Devastated - Page 2

au-steve · 11-03-2005, 04:15 PM

ill take the tranny!!!!!

DivHunter · 11-03-2005, 04:29 PM

Hey! she's not dead yet ya vultures! *runs away crying*

Olympus · 11-03-2005, 04:51 PM

Ouch man, that hurts ! Poor 5L Ghia, hope you can get it fixed.

Casper · 11-03-2005, 05:05 PM

Sorry mate, 90% chance thats a write off. The roof is gone.
Sad to see cause it was a nice car.

Dark Horse · 11-03-2005, 05:19 PM

Ouchies, the car certainly didn't deserve to become a chainsaw that day.

TheSneakiness · 11-03-2005, 05:27 PM

First thing I said when I saw those pics was "Oh F*ck". It's a sad sight Fairmont99.

rag top · 11-03-2005, 06:17 PM

Bugger - any idea when the assessor is going to let you know??

DivHunter · 11-03-2005, 06:33 PM

nope, they can be very slow, will have to chase them up next week. Those two shots are part of the 25 taken and sent to RACV - they don't send anyone out any more.

Kryton · 11-03-2005, 06:44 PM

what type of insurance did you have? agreed or market value?

DivHunter · 11-03-2005, 07:40 PM

Market value..... $16800-21something with an average of 111,000 Kms

Mine had 134000.

Feathers · 11-03-2005, 08:35 PM

Awwww. Baby I'm so sorry. Those pics make me want to cry.

Smoke Pursuit · 11-03-2005, 08:43 PM

Sorry to see that mate, hopefully the insurance company sorts out something pretty quick for you..

Looks like it will be written off by the looks of that roof and the way the rear end is warped around.

buickman · 12-03-2005, 12:21 AM

Looks pretty bad. Is the diff assy been moved or mounts damaged or the middle of the roof buckled? You might have a slim chance of having the car repaired if not. I really think you might be looking at another car purchase though after the payout.

buickman

66 coupe · 14-03-2005, 12:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fairmont99

: This morning on the way to work the passenger side rear wheel and surrounding panels made heavy contact with a tree

: Going about 45 around a corner on David Hill road in Monbulk outside rear went just far enough to drop 200mm off the asphalt into mud, car was sidways straight away, then the tree came up hard and fast.
Police attended, no action will be taken, apparently it is a notorious corner - 5 barkless trees attest to that. This I was unaware of and had only tried going that way to work today, great call.
So now I wait for RACV and my panelshop to dicide if it is worth repairing. Costs will be too much for me either way and I will have to ask for help which I hate.

Anyway hope all your days have turned out better than mine.

If its a notorious corner, then report it to the council / shire, try to stop it happening to others too.

LUXO_8 · 14-03-2005, 12:28 AM

such a shame, ive seen less damage writen off.

if they do repair it it wont be the same........... cars never are after damage like that

Stevo · 14-03-2005, 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

such a shame, ive seen less damage writen off.

if they do repair it it wont be the same........... cars never are after damage like that

So what? Im sure he dosnt want, or need to hear that.

JADED6 · 14-03-2005, 01:46 AM

I'm sure he already knows anyway stevo. Life & forums aren't always about what one wants & doesn't want.

Fairmont99 - Those pics were hard to look at. Exactly the car i was gonna buy down to every last bit but didn't feel comfortable with the bank owning more of it than me & most were close to 20k with the body kit & sexy black leather interior.

Bit surprised at 16.8K market value. Hopefully it all turns out better than good (has to be better than good cos I'd imagine your last few days have been well below average)

Feathers · 14-03-2005, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JADED6

(I'd imagine your last few days have been well below average)

Hey, who you calling average???

DivHunter · 14-03-2005, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MADNC_8

such a shame, ive seen less damage writen off.

if they do repair it it wont be the same........... cars never are after damage like that

I'm hoping for the same outcome as my last car - drove better after a trip to Martins. I am rather indifferent to the outcome now, what happens happens, I ****ed the car and I have to live with it either way.

Cheahman · 14-03-2005, 07:47 PM

I know exactly how you feel, I hit a tree just over a year ago and wrote my eb xr8 off, was hard at the time and I hoped they could repair it, but to my shock it was gonna cost more than twice the amount the cars worth to repair it. Doesnt look like much on the outside, but youd be suprised just how much a hit ruins everything inside.

DivHunter · 14-03-2005, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feathers

Hey, who you calling average???

cirtainly not you babe

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DivHunter · 17-03-2005, 12:47 PM

Update time.

After talking to RACV on Tuesday things were looking up with them saying it was all ready to go they just needed to process the quote from Martins. Yesterday RACV had trouble with their internal systems so nothing happened.
Today things aren't looking so good, RACV obviously didn't like the quote, they are sending someone out for a 'live inspection' on Monday because of the 'extensive' damage. This makes me a little worried as writting the car off is not really the best option for me neither if they are just trying to find something to try and not pay out (not that I havn't informed them of everything that I am aware of). Such a pain in the ****.