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Title: Not F***ing Happy - I am Now
Post by: vRS Carl on December 09, 2011, 04:19:47 pm
Woman reversed into the car. Apparently she couldn't see the 14ft Estate car behind her!!!!!!!

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Just what i need before Xmas!!!!!

At least as the wife feels guilty i'll be molly coddled for the next few days  :evilgrin:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: hugh jass on December 09, 2011, 04:31:27 pm
 At least its only a Skoda :wink:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: RoMocop on December 09, 2011, 04:31:52 pm
Sorry to hear this. Tell Ann-Marie you want a amg as a replacement.  :grin:

Hope you get it sorted anyway.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vwrascal on December 09, 2011, 04:32:53 pm
i had some idiot do the same, i feel your pain!  :sad1:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: rich83 on December 09, 2011, 04:34:04 pm
You should have reversed your fist into the back of her head Stupid blind mare!
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS Carl on December 09, 2011, 04:39:24 pm
Car was parked up and wife was in work. The woman came and told the wife but as it was dark then she couldn't see the damage (how I don't know!!) till today when it was light.

Just waiting to get hold of the other bint to get her details and then can get the car away to be fixed.

Hopefully can get it back before the 19th as we go away for Xmas.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: Weston on December 09, 2011, 04:41:12 pm
Women drivers  :scared:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: Hedge on December 09, 2011, 04:57:01 pm
At least its only a Skoda :wink:

Funny guy.  :fighting2:  :wink:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: monte on December 09, 2011, 05:11:49 pm
 
At least its only a Skoda :wink:

 :confused: I don't think I'd appreciate a comment like that even as a joke. Carl is pretty pi$$€d off already.

U gotta respect the family, or you end up wiv a horses head in yer bed (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freesmileys.org%2Fsmileys%2Fsmiley-angry027.gif&hash=4e842c98c37ac3c190d4c59ac091b3cb678f7a11) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS Carl on December 09, 2011, 05:13:31 pm
At least its only a Skoda :wink:

 :confused: I don't think I'd appreciate a comment like that even as a joke. Carl is pretty pi$$€d off already.

U gotta respect the family, or you end up wiv a horses head in yer bed (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freesmileys.org%2Fsmileys%2Fsmiley-angry027.gif&hash=4e842c98c37ac3c190d4c59ac091b3cb678f7a11) (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

Cheers Carlo,

I tend not to let narrow minded people bother me  :wink:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: RedRobin on December 09, 2011, 05:14:15 pm

At least as the wife feels guilty i'll be molly coddled for the next few days  :evilgrin:


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But joking apart, I feel gutted for you. Your car has always looked extremely well looked after whenever I've seen it.

Vinyl wrap in day-glo orange? Er... No... The silly cow still wouldn't have seen your car!

The quicker you can get it repaired the quicker it will be forgotten.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: wigit on December 09, 2011, 05:15:36 pm
feeling your pain as encountered some muppetry on a similar scale  :fighting:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: stealthwolf on December 09, 2011, 05:23:05 pm
Sorry to hear about this. Hope you get it sorted. As RR said, the sooner the better.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: Hurdy on December 09, 2011, 05:27:29 pm
It amazes me how people can miss huge objects like cars, walls, lampposts etc. I feel your anguish Carl. I can't fully tell from the pics if it will need any new parts?
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS Carl on December 09, 2011, 05:35:37 pm
I'm no guru at car repairs but looking at it I would say it definitely needs a new wing as it is kinked outwards above the wheel. But they can do all sorts these days so a panel beater may be able to sort it. Not sure which would be the more economical of the 2.

It may also need a new bumper depending on if it will reform once detached from the wing.

Just been out in it to take the wife to the hairdressers (something wrong here as I'm sure it's me who should be getting treated :laugh:) and there is something up with the front parking sensor as it alarms permanently on that front corner as if I'm too close to an object and the OPS shows it as that corner on the RNS. Maybe just a dodgy connection as I couldn't see anything wrong with it from visual inspection.

Just pissed off as I'm always careful when manoeuvring. I don't even rely solely on the Parking Sensors. It does amaze me how people hit stationary objects!!
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: rdfcpete on December 09, 2011, 06:20:36 pm
 :sad1:

FFS. What an incompetent parker  :fighting:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: hugh jass on December 09, 2011, 06:36:14 pm
At least its only a Skoda :wink:

Funny guy.  :fighting2:  :wink:
Ouch!  :signLOL: I  really shouldnt laugh at others misfortunes as I reversed into my own wall after living in the same house for over 10 years :ashamed: :ashamed:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: h4rdy on December 09, 2011, 06:42:17 pm
I feel for you buddy.

Mine has been hit three times at work with no note to say who did it.

At least she owned up.

Hope you get it sorted, its the hassle which is annoying too.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: Mk5 GTian on December 09, 2011, 07:05:46 pm
Sorry to hear about your wheels man.

I remember the pain when some moronic woman let her full shopping trolley run down an incline into my beautiful Indigo pearlescent V64Motion.

I didn't feel as bad as this even when my ex announced it was all over.

:sad1:

Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: mortygttdi on December 09, 2011, 11:18:58 pm
Feel gutted for you Carl, hope it gets sorted quickly for you,

I remember this time last year driving home and some bint side swiped me in a merc slk :fighting: no indication just straight over pushed me into the kurb trashed both front wheels and drivers wing!! Luckily didn't catch the xenon headlight? She just got out and said sorry i didn't see you? WOW all forgotten now.

Chin up mate

Darren   
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on December 10, 2011, 02:51:14 am
i had some idiot do the same, i feel your pain!  :sad1:

+1 , twice! Hope you get it sorted painlessly!
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: RedRobin on December 10, 2011, 09:21:04 am

She just got out and said sorry i didn't see you? WOW all forgotten now.


....Apparently, when one driver is clearly at fault, the words most commonly said at the scene of an accident/incident are: "Sorry, I didn't see you".
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS_Pagey on December 10, 2011, 01:13:04 pm
Stooooopid bint!!!!!  :mad:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS Carl on December 10, 2011, 01:31:19 pm
Stooooopid bint!!!!!  :mad:

It still amazes me that she "Didn't see it". Maybe with it being the Assassin it was in Stealth mode at the time  :evilgrin:

All going good so far. I phoned her insurance company today and they will get the garage to contact me on Monday to see what day they can get it in. Just got to hope it is back by the 19th or i aint going pop norf for xmas.  :sad1: Another bonus is, after some advice from a friend, was i asked for a like for like courtesy car (i.e an estate) which they said no problem to. They will even get it dropped off when they collect.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS_Pagey on December 10, 2011, 04:43:24 pm
Stooooopid bint!!!!!  :mad:

It still amazes me that she "Didn't see it". Maybe with it being the Assassin it was in Stealth mode at the time  :evilgrin:

All going good so far. I phoned her insurance company today and they will get the garage to contact me on Monday to see what day they can get it in. Just got to hope it is back by the 19th or i aint going pop norf for xmas.  :sad1: Another bonus is, after some advice from a friend, was i asked for a like for like courtesy car (i.e an estate) which they said no problem to. They will even get it dropped off when they collect.

I s'pose that's a result.  If the Assassin was in stealth mode, then to be fair on the bint, that's probably why she hit it!!
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: maxload on December 10, 2011, 04:48:48 pm
Very nasty mate , silly cow not heard of mirrors?
Hope you get it sorted .. .. ..
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: ub7rm on December 10, 2011, 05:04:32 pm
Unfortunate but these things happen.  At least she was honest enough to go and find your wife to tell her, a lot of people wouldn't have.  :happy2:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: rockape on December 10, 2011, 06:08:08 pm
Exact same spot as mine mate and had to have a new front bumper too. I was sat waiting for a space to become free in a car park and this women just started reversing out next to me. It was like slow motion and I couldn't get it into reverse and then she tried to say i had come into the car park the wrong way!  Then it took about 8 weeks for a new wing to come from Audi so it was really frustrating driving round in it...needless to say it was un-loved for the 3 months it took to fix. Hope you get it done fast mate.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: rockape on December 10, 2011, 06:17:52 pm
Stooooopid bint!!!!!  :mad:
Another bonus is, after some advice from a friend, was i asked for a like for like courtesy car (i.e an estate) which they said no problem to. They will even get it dropped off when they collect.

They gave me an estate. A bloody big black insignia.....it was like driving a hearse around :grin:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS_Pagey on December 10, 2011, 06:19:37 pm
What's wrong with black estates?   :sad1:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: ub7rm on December 10, 2011, 07:04:03 pm

She just got out and said sorry i didn't see you? WOW all forgotten now.


....Apparently, when one driver is clearly at fault, the words most commonly said at the scene of an accident/incident are: "Sorry, I didn't see you".

Its unlikely to be 'I saw you but thought I'd drive into you anyway' !
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: rockape on December 10, 2011, 09:14:12 pm
What's wrong with black estates?   :sad1:

 :grin:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS Carl on December 13, 2011, 09:10:23 am
Update,

Car goes in today. Getting a new Wing, Wheel and they have a Front Bumper just in case when they take it off to do the wing it is damaged too much to go back on. When they came to assess it the guy reckoned it would probably just go back to original shape with it being plastic and the wing/wheel taking the brunt of the impact.

They have said they will try and get the car back to me by Friday but no guarantee. I'd be surprised if they did and i've told them not to rush it. I would rather go up north a couple of days later than planned with the car done properly than them rush it and do a bodge job.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: rich83 on December 13, 2011, 09:12:34 am
Excellent. Fingers crossed!
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: monte on December 13, 2011, 10:03:18 am
Update,

Car goes in today. Getting a new Wing, Wheel and they have a Front Bumper just in case when they take it off to do the wing it is damaged too much to go back on. When they came to assess it the guy reckoned it would probably just go back to original shape with it being plastic and the wing/wheel taking the brunt of the impact.

They have said they will try and get the car back to me by Friday but no guarantee. I'd be surprised if they did and i've told them not to rush it. I would rather go up north a couple of days later than planned with the car done properly than them rush it and do a bodge job.

Hi Carl,

If you remember I had almost exactly the same damage on my car, the day I set off to Revo Headquarters.  :sad1:

It was when I won the Revo competition at GTI International  :laugh:

Anyway, that too was not my fault. A guy simply changed his mind at the last second and bumped into me. He was gonna turn left into the road I was leaving, and at the last second thought he could change his mind.  :jumping:



I got the car all repaired in 1 week and had a new wing, complete Full front bumper with splitter and a new grille. The paint was just fantastic too!
At first they said they would just repair the bumper damage, but I insisted I wanted a new bumper.
The Main guy at Brooklands was great! He told me he would just order all new components and get the job done asap. I was well happy. The old bumper and grill had quite a few stone chips which got right on my tits.


Only problem I had at all, was with my insurance. Elephant  :sick:

First they conned me with the excess. (I was duped, but I must admit, I didn't go through my policy details with a microscope though)  :ashamed:
I thought my excess was £300 as this is what I set online when I was getting a quote. Little did I know I was gonna get charged £300 voluntary excess and then £500 compulsory excess. All together £800  :confused:

They wanted this £800 up front before any work was done, but they told me I would get it back as it was a non-fault bump.

I paid it. Got the work done and the car back in 7days. The Insurance then told me that the other party had admitted Full liability…. so I was happy.  :smiley:


Well I had the bump in July 2010.
I eventually got my excess of £800 back, through a solicitor, after threatening court. I got this cheque 3wks ago   :surprised:
Only took 18months  :booty:

Im now with SKY Insurance….which are just Amazing!!! :pomppomp:




I hope all goes well with your repairs Carl, and I hope you are as Happy as I was when I got my car back.

Its hard not to worry though, when someone else is messing with you pride n joy. I was Brickin it, lol. Just don't accept 99% near-enough work. Not that you would anyway.  :wink:
Let us know when its done mate! Good Luck!

 :santa:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: andrewparker on December 13, 2011, 12:09:54 pm

What an incompetent parker


I've been accused of this more times than I'd like to remember.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: stealthwolf on December 13, 2011, 02:15:47 pm
Little did I know I was gonna get charged £300 voluntary excess and then £500 compulsory excess. All together £800  :confused:
Which why I've always gone for no excess where possible. Had £250 compulsory as new driver and another £250 for under 25. At the mo with Sky Insurance, I think it's a £250-300 compulsory but no voluntary (need to go check).
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: rockape on December 13, 2011, 06:15:15 pm
Strange you had to pay the excess in the first place monte. They didn't ask me for squat but I can relate to being apprehensive when it was in the body shop. They did a great job on the paint but forgot to put part of the inner wing back, replaced the door card with about a dozen clips missing and trapped the spring on the door lock. They did sort it (and the technician got a rollicking...apparently) but it shows a lack of attention to detail that is all too common nowadays.
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: RedRobin on December 14, 2011, 05:19:22 pm

but it shows a lack of attention to detail that is all too common nowadays.


....You're sounding like a 64 year old (I'm 64) but I wholeheartedly agree  :happy2:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: E30Dom on December 14, 2011, 05:21:42 pm
I hit a deer in my vRS and the bumper went back into shape lol
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: Hedge on December 14, 2011, 05:34:07 pm
I hit a deer in my vRS and the bumper went back into shape lol

Old dear?   :wink:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: vRS_Pagey on December 14, 2011, 07:23:40 pm
I hit a deer in my vRS and the bumper went back into shape lol

Old dear?   :wink:

was it a blind fawn, or did you have no idea?
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on December 15, 2011, 08:58:55 pm
I hit a deer in my vRS and the bumper went back into shape lol

Old dear?   :wink:

was it a blind fawn, or did you have no idea?

Chortle chortle  :grin:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy - I am Now
Post by: vRS Carl on December 16, 2011, 06:32:35 pm
Update,

:pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp: THE ASSASSIN IS BACK :pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp:

Had a new Wing, Wheel and Bumper.

It got dropped off at 1700 tonight so was dark and have not been able to see the repair properly but will check it over tomorrow.

But at a casual glance all looks ok. Xmas has come early  :xmaspresent: :santa: :driver:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy - I am Now
Post by: rich83 on December 16, 2011, 07:49:48 pm
Great news.... that was fixed and sorted nice n quickly!  :happy2:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy - I am Now
Post by: vRS Carl on December 16, 2011, 08:32:55 pm
Yup done and complete in 4 days. Not bad the bloke said it would be 3-5 days to sort
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy - I am Now
Post by: vRS_Pagey on December 18, 2011, 07:18:21 pm
Excellent news, love the 'Assassin's back' post!  :happy2:  Shame you couldn't salvage the old wheel, a full size spare would of been handy........ :wink: :xmaspresent:
Title: Re: Not F***ing Happy - I am Now
Post by: vRS Carl on December 18, 2011, 09:41:08 pm
Excellent news, love the 'Assassin's back' post!  :happy2:  Shame you couldn't salvage the old wheel, a full size spare would of been handy........ :wink: :xmaspresent:

It would have indeed  :wink: