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by Optimus » Wed Dec 30, 2009 4:51 pm
Just had a crash, rear ended someone at some traffic lights, one smashed headlight, sidelight, indicator, and a dented wing.
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by Optimus » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:13 pm
Everyone ok, the guy was fine about it saying these things happen, i was a little shaken as i've never had a crash before. The one brightside was it was the headlight that was already cracked that got smashed! Not much damage to his Focus, paint and a small dent low down.
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by Tahir » Wed Dec 30, 2009 5:54 pm
Bad news mate, any pics?
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by Allkiller » Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:38 pm
Which side..i have some bits... wing, headlights...16v though
not far away, in Petersfield
Could be worse...my old 16v...fixed it though
Optimus
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by Optimus » Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:34 pm
VT mate, but cheers anyway. Will get some pics up tomorrow, happened when i was off out on a night out.
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by EE9 CVC » Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:56 pm
That sucks, I'm really sorry for you.
If you like the car then get it fixed and make it even better than it was before.
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by Rich4thGen » Wed Dec 30, 2009 10:35 pm
sorry to hear that mate, its good everyone was ok.
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by Optimus » Thu Dec 31, 2009 3:52 pm
Some pics, i think overall i've been quite lucky, no damage to the bonnet, and just a few scratches on the bumper. The bar that runs under the headlights has been bent down onto the bumper, but that should bend back reasonably easily i would have thought? Its a bit weird how the headlight and the indicator are busted, but there's virtually nothing wrong with the bumper itself!
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by Tahir » Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:38 pm
Id call that a great escape.
4G front ends crumple pretty easily and can look a mess even with minimal contact.
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by EE9 CVC » Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:52 pm
While it sucks that this happened, at least it should be easily fixable.
Looks like the other cars bumper hit your car just above the bumper and the bumper only got a wee bit of knock.