View Full Version : My clean nova smashed to bits pics
Think me and my mate were quite lucky to both walk away from this with minor injuries
Thats how I landed, in the middle of the road
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We had to push it to the side so cars could get past
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Daz9124
25-05-09, 06:10 PM
**** the bed - glad you here to tell the tale!
Joe Richardson
25-05-09, 06:10 PM
**** ME MATE:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:
how did this happen,are you alright:confused: :confused: :confused:
How the hell did the sub land there with no visible damage!? lol
Lucky to get out though, could have been a lot worse.
I 100% have no idea how it happened, although speed was a contributing factor. The passenger side suspension has totally collapsed, bottom arm has vanished so I don't know if this is why I crashed or this has happened in the crash if ya know what I mean. All I remember was driving allong quickly, then the next thing I was upside down sliding allong the road with my head thru the windscreen. We both had to climb out thru the rear screen
mike-turbo
25-05-09, 06:15 PM
glad you all got out ok from that.
Woops sorry to see this!! 1st thing is - you are both lucky.
2nd thing is - :( :(
.... is this the Nova that was for sale?
How the hell did the sub land there with no visible damage!? lol
Lucky to get out though, could have been a lot worse.
Another strange thing was I lost both my trainers! so I've also ended up with 2 feet full of glass:mad:
:( what a shame. I am glad you both got out ok though.
Fudge me man thats a right mess good to hear youre alright and for once to hear someone being honest aswell (saying speed was a cintributing factor) hope the engine and other bits will be salvageable mate:cry:
i know it was a very clean nova but as long as you and your mate are unhurt thats the main thing matey.
Gutted for you
Woops sorry to see this!! 1st thing is - you are both lucky.
2nd thing is - :( :(
.... is this the Nova that was for sale?
Yep, was only for sale tho to fund a saab turbo nova project, but that's never going to happen now as I've totally fell out with modified cars
bainyboy sr
25-05-09, 06:18 PM
f**k me did u hit a verge u must be gutted glad ur ok
Jesus christ, glad to see you walked away ok from that, could have been so much worse
Fudge me man thats a right mess good to hear youre alright and for once to hear someone being honest aswell (saying speed was a cintributing factor) hope the engine and other bits will be salvageable mate:cry:
Engine was still running when we got out, I went back and turned it off!
skidmarkz
25-05-09, 06:21 PM
wow! how the hell your still here is sheer luck mate, glad your ok!
bainyboy sr
25-05-09, 06:21 PM
oil seals will prob be away now eh
novaguy08
25-05-09, 06:21 PM
Holy crap!!!
Sorry to see that!!
Get it on a Jig and get it back to clean :D
sulphur
25-05-09, 06:47 PM
Holy sh!t mate, how the hell did that happen?
Glad you're both ok, could've come out of that ALOT worse.
Dude as if! Youve done a proper job off that one mate!!
stupot89
25-05-09, 06:51 PM
funk me mate thats well bad glad to see you got out resnobaly ok
Funk! Thats a scarey one. Glad your ok. Real shame on the car side.
So the arm gave out?
On the off note, what you planning on doing with the salvage vehicle once insurance etc is finished?
Funk! Thats a scarey one. Glad your ok. Real shame on the car side.
So the arm gave out?
I'm not 100% sure as like I said earlier I was going a bit quick
On the off note, what you planning on doing with the salvage vehicle once insurance etc is finished?
Not going to bother going thru the insurance TBH. The car is in a mates garage and will be stripped of all salvageable parts.
Nova_Tek
25-05-09, 09:20 PM
Holy shizzle man, that looks scary :eek:
How'd that happen? Must've been travelling a fair bit though. As long as you're ok dude and you've learnt from your mistake.
As its been said, could have been much worse, lucky that it was only you and a mate that got injured and no one else got hurt or worse.
Holy shoite! Glad to hear you're relatively ok!
novasportc550
25-05-09, 09:32 PM
flip, what a mess..:(:(
poor nova..:cry::cry:
as long as your ok chum :eek:, a car can be replaced..:thumb:
You don't do thing by halves do you? I think your Subaru bullying days are put on hold lol
how much for the... ;) na.. just kidding.
you and youre mate are very lucky, this could have ended much worse.
you dont foook about do you - well if i jobs worth doin its worth doin properly!! Gutted mate some kant wrote my bros nova off last week but like we said its only tin and it can be replaced!!
vaughanmc
25-05-09, 09:39 PM
Shame to see the car smashed mate but I'm glad to hear that you're fine
MyNovaSr
25-05-09, 09:42 PM
wow, good work! Glad to hear your ok tho.
