Ford Mustang GT (2017 spec)

[Dr Interceptor]

No injuries, amazing how strong the a-pillar on a Clio is, didn’t deform at all.

I reckon Rocky is 50/50 write off or repair. Bonnet, both wings, both lights, whole front end, rad pushed back a couple of inches, airbox mountings gone, and the drivers side chassis leg is bent.

[Dr Interceptor]

[Mr Tidy]

Oh no, that's such a shame!

But hopefully nobody was hurt - cars an be fixed, people not so easily.

I was enjoying this thread up to that point though - I hope the OP gets a good outcome.

[Pommy]

Little alarming how much better the Renault seems to have held up against the Mustang

[Dr Interceptor]

Pommy said:

Little alarming how much better the Renault seems to have held up against the Mustang

The A-pillar on the Clio held up really well, but then if it hadn’t the whole thing would have been much more nasty.

I guess it’s just the bit on the Mustang that’s designed to crumple, versus the bit on the Clio that’s as rigid as fk.

[Dr Interceptor]

This one shows the angle better.

[Paul_M3]

Pommy said:

Little alarming how much better the Renault seems to have held up against the Mustang

Not really.

Huge amounts of time and money are spent designing the crumple zones at the front of cars. The more they deform (in a controlled manner), the more energy is taken away from hurting the occupants.

There’s no space to do that at the A-pillar. They are designed to be very strong to stop intrusion into the passenger compartment.

[Dr Interceptor]

Well the Mustang has now been moved from the recovery yard in Basingstoke to the authorised repairer in Reading.

They're currently adding up the bits required to repair, should have the repair estimate by the end of the week, with luck. It needs to get to 55% of the current market value to write it off, which I'm quietly hoping it does - cars are just never the same after a big prang.

I wasn't going to ask for a loan car, I'd rather use one of my classics than drive something like an i10 (no offence i10 owners), but my right shoulder and neck was so sore come Sunday that driving a non-power-assisted car was out the question. I had a two mile run out in the Beetle, that was enough.

Given my insurers have deemed the Clio driver to be at fault, they have provided me with a Jaguar XJ to waft around in - apparently that's size comparable to the Mustang.

My iPhone appears to also have taken a whack - it was sat on the dash at the time of the accident, and plugged into the car. I plugged it in Sunday night to re-charge, and woke Monday morning to find it totally flat. The connector jack won't take charge so am just charging it wirelessly, and the screen also has coloured lines running through it. Trivial I know in the grand scheme of things, just a pain as I've got to go to Basingstoke tonight to hopefully get it repaired.

Will update in here once I know the fate of my car.

[kiethton]

Dr Interceptor said:

Well the Mustang has now been moved from the recovery yard in Basingstoke to the authorised repairer in Reading.

They're currently adding up the bits required to repair, should have the repair estimate by the end of the week, with luck. It needs to get to 55% of the current market value to write it off, which I'm quietly hoping it does - cars are just never the same after a big prang.

I wasn't going to ask for a loan car, I'd rather use one of my classics than drive something like an i10 (no offence i10 owners), but my right shoulder and neck was so sore come Sunday that driving a non-power-assisted car was out the question. I had a two mile run out in the Beetle, that was enough.

Given my insurers have deemed the Clio driver to be at fault, they have provided me with a Jaguar XJ to waft around in - apparently that's size comparable to the Mustang.

My iPhone appears to also have taken a whack - it was sat on the dash at the time of the accident, and plugged into the car. I plugged it in Sunday night to re-charge, and woke Monday morning to find it totally flat. The connector jack won't take charge so am just charging it wirelessly, and the screen also has coloured lines running through it. Trivial I know in the grand scheme of things, just a pain as I've got to go to Basingstoke tonight to hopefully get it repaired.

Will update in here once I know the fate of my car.

On the phone thing, I was knocked off my motorbike and my iphone was in my pocket - as I jumped off my iphone bent (in standard 6s fashion....). I was in court a few weeks ago with the phone added as damages and claim costs (they took a while dragging it through as liability was disputed) - needless to say I won and was paid out in full for the value of the phone, purchased new from apple 6 months prior.

