Oops! She has gone in :(

[Amiee]

Had a lil bump in the car!! (1st car on car incident lol)

Was out quite late last night, dropping my mate off and only about 5 mins from home, went round a little round about and there are speed bumps immediately after the turning... So I slowed right down to get over it (was pretty big bump)

Anyways, My mate was following in the car behind and she went straight into the back of me!!

Got out had a look and her car is worst off.. she has a 206 and cant get the bonnet up, grille is smashed and bonnet has bent in.

My cars a lil better off, has only pushed the back bumper in and has moved all the inner arch liners so they catch the wheel . So anyways Im now at work.. tierd an trying to get an appointment with the docs.. but there shite :(

Now also as she is my best mate im not going to claim for obvious reasons.. so anyone has a MANGO rear bumper give me a shout please lol!

Will get pic.. not that you can see a lot tbh just annoying!!:wall:

[Baz]

unlucky

[Peejous]

Gutted tbh, because its a mate it's a bit harsh to go through insurance.

[Amiee]

Well im not going to bother with insurance.. she is also my house mate so not really any point bumping up her premiums for a new bumper.. her cars going to cost her alot more so ill leave it at that tbh!!!

Wish hadnt come work today though lol

[Raz]

unlucky...hope everything gets sorted ASAP :y:

[Peejous]

Well im not going to bother with insurance.. she is also my house mate so not really any point bumping up her premiums for a new bumper.. her cars going to cost her alot more so ill leave it at that tbh!!!

Wish hadnt come work today though lol

You sure it's JUST the bumper? You need to check the metal behind the bumper, if thats all fine then your sweet. :y:

[jaybiss]

check your boot floor etc

[Jules]

If the splash guards are pushed in then it sounds like the bumper mountings have moved.
Why dont you take it along to an accident repair centre for a free quote, then you'll know for sure??
If her car is that bad then i'm sure there will be more damage to yours than meets the eye.
Hope you get it sorted,

xxx

[Amiee]

You sure it's JUST the bumper? You need to check the metal behind the bumper, if thats all fine then your sweet. :y:
Not had a proper look tbh.. quick look this morning before came to work.
check your boot floor etc
I shall do that this evening..
If the splash guards are pushed in then it sounds like the bumper mountings have moved.
Why dont you take it along to an accident repair centre for a free quote, then you'll know for sure??
If her car is that bad then i'm sure there will be more damage to yours than meets the eye.
Hope you get it sorted,

xxx


Thanks , may well have to.. havent told the rents yet.. have to go up this weekend so get dad to have a check over it. If its not okay then a dunto what am going to do.

[stiffler69]

I had a similar sounding bump in my vtr it appeared to just push the bumper in and crack the lining but it did infact move the boot panel slighty in and slightly creased the rear quater

Good luck with repairs

[Jules]

If it more than you thought you'll prob have to claim her! I know its not what you want to do to her, but you have to think about what it might cost you!

Its a hard one, Its happend to me before too!
My hubby parked my saxo behind his landrover but forgot to put the handbrake on and it rolled underneath the jeep scraping all the bonnet - so i can sympathise!!!

[Amiee]

Really should check it over.. am worrying now haha. thanks Guys!!!

May take half day get it checked over and stuff :(

[JimoVTR]

No mangos here... sorry

And its oops :oops:

[Lee_P]

this has happened to lots of ppl i know i reckon when there is someone you trust in front you dont pay as much attention as you should

[Paul]

Had a lil bump in the car!! (1st car on car incident lol)

Was out quite late last night, dropping my mate off and only about 5 mins from home, went round a little round about and there are speed bumps immediately after the turning... So I slowed right down to get over it (was pretty big bump)

Anyways, My mate was following in the car behind and she went straight into the back of me!!

Got out had a look and her car is worst off.. she has a 206 and cant get the bonnet up, grille is smashed and bonnet has bent in.

