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shifty_uk

shifty_uk

shifty_uk

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Been pretty lucky so far, not a single bump on the car in 2 years of driving, now the big one.

Driving on an icey back road in a hurry to catch my girlfriends doctors appointment. Coming down the hill and the car wouldn't stop when I applied the foot brake, ABS kept screeching but it just wouldn't stop before the end of the road. Idiot here decided to pull the hand brake gently along with the foot brakes which spun the car and we ended up in the side of the road :(

Drivers side is done, smashed headlight, corner of the bumper is smashed and the bottom grills. No insurance cover as I'm third party, car is at the garage now getting a quote :(

Worst of it is, I'm pretty sure my girlfriend will be leaving me now as she kept telling me to slow down, she missed her appointment and she now has to live with my **** up.

My fault entirely, just needed to vent. Any ideas how much this will set the wallet back? Never had to deal with any bodywork repairs.
 
Sorry to hear about your crash, try to take the lesson away of driving to the conditions.

shifty_uk said:
Worst of it is, I'm pretty sure my girlfriend will be leaving me now as she kept telling me to slow down, she missed her appointment and she now has to live with my **** up.
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Err what? ... If your gf leaves you because you crashed your car it wasn't a very strong relationship in the first place surely?
 
As above, if she leaves you after that then shes not worth keeping, that or there's other problems...?

Everyone makes mistakes, glad nobody's hurt!

To keep costs down cant you check ebay / breakers for a replacement door, headlights, bumper?
 
Get in there first and blame it on her telling you how to drive?
 
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My fault I was late, my fault I pulled the hand brake. We've been together over 2 years.

I live 15 mins away, i didn't realise how thick the ice on my car was this morning, couldn't get it off in time and ended up not beating the traffic like I intended, making me late. Therefore I drove quicker than the conditions would permit.

Weird thing is, I slowed down after she told me to but coming down that particular hill the car just wouldn't stop so I pulled the hand brake.

Still shaking like a leaf, even more so about the cost of a new front panel and light.
 
She probably sees him as irresponsible and likely to cause her issues in the future. I can understand why she would be considering the future of the relationship ;)


shifty - hope it doesnt cost too much to repair, unfortunately ego takes a while longer to sort out!
 
Clio, 2002 model.

Morba said:
She probably sees him as irresponsible and likely to cause her issues in the future. I can understand why she would be considering the future of the relationship ;)


shifty - hope it doesnt cost too much to repair, unfortunately ego takes a while longer to sort out!
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Indeed :o
 
Morba said:
She probably sees him as irresponsible and likely to cause her issues in the future. I can understand why she would be considering the future of the relationship ;)
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I could perhaps understand a bit of frostiness for a few days, but to leave someone over something like this is utterly ridiculous. Still better now than after you are married and accidentally spill some coffee on her new sofa I suppose.
 
Doesn't sound so bad but hard to tell without damage.

In terms of other repairs, I'd be less worried about the car and more worried about buying some flowers as an apology and booking a nice meal at a restaurant to appease the Mrs.
 
you do someone a favor by driving them about and they get mad at you when you crash?? its her fault you had to go out driving...
 
shifty_uk said:
Just got a quote, £340 for new panels, lights, respray. Sound fair? I'm picking the car up now so I'll take pictures.
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Sounds reasonable although pics would help. The question is, is it worth putting that money into a 2002 Clio for you? Will a new headlight a touch up suffice? You might be able to get second hand parts in the right colour to bolt straight on for much less too, worth looking at.
 
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