I'm ok luckily, could have been nasty.
I had just changed a headlight bulb in the dark outside halfords and mustn't have noticed the bonnet hadn't slammed.
I did notice the beam was a bit high but I just thought I had knocked an adjuster or something...

Coop is a bit of a mess, smashed screen, dented roof busted headlights etc.
Looks like a write off to be honest

Gutted for you Mitch, but as you say that could have been a lot worse. The main thing is, you're ok.

dam man,

sorry to hear that.

Bad news but sounds a lucky escape

Yeah, I do feel lucky in a strange way. I had just fixed it as well

Mate had that happen in his 156 v6, went to his mum's to show her his pretty engine, then drove half way home and bang, luckily he was alright, glad to hear that you are too

Think coupes are probably the worst car I can think of that this can happen to as the bonnet is so big, AND it houses the headlights.

Bad luck Mitch, it must not even have caught on the bonnet catch

I once drove all the way to Oxford from High Wycombe up the M40 at, err, a rate of knots. When I got there I couldn't work out why the alarm wouldn't set properly, until I realised the bonnet was open!! But it had caght on it's catch, which was enough to hold it luckily.

Hope you can sort it.

Drove 140 miles in 2 days with my bonnet on the catch a few days ago. I was thinking all the while "I am sure these headlights have got better"

Given what has happened to you, I count myself lucky. I dread to think what would have happened at silly speeds on the M4!

Frightening.

Also drove 15 motorway miles last week with the bonnet held down by only the catch after checking the water

At least you're ok Mitch, could have been really nasty

Its scary, when I was 18 I had a 1966 volvo amazon

Had worked on it over the weekend, drove to work on monday and the bonnet flew up and folded over the roof (big long strong bonnets!) in rush hour in the outside lane! Someone then nicked it off the side of the road while it was waiting to be recovered! Blo*dy scary.

The person I just sold my bonnet to had the same thing happen - Ive got headlights and screen still though...

Bad luck mate

and i have a bonnet!

Sorry to hear that mitch.

Glad you got away from it ok though.

Mitch, glad your okay ,as others have said could of been a lot worse.

Same thing happened to me in my AX GT, very scary

Very sorry to hear that mate, glad your alrite tho.

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its gone off to the insurance yard now

Ouch - that feels like a kick in the nuts just to look at - gota sting for you.

Shame its gone to insurance already - the car looks too nice to write off.

Mitch,

That looks a lot worse than I was thinking

New Bonnet/Windscreen = write off? Hope not

Thats really bad news Mitch bet it gave you a fright

I might be too optimistic but it's not necessarily a write off. Bonnet and windscreen should see you right i reckon

Don't write it off! Carl can probably sell you what's required at reasonable cost.

As soon as the roof is dented, you're looking at a write-off.

Bad news, but as has been said many times already, you're still here and you'll probably find another Coupe.

Look at Militia's thread in Anything Else and tell yourself how fortunate you really are.

Good to hear you're ok Mitch.

Bonnet, lights, windscrean, and some work on the roof skin?

It's the labour that kills the repair.

You could submit estimates quoting for used parts to keep the cost down if you don't want it written off. Depends how much you want to keep the car I suppose.

mitch gutted for you mate ,have driven around with the bonnet only on the catch , it seems to be too easy to do,G

Gutted for you , but glad you're ok

Thats a very lucky escape Mitch but bad news on coop front.

What have insurance co said??

If someone comes out to assess and they have it towed off id get what you could out of it and then when you get the report back saying its a goner say theres some bits still in it you want and you need to pick them up and use it as a chance to get everything you can from it after they have valued it. You may laugh but if you get all the bulbs off it and other things you could need like wipers and stuff they probably wouldnt notice them missing untill she has gone and sold and when you work out what they are worth as new items and could save you on your next coop or car certainly worth it

but matey i am gutted for you after changing that cat as well

Think they will write it off as insurance will look at it as being a new roof panel new screen and new bonnet. However I would dare bet £10 that roof will pop back meaning just a respray fading in down the A and C pillars. Carl has bonnets in, I think. You could always have it written off and buy it back from the insurance people for peanuts.

I think the roof has taken a fair whack looking at the shape of the bonnet so I think its write off for sure. I might buy it back if they only want peanuts because mechanically its very good, have to wait and see I guess.

sorry to hear the bad news mitch! do you think you'll get another coop? maybe in red this time???

i'm guessing the drivers seat is ruined now, from the stain you would have made when the bonnet came up!!!

Really sorry to hear that mitch, but hopefully you will get yourself another coop!