Time to first damage (The Golf Accident Thread)

[Callumgw]

mine went 3 months before some twit reversed into the door while it was parked. "I heard the reverse sensors beeping then there was a bang". ohh really a surprise that I bet .....grrrrr

at least we swapped details so NCB is all good.

[Callumgw]

Good to hear mate, just in time for the next calder meet

I just had a skim through the events bit... didn't see anything for Calder. What are you doing drags or sprints?

C

[alias_vw]

I was hoping I'd never have to post in this thread but here we are, nearly 6 months to the day since I drove off the lot.

I was actually pulling into the service centre this morning for my 6 month service when someone reversed into it. The driver said they didn't know I was there because their car didn't have a "reversing warning beep thing"...



Anyone know a decent repairer on the lower north shore of Sydney? One who does NRMA insurance jobs preferably...

[markwid]

Tough luck.
Sydney Smash Repairs, Panel Beater, Smash Repairers || Jack Hillermans Artarmon

[Wolfgang]

Damn, that's annoying.

Hope getting it repaired is as painless as possible.

The driver said they didn't know I was there because their car didn't have a "reversing warning beep thing"...

Did you explain to them that the two round squishy things in the front of their head can also be used when reversing.

[Ideo]

managed to get a small dint in the front wing from a high speed bird impact.

No paint damage, so should be able to be popped out.

[hentaiboy]

managed to get a small dint in the front wing from a high speed bird impact.

How high we talkin' about?

[Ideo]

How high we talkin' about?

Closing impact. Bird must have been going at least 120+

[hooba]

Tough luck.
Sydney Smash Repairs, Panel Beater, Smash Repairers || Jack Hillermans Artarmon

+1, or the smash repairer directly across the road from Chatswood Classic service centre - that's who they use.

From the picture I think you got lucky that they didn't hit your rear quarter panel.

[alias_vw]

Thanks guys.

Concours (the ones across the road from Chatswood Classic) said they could see me sometime around mid July and I've dealt with Hillermans in the past but thought they avoided insurance jobs. Turns out I was wrong and I dropped in yesterday afternoon for a chat. Fingers crossed they can get it done soonish.

As for the rear quarter panel, she just managed to clip it and not sure how they'll approach it. The door is definitely a writeoff though.

[sau_mathur]

Right rear passenger door damage

Hi all,

Pretty sad really... some bastard dinged our car during the day. Came back from work and saw it parked on the street with a bit of a nasty dent on the rear passenger door. Seems like someone was reversing out and hit it and ofcourse, RAN!! No note, no nothing!!

It seems there is a little paint damage as well. The dent isnt very deep, but it is pretty noticable as it is spread over 25% of the door below the window.

We have 3rd party insurance, but dont think we can claim with this right? Any idea what it might cost to repair at a local repair centre?

Thanks for your advice in advance
A very sad golf owner

[wai]

We have 3rd party insurance, but dont think we can claim with this right?

Unfortunately this covers damage to the other person's vehicle, like if you rear ended a Rolls Royce.

[Corey_R]

Sorry to hear about this.

I'd be concerned if you have a new Golf and you've only chosen to taken up 3rd party damage. This means you are only covered for damage that you cause to others. So you'd be correct in that you can't claim what has been caused to you, whether your fault or otherwise.

If it's just a ding in the door, sometimes they can take off the door skin, bang out the damage, and you're on your way. If there is a scratch in the paint down the to metal, then they'll have to respray. If you have metallic paint, then they'll have to respray the entire side to "blend it in". So minimum it'll cost you $1000. But it could cost several times more if they need to replace the door skin AND respray the entire side of the car.

Based on previous reports (in this thread from memory), door skins are difficult to replace on the Golf or something, so they'll be more likely to replace the entire door, making the repair job a bit more costly than say on a Focus etc where the skins are easily replaced... best to talk to a few knowlegable repairers and get quotes

[Kronik]

I was driving along the road when a small kid (couldnt have been older than 5!) threw a fairly large stone at my car and hit the front left fender. No point in chasing after the kid, just had to grind my teeth and drive on. Quoted $400 to repair.... out of my pocket

[bazt]

Got a stone chip on the roof and another on the bonnet on the day I drove the car home.
A woman noticed the car a few days after in a shopping centre car park and said she was following me on the day I drove it home and smoke was coming out of it for a few Ks
Discovered after two weeks of driving around with the windows down listening to the exhaust note of the R that a stone had also gone thru the air conditioner condensor.
WV charging $1000 + to fix it