I think I might go and buy a rollcage now lol.
novaload1992
25-05-09, 09:44 PM
frig!!!!!!!! good to see you're both alright
glad you both got out alive looking at that.
shame about the car as others have said.
has white2ltsr seen this yet he will be gutted.:eek:
Tough break pal, sad to see....
Dec
DAFTJOHN
25-05-09, 10:16 PM
Spot on you and your mate got out. Wonder where your trainers went lolWere you coming from the direction where the onlookers are or were you going towards them?
Big_Chap
25-05-09, 11:09 PM
+rep for admiting speed was a factor, NO-ONE admits that!
**** the bed your a lucky boy! glad your ok that could of been alot worst. And your the first person ive seen say you were speeding. respect to you with that :thumb:
Holy f**K, how have you got out of that alive??????
How did you shift the car back to your mates garage???
Did the police not turn up or anything>???
glad to see youre both okay - you'll be fecking sore in the morning though
lol at the trainers vanishing! how is it that happens?!?
Holy f**K, how have you got out of that alive??????
How did you shift the car back to your mates garage???
Did the police not turn up or anything>???
We had to push the car to the side of the road (still on it's roof) then had to push it over onto its wheels, my mate came and picked it up with his recovery truck. Police, paramedics and ambulance turned up and none of them could believe we got out and walked away! Lee was sat having a fag and I was sat drinking a bottle of pop that had rolled out of the bootlol didn't even get breathalyzed!
glad to see youre both okay - you'll be fecking sore in the morning though
lol at the trainers vanishing! how is it that happens?!?
I am very sore and aching, I't my own fault tho as I walked out of the hospital as we'd both been waiting for over 2 hrs without being seen:roll: My head and feet are both full of glass but I'm sure the wife will enjoy inflicting a bit more pain pulling it all out for me:cry:
that front bumper looks undamaged ;) :D
andy_017
26-05-09, 07:45 AM
Glad your ok dude!
This really does inspire me to go and buy a rollcage!
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Engine mount has snapped in half
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Also the drivers seat is snapped in half and the seatbelt anchor rail is snapped!
Jeff16v
26-05-09, 08:01 AM
blimey, glad you walked away from that one.:thumb:
gaznovalet
26-05-09, 08:05 AM
kinhell. . . . .as jeff says glad yous both walked away cud of been a lot worse. hope you are both ok.
Very lucky escape!
Incidentally, I was once told by a Copper that if they approach an accident scene and someone has lost their shoes they always assume the worst.
No idea why shoes come off in a fatal but still....lucky :)
james_the_twin
26-05-09, 12:51 PM
Ive got your shoes mate, they flung into my back garden... Im in North Yorkshire.
Glad everyones fine, someone upstairs got a soft spot for ya.
+rep for doing it properly lol
Novaboi_1991
26-05-09, 01:06 PM
jesus!
well.. lol, you dont mess about do ya,
glad your ok,
on a serious note tho m8, what trainers were they? and damage? size? lol,
nah, glad you 2 are ok tho, when you say you were going abit fast,
how fast were you going?
I can honestly say I never looked at the speedo so I don't know. I did tell the copper I was doing 29mph tho lol TBH I couldn't have wished for a nicer cop as she wasn't interested in how it happened or how fast I was going, she was just amazed that we were both stood up and walking about. I even borrowed her brush and swept the glass off the road!
It's the build quality of old cars! lol unlike these ****e new things we should have a scrap scheme for lol
dougie_boi
26-05-09, 05:18 PM
holy jeebus glad you both are ok mate
The_General_Chancer
26-05-09, 05:33 PM
fecking hell glad to here you both walked away from that ok.
think ill be buying the front section of the cage now!!
rep for effort
blue_peg_16v
26-05-09, 05:44 PM
holly feck well done on a proper job
glad ya both ok
that must of been hairy
My advice would be to anyone planning to drive a bit quick in a nova XE, defo fit a roll cage! I honestly don't think there would be many people who can have an accident like this and get out and walk away. I must just be a double 'ard b@stard! lol
i'd like to know what failed tbh. very lucky it wasnt on a busy road...
napalm_27
26-05-09, 05:57 PM
yer me thinks im going to get a roll cage now lol
glad your still in one peice mate
shame about the car tho but its only metal
go scrap it for £2000 lol
shed-on-wheels
26-05-09, 05:59 PM
aw neva mate hope you and your mate are ok so what you going to do with in now fella
i dont think it will polish out.
omg :cry::cry:
unlucky mate, that certainly looks like a big off :(
Joe Richardson
26-05-09, 07:40 PM
**** me,that is proper bent in them pics:eek:
lucky your still ere like:thumb:
craig green
26-05-09, 07:42 PM
FOOK!
