the coupe destroyed - devastated

Hi all.....i cant believe it .... car pulled out right in front of me while driving home monday night, I went straight into the side of him, so 30mph into the side of this car...the idiot just pulled out into oncoming traffic...the car will be written off for sure.... absolutely gutted....i'm still in shock...I cant believe this I really cant...

Sorry to hear this richb. A 30mph crash as you say has probably written of the coupe . But the most important thing is if your ok?

Gutted for you It was a stunning coupe I hope no one is hurt.

The most important thing is your here to tell the tail meaning the coupe did its last and most important job of keeping every one safe very well.

Hope your not to saw mate.

feel for you

Is the damage that bad ?

Terrible news Rich - Just as the LE Register was getting going! Another one gone...Really feel for you fella..........

Gutted for you Rich

I know exactly how you feel, as this happened to me four and a half years ago.

Mine was borderline to being written off, but I pleaded with the assessor not make it a write off and thankfully, he didn't.

Maybe they'll do the same for you or let you buy it back?

Gutted for you Rich. Glad your ok.

Cheers all, the front of the car is completely crumpled, both airbags went off...all the time / money and effort restoring it...wasted...gone because of someone else...and now i'm faced with getting next to nothing for it...i cant believe it I really cant

Not a nice thing to happen to anyone, but especially someone who has spent all that time and effort getting it sorted.

I hate to have to say this but IF you are suffering any personal injury then make sure you claim, ironically you will probably get much more for these than for the Coupe. (I am not saying lie, but if you are suffering pain or shock then make sure you claim).

Gutted for you as the work/time/effort you put into that car but as others said if you walk away then thats the important thing.

Really gutted to hear this

Sorry to hear this mate.

Rich, shocked to here this mate make him pay
I'm sure you'll be OK in the long run. I know it doesn't seem it now but you'll probably get your money back in spares and be able to get another LE. As you say though, it's all the hard work you put into sorting out this one. Hope you are OK

ffs sorry to hear about this. don't give up on the car yet as it's surely his responsibility. you have the right to have your car put to the condition it was before the crash i believe (others to confirm) or, failing that, get evidence of the true value of the LE in top condition to prepare the haggling with insurance. should be an open and shut case so hopefully settled quickly one way or the other.

hope it works out for you, and you feel better over the coming days.

any hints of neck/back/torso pain since the crash? mention it if so, whiplash can take a while to properly manifest itself into positive symptoms

Sounds horrible mate. Really sorry.

Why couldn't they have pulled out in front of a ford scorpio or something!

It may be worth wile getting in contact with Joe (fcss) he has done battle on behalf of quite a few coupe owners with insurance company's maximising value and return

I agree with some of the comments above - the insurance company is duty bound to place you in an equivalent pre-accident condition - they WILL initially offer you the book price, which will be an insult

You then need to refer them to the vehicle's condition and challenge them to find an equivalent replacement vehicle

So sorry to hear that but glad you are unhurt - gonna make the Vinci even rarer now

Rich was your car registered on the V5 and Insurance as an LE?

More bad coupe news. Glad you are safe Rich.

Hi mate, keep your chin up- hope she is repairable for you, someone on here got to have some good news soon.
If i win the lotto tonite i,ll repair her for you myself, take care.

Sorry to hear this Rich

Terrible sorry to hear this.

If/when they write it off, can you not buy it back, then buy a very good BIW coupe with a knackered engine etc & transplant everything off your Coupe into it?

That is just bad news! :-(

Wow, really sorry to hear this!

Sad news, hope you're ok.

+1. Sorry to hear this Rich

Shockin' ! Feel for you mate. Hope you are OK.

Some wombat turned right across in front of my Scottie before XMas - I nearly missed him but got frontend-swiped and needed the bonnet and bumper repaired. The didn't stop either, but luckily the damage wasn't too bad and the repair cost less than my excess!

Take advice and get whatever you can.....

'tis the season for bad coop luck. Hope a bit of forum power and support will help to get through it

Gutted for you pal really am.Fingers crossed the claim will be sorted swiftly in your favour..

Any injuries don't suffer get down the docs and a claim to go with.

Sorry to hear about this RICHB.

Any Coupe getting damaged is bad enough, but a Vinci....

Hope it all gets sorted out.

Sad news mate, hope it all comes good!

Painful to hear this Rich. Gutted for you

What a nightmare Rich, glad to read you are ok though. We got our coupes around the same time so I've always read your threads with interest and a touch of envy at the effort you put into the car. keep your pecker up mate and apply the same determination into the insurance negotiations.

Thanks for all the best wishes guys, the claim has been resolved, and the offer they made me, after alot of too-ing and frowing, was quite reasonable.

I am also pursuing a personal injury claim though I'll have to wait for an outcome.

Still gutted, but thinking more clearly about things now.

Thanks again all.

Rich