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On my way home from work on Wed arvo, I was stopped in traffic minding my own business and then BANG!!!! This idiot woman in a Subaru Station Wagon ran into the back of my car. I still had my towbar on from towing the boat on the weekend. The towbar speared her radiator so she had to get a tow. My car has some rear bumber damage but not sure about the tow bar, subframe and drive train though. Dropped the car off this morning to get assessed. I'm with Shannons. Not happy.
Not good mate, was everyone okay?
Hope all goes well with your assessment and hoping there isn't too much damage.
Where abouts did this happen?
People simply aren't paying attention while driving any more.
Thanks for that. Everyone was OK - hopefully the assessment will reveal the damage is cosmetic only.Quote:
Originally Posted by VTSSDUDE
Outbound on Kelvin Grove Road. I had just gone through the Blamey St intersection.Quote:
Originally Posted by Valik
Glad to hear everyone was ok though.
We got hit in the Calais a couple of years ago by a lady doing her makeup - didnt realise that traffic had stopped, she was really happy to tell the Police that and even asked me for a lift into town. She got a few choice words in return
Was she good looking? Could have asked her for your no claim bonus lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by GR346
I feel ya pain, my SSV goes in for surgery on Monday because some dopey bitch rear ended me.
Sitting at traffic lights she took off the instant it turned green slamming into the back of me. She has no ID but remembers her license number cos she has accidents all the time.
Then, the next day kindly tells me her license is expired. Then the day after that tells me it wasn't her car and pleads to let Her mum take the fall.
Thank god for insurance. Hope yours gets fixed up like brand new
Hi Ryno. Thanks Mate. That biatch that ran into you should be in jail based on her past performance IMHO.
Lets just say, the makeup was a good investment lolQuote:
Originally Posted by HOLDAN
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I think Mick is referring to your post GR346 lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Mick1
I had an R33 GTS25t that had rear quarter panel damage, rear bar damage, tiny bit of front bar damage, smashed windscreen and a blown piston. Tyres were worn and windscreen had spider web cracks.
I was sitting at traffic lights on Mains Road on a wet day when an older man in a 4WD slammed into the back of the VW Beetle behind me pushing the beetle into me which then pushed me into a ute in front. My car was a write off so the guy in the 4WD's insurance offered me a 17k payout, I refused, insurance rang back and offered 19k(what I originally paid for the car in very good condition). I took the 19k and insurance sold me the wreck back for $2200. The wreck was worth FAR more in aftermarket parts alone.
At first I was really annoyed that my car had been written off but it ended up being a good thing for me....
Hopefully everything works out well for you.
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Nice VX*R8:goodjob:
Ya kicked arse mate!.... even tho u got pumped.
There are some bloody ignorant drivers out there. My wife got rear ended in our wagon in August last year, when she was 20 weeks pregnant.
What sort of car do you drive? Our wagon had mostly cosmetic damage, but as the tow bar took a fair hit it bent the chassis rails under the cargo floor pan.
Yes there are a lot of ignorant drivers no doubt about there. I drive a VE SS. I'm worried about chassis damage too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hos
I remember you starting a thread on it and me telling you about an R8 wagon with towbar I'd seen at Chev's which had been written off because even though there looked to be very minimal damage the tow bar had transferred the force of the impact and bent the chassis rails. Was yours written off too? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hos
So would you say having a tow bar is a good thing when your rear ended or bad? I mainly leave mine in for that exact reason (i drive around 65-70km each way to work amongst some real f***tards)
Hi Wonky, your memory is sharp!:cool: Unfortunately mine was not written off, it got fixed with new rail ends welded in. I was very concerned initially but when my repairer showed me what it involved for those rail ends to be replaced I was a little more at ease, especially given that it was an extended rail welded in the factory, not a continuous section. I have a lot of faith in my repairer as a feel his workmanship and attention to detail is second to none. I would have liked it to be written off, but it didn't work out that way. I'm beginning to think the wagon is jinxed, it's had 2 rear end hits and today I very nearly got T-boned by a guy that went thru a red light...Quote:
Originally Posted by Wonky
To the OP, is your SS a sedan, ute or wagon?
Regards,
Hos
Hi Hos.
Mine is a sedan. Hopefully the damage won't be as bad as yours. Hayman Reece tow system.
Hi
what a coincidence.. NOT..
i was rear - ended on friday on way home from work.
I pulled up at a yellow light. The car behind me had plenty of space to stop ( a few car lengths)
ANd BANG. Straight in the rear.. so far it looks good but i havent had it assesed yet. I doesnt look like there was any panel damage at all and apart from the bumper popping out a bit anbd the bumper support panel veing pushed in slightly, it all looks good ( i hope ). I would hate there to be underbody damage etc. Its a VY but has low k's (107K) and is in very good nick so i would have really hayed for it to be written off. (its only worth bugger all)
Good luck with the repairs on your ride OP.
I'm under the impression that wagons are much more likely to fold the rear rails than a sedan, so you might be lucky. How hard was the hit? Mine was hit hard enough to bend the tow bar downwards, tailgate was all folded and difficult to open, door gap on right hand passenger had tightened right up.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOLDAN
Best of luck and glad no one was hurt.
Hos
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Originally Posted by Angeldust
Thanks Angeldust.
It must be the season for it. Hopefully yours is OK.
Where were you when you got hit?
It wasn't hit that hard. Towbar speared her radiator so I'm hoping the chassis etc was not impacted too badly. Is yours fixed now?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hos
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i was in an accident very early Christmas day, after being out Christmas eve. 5 people in my dads work car and a boot load of presents. sitting at the lights, straight road a few lanes wide and no one around. lights turned green so had just started rolling and then BANG, got slammed across the intersection. so lucky the lights just went green other wise who knows what could have happened. the guy couldn't speak to start with and we weren't sure if it was shock or drugs/alcohol. turned out that he was well under the influence of something and the cops took him away. didn't have an Australian license either and was a student who had been around long enough. another car pulled up to see if we were OK and they told us they were driving behind him for about 1km and his indicator still hadn't gone off from the last turn he made (been driving on a straight road for 1km) and he was also on his phone
overseas student, unlicensed, drunk, on the phone, pushed across an intersection 1sec after it was red, was thinking about driving off but couldn't see past his air bag...thankful to be OK on Christmas day!
Bugger!! That sort of stuff is the reason I've just got a black box videocam delivered from HSV Listy (Tony) with 1080p recording, GPS and Google maps, so if ever I'm in an accident that's not my fault there is proof and it doesn't get blamed on my disabilities. All up cost by the time it's hard wired in by an auto elec with the wiring concealed and no cord dangling from the cigarette lighter to it will not be a lot more than half my excess - good value I reckon if it saves my excess!!
Bloody overseas "students" seem to account for a high proportion of stupid accidents from what I've seen/heard. He'll probably be on the next plane home. :mad:
Sorry I missed this Dan. I hope all is ok. There are some real clowns on the road.
It really annoys me that people simply dont seem to think about others when driving.
I am interested in something. I (as we all do) know people that have been done for speeding. I dont know anybody who has been pulled over and fined for the law about doing below the speed limit. I'm interested to know if anybody here knows someone thats been done for it.
No worries Adam - all OK so far. The repairer is getting parts organised at the moment. Still don't know if there's been any structural damage - hopefully I'll know that tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by bonners
In response to your question - I haven't heard of anyone.
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Originally Posted by bonners
i know a bloke that got done a week ago 10kms under the limit on a shitty country pot holed road, in the morning sun when the kangas around, needless to say he he going to take it to court."driving to the conditions" a statement sa police alway use:doh:
Mine is all fixed now, now up to our 3rd tailgate, diffuser, rear bumper, towbar etc.
On another note, should someone be charged for drivin without due care or something similar if they run into a vehicle that is stationary at an intersection? It just occurred to me that the numb nut that hit my wife didn't get charged with anything.