Glad you are OK, mad shame such a minter had to die that way.
Dibs on the fr & rear seats (yes I'm a vulture)
i'd like to know what failed tbh. very lucky it wasnt on a busy road...
Worn bottom ball joints are a common(ish) fail & would result in the fr suspension pretty much falling away.
How come you not claiming on insurence as a matter of interest?
Best he doesnt tbh. Any further policy's will cripple him after the broker even hears about this let alone pay out....
TBH i wouldnt mind the rims for the Corsa actually.
Glad you're ok, shame about the car but it CAN be replaced. How come you not claiming on insurence as a matter of interest?
f**k me did u hit a verge racing a ferrari u must be gutted glad ur ok
:D
FOOK!
Dibs on the fr & rear seats (yes I'm a vulture)
The blood will match your paint dude!!
Dibs on the trainers! Did ya ever find em?
Glad you're ok, shame about the car but it CAN be replaced. How come you not claiming on insurence as a matter of interest?
:D
Be claiming on his own policy thou surely as it was a non 3rd party accident? Thus lose all/any NCB. Reason why i didnt when mine was stolen.
Be claiming on his own policy thou surely as it was a non 3rd party accident? Thus lose all/any NCB. Reason why i didnt when mine was stolen.
You don't lose all your NCD. Was more interested in if it was a declared conversion TBH. . . .
Was more interested in if it was a declared conversion TBH. . . .
DVLA have the cc as a 1998cc so our survey says 'BING' lol
Perhaps hes insured tpft???
I know after all the hassle i had with claiming i my old car, i wont be claiming in a hurry again
nothing a bit of t cut wont sort out
but damn you are lucky, the car is well knackered.
good lad for admitting you were speeding. i have a knock the other day, and i can say i was speeding. kurb jumped out at me, all fixed tho and not a mark on the body work.
you getting another car?? if so a nova?
edit, im after a smashed sun roof, how much lol
letvalva
26-05-09, 07:53 PM
i wouldnt claim for a car less than 3k in value, by time he sells a few bits he wont have losta great deal
You don't lose all your NCD. Was more interested in if it was a declared conversion TBH. . . .
Even so, none is better them some i suppose? IMO i would never bother claiming for a Nova.
craig green
26-05-09, 07:58 PM
Even so, none is better them some i suppose? IMO i would never bother claiming for a Nova.
Or any other sub 3k car. I informed my company of a theft & they still hold it against me to this day, despite never intending to claim! Thanks FLUX! :(
Or any other sub 3k car. I informed my company of a theft & they still hold it against me to this day, despite never intending to claim! Thanks FLUX! :(
Ive had this aswell and its pissing annoying aint it, you try and do right and inform them as you should and they bumrape you for saving them monies, wtf?
robertdevlin69
26-05-09, 08:10 PM
jesus glad to hear you and your mate are ok,shame about the car it was uber clean
But if you have a car stolen theres more chance it will happen again! apparently lol Nothing to do with the fact they stole more money off you for living in a rough postcode in the first place :p
loggyboy
26-05-09, 11:27 PM
Great job! I thought i was a pro crasher... u win hands down!
My advice would be to anyone planning to drive a bit quick in a nova XE, defo fit a roll cage! I honestly don't think there would be many people who can have an accident like this and get out and walk away. I must just be a double 'ard b@stard! lol
ud would probly be dead if u had a cage fitted as your head would have smashed into hard CDSteel not a nice soft roof or screen! No joke, id not have a rollcage in a car without using a helmet or at least a 4pt harness.
~~joycey~~
27-05-09, 12:43 AM
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Still don't know where the bottom arm ended up! lol
Anyway, started butchering the car today. Engine started 1st time and runs mint! someone's coming to collect it tomorro so that's a little bit of money back. As for the interior, the drivers seat is in pritty bad shape (no blood stains tho lol) someone told me it's possible to unbolt the 2 halfs of the seat and straighten it out or just remove the covers as there not ripped???????
