Absolutely gutted!

[Gerrard]

Just had the Chim towed away to be repaired. It decided to roll down a hill this afternoon and embed itself in a wall (after hitting another parked car on the way past.) - it has been sitting there happily for the last 6 hours and all of a sudden just went walkies!

Guess I will always leave it in gear as well in future. Oh well, just hope we don't get too much sunshine for the next few weeks

Gerrard
99T Sapphire Blue (and brick red!) Chim 400

[Gerrard]

Garage says it's probably going to be a whole front end...

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>> Edited by Gerrard on Thursday 2nd May 18:21

[Gerrard]

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too flamin quick for me!

Sorry -- I've killed the message!

Me too! - definitely too quick!!

Apparently I was right to get it towed (rather than try to drive it to Henley from Guildford) as the front nearside wishbone has collapsed.

[Gerrard]

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GRP spreads impact loading so there could be some additional damage underneath or in the engine compartment we can't see. Also the car looks like it's a pearl colour, painting alone will be minimum of £250 per panel ( incl materials/VAT), and you'll need to paint both wings, bonnet and possible part of the doors to achieve a colour match.

The garage's first quick look (not had time to do proper inspection/estimate yet) indicates that the NSF damage does go through to the engine bay. The collapsing wishbone also caused damage to the inside of the NSF wheel. There is a deep scratch that extends the full length of the NS and the OSF wing also has some paint and bodywork missing.
Not sure if the paint is metallic or pearlescent, but the handbook states it's "Sapphire Blue".

If only I'd left it in ANY gear....