MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: spiker on November 23, 2009, 07:15:12 pm

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Post by: spiker on November 23, 2009, 07:15:12 pm
 :sad1:My mk5 GTI was rear ended the other night, I was parked at the lights and hit by a Matiz, she was probably doing around fourty fifty and playing with her sat nav........... but do you know, my golf took it, she must of thought she had hit a brick wall,it looked like she was wearing her engine too....... anyway what I wanted to get over is that the golf is built like a tank, and its going to be re built not a right off  :happy2:
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Post by: Phil Mcavity on November 23, 2009, 07:17:58 pm
Very sad news , as long as your ok, the car can be fixed  :drinking:
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Post by: Greeners on November 23, 2009, 07:20:33 pm
Very sad news , as long as your ok, the car can be fixed  :drinking:

+ 1  :happy2:

I hope the repair process is smooth and the car gets fixed asap!  :smiley:
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Post by: JPC on November 23, 2009, 07:53:33 pm
glad youve not been hurt mate, i hope the repair is painfree
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Post by: vwrascal on November 23, 2009, 08:45:14 pm
glad youve not been hurt mate, i hope the repair is painfree

x2   :smiley:
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Post by: Nasir on November 23, 2009, 08:47:23 pm
Glad you're ok, did you get any pics?
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Post by: VC on November 23, 2009, 09:30:40 pm
Glad you're ok, did you get any pics?

my morbid curiosity craves pix too  :ashamed:

main thing is youre ok, and the muppet that hit you too  :happy2:

metal can be replaced
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Post by: Gti Jal on November 23, 2009, 09:33:13 pm
If you are anywhere near Bodytechnics in Slough they are brilliant.
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Post by: ub7rm on November 24, 2009, 07:55:51 am
On a similar note I passed a mk5 golf that had been rear ended by a clio.  The golf had a cracked bumper and one of the lights looked fecked but the clio looked like a write off.  I guess its a combination of build quality and the way cars are designed to deform so much in a front end impact.  Still, rather take my chances in a golf!
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Post by: CarrG on November 24, 2009, 08:29:37 am
Ouch but as said at least you are ok  :happy2:
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Post by: animal on November 24, 2009, 09:13:06 am
Put your claim through HelpHire - it doesn't then doesn't go down as a claim on your policy. You get a like for like courtesy car and the car will go to a VW approved bodyshop for the work. You don't have to mess with any insurance companies and whole process is totally pain free - All costs are recovered from the third party's insurance company. I highly recommend them.
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Post by: T88OMM on November 24, 2009, 09:38:50 am
I had a very bad crash in a MKV Golf a few years ago, if I was in a lesser car i.e. Clio, Corsa etc. I have no doubt that my injuries would have been much more serious. Just goes to show how well the Golf is built  :happy2: Glad to hear you are ok mate  :drinking:
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Post by: NEWEY on November 24, 2009, 09:45:22 am
glad to here your ok. i had a similar thing a last april. i hope the repair process goes better than what mine did as it took them 7 months to get the correct paint match  :evilgrin: :fighting: