Dead S3 - look away now!

[mike456]

don't look if your squeamish..http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/imgs/8.gif
the other driver went through red light and we were "t-boned", a testament to the strength of the S3 that we were relatively unscathed.

In case your were wondering the doors were cut off.

[andrewparker]

Impressive! What was the other vehicle? Any idea of speed?

[mike456]

yep, Nissan note or similar, side on 30-40mph

[drgav2005]

Ouch! Good to see the car did its job and you got out 'relatively unscathed'. Hope you are totally fine now. Easy enough to replace metal

[RGambo]

WOW! what a difference. I had an accident in a Sierra about 15 years ago. I was T boned and the car was travelling at about 40mph. The passenger B pillar was touching my shoulder! Car safety has moved on so much.

[thegreatdogwood]

I lusted after a TVR a few years ago - it was when I saw a photo of one that had been t-boned I went off the idea, as the front bumper of the other car had literally reached the transmission tunnel in the TVR (totally crossing the passenger seat) before it found something solid enough to get the TVR to break traction.

[Burwood]

It looks like a late model S3. Is it a silly question to ask if it's a total loss? Not that you want it back

[mike456]

Yep total loss eventually - it's a 2014 model

[Dr G]

In a nasty situation like that you couldn't really ask for a 'better' outcome. I realise 'better' is completely relative but I'm glad to hear you're OK.

I too have been involved in a somewhat unpleasant RTA in a modern Audi and walked out with only a graze from the airbag. It's comforting to know that should the worst happen you're only worrying about metal and plastic.

[LeoZwalf]

That was hit at 30-40mph?! It looks like there is no damage at all except for the missing doors. What did the Nissan look like?

Glad you're ok, it must have been pretty hairy.

[Burwood]

LeoZwalf said:

That was hit at 30-40mph?! It looks like there is no damage at all except for the missing doors. What did the Nissan look like?

Glad you're ok, it must have been pretty hairy.

I bet the chassis is badly deformed. Sobering though, a T boning in an older car would probably be fatal.

[Adrian E]

The introduction of the pole impact test as part of EuroNCAP made a significant difference to side impact protection - it's a good bit harder to design a structure to deal with a point load, so when it then gets hit by something over a reasonably distributed width it does a whole lot better than cars of old.

Glad you walked away

[mike456]

Hi guys
Thanks for your kind comments. The Nissan was traveling at 30+ mph (through a red light!)
It was pretty well written off at the front I think.

I will crop the photo of the Nissan and post it up after removing personal info. Ironically the insurer actually debated (briefly) about repairing the S3.

Glad we are both fine, the Audi certainly saved our bacon, a strong bit of kit the A3.

The only advice I can give to you all is too;
A) buy the strongest ncap rated car you can afford
B) buy GAP insurance (can offer a personal experience on this once my case is settled)

All the best

[Flibble]

Having relatively recently written off a similar S3 I can echo those sentiments. The car safety systems are amazing; I walked away with just bruises from a 50-60 mph impact. The car was a right state but the passenger cell was completely intact. Insurer considered repairing mine too, until they got quotes. Also, GAP is totally worth it.

[BeastMode]

Glad you are ok.

Fibble do share your gap experience?

[RammyMP]

There was another death in Manchester last week:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greate...

[Adrian E]

RammyMP said:

There was another death in Manchester last week:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greate...

Yikes! I guess it's possible the car was torched after crashing, if it was stolen. It's quite possible with that level of intrusion that an oil or fuel line has been split and sprayed onto a hot manifold and gone up that way. Would've taken a while to burn out like that....

[andrewparker]

RammyMP said:

There was another death in Manchester last week:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greate...

Death? The article states the Police have no record of the crash?

[RammyMP]

andrewparker said:

RammyMP said:

There was another death in Manchester last week:
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greate...

Death? The article states the Police have no record of the crash?

If it's not stolen or dangerous driving they won't necessarily file a report

[Deerfoot]

andrewparker said:

Death? The article states the Police have no record of the crash?

I think he's referring to the death of the S3, not of whoever was driving it.