MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Spotted => Topic started by: Oli on May 06, 2010, 10:17:14 pm
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.....On the back of a lowloader coming into the top end of Bognor Regis, looks like it had been in a ditch. Wheels didn't look standard, it might of been an Edition 30???
Anyone on here unlucky enough to crash today?? Car on the way to Peter Cooper paintshop perhaps??
The reg could be wrong, but Im sure it started J5???
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No one on here then??
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unfortunately oli it was me :sad1:
wasn't planning on mentioning it until i know the full outcome.. but i took it off the road last weekend on route to visiting me mam
thankfully only myself involved, police and ambulance attended and no further action was taken
car is in a bit of a state though and the mechanic's initial feelings is it will be a write off, wee bit gutted as this was my first ever crash and i really loved my ed30 :sad1:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fu347%2Fjnewby99%2Fwr.jpg&hash=d07fb5e887b1801c1cad5ab57d7e48a46fbd6193)
but onwards and upwards now - off car shopping next weekend :happy2:
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Oh noooooo!!!!!.
What happened James?
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Sorry to see that mate. :sad1:
Fingers crossed the mechanics initial diagnosis is wrong.
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Wet and muddy road with some brand new tyres caused the back end to fly out when going round a bend next thing I'm ploughing into a grass bank and ended up in a ditch...
Body work doesn't look too bad but front end - engine, rad, gear box, suspension, steering rack are all smashed
Will get final reports this week, I would like it back if possible but not looking promissing :sad1:
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Didnt u have the quafe diff fitted james?? wonder if that constituted to the back end stepping out?
Im gutted for you, as i know how enthusiastic about your car you were.
Main thing is your ok, your not in any trouble, and if it is a right off, you have some money to splash on a new project :smiley:
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Gutted for you dude, car lokked mint at the pod a couple of weeks ago.
Hope everything works out how you want it to. :happy2:
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thats terrible news james, glad your ok and looking forward to the next project :smiley:
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thanks for the kind words all :happy2:
no diff fitted steve, just those hankook rs2 z212 tyres.. awesome in the dry but in the wet they just let go and there was no warning - i have never experienced anythig like it in the 2 1/2yrs I have owned the car...
anyhow if its not fixable then I will be back in something nice v soon - currently without a car as I wanted it to go to a vw garage so no courtesy car.. and its killing me
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Thank Goodness you are ok, James! It was my first thought when Saint Steve txt'd me [Thanks Steve :drinking:].
Until I read this I was seriously considering the Hankook rs2 tyres for summer and trackdays. Did you have the ESP on or off? (please PM if you prefer not to say).
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:sad1: as long as your ok thats all that matters :smiley: its only a car :smiley:
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I thought Id seen the plate and wheels before! Is it at Peter Coopers, its 100 yd from my work!
I hope its no too bad or a complete write off, if you know what I mean.
You're ok and thats the main thing.
All the best
Oli
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yeah its at peeter cooper body shop in bog, they fixed my mums golf a few years back and also my old lupo after someone reversed into it years ago, always been pleased with the results.. so will have to wait and see
came out pretty much injury free thankfully just a sore neck :happy2:
now just want to get back on the road as soon as poss in the ed30 or something else as i miss driving :drinking:
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Bad luck James and as others have said the most important thing is that you are ok and nobody else was hurt.
Hope you get everything sorted out as quickly and smoothly as possible.
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little update - insurance have approved all of the repairs :star: :pomppomp: :jumpmove:
they valued it at 17k and repairs came in c12k.. will find out a list of parts they are ordering tomo
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That sounds promising. :smiley:
Will they replace any of the performance bits if they have been damaged?
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Happy days!!!. Good news James :happy2:
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all parts are listed on the insurance (greenlight) and have all of the receipts too..
so i assume so, having a chat with the mechanic in the morning to find out whats on the list - may even be a dsg on there :wink:
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great news lets hope its back on the road soon :party:
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Saw it being driven past my work today by a technician, so can't be far away now for you??
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cheers Oli :happy2:
should be collected later this week :jumpmove: , sent them down the revo switch to load the map back on and it was going for 4wheel alignment and air-con recharge at peeter cooper in chichester yesterday
fingers x its all ok :pomppomp:
how did it look mate?
cheers
James