This is what happens....

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:03 pm

...when u do your car up nice..

Some Fcuker hits u.....

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kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:05 pm

gutted for ya mate :evil:

. wheres the fault lying?

cheers
kenny

Nathan · Post by **Nathan** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:05 pm

Gutted mate, what happened then?

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:07 pm

Country lane, Paul had stopped in a "passing place" - but a N reg Mk2 414 which was hooning down the hill failed to stop in time. You can see on the road the length of the skid, where a stone lodged under his tyre....

Neil F · Post by **Neil F** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:11 pm

gutted, it's a real mother hen when something like that happens, we'd only had Clare's 25 kitted and painted for 4 full days when someone wiped out her rear qtr, keep the belief in it though and sort it, it's worth it in the long run and you soon learn to ignore the set backs.

Cheers

neil

Steve220 · Post by **Steve220** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:32 pm

Paul, i'm really gutted for you

i always thought your car was ace! Now some little turd goes into you :evil:

i'm suprised you kept your calm.

I take it its his fault then? Lets hope for a speedy recovery and we see it nice and sparkly again

Steve

sharky · Post by **sharky** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:36 pm

omg!

so sorry to see that paul!

your car is the nicest 400!

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! twats!!!! :evil:

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:40 pm

It was his fault and he admitted it whilst I took pictures, he was a nice chap mind you who was a little late for work so in a rush. I felt sorry for him in some way, he was only Third Party. There is no point in getting pissed off and having a go at someone at an incident like this - could harm you later on in the claim proceedings etc. Someone I used to know is in Prison atm for beating the logger out of someone who smashed into his car, lol.

With regards to the car, without the bumper off we don't know whats going to be happening. I really suspect the insurance company of the other guy (Direct Line) will write it off. How much is a bumper alone?

Paul is adament that it will not leave his hands however, if it is written off, he will definately need it back - understandably. Nothing on the car has been untouched since Paul has had it. A number of people on here who have followed his web site will remember he spent weeks of his annual leave last year working on the 420, he hadn't really got round to enjoying it properly yet

WayneH · Post by **WayneH** » Sat May 29, 2004 9:53 pm

As I said in my text, I am sooo gutted for you mate

I hope you can get it fixed up and back on the road somehow.

Post by **SubCat001** » Sat May 29, 2004 10:01 pm

Gutted!!! Its a shame when things like this happen

At least the other chap is admiting fault. The damage doesn't look to bad it will probably be worth negotiating with the assessor if he opts to write it off. If its boarderline sometimes with a bit of persuation they will repair. Either way keep hold of it mate as its the best 420 around.

Grant620 · Post by **Grant620** » Sat May 29, 2004 10:03 pm

That is a right p1sser...
I feel sorry for you Paul.
Looks like it will be a write off to me, so I hope you can buy it back...

rover400turbo · Post by **rover400turbo** » Sat May 29, 2004 10:08 pm

I had very similar damage to my car and that was Â£2000 worth.

It was only a wing, headlight, bit of frame repair - its a joke the cost of bodyshops now.

When i got my car back i had every part in the front end new, even bits not damaged - wonder if they sold on the bits they took off !!

sysdump · Post by **sysdump** » Sat May 29, 2004 11:39 pm

Nightmare - gutted for you.

As I said in my text, whatever you need a hand with give me a bell.

Chris

marko · Post by **marko** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:03 am

'tis but a flesh wound, will be sorted in no time with a wing/headlight/indicator - bumper and the panel tweaking behind is an arse though, unlucky.

Never let it leave your sight/property, insurance assessors can view it at your house etc - possession 9/10ths of the law even if they do write it off. (and hey - the writeoff fee minus 10% is probably more than it'll cost you in bits/time to fix it yeah?)

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:08 am

Cheers for that marko, Paul won't let it go anywhere, I think a lot of people read that guy with the 825 derv's story and are very cautious following that.

Worse case it gets written off, we have the tooling to fix it, or Paul has a good bodyshop mate.

Martin - not Paul's right hand, just feel for Paul with his car like this.

tomcat_nz · Post by **tomcat_nz** » Sun May 30, 2004 4:57 am

Aww Crap ..... not a pleasant thing to see at any time, especially when you've spent so much time on the car. Best of luck with it, whether its a w/o or repair.

steb9780 · Post by **steb9780** » Sun May 30, 2004 6:10 am

What a bummer, my heart goes out to you. My car looks pretty much the same. I know how it feels.
I really like the 420 as well, got to be worth getting back and fixing up.
Good luck mate.

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sun May 30, 2004 6:40 am

Aw....ta for the replys dudes..

I am reallly gutted...and kinda feel numb..!

I know the car will prob be a write off...but lets hope will can get the best outa this situ....we have a cuning plan....

Ta martin for filling in the gaps... :wink:

mach1rob · Post by **mach1rob** » Sun May 30, 2004 10:07 am

Gutted for ya Paul :cry:

Keep fingers crossed it all goes through smoothly and is fixed pretty sharpish

Anything I can do, give us a shout!

Jonny 5 · Post by **Jonny 5** » Sun May 30, 2004 10:36 am

Gutted for you :cry:

Must be so frustrating when hours and hours of work gets destroyed in just a few seconds.

andy stewart · Post by **andy stewart** » Sun May 30, 2004 10:49 am

logger dude.

I', not sure if it'll be a write off... try and playdown the damage...

:cry:

Looking forward to seing the new version soon.

Good luck

Andy

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun May 30, 2004 11:07 am

Glad you came out of it in one piece but sorry to see the state of your car. Best of luck with getting it put right.

keironewoodgate · Post by **keironewoodgate** » Sun May 30, 2004 11:43 am

Im gutted for you mate.

Hopefully its not a right off, it doesnt look like it is.

Your 420 was deffo one of the best around and something I was hoping to aspire to.

Keep hope alive.

metro nut · Post by **metro nut** » Sun May 30, 2004 11:48 am

i'd use this as an excuse to get sum mods in :wink:

gutted for ya tho

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:05 pm

What other mods could he possibly have done to the front end :shock:

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Sun May 30, 2004 12:30 pm

What a nightmare !! At least noone was injured.

Keep us all informed on what the assessors say etc ?

iainp · Post by **iainp** » Sun May 30, 2004 3:31 pm

Gutted

Hope you get it sorted.

Iain

C2K · Post by **C2K** » Sun May 30, 2004 6:37 pm

Arse.

That car's an absolute beauty.

Still, lets hope his insurance company don't write it off.

andy stewart · Post by **andy stewart** » Sun May 30, 2004 7:16 pm

you didn't clean the glass up did ya??

Had to swerve round it today!!

Chris nipped down and swept it all up tho!

Andy

Martin · Post by **Martin** » Sun May 30, 2004 7:25 pm

andy stewart wrote:you didn't clean the glass up did ya??

Had to swerve round it today!!

Chris nipped down and swept it all up tho!

Andy

What a hero eh Andy

Cheers for doing that Chris

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sun May 30, 2004 9:13 pm

Oopps..

Didnt think about that....shuda cleaned it up....

Thanks again guys....you are giving me some hope...

Theres one thing i heard today, that was on a single track lane, most insurance companys do a "knock for knock" claim...pose because of the fact that NO driver has right of way.

Although the driver did accept responsibility.. and i have a witness to that.

Anybody heard this?

andy stewart · Post by **andy stewart** » Sun May 30, 2004 9:18 pm

yes... heard about that.. cos there wasn't any white markings...

I can't remeber if your car was hit when in a passing point tho??

I know the left over bits were very far to the left...

it didn't look like you could get any further across...

If you were in a passing point then surley that wouldn't count?

Also you were stationary....

:?:

xr4x4 · Post by **xr4x4** » Sun May 30, 2004 10:18 pm

andy stewart wrote:yes... heard about that.. cos there wasn't any white markings...

I can't remeber if your car was hit when in a passing point tho??

I know the left over bits were very far to the left...

it didn't look like you could get any further across...

If you were in a passing point then surley that wouldn't count?

Also you were stationary....

Hmm....

I shall be speaking somebody in the know on tuesday....so we shall see...

Thanks again guys..

WayneH · Post by **WayneH** » Mon May 31, 2004 9:20 am

andy stewart wrote:it didn't look like you could get any further across...

If you were in a passing point then surley that wouldn't count?

Also you were stationary....

Hmm, not sure about that one. I did pre-warn Paul as I've heard of similar cases where they have claimed "knock for knock", one involved of friend of mine's car that was stationary.

Not sure whether being in a passing place makes a difference though....

Leo · Post by **Leo** » Mon May 31, 2004 9:37 am

Really sorry to see that Paul, hope it all goes smoothly from here though.

Keep the faith, and she'll be back on the road soon, bigger and better than before