My cars a lil better off, has only pushed the back bumper in and has moved all the inner arch liners so they catch the wheel . So anyways Im now at work.. tierd an trying to get an appointment with the docs.. but there shite :(

Now also as she is my best mate im not going to claim for obvious reasons.. so anyone has a MANGO rear bumper give me a shout please lol!

Will get pic.. not that you can see a lot tbh just annoying!!:wall:

Love it.

When i had a crash and had a mate in my car, he had to take time off work for a leg injury.. He could of easily made a claim against me, but he decided not to as hes a good mate.. All my other friends said if they was in the car they would of claimed :n:. And my friend that didn't claim was in debt at the time.

Been one of my best friends ever since.

[Wayner87]

Ouch, doesnt sound good. I hit an escort in my first car, no damage on the outside, but when i saw the boot inside, it was pushed right back, so yeah check the boot if i was you, the panels bend so easy.

[Mieran]

Unlucky Amiee I hope you get it fixed soon

My advice would be claim whiplash then share the money with you mate so both of you can fix your cars (I don't think her insurance will go up but I could be wrong)

[KamRacing]

For very minor accidents then not going through insurance may be a good idea, but usually with the way modern cars seem to be put together there is often a lot of hidden damage. Get a quote for both cars and make sure you tell them its not going through insurance (you get a better rate usually) then weigh up the difference between that cost and her excess/insurance increase)
Insurance is there for a reason so you might as well use it if the difference is negligible.

[RedB]

For very minor accidents then not going through insurance may be a good idea, but usually with the way modern cars seem to be put together there is often a lot of hidden damage. Get a quote for both cars and make sure you tell them its not going through insurance (you get a better rate usually) then weigh up the difference between that cost and her excess/insurance increase)
Insurance is there for a reason so you might as well use it if the difference is negligible.

If shes paying for your repairs as it was her fault then i wouldnt take it any further tbh...

Are you feeling ok or was the doctor's just as a precaution Aimee?

Hope it gets sorted soon and there isnt any hidden damage etc. :)

[betty02]

Go through insurance and claim, and then split the money :D

[RedB]

Go through insurance and claim, and then split the money :D

Haha then her premiums go up...she farts in your pillow in revenge and you get the worst case of pink eye ever :P

[Paul]

http://www.theblogblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/gxnlidrwtjhafiy20070625034113.jpg

Everyone bad rep betty for trying to make insurance premiums go up.

Rofl, owned xx

[RedB]

http://www.theblogblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/gxnlidrwtjhafiy20070625034113.jpg

Everyone bad rep betty for trying to make insurance premiums go up.

Rofl, owned xx

Lol im in stitches today dude :)

[Amiee]

Right, well I left work at 12.30 really wasnt feeling well and the neck was hurting.. (everyone says it but it was, as iv had neck injuries before I wanted to be on the safe side) I dont have wiplash but I have pulled all muscles going down my neck and have been told to rest but nothing they can really do.

As for the car... Its not all okay :( Checked the boot as you guys said.. and It opened... but wouldnt shut :( you can see where the metal has strained and come apart at the "welding seams" and im now going to ring the ADR centres about here.. Need to talk to mate when she gets in to see what she says...

[KamRacing]

At the end of the day it will be her insurance that pays so dont worry too much.
Get both cars accessed and then she can weigh up the costs and work out what she wants to do. Just dont make a decision until everything is concidered. theres no dramatic rush to need to tell an insurance company about the accident, but just in case it does go down this route write down all the details of the accident. Date, time, location, witnesses, photgraph, damage before you forget :D

[Amiee]

lol yeh thanks will do all that now :)

Cant discuss owt til she gets in though..

