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Nice Sunday afternoon in the sun on the Quay. Driving along at 20 when some tosser doing nearer 40 swerved around a parked car, crossed the centre line and got me. I travelled 3-4 metres before stopping he managed 10 or more

The good thing is no one was hurt.

It looks bad, it is bad, no drive, front doesn't rise and I'm gutted.

Looks like a write off to me


Bet I can't get the pics to load !

Pictures don't work but by the sounds of it it dont look good.
Gutted for you Simon, hope you manage to get a good insurance claim out of it to replace your 16v, not much comfort I know but at least you are all OK and that IS the main thing.

Really sorry to be reading your bad news.

Jez

PS if your having probs with the pics, mail them to me and i'll post them up for you.

Oh No! doesnt sound good matey!
glad everyone is okay though!

picture links dont work am afraid, may need to upload them to photobucket (http:photobucket.co.uk) then paste the IMG link!

Ahh sh*t, thats 2 this year! Im sure between us we have enough parts to fix it if its saveable.

Oh dear, thats dead.

i have some of the parts to rebuild the superficial side of things, but i think i have to agree i doubt that will make it back to the road! Shame there are no good valvers on the bay at the moment.

Thats a scary sight i hope i never have to see in the flesh.

Dear lord thats not good!! took out 1/4 of the outer rim edge too! some impact!
glad your all okay though!
could have been a lot worse!!!

What hit you Simon?

um, not as bad as you might think! have just scrapped a TD that did the same thing ramming a van!! just needs a subframe and a new strut.
Door and wing are easy and pillars prob OK as the wheel looks to have taken the brunt of the load didn't fix the TD cos its valuless, but a valver? I dod have sapre car in the garden complete reday for robbing

As if I need another reason to hate them ... a Vauxhall Cavalier.

There is unfortunately some buckling of the A post but we will see and I'm stubborn (I already have a guy at work after the engine, ecu and loom for his 205 )

My mechanics / body shop are very good and will do a thorough assessment and all and we will see. I have 4 speedlines in need of refurbishment (I got the ones on the car off ebay a few weeks back). My concern is all the bits and pieces that are a knock on effect from the bash ... just when it wasn't leaking too ... well I did want a full respray ... you've spent HOW much on it !!!

I also realised Sunday was 10 years to the day since I arrived from New Zealand ! Happy Anniversary ... not !

Man that sucks...

Lets hope you can be repair it and bring it back to the road.

SimonA wrote:As if I need another reason to hate them ... a Vauxhall Cavalier.

There is unfortunately some buckling of the A post but we will see and I'm stubborn (I already have a guy at work after the engine, ecu and loom for his 205 )

My mechanics / body shop are very good and will do a thorough assessment and all and we will see. I have 4 speedlines in need of refurbishment (I got the ones on the car off ebay a few weeks back). My concern is all the bits and pieces that are a knock on effect from the bash ... just when it wasn't leaking too ... well I did want a full respray ... you've spent HOW much on it !!!

I also realised Sunday was 10 years to the day since I arrived from New Zealand ! Happy Anniversary ... not !

I hope it killed the Cavalier!

Of course ... his wheel was folded under and at an appropriate angle of death !

I already have a guy at work after the engine, ecu and loom for his 205

I hope you said no!!