts though.

 

[stu-172]

the repairs are coming along well

ive got good news! he was fit to repair the back bumper saving me £150

so the overall price for mine is around £650 now

i have to phone him later for a price for the fiesta

That's good goin repairing that bumper. It don't look in gr8 shape in the pics!

 

[ClioTom182]

You still didnt answer the question of why or how you were going so fast as to cause that damage...

reverse dounuts?

 

[Luke F]

the repairs are coming along well

ive got good news! he was fit to repair the back bumper saving me £150

so the overall price for mine is around £650 now

i have to phone him later for a price for the fiesta

That's good goin repairing that bumper. It don't look in gr8 shape in the pics!

i know i am very pleased with this and i will post up the finished work when ready! could be mid-week of next week

You still didnt answer the question of why or how you were going so fast as to cause that damage...

reverse dounuts?

Its hard to explain! do you know the way you'd reverse quickly, take it out of reverse and slip it into 1st and take off as the car is still rolling back! thats what i was doing! i was showing off a bit to be honest but it was pitch black!

 

[Griff]

That's good goin repairing that bumper. It don't look in gr8 shape in the pics!

i know i am very pleased with this and i will post up the finished work when ready! could be mid-week of next week

You still didnt answer the question of why or how you were going so fast as to cause that damage...

reverse dounuts?

Its hard to explain! do you know the way you'd reverse quickly, take it out of reverse and slip it into 1st and take off as the car is still rolling back! thats what i was doing! i was showing off a bit to be honest but it was pitch black!

So next week you'll be asking use how to repair your gearbox on the cheap?!?

 

[panther]

i know i am very pleased with this and i will post up the finished work when ready! could be mid-week of next week

You still didnt answer the question of why or how you were going so fast as to cause that damage...

reverse dounuts?

Its hard to explain! do you know the way you'd reverse quickly, take it out of reverse and slip it into 1st and take off as the car is still rolling back! thats what i was doing! i was showing off a bit to be honest but it was pitch black!

So next week you'll be asking use how to repair your gearbox on the cheap?!?

sounds like someones givin someone a ticking off ,,im sure the chaps learnt !!

 

[RichRSi]

i know i am very pleased with this and i will post up the finished work when ready! could be mid-week of next week


Its hard to explain! do you know the way you'd reverse quickly, take it out of reverse and slip it into 1st and take off as the car is still rolling back! thats what i was doing! i was showing off a bit to be honest but it was pitch black!

So next week you'll be asking use how to repair your gearbox on the cheap?!?

sounds like someones givin someone a ticking off ,,im sure the chaps learnt !!

I would 'hope' he has learnt his lesson.

I did read a few post back that he was thinking his folks might help him out with the repair cost, personally my parents would have told me to get stuffed if I asked them for help with a car I'd damaged whilst showing off.

Have a good holiday but maybe avoid playing 'Russ Swift' in your clio when you get back.

 

[Luke F]

sounds like someones givin someone a ticking off ,,im sure the chaps learnt !!

So next week you'll be asking use how to repair your gearbox on the cheap?!?

sounds like someones givin someone a ticking off ,,im sure the chaps learnt !!

thanks mate, i have learnt from this! its not that i was showing off i was more in a hurry to get home

I would 'hope' he has learnt his lesson.

I did read a few post back that he was thinking his folks might help him out with the repair cost, personally my parents would have told me to get stuffed if I asked them for help with a car I'd damaged whilst showing off.

Have a good holiday but maybe avoid playing 'Russ Swift' in your clio when you get back.

thanks for the sympathy!

 

[old wayne]

(quote) by Luke F
Its hard to explain! do you know the way you'd reverse quickly, take it out of reverse and slip it into 1st and take off as the car is still rolling back! thats what i was doing! i was showing off a bit to be honest but it was pitch black!
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So next week you'll be asking use how to repair your gearbox on the cheap?!?[/quote]
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P.M. S.L. at that quote by GRIFF :approve:

 

[RichRSi]

thanks mate, i have learnt from this! its not that i was showing off i was more in a hurry to get home

In reverse it seems.

thanks for the sympathy!

I said enjoy your holiday, take it or leave it, you wont get any sympathy from me for crashing your car whilst larking about.

 

[panther]

So next week you'll be asking use how to repair your gearbox on the cheap?!?

sounds like someones givin someone a ticking off ,,im sure the chaps learnt !!

thanks mate, i have learnt from this! its not that i was showing off i was more in a hurry to get home

I would 'hope' he has learnt his lesson.

I did read a few post back that he was thinking his folks might help him out with the repair cost, personally my parents would have told me to get stuffed if I asked them for help with a car I'd damaged whilst showing off.

Have a good holiday but maybe avoid playing 'Russ Swift' in your clio when you get back.

thanks for the sympathy!

no worries mate its obvious you didnt do it on purpose eh !!!
look forward to seeing it done mate

 

[Luke F]

thanks panther! you've hit the nail on the head there! i didn't do this on purpose. some other people should leave their negative opinions to themselves.

if they have nothing helpful to say....dont say it

 

[ClioTom182]

We've all done it in some shape or form and to differing degrees of prat'ish'ness.....

Some get away with it others dont......

But us who are older always (im 23 so not exactly old old) have a blinkered view of what we got up when we were young.

(worst thing for me was at uni going round in my black mini seeing if i could sqeeze through dead end street bollards saving me all of 4 mins to get to the main road butit was fun at the time )

 

[Luke F]

£280 to fix my mates car

 

[stewart]

Thats a bit steep for a bumper!

 

[Fred@BTM]

he can repair that rear bumper??? f**k a duck! does he know Paul Daniels by chance?

 

[Chili Red]

having said that, logic would dictate that the backs of cars would be set to crumple alot more than the fronts.

I would have thought it would have been the other way round; the front would crumple more to absorb the impact as you're more likely to crash into something travelling forwards!

A friend of mine went into the back of someone and there was hardly a mark on their car whereas his bonnet was wrecked.

Anyway @ the OP - good luck getting the repairs sorted.

 

[GazCB]

NCAP tests look at the hazard to pedestrians too.

i.e. soft lumps of meat that are most likely to be bouncing off the front of your car!