[lavo-vts]

it great fun when your mates run into you. ive had this happen twice now. just send them the bill

[lavo-vts]

Go through insurance and claim, and then split the money :D

thats usually called fraud. not advisable tbh

[Amiee]

it great fun when your mates run into you. ive had this happen twice now. just send them the bill
Lol not that mean we shall discuss it.. like grown ups haah

[lavo-vts]

Lol not that mean we shall discuss it.. like grown ups haah

its times like these when you find out how strong your friendship is

[xclairex]

Sorry to hear that Amiee hope your ok sounds a alot like what happened to me only both cars wernt worth fixing, as for not claiming i wish i did now obviously i had to claim for my car but as for whiplash i didnt but go for it, it wont affect her premium anymore, I had a phonecall a few month after the accident and after id accepted a settlement cheque for personal injury for £750 they said id be looking to claim around £2200 but then they read further down the notes and saw that is accepted the settlement cheque which meant i couldnt claim anymore, Gutted thats all i can say

[Amiee]

Sorry to hear that Amiee hope your ok sounds a alot like what happened to me only both cars wernt worth fixing, as for not claiming i wish i did now obviously i had to claim for my car but as for whiplash i didnt but go for it, it wont affect her premium anymore, I had a phonecall a few month after the accident and after id accepted a settlement cheque for personal injury for £750 they said id be looking to claim around £2200 but then they read further down the notes and saw that is accepted the settlement cheque which meant i couldnt claim anymore, Gutted thats all i can say

Yeh claire... Last time I had it I was off college for a while and work for ages! Sucks but cant do owt about the past... Really cant do or say what im going to do!

Everyone at work was like claim ect and split the money.. but I dont know :( Probs wont as I didnt before (because my cusain told me not too) and she claimed the cheeky cow!

[xclairex]

Just go for it, f**k what anyone else thinks it was their fault in the 1st place and do you think they wouldnt claim against you just cause you told them not to, keep yourself happy not anyone else ive learnt that now :)

[Amiee]

Lol Claire.. see I always put others first :P ,

[laura_g]

Just go for it, f**k what anyone else thinks it was their fault in the 1st place and do you think they wouldnt claim against you just cause you told them not to, keep yourself happy not anyone else ive learnt that now :)

lol couldnt agree more its a dog eat dog world out there, just make sure she gets things rolling and doesnt take her time just coz your mates

[jaybiss]

think of your mate amiee as you have to live with her, you have a mortgage with her

suggest both cars get checked out and a price for them to be fixed, if its too much go through insurance

[xclairex]

Same here i usually do but she done no favours making things easy for me after the accident trying to make me take the blame or take half the blame, people are quite cunning these days when it comes to money

[Amiee]

think of your mate amiee as you have to live with her, you have a mortgage with her

suggest both cars get checked out and a price for them to be fixed, if its too much go through insurance


Exactly what Iv said im doing Jay.. I know its goin to be alot for her car.. well by looks of things anyway.. We shall sort it either way, wont be getting spitefull about things.

Plus im not like that lol

[Predator_R32]

pictures pictures pictures ??

[Amiee]

Of her car.. none as yet left it at her mums, will get some later, as Iv said not much you can see on mine really

[AlexB]

cant believe the westys bin bashed
thats crap
hope your neck gets better soon
abd that it all get sorted out!

[Amiee]

6576 Looks normalish.. Dirty but normalish lol
6577
6578
6579
6580
6581
Cant really see where its buldged out inside and awaits "Not much up with it comments lol":oops:

[AlexB]

doesnt look too bad (i know u say u cant see in the pics)
but it should be easliy fixable
hope its sorted out soon

[Amiee]

Just been to body shop.. guy said he can sort the bumper out as its not split or anything and he can push the boot back out. And theres no damage to the underneath!! Good news.. will cost about £150 as im also having my bump strips and front bumper sorted at same time!

[BenHCFC88]

Good news there, I wouldnt wanna be the one to tell ya best mate that you had to claim lol

[Predator_R32]

simple repair job and it should be fine, as long as its not creased up then will be ok :y:

[Amiee]

Yeh wont take much to repair.. :) its getting taken down after Nikkis so all is good :)

[JimoVTR]

That must be one hell of a sax.... most would be written off

glad its all ok

[Amiee]

That must be one hell of a sax.... most would be written off

glad its all ok

Lol aint it just... bare in mind this is Her car...
6585

[JimoVTR]

french tbh - expect anything less?

[Amiee]

No I guess not haha!!!

Bring on the golf :)

[jimbo232]

You want kissing better? :P

[Amiee]

Make it a cuppa tea :P

[Amiee]

Right I am stuck what to do now guys...
We took cars to be assessed by the Accident Repair Place and they averages the cost between £500-£1000 for Nikkis depending on what option she chosed to go for and about £120-£150 for mine to be repaired..

Now thinking about it her excess is £500 anyways... so she said she wouldnt know if she wanted to go down insurance route.. However she expects me to pay for my own repairs when clearly wasnt my fault..

I Dont want to be bitter about it.. but why should I pay for what she has done in terms of my car.. Shes also said "well you can barely tell theres anything up with your car so why bother with it.." and stuff like "yours can wait".

Now Im thinking I should tell her I want to go through insurance as even though mine wont be a lot to repair it would still be £150ish I dont really have money to spend when I need a new exhaust too..

What does everyone think I should do..

Dont want her to fall out with me.. and at the end of the day she hasnt got any ncbs... she is fully comp and she would be paying 500ish for hers no matter what?

Thanks

[VtsTom]

Balls to her, your car. Rape her insurance, serves her right for driving like a dozey cunt

[jaybiss]

Right I am stuck what to do now guys...
We took cars to be assessed by the Accident Repair Place and they averages the cost between £500-£1000 for Nikkis depending on what option she chosed to go for and about £120-£150 for mine to be repaired..

Now thinking about it her excess is £500 anyways... so she said she wouldnt know if she wanted to go down insurance route.. However she expects me to pay for my own repairs when clearly wasnt my fault..

I Dont want to be bitter about it.. but why should I pay for what she has done in terms of my car.. Shes also said "well you can barely tell theres anything up with your car so why bother with it.." and stuff like "yours can wait".

Now Im thinking I should tell her I want to go through insurance as even though mine wont be a lot to repair it would still be £150ish I dont really have money to spend when I need a new exhaust too..

What does everyone think I should do..

Dont want her to fall out with me.. and at the end of the day she hasnt got any ncbs... she is fully comp and she would be paying 500ish for hers no matter what?

Thanks

take her through the insurance, ring yours up and give them her details etc

why should your car wait? its her fault. ask for the money and if she says no or what ever tell her youll be informing your insurers

also is it wise to post all this up on here?

[Amiee]

take her through the insurance, ring yours up and give them her details etc

why should your car wait? its her fault. ask for the money and if she says no or what ever tell her youll be informing your insurers

also is it wise to post all this up on here?

Why wouldnt it be wise not to post it on here...? Im chatting with Rich about it as we speak :P

Im reallly stuck on what to do :( really bothering me now and no doubt it will end in an argument tomorrow evening..

I just want my car sorting. however minor the damage is, im selling it this year and I dont want it go in the state it is in now.

[Amiee]

Okkay..

She took her car in today... Said she will book mine in after hers comes back, and I can use her car to get to work (as I work other side of town would mean id have to get a tram and a bus or 2 buses to work)

Not going through the insurances.. because she doesnt want to and she is also paying or repairs to the car.

Be relieved when its all over tbh and the car has gone!!

[xxxvickxxx]

least its all getting sorted :y:

[AlexB]

glad to hear its getting sorted
and at least your not ending up out of pocket

still gotta suck though

[boarer2004]

check ebay there always saxo breaking for parts on there and they go cheap

[shooorn94]

Not the mango! Sorry to hear it aimee. I've always been worried about this, what if a mate does drive into the back of you/side of you etc. what do you do?

I'm glad you've come to some conclusion about it anyway aimee. The rear bumper is so flimsy compared to others cars it's stupid!

[Amiee]

Not the mango! Sorry to hear it aimee. I've always been worried about this, what if a mate does drive into the back of you/side of you etc. what do you do?

I'm glad you've come to some conclusion about it anyway aimee. The rear bumper is so flimsy compared to others cars it's stupid!

It actually held out quite well considering she hit me quite hard, and i was half way over the speed bump too haha.. suprised it didnt buggar the underneath some more..

Im glad its been sorted tbh.. taking my car in next week :)

[jaybiss]

not the first time you had a hard shunt to the rear...

[Amiee]

not the first time you had a hard shunt to the rear...

:fcuk:

News to me :P

[Amiee]

Well. Still nothing!

Booked her in for thurs morning but She is being awkward and may not be able to get it in till thurs night which means no car over the weekend!

As its the WM meet weds I need to get there.. so she said she would go down in her car, but now she has decided she doesnt want to go and I will now have to take me car..

Also asked if she could drop me car off in the morning.. she cant because she is on 8-4 shift.. but then when i get home the garage is going to be closed so im going to have to leave work early!!

Pretty fucked off she is being so awkward about everything :(

[AlexB]

thats pretty poo aimee
id be pissed off

[Amiee]

I am pretty pissed off :P

[saxo1510]

sorry to hear about the aggro luv hope u get ir sorted!

[d4r3n]

Well. Still nothing!

Booked her in for thurs morning but She is being awkward and may not be able to get it in till thurs night which means no car over the weekend!

As its the WM meet weds I need to get there.. so she said she would go down in her car, but now she has decided she doesnt want to go and I will now have to take me car..

Also asked if she could drop me car off in the morning.. she cant because she is on 8-4 shift.. but then when i get home the garage is going to be closed so im going to have to leave work early!!

Pretty fucked off she is being so awkward about everything :(

sorry to hear about it amiee you will get it fixed sooon.

[AlexB]

just get all medieval on her ass and give her a beating lol

violence solves all!

[Amiee]

Thanks guys/girls


Alex violence doesnt solve nething haha x

[AlexB]

lol was worth a try

[JC-Furio]

just get all medieval on her ass and give her a beating lol

Medieval on her ass lmao. Rep'd for that :y:

Mate went into the back of me about a month ago, same kind of thing as yours, didn't look much damage on the outside... just a slight dent to the bumper, panel + tailgate - looked like it would be around £300 to replace it all. Looked inside and boot floor was creased to shit, and some rips knocking about here n there. And he only hit me at about 10/15mph.

Cheapest quote i got to repair it was £1400 - ended up going through his insurance, and their repair shop quoted repairs at £2600... so it was a write off. And as for his car, well, worse off than mine, think his sub-frame had bent on the passenger side. We were a bit pissy at each other for a week, but we're all good now. :D

Sounds like she's being a bit of a tard about it, but she has nobody to blame but herself - if she gets a bit pissy at you, a kick to the shins will sort her out. All the best getting everything sorted mate :y:

[AlexB]

lol it wernt that good of a comment lol

im never letting any of my friends follow me!!

[JC-Furio]

lol it wernt that good of a comment lol

im never letting any of my friends follow me!!

oh it was lol.

and yeah since my mate hit me, i try and let him go everywhere in front of me as i don't trust him 100% :ponder:

[AlexB]

lol

yea id be pissed off if some1 rear ended me

[Amiee]

Well see what thursday brings :( Just want it sorted now

[JimoVTR]

i would have used the word fixed not mended

but anyway... chin up

[Amiee]

Im a flid tbh and dont use the english language to its full potential therefore I mays well say words that are made up and sound stupid :P

so mend-ed-ed will be used :)

[Amiee]

Update: Car has gone in!! Finally took it last night and should have it back by friday (Me Birthday)

Feel odd without the car and having to be passanger but its only for few days so wont be too bad.

Also having it serviced this weekend, and the next thing to do is to sort out the Exhaust.. most likely need a full system :(

[kcsaxo]

all the best for the repairs, try not to rush them otherwise they may get annoyed and bodge it up.

[Amiee]

They said would only take a day or two.. Just need it for Friday to get home for the weekend :)