Lee_2f2f Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) not alot to say really, its our fault, Lights went green, guy in front slammed on because the person in front of him had not moved off from the lights... didn't stop in time... *SMACK* towbar goes straight through the grill..... Radiator is pierced from the slam panel, bumper is cracked, grill is broken and snapped, upper grill has bent part of bumper, headlamp clip broken & onboard computer no longer tells temperature. http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/2f2fescort2f2f/DSC00592.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/2f2fescort2f2f/DSC00590.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a134/2f2fescort2f2f/DSC00591.jpg as usual..... the guy got out straight away, the first thing said was!!!!!! "ow my neck" f**king w@nker. told the insurance, the car is getting picked up sometime this week and going to Salford... Gutted... but as Pete said, its just a piece of metal at the end of the day. Edited June 1, 2009 by Escort_2f2f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick_ov_uk Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 lol with this whiplash Shite, the impact would have been small for that damage. annoying people who claim like that should get lashed with a bull whip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) I had the same thing with my Astra, cock in a audi pulled out and I had to swerve into the back of a parked works van, thank god for ABS is all I say, only lighly hit the towbar dead on in the middle of the bumper. later closer inspection of damaged revealed that the bumper behind the plate had been proper cracked and a chunk had fell in, as far as the licence plate tho it had a perfectly formed round indent were the towbar ball top had made impact, worse of it was I was selling the car in a week sooooooooo.... off came the plate, apoxy'ed the crack shut (would be nicely hidden behind the plate afterwards), then dropped the plate into a red hot bath for a minute so the new fangled plate sticker (most new cars have stickers for plates nowadays) started to peel away then rammed it into the fridge so the plastic would rapid shrink and eventually create a visually undamaged plate naturally.....I didnt tell the dodgy second hand dealer I sold it too btw, your temp sensor is attached to the upper grill , might have yanked the leads out Edited June 1, 2009 by shawdreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadge Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Had a lad once hit my Mondeo tow bar while I was sat at the traffic lights, he was going too fast and on his phone!. He did hit with some pretty hard impact to be honest and left him self with a good few repairs to do since it went straight through. I had my family in the car so I wasnt too pleased - he was obviously in daddys summer sports car as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_2f2f Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 started off from stationary, we were not driving fast. as for the temp sensor Shaw, its in the lower grille, after looking closer, the wire has snapped where the grill has yanked off from the impact lol with this whiplash Shite, the impact would have been small for that damage. annoying people who claim like that should get lashed with a bull whip! No damage to his at all..... I assured my insurance company that I use to work in claims myself and know FACT that the pain rarely if at all develops that quick.... nor would he Jault from such a slow impact enough to hurt his neck.. they said they are going to look into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt86 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I saw a girl do the exact same thing outside my house last week. Bad luck, I think alot of us may have had near misses of this type, just teaches you to look further down the road and not just right infront of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**caz** Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Gutted... but as Pete said, its just a piece of metal at the end of the day. seems a few of us have the same thoughts! It is a lump of metal and can be repaired at least no one was hurt! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluliz Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 as usual..... the guy got out straight away, the first thing said was!!!!!! "ow my neck" f**king w@nker. Dont worry, he will probably have a call from a claims company advising how he can submit a successful claim for Personal Injury. You may find you get a call too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 If the guy is lying about injury then poor show, but to call him a w@nker is a bit cnutish considering he was just driving along when someone decided to drive into the back of his car. Doubt I'd be over the moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_2f2f Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 If the guy is lying about injury then poor show, but to call him a w@nker is a bit cnutish considering he was just driving along when someone decided to drive into the back of his car. Doubt I'd be over the moon. well thats my opinion to call him a w@nker because he is more than likley lying about his injury..... therefore. he IS a w@nker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 You believe that he's lying about an injury. Congratulations on your medical degree. Shame you and your buddy couldn't apply the same concentration to driving (and subsequently stopping) a car that you did to your many years of studying to become a doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lee_2f2f Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) You believe that he's lying about an injury. Congratulations on your medical degree. Shame you and your buddy couldn't apply the same concentration to driving (and subsequently stopping) a car that you did to your many years of studying to become a doctor. whatever, I can drive perfectly well, my first accident in 3 years, a lot better than most drivers nowadays.... It was just a simple mistake of not stopping in time, he slammed on because of the car in front not even moving... as someone posted earlier, lesson learnt to look ahead more than just the car in front. Edited June 1, 2009 by Escort_2f2f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
**caz** Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Lee....dont rise to him! lol x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 (edited) Lee....dont rise to him! lol x Well, he's more likely to rise to me than he is to rise to you. x Edited June 1, 2009 by sidrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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