Crashed my car :(:(

15th June 2010, 00:02

i crashed today and its hopefully not a write of but im looking to see how much some parts will cost that i know so far i need
front anti roll bar drop links
drive shaft (possibly)
pasangers side wing
drivers side door
then im unsure but its a worse case scenario ill need 2 new strutts ???

15th June 2010, 00:02

Pics tell a thousand words

15th June 2010, 00:09

15th June 2010, 00:11

well no point in taking half measures. Looks a proper job there mate

15th June 2010, 00:11

Think i went past you today in my twotone vts..........

15th June 2010, 00:13

care to explain what happened? Just outta interest....i aint part of the sax-p police.....as said above....no half measures eh? =p

15th June 2010, 00:13

dunno mate cant remeber seeing anything :/

15th June 2010, 00:15

Lucky you didnt rol it buddy.................

15th June 2010, 00:17

ok so i was driving on a 60 road coming up to the round about n was i must have left it a lil late on the brake cant remember n i went on two hard n there was a bit of a bump of dodgy tarmac on the road n i think it lifted the left wheel enough to lock the brackes up then i just kept on the brake ( iv only been driving for 4 months and shock got the better of me) n it started skidding n i turned to sort of try dodging the round about n the back end came around n went sid on into it

15th June 2010, 00:20

driving on a 60 road...at 60 i presume yes?

15th June 2010, 00:21

Just hope you havent twisted the shell with the side impacted..........

15th June 2010, 00:24

iv checked n i cant see anything that would write it off but im not 100% sure n you prosume correct but i dont think i locked up at 60 i think it was about 40 that i locked up

15th June 2010, 00:25

also i popped the front wheel on impact the front rims are shredded to fcuk :/

15th June 2010, 00:25

look at the rear wheels looks fcked. lucky you didnt roll it.

15th June 2010, 00:27

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Originally Posted by Kev_Vtec

look at the rear wheels looks fcked. lucky you didnt roll it.

yer there all bent over!!

15th June 2010, 00:28

yh i keep getting told im lucky n the rear is fine just the front wheels and the strutt mount isnt bent which is good

15th June 2010, 00:30

o i think its just that pic cos iv checked em n there ok

15th June 2010, 00:30

not a great place to lose it fella i nearly did the same on the roundabout between crewe and nantwich, hope your ok

15th June 2010, 00:31

yh im ok thanks
the only think that was wrong was i had the window down n there was alot of dirt n crap in my mouth lol

15th June 2010, 00:34

atleast your okay mate. My friend had a crash today and he's in hospital

15th June 2010, 00:34

where did you do it mate? in nantwich?

15th June 2010, 00:36

yeah its the round about near reaseheath college

15th June 2010, 01:00

Rear Axel looks knackered too. Looks like you've done a proper job I'm affraid.

15th June 2010, 01:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by V-T-R-GAZzA

yeah its the round about near reaseheath college

i drove past there tonight on the way home,
my cars close to been on fire atm, wouldnt look great if mine burst into flames where you crashed would it,
well i hope ur saxo will be fixed, im in 2mins with my car, sell it now n get a brand new car and pay monthly or some how do without a car for 4months n save for a mk 2 saxo vtr

15th June 2010, 01:52

Sorry about the car looks fooked tbh. Can i have your arch thats popped off?

15th June 2010, 10:29

That is definately a write off, at least your ok.

15th June 2010, 10:42

consider yourself lucky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by V-T-R-GAZzA

ok so i was driving on a 60 road coming up to the round about n was i must have left it a lil late on the brake cant remember n i went on two hard n there was a bit of a bump of dodgy tarmac on the road n i think it lifted the left wheel enough to lock the brackes up then i just kept on the brake ( iv only been driving for 4 months and shock got the better of me) n it started skidding n i turned to sort of try dodging the round about n the back end came around n went sid on into it

Yup, public roads are definitely not race friendly.

15th June 2010, 10:52

Wanna sell it or keeping it? I know someone that would take it off your hands

15th June 2010, 11:08

Will be wrote off that especially if you go through the insurance, which I'm sure you'll have to.

The damage to the roundabout won't be cheap either I'm afraid.

15th June 2010, 12:03

who decides wheather its a write off because its useally the insurance when your fully comp but im not n there was no road traffic police there just normal ones so i dunno who says and if its a write off ill be selling the parts but i hope its not n the round about post is ok really didt snap or any thing just fell over lol

15th June 2010, 12:08

Have you reported it to your insurance company?

If so, then yes they'll come out, inspect and deem it as a write off. Chances are you will be offered to buy it back, then you call everything you want from it and then scrap it OR repair it.

15th June 2010, 12:10

If the cost of the repair exceeds the value of the car before the crash then it is not economical to repair = write-off. What you are up against is that garages will want to fit new parts and all of the labour kicks-in. Body work repairs get expensive really quickly.

That said, it may be a Cat D write-off and you may be able to buy it back for salvage and repair the car yourself. It will never be worth what is was before the crash as a Cat D repaired car.

Looking at the damage, I'd be concerned about twisting of the subframe and straightening that is not a DIY job.

15th June 2010, 13:36

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Originally Posted by BobC

If the cost of the repair exceeds the value of the car before the crash then it is not economical to repair = write-off. What you are up against is that garages will want to fit new parts and all of the labour kicks-in. Body work repairs get expensive really quickly.

That said, it may be a Cat D write-off and you may be able to buy it back for salvage and repair the car yourself. It will never be worth what is was before the crash as a Cat D repaired car.

Looking at the damage, I'd be concerned about twisting of the subframe and straightening that is not a DIY job.

Not to be picky but technically its if the cost of repair is 60% of the cars value or over, then its a write off, and as people are saying, it looks like it is a write off I'm afraid, its down to the insurance company who deems it as an examiner will need to view the car and damage.

As for the police, it doesnt matter whether they're Road Traffic Police or normal police.

Regardless of whether the sign isn't bent, its still been uprooted and will cost to put back, so insurance company would need to be told so that they will pay the cost to the local council for repairs.

And as your only third party, your insurance doesn't cover you for accidental damage to your own car, sorry.

15th June 2010, 13:39

Unlucky dude . It's just one off then things live and learn .

Insurance will be pricey next year :0

15th June 2010, 13:39

Unlucky dude . It's just one off then things live and learn .

Insurance will be pricey next year :0

15th June 2010, 13:40

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15th June 2010, 14:22

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Originally Posted by sneydster

Not to be picky but technically its if the cost of repair is 60% of the cars value or over, then its a write off, and as people are saying, it looks like it is a write off I'm afraid, its down to the insurance company who deems it as an examiner will need to view the car and damage.

As for the police, it doesnt matter whether they're Road Traffic Police or normal police.

Regardless of whether the sign isn't bent, its still been uprooted and will cost to put back, so insurance company would need to be told so that they will pay the cost to the local council for repairs.

And as your only third party, your insurance doesn't cover you for accidental damage to your own car, sorry.

very true............

19th June 2010, 13:41

we went past the round about the other night gaz with scott and the sign is back up on the roundabout

19th June 2010, 22:10

Think you will want a rear axle aswell, looks like my old vtr with the rear wheel bent in like that! i whacked the stub pin out and put a new one in and it must have twisted the arm abit because it still lean in abit now its on my furio. To be fair its a write off, the chances are its bent the stop struts on the bulkhead. Lift the bonnet and post a pic of it under.

19th June 2010, 22:17

Old eddie stobart in the back ground lol. Dont go through insurance just get all second hand bits, i just had another look at the pics and i think you could sort it with about £300 - £400, axle, door, wing, wishbone, welding and maybe a driveshaft but i wouldnt have thought you would want another driveshaft. Iv been there and done it with my 106 it ripped the wishbone out the floor also bent the chassis there was a gap around the door lol but it got it on the road again for 50 quid. Kurbs are nasty things! talking about kerbs i hit one earlier getting out the way of a pig motor so id best check my alloy!

19th June 2010, 23:57

He's got to tell the insurance so they can compensate the local council for repairs to the island, or he has to pay the council out of his own pocket if not telling the insurance, but if he doesn't do either, then he's likely to land in more trouble

20th June 2010, 00:00

i did this in my furio it was repairable only had to replace wish bone wheel driveshaft

20th June 2010, 00:01

Rear axle looks knackered, overall going to cost a few bob but looks repairable,

20th June 2010, 10:51

Without a doubt a write-off.
Most insurance company's will not even consider paying for repairs on cars over a certain age/under a certain value and a 10 year old saxo will probably fail on both counts.

Assuming the chassis/inner wings etc are straight it should be a fairly straight (if a little costly) forward repair

20th June 2010, 11:21

how is there not more damage from mowing the sign down?! least ur alright though, leasson learnt eh

20th June 2010, 15:15

yep lesson learnt lol n the way the wback wheel looks like that is i thing a boot or summerts out because it was like that before i crashed i might be getting a catagory c write off saxo mark 2 vtr in black n just fix that coz its got less miles and if i do, do i have to put a new plate on it??

20th June 2010, 16:17

no new plate I dont think, just it has to be checked over like some sort of special mot to confirm that the repairs are good enough to put it back into roadworthy condition i think, not overly sure, but the fact that its a cat c repaired car will stay with the car's history, you cant "hide" that its been in a write off and been repaired