It's happened again!!!!!

[VW Convert]

Some of you may recall back in December someone in a Toyota lost control, hit another Toyota that then T boned my beloved Jetta whilst I was sitting minding my own business waiting at a set of traffic lights.

Today, at the same set of traffic lights (about 500 metres from home) an idiot in a BMW did a u turn in front of me causing me to hit the brakes as hard as I could. I missed the BMW by a coat of paint but the near new Lexus behind me slammed into the back of the Jetta very, very hard.

The damage looks minor, but close inspection reveals the gaps between the rear doors and the body are closed up on one side and opened up on the other so it seems that it is in fact pretty bad. The Lexus is a real mess.

I can't believe my bad luck, and what is it with Toyotas (Lexus being in a sense a Toyota) always wanting to beat up on my Jetta?

Cheers

George

[Golf Loon]

OMG you are so unlucky George.

I`d push for a write off and get a new car.

At least you weren`t injured.

[maca]

That's horrible mate, sorry to hear about that. Perhaps you could use this as a sign to get a new VW? And that your current car could just be cursed..

Do you have any pictures of the accident?

[VW Convert]

OMG you are so unlucky George.

I`d push for a write off and get a new car.

At least you weren`t injured.

Yes, most important thing is no one was injured, although my neck is a bit sore and will get it checked out. I'm definitely thinking if there is a chance I will push to have the car written off even though I'm so very happy with this car and it will be a sad thing if it is written off. I guess it all depends on what the repair quote is.

Cheers

George

[VW Convert]

That's horrible mate, sorry to hear about that. Perhaps you could use this as a sign to get a new VW? And that your current car could just be cursed..

Do you have any pictures of the accident?

My stepdaughter took a couple of pics with her phone, as soon as I get them I'll post them. On Monday I'll go to the smash shop and get some proper pics.....have to borrow a camera because I left mine in the back of a taxi in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago and I'm waiting for the insurance company to replace it!

Just thought, I'm happy that I hadn't yet forked out for the extended warranty, if it's a write off I may have done my dough!


Cheers

George

[chris.]

sad to hear man
get your neck checked out stat tho
you could get a big pay out from that ?r36 mabye?

[h100vw]

Have you got the number of the clown in the BMW?

Good to hear you haven't anything major wrong with you.

Gavin

[Satanstoenail]

Sucks, glad you're ok. Perhaps it's God's way of telling you to get a GTI or R32..

[Preen59]

Gees George.. That's a real bummer. Sorry to read that it has happened to you YET AGAIN..

Glad to hear you are unhurt. It's disappointing that people get away with doing such blatantly stupid things. I can actually sort of understand what causes people to lash out with road rage when you see idiots like that do the things they do..

I'd be trying to get it written off i reckon. Cars are never the same after an impact like that..

[Blitzen]

Thats some bad luck you are having there George...Sorry to hear that mate. Ahh well, chin up, and get a Audi TT RS...

[gtimk5]

Geez George !!!! Soooo sorry to read this, thats shocking news. Glad you are ok, though your patience must be running thin.
Hope it doesnt affect your holiday and maybe you might have a new Jetta waiting for you on your return.
A real shame mate....
Andrew

[SoVeReIgN]

Wow the same set of traffic lights!! Thats some bad luck..

Hopefully it's written off for you and you get a shiny new Jetta.

[ron]

If you cant beat them, join them. Get an Aurion.........

WTF did i say??....


Try to push for a write off, hope u get it.

[rayray086]

Have you got the number of the clown in the BMW?

Hope you did.

Sorry to hear George, hopefully not too much downtime for you and the Jetta.

[VW Convert]

Thanks for all your kind words guys, I've included the only photos I have at the moment.





The damage looks minimal on the Jetta, the towbar took the brunt of the hit which means cosmetic damage is minimal but the big question mark is how much of the impact was transmitted through the towbar to the subframe etc. As I mentioned before, my main concern is that the R/H/R door to body gap appears to have widened and the L/H/R door to body gap has narrowed indicating the body has twisted slightly. The bootlid is also skewed relative to the boot opening. This may be repairable but it cetainly is a major repair
despite the seemingly minor nature of the damage.

I'll post more pics when I take them.

Cheers

George




On Tuesday week I'm going overseas for 5 weeks holiday so if it is to be repaired, I won't have the drama of pushing for a quick completion of repairs.