[croyde]

So sorry to see this. Was the Clio driver blind?

Unbelievable but then I see amazingly shoite driving every day.

Makes me glad I don't have my GT anymore. No stress in my owned since 1998 battle scarred BMW.

It's not like your car is difficult to see.

[kambites]

Paul_M3 said:

Pommy said:

Little alarming how much better the Renault seems to have held up against the Mustang

Not really.

The Mustang has done exactly what it was designed to do. I'd be far more worried if it was still the shape it started out.

Not really sure if I'd be hoping for a fix or a write off with that one.

[Dr Interceptor]

kiethton said:

needless to say I won and was paid out in full for the value of the phone, purchased new from apple 6 months prior.

Cheers for the advice... My phone isn't that new, purchased new from Apple Jan 18, but you'd expect more than 14 months life out of an iPhone X. I'll let the insurers know.

croyde said:

So sorry to see this. Was the Clio driver blind?

Or just wasn't really concentrating, one of the two, I guess.

kambites said:

Not really sure if I'd be hoping for a fix or a write off with that one.

I have to admit, I'm not sure how I feel if they do repair it. I'd much rather not see it again and move on.

It's a shame, as the Mustang was probably the first 'new' car in 18 years of driving that I really bonded with. Previously I've got rid of a car after two years, but this was the first car I'd actually envisaged keeping for a while. The road trip down to Portugal really helped with that mind.

[anonymous-user]

Paul_M3 said:

Pommy said:

Little alarming how much better the Renault seems to have held up against the Mustang

Not really.

Huge amounts of time and money are spent designing the crumple zones at the front of cars. The more they deform (in a controlled manner), the more energy is taken away from hurting the occupants.

There’s no space to do that at the A-pillar. They are designed to be very strong to stop intrusion into the passenger compartment.

Thank **** someone else understands this.

[croyde]

One of the guys on Mustang6G ended up going through a hedge and down into a field.

Him and his son walked away yet the Mustang looked like it had been dropped from a few hundred feet.

As you say, it did it's job and protected it's occupants.

[Alex_225]

Sorry to see the car looking sorry for itself there OP, I'm sure it'll be back to looking nice and shiny again soon. Good choice of colour.

What's the power from these? Do they only do one power output from the V8 model or does it vary?

[Dr Interceptor]

Alex_225 said:

What's the power from these? Do they only do one power output from the V8 model or does it vary?

Depends whose figures you use - some media quoted the pre-facelift at 412, others at 416hp. The new facelift car in the UK is 444hp.

In the US they make more power - about an extra 20hp over the UK cars, due to the design of the manifolds...

[Alex_225]

Dr Interceptor said:

Alex_225 said:

What's the power from these? Do they only do one power output from the V8 model or does it vary?

Depends whose figures you use - some media quoted the pre-facelift at 412, others at 416hp. The new facelift car in the UK is 444hp.

In the US they make more power - about an extra 20hp over the UK cars, due to the design of the manifolds...

Aah ok, so not exactly why with the power which is good. They do sound very nice as well.

[Fat Albert]

cb1965 said:

Paul_M3 said:

Pommy said:

Little alarming how much better the Renault seems to have held up against the Mustang

Not really.

Huge amounts of time and money are spent designing the crumple zones at the front of cars. The more they deform (in a controlled manner), the more energy is taken away from hurting the occupants.

There’s no space to do that at the A-pillar. They are designed to be very strong to stop intrusion into the passenger compartment.

Thank **** someone else understands this.

Whereas my old Porsche 968 had a great crumple zone which left me able to open the doors and the rear seat was intact, however the Lotus Elan A & B Pillars may need a bit more strengthening......

(Identical Aquaplaning accidents 1 hour apart, if they had collected the Elan 10 mins earlier neither car would have been a write off)

[Bubba Zanetti]

You need to get this back on the road. Be a shame to write it off after only a few months.

[croyde]

UK V8s are a little down on power due to a rerouted manifold thanks to it being RHD.