Insurance Thanks for someone going to the hassle of checking my car out! YES it was on the logbook as a 2.0 16v and YES it was insured as a 2.0 16v and YES it was taxed as a 2.0 16v, as for claiming it's not really worth the trouble. If the insurance had taken my car away I'd never have got it back as it's probably a cat A. They'd value it at £2k if I'm lucky minus my £500 excess I'd get £1500 and a loss of no claims plus I'd have a crash claim on my insurance record for the next 3/5 years. This way I get my car back to break (I recon there's close to a grand left in it) and recoupe some cash without any comebacks when I go to insure a VXR ;) lol
crash_ndie
27-05-09, 12:16 PM
glad you both ok an ill give that a 10/10 for style lol
MyNovaSr
27-05-09, 02:08 PM
ud would probly be dead if u had a cage fitted as your head would have smashed into hard CDSteel not a nice soft roof or screen! No joke, id not have a rollcage in a car without using a helmet or at least a 4pt harness.
What about a half rollcage or pulling lots of foam on the bars to protect your head?
GRUNT 16V
27-05-09, 03:01 PM
What A Tool You Must Feel!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What about a half rollcage or pulling lots of foam on the bars to protect your head?
Half cage is pretty pointless unless you just want to save the passengers that don't fit in the back any more... mate of mine crashed his race car and smacked his head on the cage, even with a helmet and fully harnessed up etc it knocked him out cold and he was advised not to race the next day, if you're not in all the proper equipment a cage is gonna kill more people than it will save imo
scott.parker
27-05-09, 03:24 PM
My god! you and your mate are very lucky....
hc coupe
27-05-09, 03:25 PM
So having put a cage in my car, which will get use on the road and track, should I wear a helmet on the road?
re shell it ive got a clean mk1 in white for sale
So having put a cage in my car, which will get use on the road and track, should I wear a helmet on the road?
Depends how you value a) not looking like a tool b) your chances of survival in a big smash lol
If the insurance had taken my car away I'd never have got it back as it's probably a cat A. nope cat c mate. i used to do ins assesing. but it would go as a breaker cat c not a salvage cat c. They'd value it at £2k if I'm lucky minus my £500 excess I'd get £1500 nope, market value for a std nova, so £350 if ya lucky. sorry.:thumb: .
How would I have got it back tho if it was a breaker cat C? I don't have a breakers licence?
Anyway insurance isn't going to be used in this case, I'll just take it on the chin and cut my losses. The engine is already gone and is getting fitted to a mk1 manta ;) uber cool car!
How would I have got it back tho if it was a breaker cat C? I don't have a breakers licence?
Anyway insurance isn't going to be used in this case, I'll just take it on the chin and cut my losses. The engine is already gone and is getting fitted to a mk1 manta ;) uber cool car!
You dont need a automotive breakers license to buy back a crashed vehicle from your insurer. (Hypothectically if you made claim)
yup, all a cat c breaker means is the vin and shell cannot go back on the road, and must be destroyed. you can buy em.
Well I never knew that!lol still not bothering claiming tho!
Anyway this is how she looks at the moment.
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scott.parker
27-05-09, 07:52 PM
Found your trainers yet?
Will it not polish out? lol
Try and salvage as much as poss mate!
You got a bit of rust on the rear panel, might wanna look at that before it spreads
Joe Richardson
27-05-09, 08:04 PM
unlucky man,looks ****ing battered that like:(
DAFTJOHN
27-05-09, 08:18 PM
You got a bit of rust on the rear panel, might wanna look at that before it spreads
ha ha ha pmsllol
sparkie1401
27-05-09, 08:22 PM
yup, all a cat c breaker means is the vin and shell cannot go back on the road, and must be destroyed. you can buy em.
CORRECT 100%
indeed sparkie, i'm an affiliated insurance assesor. 2 years at a major breakers catogorizing cars and stuff. ahhh the good old days...
sparkie1401
27-05-09, 08:28 PM
yes and i hed nearly 7 years in a salvage yard so i did know most about CAT B's C's And D's etc etc
dj_wudgey
27-05-09, 10:51 PM
f*cking gutted that car is gone but glad your ok though!
ahh well it makes the ones left that bit rarer.
dj_wudgey
27-05-09, 10:56 PM
supose so but its still a big shame!!
brainsnova
27-05-09, 11:03 PM
its a panel beaters nightmare lol
brainsnova
27-05-09, 11:04 PM
but still makes me sad as i have a special spot for white 1.3 sr's.
dj_wudgey
27-05-09, 11:08 PM
its gutting to see my first ended smashed but i dont thrash the one i have now! ill use my gte for that lol
Shame! Was such a mint car...
white2lSR
29-05-09, 03:27 PM
RIP my little friend :cry:
white2lSR
29-05-09, 05:41 PM
Meh, its only a car. Lest I still have a car sitting in my garage :p
Mboasty
29-05-09, 11:54 PM
glad ure ok, shocked at that seat belt ancorage breaking, makes u think dont it
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