Another AU Prang!

ten[A]cio[U]s · 29-08-2007, 08:50 PM

My fairmont was involved in an accident today.

My dad was driving the car while a young bloke ran up the bum causes a rather large amount of damage.

Everyone was ok. SOmehow the kid hit the back, then the window, then the roof, then the bonnet and is ok. Just has a sore arm and leg..

All under out insurance so all is good.. ish.

Well the pics speak for itself. I will get some more up later.

(Boot, wing, rear bar, roof, bonnet are shagged...)

stiddy · 29-08-2007, 08:58 PM

unlucky mate.. sorry to hear/see that.. it was such a nice looking car..
hope your not out of action for to long..

HLC · 29-08-2007, 09:11 PM

what a muppet

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hope the repairs are all good!

damon90 · 29-08-2007, 09:16 PM

very unluck but thats a bad corner for that sorta stuff whos fixin it for ya?

ten[A]cio[U]s · 29-08-2007, 09:50 PM

Yeah its a busy road.. Not sure who is fixing it yet.

Got a few mates in different smash repairers. Trying to figure out the best one haha.

S3SR · 29-08-2007, 10:33 PM

that sucks big time.....

good luck with the repairs.... im still pulling my hair out over mine and that was like 2 months ago.... somehow a loose cross member is "within tolerences" or "acceptable"

JC · 29-08-2007, 10:33 PM

Man, that's a lot of damage for a young bloke running up your bum - how fast was he running?

**Mechan1k** · 29-08-2007, 11:04 PM

Hope the roof isn't actually buckled enough for them to write it off.
Usually when there is a buckle in the roof of a vehicle it's an instant write-off.

BLACKAUXR8 · 29-08-2007, 11:32 PM

I was thinking the same thing. If theres a slight buckle in the roof you could be up for another car. For your sake i hope they fix it as it is a nice looking falcon

b2tf · 30-08-2007, 12:43 AM

A real bugger mate and couldnt have come at a worse time!

Auto Panel Repairsin Dobeny Ave have a good rep around town, their painter down there used to be at WCSR and did some work on my old car - brilliant job.

Bucknaked · 30-08-2007, 06:25 AM

Ouch.

james22 · 30-08-2007, 07:55 AM

ahh **** dude. I know how you feel. Sucks doesn't it. I assume your gonna have it looking better than ever then, for the AFD in November??? It'll be good to catch up again, if I go.

Casper · 30-08-2007, 08:05 AM

Was the guy on a push bike or motorbike? Thats a lot of damage there, I hope it gets sorted and back onto the road soon.

XR8 Uterous · 30-08-2007, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by b2tf

A real bugger mate and couldnt have come at a worse time!

Auto Panel Repairsin Dobeny Ave have a good rep around town, their painter down there used to be at WCSR and did some work on my old car - brilliant job.

Yeah +1 for Auto Panel Repair, fixed some damage and dads GT awhile ago and did a great job, and he is my nextdoor neighbour lol

Orbit · 30-08-2007, 10:55 AM

i'd be saying motorbike from teh black tread marks on the bar and i can probably hazard a guess as to who the rider was lol.

bad luck.

Jokular · 30-08-2007, 06:07 PM

That is a terrible thing to have happen.
As i was reading the posts it never even occured to me it
was a bike and i was scratching my head as to how
he managed to hit

Quote:

the back, then the window, then the roof, then the bonnet

in a car.
I can be a bit vague sometimes

damon90 · 30-08-2007, 06:37 PM

yeah auto panels have quite good reputation i know a fair few people at all different shops around the riverina through tafe

damon

ten[A]cio[U]s · 31-08-2007, 06:42 PM

The guy was doing "50" so he says. It may of been more by the looks the the damage. The lucky bugger will have approx 8,000 det to GIO.. So not so lucky.

I went and bought a daily driver today. EBII Falcon Spac. SO not as much of a hassle.

The car will live to see another day and will come back bigger and better!

mower243 · 01-09-2007, 10:26 AM

Bad luck mate at least only damaged the car
Lesson to learn allways maintain a 2 sec gap running up someone is avoidable

janek · 02-09-2007, 11:20 PM

i feel your pain... another hurt monty. Just be happy you dont have to say goodbye to yours forever.

At least no people hurt

ten[A]cio[U]s · 23-10-2007, 09:58 AM

Been a loooong time since its happened. and im STILL waiting for it to be repaired.

Its slowly getting there though. I will post up some pictures of the progress. Just need to get them off my phone..

Rexy74 · 23-10-2007, 01:36 PM

Mate i feel for you! My missus has a 99 Au fairmont and she got rear ended by an old guy on New Years Eve, damage wasn't as bad as yours but it cost over $4000 to get it fixed, she was told by the panel beater that if she was driving a dunnydore she might have been seriously injured or killed. Apparently she was told the fairmonts fitted with the premium tow package have a thick metal plate behind the rear bumper that took most of the impact, so she was lucky!

Good luck with getting yours back on the road!

mrarmageddon · 23-10-2007, 04:23 PM

Sorry to hijack your post but didn't see any point in creating another thread. I had an accident on the weekend my AU little worse for wear.

blackers10 · 23-10-2007, 06:07 PM

god dayum!! hope everyone is alright bud!! thats some serious damage there!!!
what did you hit or hit you??

mrarmageddon · 23-10-2007, 06:48 PM

I was the only one in the car, thankfully. I was hit side on.

Dark Horse · 23-10-2007, 07:45 PM

The side intrusion bars certainly did their job. You are one very lucky individual.

V3RSAC3 · 23-10-2007, 07:58 PM

my car almost looked like your fairmont today ... had some idiot from my skool following me right up my *** .. i slowed down but the line of cars breaked heavily infront of me so i had to too .... sooo close his breaks locked up ...

sorry to hear bout ur car though ... how long to you get it back up and ready?