clairelovestlc
09-12-06, 00:08
Ok.. everyone get ready to laugh at me... i miss safe driver... crashed her car.
Went out to celebrate my boyfriends birthday, he drove from where he lives up north to near where i live in Cambridge, ditched his car and went out for the day in mine.... On way home he discovered why i have a phobia of Multi Story car parks... on way out, i miss judged a tight corner and smacked the car into a metal floor to ceiling barrier/post/ supporting beam thing! Was a fraction of a second thing, was thinking " don't scrape nose on wall, don't scrape nose on....bugger forgot about post to my right!"
Reversed car back and got out and had a look, rather large dent, and the paints missing off the length of a wing of the car.. its right above the wheel arch.
Anywhoo Glynn (my bf) saved the day and drove my car back to Cambridge and looked after me while i was panicking about how i was going to pay for it, what i was going to tell parents etc..He was brilliant, stayed calm, and calmed me down and propperly looked after me... it looked terrible last night, but after a clean up and polishing out some of the lighter scratches, it isn't as bad as i first worried
Pug have quoted me " minimum of £800 +VAT" so logically thats going to be round about £1000 plus about £200 for a courtecy car for a week. Which i cant afford, luckily its a silver car, so doesnt show up too badly, will have to get it repaired after Xmas... does anyone known of any good (cheap) body shops?
Here are a few pics
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/908/p1000100ub0.jpg
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/4205/p1000112df9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1788/p1000104mm8.jpg
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8531/p1000103gr4.jpg
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/7320/p1000123ai0.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5980/p1000125iu1.jpg
Ignore the mud... i was so annoyed with myself i decided to take the car off roading down a country road to cheer myself up, mud everywhere! got stuck in the mud at one point, but floored it and got myself out making even more mess... put a smile on my face
Needless to say, i am REALLY upset, i feel like a complete and utter idiot, i cant afford the repairs, parents are fuming, i feel like a tit and i have damaged my baby! Guess ill be working all the overtime under the sun over christmas now :mad:
Went out to celebrate my boyfriends birthday, he drove from where he lives up north to near where i live in Cambridge, ditched his car and went out for the day in mine.... On way home he discovered why i have a phobia of Multi Story car parks... on way out, i miss judged a tight corner and smacked the car into a metal floor to ceiling barrier/post/ supporting beam thing! Was a fraction of a second thing, was thinking " don't scrape nose on wall, don't scrape nose on....bugger forgot about post to my right!"
Reversed car back and got out and had a look, rather large dent, and the paints missing off the length of a wing of the car.. its right above the wheel arch.
Anywhoo Glynn (my bf) saved the day and drove my car back to Cambridge and looked after me while i was panicking about how i was going to pay for it, what i was going to tell parents etc..He was brilliant, stayed calm, and calmed me down and propperly looked after me... it looked terrible last night, but after a clean up and polishing out some of the lighter scratches, it isn't as bad as i first worried
Pug have quoted me " minimum of £800 +VAT" so logically thats going to be round about £1000 plus about £200 for a courtecy car for a week. Which i cant afford, luckily its a silver car, so doesnt show up too badly, will have to get it repaired after Xmas... does anyone known of any good (cheap) body shops?
Here are a few pics
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/908/p1000100ub0.jpg
http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/4205/p1000112df9.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1788/p1000104mm8.jpg
http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/8531/p1000103gr4.jpg
http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/7320/p1000123ai0.jpg
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/5980/p1000125iu1.jpg
Ignore the mud... i was so annoyed with myself i decided to take the car off roading down a country road to cheer myself up, mud everywhere! got stuck in the mud at one point, but floored it and got myself out making even more mess... put a smile on my face
Needless to say, i am REALLY upset, i feel like a complete and utter idiot, i cant afford the repairs, parents are fuming, i feel like a tit and i have damaged my baby! Guess ill be working all the overtime under the sun over christmas now :mad: