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CupraSport
16-04-2004, 18:31
Guys
Whilst on my normal run to work a white van man pulled out on me. See pic's for what is left of the front of my car :thumbd: :thumbd:
The garage have said it may be a write off. Not a great day will find out all on wedensday
Bad Luck mate.
Are you ok. Remember Cars can be replace people can not.
And be prepared for the inevitable insurace rubbish
Rotten luck mate.
Stick to your guns and ensure they give you good money if it's written off.
Bad luck, but luckily that's only a minor one (IMHO).
CupraSport
16-04-2004, 18:52
Bad Luck mate.
Are you ok. Remember Cars can be replace people can not.
And be prepared for the inevitable insurace rubbish
Me fine but the garage reckon it is a write off. Looking for a new motor now. Any one of any MKII's for sale if I get the bad news on wedensday
Someone ran into my tdi (and the drove off without stopping) six months ago, the repair cost was £3000 but the insurance fixed it and its as good as it ever was, you can hardly tell its been fixed!
Good luck whatever happens though! :)
probably is a write off, but if you can be assed see if they'll sell you teh car back & give you some money - that's so easily fixable in a weekend
Sorry to hear about your accident. At least you are okay.
prices on the 8v are low(hell all mk2's)wave bye bye i would say,don't bother repairing it,get a different one and tell us all where it is,we'll probably have in a bare shell by the next weekend.
glad to hear you are ok.
Lucky_32
16-04-2004, 22:56
Bugger, sorry to hear about the accident.
slim_boy_fat
16-04-2004, 23:32
White van man wasnt by any chance 30 feet tall, circular, grey in colour and had a large yellow light on top?
They are called lamp posts round my way. ;)
CupraR-Rog
17-04-2004, 09:52
Looks worse than it is... at least the wings aren't deformed!! Porbably won't be a write-off, but as has been said, easily repairable if it is!!
Hope your whiplash gets better soon!! ;)
CupraSport
17-04-2004, 10:56
White van man wasnt by any chance 30 feet tall, circular, grey in colour and had a large yellow light on top?
They are called lamp posts round my way. ;)
Nope will post pics of what his van looks like later.
commiemidget
17-04-2004, 12:02
Hi There
bad luck mate, same thing happened to me a few weeks back on the way to work, it was a bin lorry that hit though.
Damage to my car looked worst than yours,Car looked a write off but is being repaired at the moment should have it back in a few weeks, so there mayb good news for your car.
cheers
commiemidget
antonyjames_uk
17-04-2004, 15:22
There are a few MKII's on Ebay atm if you are looking. Glad you are OK and GL with either the repairs or getting a new car. :)
CupraSport
17-04-2004, 15:36
There are a few MKII's on Ebay atm if you are looking. Glad you are OK and GL with either the repairs or getting a new car. :)
You are cheeky.
I know Cupra_lad has an 8v cupra sport for sale up here. Bengal yellow S reg in mint condition.
CupraSport
17-04-2004, 15:38
I know Cupra_lad has an 8v cupra sport for sale up here. Bengal yellow S reg in mint condition.
How much?? and where is up here??
In Newcastle.
Hang on, I'll find the link....
That yellow one's on eBay too isn't it?
Bad luck mate, although as the wings look ok I'd have thought it was easily fixable. I.e. bonnet, bumper, lights, grill, slam panel and radiator? The 8v has a lot of empty space under the bonnet so I doubt if the engine got clobbered.
Oh, just realised, there's now atime limit on adverts on here. The thread has gone now. I'll try to find out from him, but may be hard as he doesn't post on here much anymore and I've lost his mobile number :(
Here's a pic:
Oh, just realised, there's now atime limit on adverts on here. The thread has gone now. I'll try to find out from him, but may be hard as he doesn't post on here much anymore and I've lost his mobile number :(
Here's a pic:
Is this not it?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2474166447&category=18270
CupraSport
17-04-2004, 16:01
Oh, just realised, there's now atime limit on adverts on here. The thread has gone now. I'll try to find out from him, but may be hard as he doesn't post on here much anymore and I've lost his mobile number :(
Here's a pic:
If that is the same car that is on E-bay what is the engine etc running like??.
Cheers Steve, yep, that's it!
The car is in mint condition all round. Nathan (the owner) spared no expense. He only had it a few months, but he had a scratch on the rear bumper and instead of respraying it, he bought a new bumper! That's how well he treated it.
He had new discs and pads fitted plus a new exhaust. He also fitted a 6 disc cd changer (which I gave him :)).
Thers's absolutely nothing wrong with it. It looked and sounded mint last time I saw it.
The reason he is selling is he bought a brand new Focus RS to replace it
CupraSport
17-04-2004, 16:28
Cheers Steve, yep, that's it!
The car is in mint condition all round. Nathan (the owner) spared no expense. He only had it a few months, but he had a scratch on the rear bumper and instead of respraying it, he bought a new bumper! That's how well he treated it.
He had new discs and pads fitted plus a new exhaust. He also fitted a 6 disc cd changer (which I gave him :)).
Thers's absolutely nothing wrong with it. It looked and sounded mint last time I saw it.
The reason he is selling is he bought a brand new Focus RS to replace it
Garth if you can get in touch with him can you let him know I am interested in it. Will know what is happening on wedensday with my car.
No worries.
P.S. your mailbox is full!
CupraSport
21-04-2004, 21:50
No worries.
P.S. your mailbox is full!
The price to get my car fixed will be £2700 looks like a no gooer :thumbd: :thumbd: :thumbd:
commiemidget
21-04-2004, 22:55
Hi There
has the insurerance company said its a write off?? if yes bad luck mate, hope all goes well if you need to find a new Ibiza.
cheers
commiemidget
The price to get my car fixed will be £2700 looks like a no gooer :thumbd: :thumbd: :thumbd:
Gutted mate. Can you not buy it back from them cheap and fix it yourself?
Gutted mate. Can you not buy it back from them cheap and fix it yourself?
For the money, I think he'd be better off buying a new car. Crashed cars are never the same again :(
Give me a shout cuprasport if you're thinking about Nathans car. I'll try my best to go look at it for you on sat if I can and if you're interested
CupraSport
22-04-2004, 19:12
For the money, I think he'd be better off buying a new car. Crashed cars are never the same again :(
Give me a shout cuprasport if you're thinking about Nathans car. I'll try my best to go look at it for you on sat if I can and if you're interested
They are going to fix it. There is no major structural damage to the car at all cosmetic. Sore the list of parts it spanned 3 pages of A4. Just the cost of parts I assume. Will have 2 wait 2-3 weeks to see what it is like to drive. Will keep you posted. :clap:
Lucky_32
23-04-2004, 20:51
Result mate (I hope).
My insurance company have still not got back to me about the Cordy :(
Will have to amuse myself with the Skyline in the meantime :P
Can't wait to get the gal back though.....
Not sure if she will approve of my "overseas bride".
Might have to get a compensatory exhaust (she might get an inferiority complex otherwise)
chrisrat
05-05-2004, 22:10
Thats nothing, mine was far worse, well looks it. Cost me 900 to fix, then becasue it was lying about for 6 months 1200 to get the damn thing resprayed after some annoying little prats decited they wanted to write all over it with sharp objects!!!
Mine hit a strainer post on the left side, new bumper, bonnet, wing, had to get the chassis pulled on the left hand side, new intercooler(ohh mine was a TDi) new driver shaft, wishbone and a few other goodies. Was a right pain in the rear end I have to say, but all running good now, not a problem since!!
Are you planning on buying the car back? You could sell the parts, im sure you could get it cheapish?
Chris
swales_p
07-05-2004, 11:07
I'd defo say a write off mate! to be honest tho would you want it back knowing its been whackd into like it has!! rotten luck bud