My Skyline has been crashed, opinions wanted :(
Discussion
I was driving along a residential road with lots of speed bumps this morning (0600) and I slowed down for a speed bump, I travel this road frequently so I know i would have slowed down to about 15 mph (30 limit), most "normal" cars cannot take this bump much faster as it is more of a small obstacle rather than a traffic calming measure.
52.64211,-2.463843
As I am somewhere on top of the speed bump there is a loud band, followed by an oh s
t moment as I realised the taxi driver that was getting a bit close had got even closer.
We both stop and get out, him insisting it was my fault, to my surprise two more people get out the taxi, both young lads on the way to a house party.
Anyway, the driver wasn't admitting fault and was talking about leaving it for the morning, I wasn't happy with this so I called the police to confirm his insurance, license, etc and they arrived within 10 minutes, we follow the police officer to the station and we fill in a collision report. I am sent on my way by the disgruntled police officer.
As it stands the taxi driver will need a new windscreen, bumper, slam panel and anything else I didn't notice, I will need a new rear bumper, possibly lights, and an exhaust (800 pounds new), plus the boot wont open so I suspect the rear part of the shell may be twisted.
As I see it there are 3 versions of events-
My take is that I slowed down to a reasonable speed for a sports car to go over a speed bump (15mph), and the taxi driver was not paying enough attention, and went into the back of me.
The taxi driver believes I was driving too slow, and that I "slammed my brakes on), I find this unlikely as I commute down this road twice a day and take the speed bumps into consideration whilst driving down aforementioned road.
The passengers of the taxi mostly confirm my view, the said that they saw the taxi driver playing with his sat-nav and was getting dangerously close to me, the lad in the back middle shouted to stop but unfortunalty this was too late.
I have phoned the insurance company and they are progressing with a claim, but I was wondering if anyone that have been in similar circumstances could tell me how this will likley be resolved, the car is only worth 4k maximum so what value will they likely agree to repair the car to before it becomes uneconomical.
I love my car, and it has received quite literally my blood, sweat and tears over the last two years, however i appreciate it isnt of high value, and is an import, so acquiring a new bumper, aftermarket kakimoto racing exhaust (expensive), and then the cost of paining the affected areas may mean the car will be unsalvageable from the insurance perspective.
Any thoughts?
52.64211,-2.463843
As I am somewhere on top of the speed bump there is a loud band, followed by an oh s
t moment as I realised the taxi driver that was getting a bit close had got even closer.We both stop and get out, him insisting it was my fault, to my surprise two more people get out the taxi, both young lads on the way to a house party.
Anyway, the driver wasn't admitting fault and was talking about leaving it for the morning, I wasn't happy with this so I called the police to confirm his insurance, license, etc and they arrived within 10 minutes, we follow the police officer to the station and we fill in a collision report. I am sent on my way by the disgruntled police officer.
As it stands the taxi driver will need a new windscreen, bumper, slam panel and anything else I didn't notice, I will need a new rear bumper, possibly lights, and an exhaust (800 pounds new), plus the boot wont open so I suspect the rear part of the shell may be twisted.
As I see it there are 3 versions of events-
My take is that I slowed down to a reasonable speed for a sports car to go over a speed bump (15mph), and the taxi driver was not paying enough attention, and went into the back of me.
The taxi driver believes I was driving too slow, and that I "slammed my brakes on), I find this unlikely as I commute down this road twice a day and take the speed bumps into consideration whilst driving down aforementioned road.
The passengers of the taxi mostly confirm my view, the said that they saw the taxi driver playing with his sat-nav and was getting dangerously close to me, the lad in the back middle shouted to stop but unfortunalty this was too late.
I have phoned the insurance company and they are progressing with a claim, but I was wondering if anyone that have been in similar circumstances could tell me how this will likley be resolved, the car is only worth 4k maximum so what value will they likely agree to repair the car to before it becomes uneconomical.
I love my car, and it has received quite literally my blood, sweat and tears over the last two years, however i appreciate it isnt of high value, and is an import, so acquiring a new bumper, aftermarket kakimoto racing exhaust (expensive), and then the cost of paining the affected areas may mean the car will be unsalvageable from the insurance perspective.
Any thoughts?
Devastating, it looks like a brilliant car. If the boot will not open the chassis may well be bent at the back and this most certainly will write the car off. It looks to have a huge amount of mods though, so I suppose you could always strip and sell those if the car is a goner - not what you want to hear, but if the bill is so big and it's a GTST and not a more valuable GT-R, they may well consider it uneconomical to fix.
Did you get the details of the lads in the taxi? If they made a statement to the police it would probably help get the case settled in your favour immensely.
Did you get the details of the lads in the taxi? If they made a statement to the police it would probably help get the case settled in your favour immensely.
Ive just been through this with mu insurance.
tailgater hit me while trying to squeeze past in traffic as I turn off a main road.
according to him I slammed on my brakes when in truth he got it wrong.
the insurance is view was even if I had braked, he should have been able to avoid and accident
VR
tailgater hit me while trying to squeeze past in traffic as I turn off a main road.
according to him I slammed on my brakes when in truth he got it wrong.
the insurance is view was even if I had braked, he should have been able to avoid and accident
VR
As for the Skyline, it will most likely end up as a Cat D, possibly C write off. You can buy it back from the insurer if this happens, but it will mean it will show up as a write off when doing a HPi.
If you do get the boot open, lift the carpets and check for any split seam sealer or creased panels. Just because the boot won't open doesn't mean the shell is twisted. The collision could of just pushed the boot catch in a fraction, causing it to jam.
If you do get the boot open, lift the carpets and check for any split seam sealer or creased panels. Just because the boot won't open doesn't mean the shell is twisted. The collision could of just pushed the boot catch in a fraction, causing it to jam.
As everyone else said, taxi driver is at fault. I wouldn't worry here. He was either driving wrecklessly by being too close to you, or not paying attention. It's probable that is both.
The whole point if leaving a suitable gap to the driver infront is so that you can stop safely without rear ending them.
The whole point if leaving a suitable gap to the driver infront is so that you can stop safely without rear ending them.
RemainAllHoof said:
I would be worried if I was the taxi driver. Are the police going to take this further?
I don't think so, "don't normal deal with this thing" the police officer said. If the taxi driver cant fully notice a white skyline with an exhaust that can wake the dead then i worry for other drivers/ pedestrians.PainTrain said:
I don't think so, "don't normal deal with this thing" the police officer said. If the taxi driver cant fully notice a white skyline with an exhaust that can wake the dead then i worry for other drivers/ pedestrians.
Report it again, tell them you think "he was driving carelessly" because of the tailgating. If you didn't put those words in they probably didn't think about it. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff