Hit While Goin To Drags

[oldfarmer]

While heading to drags along kwinana fwy of all times

Hey people this is what a typhoon looks like after you get rear ended by a ford fiesta. lucky I had good brakes I stopped fine, cant say much for the other two behind me, looking at the damage to rear chassis rails not sure if its a write-off or not, left rear door hard to shut too doesn't quite line up properly.

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[Barnesy]

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[freeze_dk]

as above

[oldfarmer]

try these

[freeze_dk]

dunno if its a writeoff but the car definately need to be put on a jig to straighten it out

[BensXR6T]

Bad luck mate, not nice when this sort of thing happens to your baby.

A good panel shop should be able to straighten her out, but do you really want it fixed? Once a subframe is bent like that it's never the same again. If you can bring yourself to part with her, see if your insurance will write it off for you.

Have you still got all the stock parts to bolt back on so you can transfer them if it comes to that?

Edit: just noticed in the 2nd photo, there is a kink in the rear quarter just above and forward to the fuel filler cover, that's why your door ain't sitting right, she might be bent above the k-frame ... musta hit you hard, or was it a double knock from the third car?

Edited 31/03/10 12:41 PM by BensXR6T

[freeze_dk]

the towbar is what caused the kink

[discostig]

That sucks. 2 second minimum stopping distances are never adhered to! If you do, a car jumps in the spot anyway >_>

Hope it isn't as bad as it looks (nasty bend on the tow bar!) and you get it sorted 100% to your satisfaction!

[oldfarmer]

yeah mate after I pulled up with 2 feet to spare to car in front looked up in rear vision mirror and seen smoke and cars crossed up with one already pushing other and got plowed into, pushed forward a bit into other car, only damage on front is cracked paint and bent number plate.

yeah I noticed the kink in rear panel, towbar is pointing at a 45 degree angle to ground with is how bent rear chassis rails are too

hoping for a write off, still got all stock bits to bolt back on, intercooler escaped damage free luckily.

[Auscraft]

if your insurer will try to repair, insist on writing it off as it will not have the same body strength.