What was I saying about bad driving traits?............

[hainser]

How about 'company white van man ploughs into the back of you while your sat at a roundabout'
then says "sorry mate, I saw a gap and thought you were going to go"

[BO55 VXR]

Damn... I'm not going out for a while... too many incidents... and i'm getting paranoid

How's the whiplash?

Actually, I had the exact same situation some years back, but was rear-ended by one of those 6 wheel aggregate lorries...that was a bang... fortunately, I was a passenger in a taxi.

Hope your ok, mate... and the car gets fixed soon

Edited by BO55 VXR on Wednesday 14th June 18:28

[hainser]

Thanks Chris, Yeh I'm OK. The headrest ensured my neck was OK. (Not withstanding what I wanted to do to the other guys neck)!!

[rob_78]

Thank god it was only the bumper.

So it wont take to long to fix.

Many thing is your ok.

[bennno]

bad luck

check the spare wheel recess, sometimes it just looks like the bumper but the supports can push the mounting points in....

our audi looked like this until the bodyshop showed me the spare wheel was wedged in the hole.

Bennno

Edited by bennno on Wednesday 14th June 19:26

[caspy]

Sorry to see the damage!!!

Glad you ok!

[Paul.H.]

I saw this motor in Jan/Feb at Virginia Waters - sorry to see the damage hainser - glad you're OK & hope the motor isn't too bad financially?

[demolition man]

hainser said:

"sorry mate, I saw a gap and thought you were going to go"

Another open & shut case....m'lud

Glad you're OK physically, but I bet looking at that bumper 'smarts' a bit!

[p7vxr]

Sorry to see the damage Kev, hope the insurance, and the repair go though ok.

[hainser]

Thanks for all the support guys. Elephant are on the case with the repairs and claiming the costs back from the idiot drivers company.
It's at times like this I wonder if everyone else is right when they say "why do you spend so much money (and time) on a car, it's not worth it", anyone else feel like that? I guess I could buy three £10K cars for the price of the Monaro & not be bothered if some drugged/drunk/blind idiot rams into the back of it.

Sorry guys, having been through the anger stage I'm into denial now. Only pity to go then I'll be onto revenge!!

[huffy]

hainser said:

It's at times like this I wonder if everyone else is right when they say "why do you spend so much money (and time) on a car, it's not worth it", anyone else feel like that? I guess I could buy three £10K cars for the price of the Monaro & not be bothered if some drugged/drunk/blind idiot rams into the back of it.

Know what you mean but for me it has never really mattered how much the cars have been worth - in their own way each has been my pride and joy......its that fact that someone has damaged it that gets me - and it doens't matter whether its a parking dent from some twit opening their door on it or something more serious like yours....I mean I ride a bike which costs considerably less than a Monaro but I'd still be mightily p*ssed off if it got damaged. Thing is if you love your car/bike/whatever you're always going to be annoyed if something happens to it - hope it all sorts itself out for you

Edited by huffy on Thursday 15th June 13:22

[woody377]

I'm in total agreement with Huffy. It doesn't matter what it is or how much it's worth. If you've worked hard to get it and it's your pride and joy then £2000 or £200,000 it will get your back up if anything beyond your control happens to it. The GTS is by far the nicest car I've ever had and having payed only half the cost of a decent Monaro comparitively I'd go apesh!t if some twit bumped or banged it!