crashed my car properly!

[willd58]

Tbh, i don't know how i managed to do what i did, all i know is i came off a roundabout not very much in control, fish tailed, at some point 180'd, and slid into the central reservation. No one was hurt, there was no other traffic about, I am a complete idiot, please feel free, hell, please do, call me all the names under the sun. The recovery guy said it was ice, i say it was my inexperience and my speed, that whilst wasn't fast, was still obviously in hindsight, to fast for the conditions.

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Is it totaled, should I claim, how much is this guna cost me? I am very upset, but am not sad, in fact, all jokes my mates have made iv found funny and im quite happy in other ways that it wasn't worse. At the moment its with sure car in fishponds, got any "must take it" places i should visit to have it looked at?

[willd58]

agent006 said:

Anyone else feeling a bit guilty about giving the "how to get the back end out" advice from the curry?

This is what takes the piss, I wasn't even trying to drift! I had been the week before and fully understood it, this time however caught me completely by surprise, and the spin was so great even though i didn't come off the power round I went! If anything my drifting practice meant i didn't just fly straight through the central reservation front first allot quicker, and have the engine come say hi on my passenger seat.

Any idea's as to where I should take it or should I just go with my local guys who do all my work, surecar off of fishponds rd.

Edited by willd58 on Monday 5th February 01:50

[willd58]

Right, heres an update, the garage is saying 2800 to put it all right, I trust this dude as my dad gives him a decent amount of business. Hes said that the inner frame is damaged and it will have to go up and be worked on, then the door they can repair, but everything else they'll wanna get new body parts, front bumper, front and rear wings, rear bumper, tail light, boot lid.

Does this sound about right, and if so, they've said that its guna cost allot less if i can get the parts from a breaker, how easy is this and should i go for it? I'm not guna be able to get another car like an MX5 if I claim on my insurance and I don't wanna go back to driving a shopping trolley if i can avoid it, this seems like the only way. Thoughts?

Thanks guys.

[willd58]

willd58 said:

This is what takes the piss, I wasn't even trying to drift! I had been the week before and fully understood it, this time however caught me completely by surprise, and the spin was so great even though i didn't come off the power round I went! If anything my drifting practice meant i didn't just fly straight through the central reservation front first allot quicker, and have the engine come say hi on my passenger seat.

I honestly wasn't pratting about, if it had been dry im certain i wouldnt of even batted an eyelid, i just didnt pay attention to the road conditions, didnt compromise for them and was completely caught by surprise.