WHY? Always a new car

[davidno64]

Frustration plus.

Why when you get a new car (even a older one), you'r pride and joy. The gods that be, allow idiots to park near you.
In the past when upgrading cars, usally within the first week some one knocks into it. Usally a small one. But its the first scratch that hurts the most.

This time I thought I was luky, 7 months and no inci(dents). The Gods must now like me. After a serious injury, I now have the rite to use disabled parking. A great invention, Easier to get IN/OUT the car. And not so close parking, so no annoyying dents.

Well today my heart was broken. My luck was down. Back to the SAFE, Disabled car parking, But what? OH #@%*. Some one didnt knock my car. While watching Basket Ball, some moron drove over the front of my lovely GT TDI.

A 4WD I bet. Damaged bumber/spoiler, grill, headlight, etc. Not only that they #@%*ing drove over the bonnet. Although stupid, he did leave his details, but there were witnesses. They waited the best part of the hour, till I came out from the game giving me thair details.

A MORON in a LandRover TD5, reversed out, kept comming and forgot to stop. Reversing over my joy. What a #@%*WIT, there were 3 clear spaces either side of my car. He reversed from across the lanes into the one and only spot neer him that was not vacant.

Well the one thing is, he has the same inshurance as me (RACV). So let see how this goes. Well see how the quotes come up. The cars probly mostly cosmetic but what will they try to get away with. I'm fussy, a new car and factory galvanised pannels. I'll expect new replacment pannels. The damage is too extensive to beat out.

I will post some Pic's soon and let you know the outcome. Absolute MORONS

[maca]

Ahh dude that sucks to hear! It always happens to the TDI's

Hope it's sorted in a haste and organised manner

[gavs]

A MORON in a LandRover TD5,

Well, I think that explains it all!

[anthony_VWJET]

IMHO I dont think its fair to call him a moron or a twat, for the fact that he/she did wait for you. You're lucky that you even had someone that was decent enough to even wait for you instead of running off.

YEah it sucks but it could be worst, good luck with it all!

[Mk3 AAA]

On two occasions a police car has parked next to me and both times the driver has let the door swing open and hit the paint work of the car I was in, once in the old merc, and once in a mates beemer. Visable damage each time. When it was the mercs turn the driver had force behind the door when it hit our car, if I didn't know better I would have thought it was intentional as they had ample room to get out. Bit disappointing really, and the fact I was sitting in the car and only got a glare, not even a nod or apologetic wave. Luckily they're not all like that.

Hope you get situation sorted soon , what a pain.

[Goon]

Something similar happened to me a while ago. Guy opens his door with force, I'm sitting in the car I look at him expecting a nod etc and he looks away and starts walking.. This is where I kinda just snapped even though it was my girlfriend car, I got out and yelled at the bloke he was saying "No I didn't hit your car etc" I was swearing and carrying on pointing at the viable paint damage demanding an apology.. ****wits man. Some people have no respect!

[Swallowtail]

On two occasions a police car has parked next to me and both times the driver has let the door swing open and hit the paint work of the car I was in, once in the old merc, and once in a mates beemer. Visable damage each time. When it was the mercs turn the driver had force behind the door when it hit our car, if I didn't know better I would have thought it was intentional as they had ample room to get out. Bit disappointing really, and the fact I was sitting in the car and only got a glare, not even a nod or apologetic wave. Luckily they're not all like that.

Hope you get situation sorted soon , what a pain.

I'd have got out of the car, taken an obvious note of his rego number, taken a pic of the damage to the car, and smiled, and got back into my car...

... and then put it through my insurance company to send to them. With the other party's rego number and car details you shouldn't even have to pay an excess...

[FJ Steve]

I'd have got out of the car, taken an obvious note of his rego number, taken a pic of the damage to the car, and smiled, and got back into my car...

... and then put it through my insurance company to send to them. With the other party's rego number and car details you shouldn't even have to pay an excess...

Sorry...no dice.

You may have sourced their rego.,.....but the insurance won't pay up on that information alone. They need the name and driver's licence number of the other driver, to ensure that you have 'named the other party' correctly.

[Swallowtail]

Sorry...no dice.

You may have sourced their rego.,.....but the insurance won't pay up on that information alone. They need the name and driver's licence number of the other driver, to ensure that you have 'named the other party' correctly.

Ummm... no they don't. At least not with my insurance. Perhaps you need to check your PDS or change insurers...

[FJ Steve]

oh cool...so I can source your rego number...then name you as the at fault party to my written off $100k vehicle.

Sweet.....gotta love anonymity

[Swallowtail]

I won't print the first few words that come to my head...

You need to provide details of the incident, the other car, damage to it and yours, where it happened, what you did to try and identify them, etc, etc. But if you ask them to identify themselves and they refuse, you can't exactly beat them over the head to get their details.

So take your sarcasm elsewhere and go and read your PDS... or change insurers.

[FJ Steve]

Thanks for the clarification of your position.

I was speaking from personal experience, and there was no sarcasm intended or provided. I was just basing my response on a possible scenario...like you.

So...who is your insurer?

[Swallowtail]

OK, thank you for the clarification. And I apologise if I read sarcasm where none was intended...

My car is currently insured by my employer as part of the package, so it's probably not applicable at the moment, but I was with Western QBE before and they had a 'no fault and provide the other party's rego number no excess' arrangement.

And to the OP - sorry if we have taken this somewhat off topic! It sucks when people do this to your pride and joy. I've had success with paintless dent repairs, they do a great job fixing minor dings.

[Cam]

Sorry to hear mate.
Of all cars, it had to happen to a GT sport! They're becoming quite rare as well.


Although its a bad situation to be in, you are very lucky that they left their details. They could have just driven off. Now its just up to the insurance company to settle it.

All the best.

[Dubdabest]

Something similar happened to me a while ago. Guy opens his door with force, I'm sitting in the car I look at him expecting a nod etc and he looks away and starts walking..

Yeah I think years ago this would be considered an incident where both parties involved (if present at the time) would inspect for any damage and exchange words of apology, etc. but unfortunately nowadays happening more common and people who have no respect for other's belonging would just walk away and hope not being noticed.

I was so disgusted when I found a visible ding on my Jetta's bling-bling chrome front grill next to the number plate... a runaway shopping trolley or a towbar must have hit & dented it

Good luck with sorting out your situation mate!