VX Rearended - Maybe written off

[Muncher]

Off to my grandparents diamond wedding meal this morning, come to a roundabout of a dual carriageway sliproad, car coming from the right, I stopp as it is was a bit wet and I wasn't going to risk it. Stationary for a couple of seconds, look in my rear view mirror and i can see a Zafira I think looming down on me, not looking like he can stop on time....

Bang! Hits me at I'm guessing 25mph, plod seemed to think it was about that speed, shunts me forward.

I think it could well be a total loss, exhaust pushed back into the engine, rear clam pushed forward jamming the passenger door shut, windscreen cracked! Having full harnesses on helped me a lot I think, though I still have a headache and a slightly sore neck at the minute.

On the phone to Helphire later today to get a like for like hire car.

 

[Sone]

VX's do seem to get written off for minor accidents

Will you buy another?

 

[Muncher]

 

[thepharcyde]

glad you are okay mate, what luck you have had with it after being keyed last year. Did not realise they were fibreglass.

 

[DRZ]

Ouch

If its not written off, will you still keep it, or will it be one of those "never quite the same" moments?

 

[Sone]

i thought you had superlight black wheels on it?

 

[233]

deffo right off i'm afraid from what your saying
buy it back as salvage and stick that lovely engine into a seven rep

 

[Lopéz]

Unlucky mate, best of luck getting the situation sorted.

 

[james.miller]

holy moly, written off at 25mph

 

[ChrisD.]

Damn that's nasty, feel for you mate but at least you're OK. No whiplash or anything? Usually takes a day or two to set in.

 

[djjuk]

UL mate

 

[Trojan]

Unlucky fella, what was the other drivers excuse? Hope he was insured.

 

[Muncher]

If it is written off I will buy the salvage back and repair it myself, first impressions are it's the kind of damage VX dealer rates and hire car charges will cause to be written off, but I could probably repair it for not that much.

 

[Sam]

Sorry to hear about your accident paul i have just used helphire and found they were utterley Fantastic

Sam

 

[Muncher]

i thought you had superlight black wheels on it?

They're still in boxes in the loft, I was wanting to finish off those tyres first. Plus it's so difficult to get hold of any R888 tyres for them at the moment, at least until the middle of July on back order.

 

[233]

what price does a new clam run too or for your self repair s/h from a front ender

check for possible engine damage too that could be pricey especially if the zorst studs has been rammed back into the head you dont wanna go there you could possibly be looking at replacement or at least getting some of the threads re-tapped

 

[therealnerd2]

How the hell did the other driver manage to hit you at 25mph? Blimey, what an idiot. So he wouldn't have been able to stop for the roundabout anyway??

 

[Muncher]

New clam from Vauxhall is £2,500 iirc + painting, also full exhaust is over £1,000 fitted, few hundred for the rear lights, undertrays a few hundred quid, rear subframe if damaged is expensive @ £500 plus en engine out job to fit which is expensive. I'd say thewre's £7k+ of damage there without looking at unseen costs, to hire me a replacement car for a few weeks is going to cost them a lot also.

 

[syke]

Whats happening with the other guy? Paying for anything or?

Hope its not a write off mate.

 

[NathanE]

That is absolutely stomach turning to see, Muncher I am gutted for you

If it was quite a "square on" shunt then I am thinking the chassis will be OK. It's going to cost about ~£10k to fix I'd guess which is probably not quite right-off territory?

What a pillock though. I hope you gave him an earful!