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CorsAsh

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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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21st May 03 at 23:08

don't worry, i thought i'd witten mine off (due to wet roads and a BMW driver). i hit a fence and put a nice V shape in the front, ripped off the arms that link the suspension to the front cross member etc etc.

Needed new bonnet, rad, cross members, two wings, mirrors and headlamps. It was over a grands worth of damage, but my car's fine now. Damage generally looks worse than it is. Hope this helps mate...

Red_SXi

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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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21st May 03 at 23:08

No i don't usually drive like a twat, but today i did, and i'm now facing the consequences.

Also - There is hardly and bodywork damage that i can tell, apart from the rear bumper, but there is LOTS of damage to the suspension / chassis

Also does anyone know why the engine would run funny / lumpy / rev itself after this happened?

[Edited on 21-05-2003 by Red_Sxi]

CorsAsh

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21st May 03 at 23:13

the chassis can usually be sorted on a jig. the engine mite be running funny cos c's are drive by wire, so maybe an electrical problem cos of impact

maybe check fuses or summin?

Red_SXi

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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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21st May 03 at 23:15

Nah let Vauxhall do all that and let the insurance company pay.

I was just wondering if maybe i'd damaged anthing engine-related

Sooty

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21st May 03 at 23:22

are you keeping the car?

Red_SXi

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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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21st May 03 at 23:24

Well if its not written off then yeh

Sooty

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21st May 03 at 23:25

dont think it will be TBH, dont sound it... was a nice car.. subtle all the way

Laney

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Registered: 6th May 03
Location: Leeds
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21st May 03 at 23:25

I did exactly the same thing not so long ago.

Certainly shits you up

Mikeboy

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Registered: 12th Jun 02
Location: Wiltshire Drives: SXi DTi
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21st May 03 at 23:26

I cant believe it ! That's such bad luck m8, very sorry to hear it.

Seems so surreal, especially on same day as http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=68396 was posted .

Hope you get what you want, i.e. insurance wise

Mikeboy

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Registered: 12th Jun 02
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21st May 03 at 23:27

out of interest, did the pedals detach themselves like it says they do in the brochure ?

M4tt

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Registered: 18th Apr 03
Location: Potters Bar
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21st May 03 at 23:29

sorry to hear about m8.

roads were terrible today, i was driving back from northampton to london on the M1 and the spray was nasty.

when got home i found a Ford Focus on its roof. Pigs had blocked off the road.

I hate driving in the wet.

CorsAsh

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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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21st May 03 at 23:34

i must be really tired. thought you meant pigs as in the actual farmyard animals at first.

must sleep soon

Red_SXi

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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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21st May 03 at 23:37

MikeBoy i've now realised why the brake pedal collapsed then was normal again.

M4tt

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22nd May 03 at 00:17

quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
i must be really tired. thought you meant pigs as in the actual farmyard animals at first.

must sleep soon

i did mean farmyard animal m8

Wolfy

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Registered: 1st Apr 02
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22nd May 03 at 04:30

quote:
Originally posted by Red_Sxi
Totally my own fault, slid into a kurb at high speed, fucked the car up bad.

Both left wheels are pushed underneath the car, the front one has been pushed back into the bodywork too, so the car won't move at all. The rear bumper and arch have come loose, the engine runs lumpy and the steering has snapped from the front left wheel, it doesn't turn with the steering wheel at all.

i did this a few months back on black ice and a roundabout.

1grand of repairs later and im still kicking wolfrace up the arse about my replacement wheels!!!!

sorry to hear about it mate... good luck sorting it.

Sam

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22nd May 03 at 06:16

Lack of steering might be the lower arm that is snapped (this happened in my old Corsa when some penis in a Sierra decided to drive into the side of my car!), from what you described it doesn't sound like a write-off, as I had worse damage done to mine, it was only worth £3k at the time, the bill also came to about £3k but they still repaired it.

You got any pics of it?

willay

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22nd May 03 at 06:44

wont this royally fuck your insurance?

Hope your ok, remember cars can always be replaced

Pablo

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22nd May 03 at 07:36

Unlucky mate, hope your feeling ok now!

OzzySRi

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Registered: 18th Jun 02
Location: Sydney, Australia Drives: Corsa C 1.8 SRi
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22nd May 03 at 08:02

sorry to hear the bad news Red. Atleast u werent seriously injured mate

jacko

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Registered: 28th Sep 02
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22nd May 03 at 09:51

Sorry to hear about your car mate

. I did something similar a few years back when I had an escort rs turbo. These things happen mate and trust me your not the only one. The main thing is your alright

Red_SXi

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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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22nd May 03 at 11:08

I'll have pics soon, the car is coming home til i find a garage that my insuance company will trust to do the repairs.

Red_SXi

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22nd May 03 at 11:45

Maybe not, cos the AA are unable to collect my car due to the damage to it. They reckon in order to get it on their truck the whole underneath of the car is going to fall off

Sam

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22nd May 03 at 11:47

Where is it now then?

Ditch

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Registered: 29th Nov 02
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22nd May 03 at 11:52

well surely they got it there in the first place without

"the whole underneath of the car falling off"

So they must be able to move it again!

Red_SXi

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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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22nd May 03 at 11:52

At a Vauxhall dealership that isn't registered with my insurance company, so its gonna take about 3 days for the "engineer" to give the go ahead.

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