Bumped into a range rover, should have had the roof down, gonna have to buy some vaseline

sovietspybob · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:06

Was just reversing out of the drive in the missus MX5 and managed to reverse into a stonking great RangeRover parked on the other side of the road

If i can get him to agree to do it outside of insurance what do you reckon the price would be to fix his car?

Its a 55 plate Range Rover HSE, it looks big and expensive so im guessing won't be cheap atall to fix?

Luckily the MX5 has nothing bit a bit of a scratch in the bumper which should polish out so that's something i guess

DM · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:09

Put it through the insurance, thats going to be a few quid that.

L0rdMike · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:10

Did you not look back while reversing?

Disco Boy · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:10

I came in expecting carnage and found only a parking ding because you can't reverse

Does nobody look while reversing of their drive? Someone once did a similar thing to my mum's car.

nas · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:10

looks like the doors taken abit too

Clown · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:11

I can't help, but my friend did the opposite. Drove a Range Rover over an MX5! They both belonged to the same bloke!

Menthis · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:11

How did you manage that?

NathWraith · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:11

Mate unless you had the roof up I don't understand how you managed that?

Mx5 with the roof down = unlimited visibility!

peterattheboro · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:13

Yeah these Range Rovers are small and hard to miss. Especially when you are in a gargantuan MX5.

sigma · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:19

I think the term fail is quite appropriate here. Doh!

Lashout_UK · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:23

£1200.

DM · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:25

Lashout_UK said:
£1200.

I think a bit more than that, the mans going to want a complete brand new wing, plus liner that door needs painting too.

I reccon theres 2k there all day long.

Plus a sill moulding, looks like the sill has gone back a bit too.

shifty_uk · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:26

Unless you've got a spare couple of grand, I'd stick it through insurance! Couldn't have hit anything more expensive

sovietspybob · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:34

Haha well its still got the hardtop on, lots of other cars parked in stupid places on the road as next door is doing up their garden so a big skip is in their drive. Just didn't see it due to all the other cars around which is no excuse, just a massive FAIL

Will just let it go through insurance as you say, couldn't hit anything more expensive!

rgritchie · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:36

Clown said:
I can't help, but my friend did the opposite. Drove a Range Rover over an MX5! They both belonged to the same bloke!

Swap out the MX5 for a Lotus and a freind of my brothers did the same

adam cool dude · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:46

L0rdMike said:
Did you not look back while reversing?

People get into a routine which they do every day and get used to it without thinking or looking. Suddenly one day a car is parked there and bam. I can see how it could happen. Especially if you have just woken up or are in a rush.

Hopefully now the OP will not be lazy and reverse into his drive from now on!

That is defo insurance though which I hope you are as it's your missus car.

Lashout_UK · 29 Apr 2011 at 15:49

adam cool dude said:
People get into a routine which they do every day and get used to it without thinking or looking. Suddenly one day a car is parked there and bam. I can see how it could happen. Especially if you have just woken up or are in a rush.

Exactly this happened to my Dad - due to road works we had to park on the verge opposite our neighbour's drive. The neighbour went out at night, and reversed clean into the driver's door on my Dad's car.

BANG!

Shimmy · 29 Apr 2011 at 16:03

Letting the side down there chap.

*Moangroan* · 29 Apr 2011 at 17:20

get him to get a quote so you have a figure to decide when to use ur hard earned or go through insurance.

Fuzz · 29 Apr 2011 at 17:25

Thread does not do liver..

Mods need to re word thread

"Bumped into RangeRover, pics of small dent."