Not posted on here for a while, but thought this would be an ideal opportunity!! Lost control on a roundabout towards work, not even going fast and the car decided to start swerving just before the exit (obviously oil/diesel from local HGV's). Car spun out, hit a lampost and parked itself into a tree and well see for youselves..... Damage from the lampost: The tree that stopped it going further into a nasty looking metal fence: Front damage after being pulled out: The side again: Absolutely gutted over this as it has literally been the best car I have owned but thankfully I got away with only light cuts to my hands from the glass. Definately a testament to why these cars are so bloody heavy!! Insurers are hopeless in that they are refusing to give me a courtesy car until they have assesed it!! Luckilly the missus works just down the road from where I work.
doh thats totalled what sorta speed do you recon it was doing? if that was at low speed then the mk3 really aint that great for crashign in lol
Ouch! Glad to here you weren't hurt, could have been nasty if you hit the post square on in the middle of the door.
What a shame, sorry for your loss mate but least you are ok. Cue some to55er to say it will T cut out.
cheers for the comments, guys. Starting to fell some aching now, so investing in ibuprofen deep heat etc...! Fortunately I am fully comp, so any costs can go to my insurer. Although my no claims is protected (8+ years) I am going to see a good increase in my premium!! Looking for new motors this weekend, deffo VW but not too sure whether I want to go down the economical route now!
Thats a shame bud. I feel for you[:^(] . I've got one identical 2 that apart from 17s. Going up 4 sale in the next week 2 fund another mk2 tho. Been a great car to me and i'm sure i'll miss it. Glad you're ok tho
Get down the physio for a report while y're still bruised up then you can use it as evidence if you're putting a claim in.
gutted mate my mk3 got wrote off and 2 years later it was in the carpark (fully repaired) at the elscar show
Gutting, sorry to hear about your crash mate. How will your insurance go up even though you're protected?
How come lamp posts always seem to you right in the middle! ? i am gutted for you, i lost a car in a very similar way.
One of those quirks of the brain don't focus on something with the intention of avoiding it you will more than likely hit it. Pretty hard to have the same kind of intense focus on a point in space though with no marker and to also to do this counter intuitive thing when it counts.
