MX5's built better than Volvo's?

[_Batty_]

What happens when your neightbours handbrake fails (Volvo 440) on a sloped shared drive





his car 'mounted' the front bumper and pushed it down the drive (over blocks encase of handbrake failure) with rear wheels locked, into my garage door!
He's not evolving insurance, and will pay for a new garage door (and the very minor damage to the car!)

[MrFlibbles]

_Batty_ said:

He's not evolving insurance, and will pay for a new garage door (and the very minor damage to the car!)

Is he going to revolve them instead? Or is it that new fangled e-volvo insurance?

At least the damage isnt too bad!

[Hammerhead]

Should polish out (and the car)

[soad]

Looks like garage door came off much much worse. But then again, it wasn't a solid one.

Any damage to the Volvo then?

Nice MX-5 btw

[Gwagon111]

I'd have an engineer check the mx5 out, if I were you. The plastic bits of mx5s are renouned for being tough as old boots. I've known a few people that have had bumps in mx5s, which looked like no damage jobs, only to find some structural damage later.

[vrooom]

Actually, that front cone looked pushed in, and the rear bumper look very pushed in too.

[175gt]

I hope you wouldn't really let him pay for a new garage door? An unfortunate incident, perhaps; but surely the door can be straightened out and neighbourly relations enhanced?

[v8will]

Gwagon111 said:

I'd have an engineer check the mx5 out, if I were you. The plastic bits of mx5s are renouned for being tough as old boots. I've known a few people that have had bumps in mx5s, which looked like no damage jobs, only to find some structural damage later.

This.

I had a minor shunt in mine and they hide damage well.

[_Batty_]

175gt said:

I hope you wouldn't really let him pay for a new garage door? An unfortunate incident, perhaps; but surely the door can be straightened out and neighbourly relations enhanced?

erm have you seen the pics? the frame has been split and pushed off the wall, and the frame of the door is bent.
its scrap.
He's actually insisted to replace it and yes the cars off to a bodyshop monday to get checked out

[Some Gump]

Take him to the cleaners batty - he's made a right mess of the hardtop =)

[MrFlibbles]

175gt said:

I hope you wouldn't really let him pay for a new garage door? An unfortunate incident, perhaps; but surely the door can be straightened out and neighbourly relations enhanced?

Yours sincerely,

_Batty_s next door neighbour.

[175gt]

_Batty_ said:

175gt said:

I hope you wouldn't really let him pay for a new garage door? An unfortunate incident, perhaps; but surely the door can be straightened out and neighbourly relations enhanced?

erm have you seen the pics? the frame has been split and pushed off the wall, and the frame of the door is bent.
its scrap.
He's actually insisted to replace it and yes the cars off to a bodyshop monday to get checked out

Sorry, didn't realise the extent of the damage from the pic - looked like the door was just a wee bit dented! Good on him for insisting on putting it right.

Hope the car's alright too.

[Jonny671]

Stood up well to that! Guess it helped the door went in too rather than being a brick wall or something.

p.s Lovely MX5

[williamp]

Phew! I was worried the PH badge would get scratched.

Nothing worry about, move along