Elise pranged - reverse beepers fault
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Came home from a lovely evening watching The Hobbit and then a nice meal to find my neighbour trying to get his Range Rover to hump my Elise!
When I collared him he said it couldn't have been him as his reverse beepers would have stopped him...
Not when they are level with my windscreen and your tow bar has mangled my grille and bumper.
Nice big gashes and paint flacked off everywhere.
He has accepted responsibility so no need for a rant and rave but the space he was trying to get in, I wouldn't have put a Mini in!
Now I have the ball ache of quotes and car off the road.
Smart one.
When I collared him he said it couldn't have been him as his reverse beepers would have stopped him...
Not when they are level with my windscreen and your tow bar has mangled my grille and bumper.
Nice big gashes and paint flacked off everywhere.
He has accepted responsibility so no need for a rant and rave but the space he was trying to get in, I wouldn't have put a Mini in!
Now I have the ball ache of quotes and car off the road.
Smart one.
I'll have a guess, wife puts stuff in the boot while neighbour sits with the engine running having reversed into a parking space, parking sensor stays on solid beep as it picks up the tailgate, neighbour switches parking sensors off because its annoying, some time later goes to reverse into/out of his house, parking sensors don't come on because he's switched them off earlier, neighbour doesn't bother to use the eyes and neck that evolution provided him with, OP ends up with his car getting humped.
Surprised you don't hear of it happening more often, I've seen my Mum nearly do it in her Rangey before, also watched the girlfriends sister reverse their parents Rangey back doors deep into a hedge, now we all know to listen for the beep or make sure to switch them back on. And I know not to laugh hysterically at my girlfriends sister as she upsets far more easily than her general demeanour would suggest
Surprised you don't hear of it happening more often, I've seen my Mum nearly do it in her Rangey before, also watched the girlfriends sister reverse their parents Rangey back doors deep into a hedge, now we all know to listen for the beep or make sure to switch them back on. And I know not to laugh hysterically at my girlfriends sister as she upsets far more easily than her general demeanour would suggest
He had moved it forward before there was a chance to get pics.
We'll see, he seems a decent sort although I don't know him that well.
I tend to believe the best in people so just hope I don't get my fingers burnt.
The bumper had a few scrapes along the bottom so will prob get them done and go halves.
We'll see, he seems a decent sort although I don't know him that well.
I tend to believe the best in people so just hope I don't get my fingers burnt.
The bumper had a few scrapes along the bottom so will prob get them done and go halves.
AyBee said:
The reason I haven't bought an Elise 
Having seen some of the parking that goes on around here, I wouldn't sleep at night leaving my P&J on the street Will the fact that it's a clam make it more expensive than otherwise or is the damage not that bad?
It's actually easy to repair fibreglass, so most of the time they can be repaired rather than replacing. Having seen some of the parking that goes on around here, I wouldn't sleep at night leaving my P&J on the street Will the fact that it's a clam make it more expensive than otherwise or is the damage not that bad?Unfortunately lots of people push for new clams, which is usually unnecessary. It's something the insurance will often push for too.
AyBee said:
Will the fact that it's a clam make it more expensive than otherwise or is the damage not that bad?
Depends on exactly how it's been damaged. You can just fill fibreglass if it's still reasonably intact, and at least don't have to worry about rust prevention. However, if any of the elements of the clam have been snapped completely (there are some quite narrow ones down around the grills and indicators), it's a different matter.I had a very minor shunt (at walking pace) in the Elise a few years ago and the repair bill came to the best part of eight grand just for the repairs to the front of my car. No-one would even consider trying to repair the clam because all the fiddly bits were snapped.
Edited by kambites on Friday 4th January 09:19
AyBee said:
The reason I haven't bought an Elise Having seen some of the parking that goes on around here, I wouldn't sleep at night leaving my P&J on the street Will the fact that it's a clam make it more expensive than otherwise or is the damage not that bad?
It's the reason I bought an Elise with iffy paint and loads of stone chips. I don't worry about it all the time. Plus it was cheaper. Win. Having seen some of the parking that goes on around here, I wouldn't sleep at night leaving my P&J on the street Will the fact that it's a clam make it more expensive than otherwise or is the damage not that bad?Captain Muppet said:
AyBee said:
The reason I haven't bought an Elise Having seen some of the parking that goes on around here, I wouldn't sleep at night leaving my P&J on the street Will the fact that it's a clam make it more expensive than otherwise or is the damage not that bad?
It's the reason I bought an Elise with iffy paint and loads of stone chips. I don't worry about it all the time. Plus it was cheaper. Win. Having seen some of the parking that goes on around here, I wouldn't sleep at night leaving my P&J on the street Will the fact that it's a clam make it more expensive than otherwise or is the damage not that bad?
Hmmm 
I live in London, have no requirement to drive anywhere, love cycling so would need to transport my bikes, would have to park it on the street and yet I still want a 111R
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