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22-05-2008, 07:04 PM | #1 | ||
wild6
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these pictures are the result of what happened when i was driving through an intersection with a green light and some inconsiderate young girl decided to turn right into the side of me coming the opposite way. we both had a green light to go straight and she thought that gave her right of way, even though she needed a green arrow to have the right of way.
anyway i thought i may as well share my pain with the rest of you. im having withdrawal symptoms already lol and what it looked like before
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22-05-2008, 07:14 PM | #2 | ||
Teh Baest
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Summed up in one word... Bugger
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22-05-2008, 07:17 PM | #3 | ||
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:( that is just not right... I hope the car gets better soon...
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22-05-2008, 07:18 PM | #4 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Sorry to see your pain- heres a couple of tips from an old fella who over the years learnt the hard way.
With side impacts always get all 4 wheels checked for buckles. It can happen and Azzurro's are not cheap. If any are make the silly girl pay.(or at least her insurance company) The other tip is to go through your insurance identifying her as the party at fault and if she is insured with someone else this usually gets everything fixed without squabble and without cost to you with them forwarding the bill to her insurer.
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22-05-2008, 07:21 PM | #5 | ||
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that's bad luck mate, i hate seeing a nice car looking like that sorry
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22-05-2008, 07:26 PM | #6 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Sorry to see your pride and joy like that. I hope it gets repaired to your satisfaction.
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22-05-2008, 09:08 PM | #7 | ||
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yer no good mate & not good to see,hope you get her back to the ridge-didge condition she was in before that happen.
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22-05-2008, 09:26 PM | #8 | ||
wild6
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thanx guys
yeah howesy i made sure they knew she was at fault im with shannons they've been great so far. really i didnt know that about all four wheels i knew the rear drivers was damaged but didnt know the rest could buckle too. one good thing is it was only a low impact smash she had only just taken off i think didnt hit that hard couldve been a lot worse.
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23-05-2008, 10:05 PM | #9 | ||
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Shame to see mate. I hope the repairs are done well enough not to be noticed on such a well kept ride.
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23-05-2008, 10:32 PM | #10 | ||
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damn that really sucks. that TE sits damn nice too.
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24-05-2008, 09:22 AM | #11 | ||
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sorry to see a damaged AU but it could of a lot worse than that.
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26-05-2008, 01:33 PM | #12 | ||
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Ohh, *comfort!*
Hope you get it fixed okay. When they repair the wheels, do they fill in any chips and dents with a special filler like with panel work? Or do they just sand it down or something?
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28-06-2008, 03:37 PM | #13 | ||
wild6
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here she is back to her former glory got it back about 2 weeks ago only just found the time to give her a wash. still drives beautifully and cant tell it was hit thank god shes back
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28-06-2008, 04:07 PM | #14 | |||
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ahh good to see it back to its former glory. :
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28-06-2008, 07:28 PM | #15 | ||
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Looks great again.
GK
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28-06-2008, 07:31 PM | #16 | ||
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That looks so hot, Good to here its a good again!
What springs do you have?
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28-06-2008, 07:35 PM | #17 | ||
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Looks great mate, a really beautifull example of a T2.
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29-06-2008, 02:28 AM | #18 | ||
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im glad it all worked out well for ya. being with shannons you were in safe hands, if i were getting a rare car like a TE id be hard pressed to go with any other company.
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29-06-2008, 03:34 PM | #19 | ||
wild6
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thanx for all the kind comments guys
my springs r king spring superlows in the front and super super lows in the back but i had them compressed another 15mm as well. yeah shannons were great not a drama at all couldnt recommend them enough
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29-06-2008, 03:50 PM | #20 | ||
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That's looking nice again mate ;) , good to see it came up well after repairs. A smashed ford almost makes you wanna cry ! ..lol. cheers.
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29-06-2008, 09:31 PM | #21 | ||
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Good to see its fixed and it was a good repair job. I hate seeing repair jobs that have had corners cut.
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30-06-2008, 08:40 AM | #22 | |||
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30-06-2008, 05:52 PM | #23 | ||
wild6
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yeah i have to drive it mate its my everydayer but i just gotta be careful and avoid young women lol i have an xr8 that i have as the weekender
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30-06-2008, 07:17 PM | #24 | |||
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01-07-2008, 10:40 AM | #25 | |||
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