Topic: Absolutely gutted :( (Read 10195 times)

Simon23 · « **on:** 18 March 2012, 19:12:11 »

Well the deisel Omega's engine died a few weeks ago now my pride and joy has too. A woman on her oppsing mobile phone pulled out on me on a roundabout, Tried to avoid her but my back wheel hit the kerb and it launched me into the crash barrier and she just drove off!

Words cannot describe how uspet I am.

b4ndit · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 March 2012, 19:15:18 »

Sorry to see that

that car is a really nice car

hawke113a · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 March 2012, 19:19:39 »

Gutted for you.She is such a gorgeous car

SJKOO01 · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 March 2012, 19:19:54 »

I know it doesn't help now with how you're feeling, but least you managed to get out of it alive.

x25dt · « **Reply #4 on:** 18 March 2012, 19:24:58 »

I´m sorry for the accident

dazzerM · « **Reply #5 on:** 18 March 2012, 19:29:25 »

Genuinely gutted for you mate

omega3000 · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 March 2012, 19:59:25 »

Geez , glad your ok ....thats a nasty smack to the mig

Murph · « **Reply #7 on:** 18 March 2012, 19:59:42 »

Gutted for you!
It's obvious alot of blood sweat and tears have gone into that car ( not to mention the money) and for someone to almost destroy it by one stupid careless act is infuriating!

I'm sure it low on your priority list at the time but did you get her reg number?

pirate · « **Reply #8 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:01:06 »

lets hope the person that caused it gets whats coming to them karma and all that mate,rebuild her or build another at least you walked away from it

jonny2112 · « **Reply #9 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:02:01 »

Oh mate, I'm so sorry.

marrus69 · « **Reply #10 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:06:10 »

i can only but cry.

cem_devecioglu · « **Reply #11 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:25:28 »

sorry to see that

although costly, it can be repaired .. and I cant see any serious damage on chasis..

Simon23 · « **Reply #12 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:30:39 »

Quote from: Murph on 18 March 2012, 19:59:42

Gutted for you!
It's obvious alot of blood sweat and tears have gone into that car ( not to mention the money) and for someone to almost destroy it by one stupid careless act is infuriating!

I'm sure it low on your priority list at the time but did you get her reg number?

No. only saw the side then obviously was trying to avoid a bump.

Simon23 · « **Reply #13 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:31:31 »

Quote from: pirate on 18 March 2012, 20:01:06

lets hope the person that caused it gets whats coming to them karma and all that mate,rebuild her or build another at least you walked away from it

I have everything I need to repair but it's the paint. It would need a full respray and it would look silly with green panels.

Omega_Dan · « **Reply #14 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:34:06 »

Woah! MATE! Im gutted for you

The Red Baron · « **Reply #15 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:36:35 »

bloody bad news indeed. sorry for you.

Simon23 · « **Reply #16 on:** 18 March 2012, 20:39:58 »

Just one thing after another. lost my partner and my job a few months ago too, What next?

omega3000 · « **Reply #17 on:** 18 March 2012, 21:14:38 »

Quote from: Simon23 on 18 March 2012, 20:31:31

Quote from: pirate on 18 March 2012, 20:01:06
lets hope the person that caused it gets whats coming to them karma and all that mate,rebuild her or build another at least you walked away from it

I have everything I need to repair but it's the paint. It would need a full respray and it would look silly with green panels.

Needs must mate , just repair and do paint at a later date

HockeyDave55 · « **Reply #18 on:** 18 March 2012, 21:48:43 »

That sucks more than a supercharged Dyson! Fix what you can, paint when you can...
I know who you feel, I built an amazing car years ago (one of those that you wish you still had) and some moron smashed in the front end and buffered off. I did fix her up and although the paint never was right and it bit me every time I looked at it, at least I still had her for a while....

cem_devecioglu · « **Reply #19 on:** 18 March 2012, 22:05:07 »

Quote from: Simon23 on 18 March 2012, 20:31:31

Quote from: pirate on 18 March 2012, 20:01:06
lets hope the person that caused it gets whats coming to them karma and all that mate,rebuild her or build another at least you walked away from it

I have everything I need to repair but it's the paint. It would need a full respray and it would look silly with green panels.

if you have the color mixture formula , new paint prepared wont be very different imo.. $:-\$

so why you need full re-spray.. it requires some bit of work to match the color even if its different..

Zippy2012 · « **Reply #20 on:** 18 March 2012, 23:28:24 »

oh shite.... like you ide be well pissed off!!! i bet u wished u had run in to the stupid bint!! atleast u can fix her!!!

unlike my last elite 2bent chassis legs writing it off

matching the paint is yes guna be hard ish but a good paint sprayer should be able to match the flip, even if the whole car flatted down have the front blown in & have the flip put into the lacqure & just blow over the main shell with lacqure to hide the fade in..

are the alloys still available?? can you get singles???

thebaldeagle · « **Reply #21 on:** 19 March 2012, 18:56:27 »

gutted for you fella...and wasn't that up for sale also?

ndmv6 · « **Reply #22 on:** 19 March 2012, 19:17:01 »

gutted mate,but does look repairable...

gstylebaby · « **Reply #23 on:** 19 March 2012, 19:53:59 »

Simon,
I'm gutted for you mate. Can you see if there is any cctv around the area see if you can track her down......

cem_devecioglu · « **Reply #24 on:** 19 March 2012, 20:11:08 »

Quote from: gstylebaby on 19 March 2012, 19:53:59

Simon,
I'm gutted for you mate. Can you see if there is any cctv around the area see if you can track her down......

Radar · « **Reply #25 on:** 19 March 2012, 20:27:21 »

Oh no - sorry to see that

noel · « **Reply #26 on:** 19 March 2012, 20:40:21 »

you must be gutted m8 looks like you have spent a lot of time and money on it.
Feel sorry for you bud

JamesV6CDX · « **Reply #27 on:** 19 March 2012, 20:58:45 »

Hi Simon,

Have you raised an incident with your local Police force?

If not, I urge you to do this ASAP. I know it's probably low on your priority list mate, but it's very important for a couple of reasons...

1) In case the other party / anyone else saw the accident, decides they 'sustained damage' and attempts to claim against you.

2) It means that if the above occurs, you can't be booked for "failing to report an accident"

3) If you know the make and model of the car concerned, there is a bloody good chance of tracking her down within a given time slot, even without the VRM. I can't say too much, but ANPR is a wonderful thing.......

Most importantly - pleased you are OK - that's by far the main thing

Del Boy · « **Reply #28 on:** 19 March 2012, 21:49:39 »

That's bad, proper heartache, especially with that paint. Was a lovely car

F1 9LFG · « **Reply #29 on:** 19 March 2012, 22:33:05 »

Quote from: JamesV6CDX on 19 March 2012, 20:58:45

Hi Simon,

Have you raised an incident with your local Police force?

If not, I urge you to do this ASAP. I know it's probably low on your priority list mate, but it's very important for a couple of reasons...

1) In case the other party / anyone else saw the accident, decides they 'sustained damage' and attempts to claim against you.

2) It means that if the above occurs, you can't be booked for "failing to report an accident"

3) If you know the make and model of the car concerned, there is a bloody good chance of tracking her down within a given time slot, even without the VRM. I can't say too much, but ANPR is a wonderful thing.......

Most importantly - pleased you are OK - that's by far the main thing

That is sound advice.

Also gutted to see the damage mate

Elite_L0ver · « **Reply #30 on:** 19 March 2012, 22:52:41 »

Quote from: Dan282 on 18 March 2012, 20:34:06

Woah! MATE! Im gutted for you

Sh•t mate well gutted for you was only showing the misses the pics of it from your first post last nite she really impressed (and belive me it takes alot when it comes to cars) sorry bud hope you do decide to repair that mig was lush

Quote from: JamesV6CDX on 19 March 2012, 20:58:45

Hi Simon,

Have you raised an incident with your local Police force?

If not, I urge you to do this ASAP. I know it's probably low on your priority list mate, but it's very important for a couple of reasons...

1) In case the other party / anyone else saw the accident, decides they 'sustained damage' and attempts to claim against you.

2) It means that if the above occurs, you can't be booked for "failing to report an accident"

3) If you know the make and model of the car concerned, there is a bloody good chance of tracking her down within a given time slot, even without the VRM. I can't say too much, but ANPR is a wonderful thing.......
Most importantly - pleased you are OK - that's by far the main thing

and I think someone has either a bit of insider info or works for the law

Mr V6 CDX

MV6 MAN · « **Reply #31 on:** 19 March 2012, 23:24:54 »

shit me, i dont even want to know how pissed off you are, was a nice car mate, but is still fixable tho $:-\$

Simon23 · « **Reply #32 on:** 19 March 2012, 23:31:18 »

Quote from: Zippy2012 on 18 March 2012, 23:28:24

are the alloys still available?? can you get singles???

Luckily I had 6 of them.

Simon23 · « **Reply #33 on:** 19 March 2012, 23:38:19 »

Well I was sat up all night weighing things up and deliberating what to do, And I didn't spend 5 figures on a car to give up on it. If it takes me years i'll have it better than it was. So I made a start today at damage assessment etc. It's all bodywork. Bent most things back into place. The steering is well out and cockeyed though so that's going to be the main thing. It's just heartbreaking. Some pics......

05omegav6 · « **Reply #34 on:** 20 March 2012, 01:06:51 »

Ouch

I'll not repeat t'others advice

Worst bit looks to be the left hand headlight surround $:-\$

Having changed the slam panel on mine the only advice I can offer is this:

In the fourth pic from bottom there is a bracket that joins the the chassis leg to the bottom of the slam panel. If you drill the welds on this bracket so that the slam panel is free from it then you'll find it easier to get the bottom edge of the slam panel straight.

Pull the bracket forward, then use a block of wood as a drift and knock the headlight surround from behind (may need to unbolt the horns first) to bring the bottom edge back up to where it should be, then reweld the bracket to the panel

Hope that makes sense, easier to point than to type

Al

duggs · « **Reply #35 on:** 20 March 2012, 16:40:52 »

Assholes ! I would be fuming as I suspect are you.

Gotta ask though, what the heck is that tank thing sitting behind the passenger front wheel ?

RobG · « **Reply #36 on:** 20 March 2012, 16:54:31 »

Quote from: duggs on 20 March 2012, 16:40:52

Assholes ! I would be fuming as I suspect are you.

Gotta ask though, what the heck is that tank thing sitting behind the passenger front wheel ?

Blows cool air onto the engine ECU

Simon23 · « **Reply #37 on:** 20 March 2012, 17:57:49 »

Quote from: RobG on 20 March 2012, 16:54:31

Quote from: duggs on 20 March 2012, 16:40:52
Assholes ! I would be fuming as I suspect are you.

Gotta ask though, what the heck is that tank thing sitting behind the passenger front wheel ?
Blows cool air onto the engine ECU

Well you learn something everyday! lol

Simon23 · « **Reply #38 on:** 20 March 2012, 18:00:51 »

Made some more progress today. Washer bottle and pump are secured and not leaking, Headlights in and straight and working and the underneath of the skirts is now straight. Grill also fits again.

Zippy2012 · « **Reply #39 on:** 21 March 2012, 01:20:58 »

Quote from: Simon23 on 20 March 2012, 17:57:49

Quote from: RobG on 20 March 2012, 16:54:31
Quote from: duggs on 20 March 2012, 16:40:52
Assholes ! I would be fuming as I suspect are you.

Gotta ask though, what the heck is that tank thing sitting behind the passenger front wheel ?
Blows cool air onto the engine ECU

Well you learn something everyday! lol

i was going to ask the same question! lols

well thoes headlights do look loads better than the standards, im doing a few pairs if anyone interested in some...,

shame about the other damage caused but looks like its coming along well if i wasnt so far away ide lend a hand mate,

well if u need the exhaust after you've fixed her let me know its just sat here doing nothing...

Simon23 · « **Reply #40 on:** 21 March 2012, 17:44:42 »

Made some good progress today, All the car is straight. everything works and all the front end and arch liners are back on. Gotta say i'm pleased with what i've done on my own. apologies for the poor pic quality photobucket seems to reduce them.

cem_devecioglu · « **Reply #41 on:** 21 March 2012, 18:47:46 »

yep.. good to see its repaired mostly.. and there is no damage to chasis as the hood and front wing gaps being uniform..

hood corner needs to be repaired and some parts needs a similiar paint

mega3.0v6 · « **Reply #42 on:** 21 March 2012, 20:04:18 »

Gutted mate hope you got the reg of the car that drove off, but it is just proving it was her fault i suppose.

Simon23 · « **Reply #43 on:** 21 March 2012, 21:06:59 »

Quote from: mega3.0v6 on 21 March 2012, 20:04:18

Gutted mate hope you got the reg of the car that drove off, but it is just proving it was her fault i suppose.

Exactly. instinct is to avoid. if i'd known now i'd have floored it into the side of the daft cow.

HockeyDave55 · « **Reply #44 on:** 21 March 2012, 21:38:23 »

Quote from: cem on 21 March 2012, 18:47:46

yep.. good to see its repaired mostly..

hood corner needs to be repaired and some parts needs a similiar paint

Shouldn't be too hard to get that green!

Only joking Simon, you are doing a great job putting her back together mate!

omega3000 · « **Reply #45 on:** 22 March 2012, 14:47:39 »

Great job , so the omega wings just bolt on . Just asking as im looking at replacing one of mine in the summer

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