Lady Charlotte - 1966 2000SC

What a bloody shame Dave, looks quite bad but repairable good luck with the claim hope they pay out sooner rather than later....
 
Bloody hell, two Rovers in a week, I'm going to keep mine in the garage!

Really sorry to hear this news though Dave, I hope that the damage is just panels and not structural :(
 
Thats a shame to see , its amazing how many near misses we have in our cars, what worries is how do insurances cost up parts that are no longer about , i hope it gets sorted
marcus
 
Very sorry to hear about this Dave. After same happened to Stina, I'm wondering if there is some kind of P6 Hunting Season thing going on that we don't know about? I really hope you can get it sorted without too much hassle. These things happen and if it's just your everyday hack that gets bumped it's annoying enough but when it's your pride and joy, must make you want to cry.

When the guy said he was stuck behind a numpty in a classic, that's about when I would have lost it. Come to think about it, I nearly had someone smack into me when I was out in my car today. If it wasn't for the P6's excellent brakes, I would have a very badly bashed NSF wing tonight. As someone commented on Stina's thread, wonder if a high level brake light would help stop this kind of thing? Maybe most drivers have just got used to looking at the high level light and don't notice the old school tail lamp brake lights nowadays?
 
mate! gutted :cry: :cry: :cry:

Hope you get is sorted without too much fuss and grief. Everyone OK inside?

Rob
 
Steve I think in this case a high level brake light wouldn't have made any difference as the guy wasn't looking ahead at the time. I lost it when it happened and gave the young guy a such a barrage of abuse. Even after I'd calmed down I was shaking with the adrenaline. It does seem like P6 hunting season though. I suppose the odds are always against you when you're on the road as much as I am. The really bizarre thing is I should've been out in my wife's modern car but she was low on fuel so I took the Rover.

Anyway what's done is done. I'm gonna call a couple of the specialists on Monday and see what they can do about giving me an assessment of the damage. Even if it means transporting the car down to them I want it done properly.

...but yes the more I think about it the more I could cry...

Dave
 
1396midget said:
mate! gutted :cry: :cry: :cry:

Hope you get is sorted without too much fuss and grief. Everyone OK inside?

Rob
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Hi Rob, yeah both my daughter and I are ok. Hell of a shunt though. Pushed the seat back back a bit with the force. I'm waiting to see how much of an ache I have in the morning. The wine seems to be making everything ok for the minute :D

Dave
 
Sorry to see this happen Dave. :cry:
As you say, the more we are out and about, unfortunately the odds are against us.
Also i understand how you felt, but believe me, having been in the same position a few months before, it actually isn't the end of the world and light incidents like this can be repaired without leaving any scars. From what i can see in the photos it's not too bad, a wing, a bootlid, a rear valance and the rest will pull out nicely. Of course you'll have to deal with insurance companies, but try to focus on the good result.
 
Dave,

That is a big shock for Lady C. I hope they write the poxy Vauxhall off.

I have a box of lenses I can send your way and could probably get hold of a boot lid for you.

Colin
 
Hope his Mummy smacked his bottom :(

Sorry to see this but glad it was no worse :wink:

Amazing what folk say at inopportune moments.
My Dad was delivering back a S3 E Type we'd just fully restored many years back now. You can imagine it was a large invoice.

He didn't want to but the customer insisted he couldn't leave the London office blah blah but needed the car. Dad wanted the money so off he set. Two miles up the road being cautious he let a skip lorry out of a junction who thanked him, then promptly looked left, wound the lock over to the right and drove straight over the bonnet of the stationary Jag :shock:
His first bump in 30 years on lorries apparently. During the swap of details and polite chat where he took full responsibility etc he said 'At least it aint a new one mate' :LOL:

Hope you get it sorted smoothly :wink:
 
Thanks for the comments guys.

Demetris said:
From what i can see in the photos it's not too bad, a wing, a bootlid, a rear valance and the rest will pull out nicely.
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That's what I'm hoping for Demetris. It all looks straight from underneath and there's no distortion in the boot itself so fingers crossed :D

arthuy said:
I have a box of lenses I can send your way and could probably get hold of a boot lid for you.
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Cheers Colin. I don't want to say anything about spares availability in an open forum before the insurance company has had a chance to make me an offer. Need to keep my powder dry so to speak :wink:

Demetris said:
Of course you'll have to deal with insurance companies
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And that'll be the first phone call at 9am this morning. I'll be intersted to see what sort of a hire car I get offered too. I'm used to driving around in style in a 2 litre executive saloon with leather interior and don't see why I should have to lower my standards when this was not my fault :wink:

Dave
 
I was shocked to see the photos of the incident, but glad to hear you're OK. I hope the insurance play nicely for you.
 
Aaargh! Dave, I'm so gutted for you! The Lady C is so lovely as well.

As you say, I suppose it's a risk we have to take when we're out using them everyday - you more than most of us as well. Let's hope it's like the 'street repairs' chance card in Monopoly - now you've had it, and it's ruined your turn, it won't back round again for a lonnnnnnng time!!

Michael
 
Got a chance to pop down the garage to see how the repairs to Lady C are going and the guy is doing a good job. I've got the tow bar off them to see if I can get it straightened. Is it supposed to be dead straight or should it have a slight curvature to it?

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This is what it looks like

Dave
 
The one I have in the garage looks similar to that and is perfectly straight. I think there is a version that's kinked at each end to clear the overiders if you have them. Maybe yours was bent for the same reason?
 
I'd say that the bumper irons would be parallel with each other, so if the ends of the towbar where they bolt to the irons are parallel then it's meant to be like that, and if they're not, then it's bent.
 
Hi Dave .
I've been having problems with mine . The tow bar fitted back on , and the new bumper would fit nicely but not the two together . Turns out the tow bar is bent upwards , it is with an old boy i know being bent straight ( he has a bigger vice and a bigger hammer than i do :shock: )
I've got it all back together minus the tow bar and it looks good .
Looking at your picture you have a similar bend to mine , so that it follows the line of the inside of the bumper , i'd say that was meant to be there . and if it sits flat on the floor in the position of the photo that's how it's suppose to be . Don't hold me to it though , it's not identical to mine :?
Hope the car is coming along o.k .

Edit :? , looking back at the pics of the damage i'm not so sure , mine is as Paul describes and has the bend to enable the over riders to fit in the original position . Think yours is suppose to be straight . You may have to work it out when you fit it all back up .

Edit again , some pics in this thread of the tow bar as i got it before fitting up and before the shunt . Hope it helps .
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