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29-01-2008, 05:19 PM | #1 | ||
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Well, what a way to start the day, went to work parked my car out the front, 5 min later i get called up to the office with some towtruck driver saying there is a little prob with my car. Turns out his handbreak doesn't work (or the dumass just forgot to use it) and the truck rolled into my car.
The boot is kicked across prolly 20-25mm, and because the car slid into a gutter, the diff as a broken panhard rod and watt linkage stuff, and the diff is across 18mm. But there is a bit of lol to it. The truck was a rival panel beaters tilttray, and it happend out the front of the panel shop i work at. |
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29-01-2008, 05:36 PM | #2 | ||
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know anyone decent to fix it ? :P
bad luck mate, but it's a cheap car to fix at least.
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29-01-2008, 05:58 PM | #3 | ||
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Damn, it sucks when these things happen.
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29-01-2008, 06:05 PM | #4 | ||
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Ouch! Sorry to see that mate, hope it's sorted out easily for you.
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29-01-2008, 06:07 PM | #5 | ||
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Sucks to hear of the damage.
Hopefully the tilt tray driver's insurance will pay you out, and you can fix it yourself after hours. The panels don't look too bad, its getting the diff back in the right place thats most important.
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29-01-2008, 06:32 PM | #6 | ||
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Had exactly the same thing happen a year ago in my old AU.Was extremely ****ed off at the time, now i just think back and laugh. It'll be ok dude. Hope you get her sorted and back on the road soon. Think on the good side, Excellent excuse to chuck a nice bodykit on it. Well thats what I told the Mrs anyway
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30-01-2008, 02:18 AM | #7 | ||
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The truck driver should be able to fix it for you if he is a panel beater. Sorry to see mate damn.
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30-01-2008, 07:23 AM | #8 | |||
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i think he is a panel beater himself...
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30-01-2008, 01:05 PM | #9 | ||
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That sucks bad mate, but it look better than how i read it...
I thought a truck had rolled onto the car or something :
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30-01-2008, 05:57 PM | #10 | ||
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quote has came up to $3600 *gulp* hopefully the other shop will give me a cash settlement thingy...and i'll do the work myself, otherwise its looking grim.
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30-01-2008, 06:00 PM | #11 | ||
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...and it was a truck, a little ford tilttray and it didn't hit too hard..., but those photos don't do it justice.
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30-01-2008, 08:17 PM | #12 | ||
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sorry to hear you copped the worst thing we can hear : damage worth more than the car is worth :( hope it all works out for you mate jason
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30-01-2008, 09:52 PM | #13 | ||
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Your insured full comp? Most of the time they will pay out the car if the damage is too much compared to the value of the car.
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