The Mrs. car gets skelped (again!)

[oobster]

The Mrs. (Dawn) was taking my Gran to Homebase in Livingston today when a young-ish bloke in an S-plate white Astra ran into the passenger side of her car at a roundabout.

Drove out to bring her back to the house (car is undriveable) and the young guy admitted he was to blame - he was in the left-lane of the two lanes coming onto the rounabout, the car in the right-lane actually drew out in front of dawn but stopped in time and he must have thought that way was clear becuase of the other car moving away when obviously it wasnt.

Rear door, sill and rear quarter are smacked in, and the back wheel is awfy squint - the inside of the tyre has hit the inisde of the wheel arch. Rear tyre also has a hole in it. If it's repaired, and we hope it is, this will be the 2nd near-side rear quarter the car has had (some of you may remember the incident the day after our wedding 2 years ago where a out-his-face pedestrian literally ran into the side of her car).

Some pics:

 

[scoobyiain]

Sorry to hear that Andy but as long as dawn and your gran are ok thats the main thing. Hope everything gets sorted out.

[wrxmania]

Bad luck - that's a bad news car - time to get rid me thinks!

Hope you get it all sorted.  You got your car back Andy?

Brian [] 

[the blue dragon]

Andy, sorry to hear about that mate, but as already said, as long as dawn and your gran are ok, thats the main thing. [Y]

 

Hope you manage to get it fixed okay.

 

regards

 

Iain 

[micra_wrc]

ouch Andy.  Hope Dawn and her granny are ok.

might be time to get rid of that car - seems to bring you bad luck []

go get a red one - red is a 'lucky' colour in chinese custom 

 

[ANDYJDMSTI]

go get a red one - red is a 'lucky' colour in chinese custom 

 

 

And from a survey done a while back the most prone colour of car to be involved in accidents!! 

Don't figure!! 

[gus the bus]

Aw FFS[] thats a skunner! Hope Dawn and Granny are fine tho?

Not an easy place for a repair either. Just have to wait and see what the insurance folk say eh.

Gus

[boris b]

eek . nighmare mate. As long as everyone is ok tho...

Bad place for a motor to get hit as well. []

[colzo]

Not so good news mate. Hope everyone is ok, no doubt they got a fright.

[oobster]

Aye Dawn is ok - bit shook up and a bit upset, she is starting to get a sore neck but it'll probably be away after a good nights sleep. Gran (my gran btw) is fine too, she's in her mid 80's and a bit frail, and it was her side of the car that got hit so she's a wee bit shook up too.

Hopefully the car will get fixed, although this is the 3rd knock the car's had (it's only 3 years old) - someone reversed into it when Dawn was in Tesco's in early 2005 (no note so had to go down as her fault) - then the incident with the running man in May 2005.

We did look at getting a new 206 or 207 about 6 weeks ago but finances were a bit too tight. Funnily enough, it was a red one she was going to get. 

[oobster]

And yes Brian, I got my car back on Wednesday afternoon. All nice & shiny again

[4Hero]

sorry to hear that Andy, glad Dawn and Gran are fine though.

p.s. glad to hear you got your camera mate, I look forward to swapping mine for yours []

[Dougie C]

Sorry to hear the news Andy but glad Dawn and your gran are ok!!!

Hope you get the car sorted.

Dougie C