bad day

[markbowie]

Coming home from work tonight i pulled out of a junction my right of way a car came from no were and hit the front of my car :eek: . when i got out the front bumper right head lamp all badly damaged , a big dent in the bonnet , the driver of the other car said she just did not see me , the car still drives ok . The only good thing no one was hurt , luckily i work in a porscher body shop so not the best of days , will try and post some pic's of the car being repaired

[VilleV]

Oh man!:( Really sorry to hear this and hope you get it fixed soon! And I thought I had bad day whilst I strained my angle...

[smurfette]

Oh no! Glad you're ok, that's the main thing. Poor little car though......I'm sure it will be good as new in no time.

[wreckmaster]

Thats bad luck:(. But the most important thing is that all innvolved people are ok. I am sure your 500 will be back in shape soon:icon_thumleft:

[OrangeSport]

Bad luck - hope it's all sorted soon...

[.Lefteris.]

Am glad that you OK my friend, sorry about your car!

[5OO]

:eek:! Good to hear you are okay. Hang in there!

[Cadbury]

Glad everyone 'walked' away unharmed. It will be really interesting to see the photos... before, during and after :cool:

[matizman]

:( just read this .......Sorry to hear about your accident . Hope that you get it sorted soon

[ewandougie]

Hope you get better soon :-D

[markbowie]

here is a link to a few pics of my damaged car

http://s180.photobucket.com/albums/x320/bowie42/crashed%20500/

hope it works

[Cadbury]

Oh poor thing...

How will the accident affect the secondhand value ? Nowadays it is recorded. Category D ?

[markbowie]

no its only recorded if it's a right off and category d is a total loss not to go back on the road . will post more pic's as the repair go's on

[ewandougie]

Is the cross member damaged ? it dosent look like it on the pic. If the insurance havnt wrirren it off I assume the damage was all on the plastic front end.

[markbowie]

yes the front panel and both cross members are damaged but they are all bolt on so not to bad

[ewandougie]

yes the front panel and both cross members are damaged but they are all bolt on so not to bad

Thats acually quite good of fiat to make them bolt on :-) Alot of cars have them welded on to the chassis

[markbowie]

most modern cars now have bolt on front panels made off metal or plastic

[Cadbury]

no its only recorded if it's a right off and category d is a total loss not to go back on the road . will post more pic's as the repair go's on

Disagree with you on this one.

A: Category D is the least serious of the five registered levels of damage. The groups range from A to F, A being the worst, suggesting that the vehicle is so damaged that it cannot even be used for salvage and should be crushed.

Groups B and C mean that the vehicle has been heavily damaged and the insurance company has chosen not to go ahead with the repairs, although group C is usually salvageable if the repairs are carried out correctly.

Group F means that the vehicle has suffered fire damage. Group D usually means that the vehicle has suffered light damage but whether the insurance company will repair it or not is dependent on the cost of the repairs and the value of the vehicle.

Until the vehicle has been inspected there is no guarantee that it has not suffered chassis damage. Your best option is to invest in a full mechanical inspection at an approved dealership, or by RAC Inspections.

Also, make sure you alert your insurance company to the fact that the car has previously been damaged before you insure it. They may not pay up for a claim if they are unaware of this.

[markbowie]

just a update on the repair's on my 500 yesterday it was put on a jig to check that it was all straight here is a pic http://www.500fans.com/images/attach/jpg.gif

[wreckmaster]

just a update on the repair's on my 500 yesterday it was put on a jig to check that it was all straight here is a pic http://www.500fans.com/images/attach/jpg.gif

When do you expect the car to be back on the road?

[Animo]

Only just logged on, so sorry about your news, atleast you are the kind of person to love your car. Fingers crossed you'll be back on the road soon. :drive1:

Hope the woman that hit you gets her eyes tested!

[markbowie]

hoping to get it back on the road by the end of next week finger's crossed :)

[wreckmaster]

hoping to get it back on the road by the end of next week finger's crossed :)

:icon_thumleft::super:

[Animo]

hoping to get it back on the road by the end of next week finger's crossed :)

:icon_thumright::icon_thumleft:

[Cadbury]

What are the repairs costs likely to be?

[markbowie]

no idea at the moment but i no the parts are around £1500 the front bumper is £450 and the headlamp's are £97 each i think it will be around £4000 :eek:

[Cadbury]

Crikey... it was boarding on being beyond economical repair then

[markbowie]

maybe but i didnot want wait another 8 - 10 weeks plus it did not look as bad till the work had started , but i must say it would not take a lot to right a 500 off but that is the same of all small car's ( thank god for gap insurance ) .But the thing's are at the moment that applies to most car's even high end cars : porches merc's & bmw 's

[markbowie]

finger's crossed will have car back on friday , it has been painted today that is the bumper bonnet front wing's . So will be fitting it up tomorrow while the all the light's are out will be upgrading the bulbs with philips ice white h7's h1's & h3's for the fogs , had these on my last car and are really good will post some pic 's of refit friday

[toeknee1]

great news mark :icon_thumright:

[markbowie]

after nearly a month off the road i got my car back this afternoon , it looks as good as new had a fall valet and coating of porsche zymol wax and leather cleaner , will post a few pic's tomorrow :peace:

[Cadbury]

:drive1: carefully

[.Lefteris.]

after nearly a month off the road i got my car back this afternoon , it looks as good as new had a fall valet and coating of porsche zymol wax and leather cleaner , will post a few pic's tomorrow :peace:
:super:

[wreckmaster]

Great news:):icon_thumleft: