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Mel
18-06-11, 11:04 AM
Have attached a link to my photobook account - these are only some of the photos taken at the scene of the accident. It doesn't actually reflect the entire damage to the car - the shell is twisted.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v53/Nova_Mel/


As you can see, there's is no recovering the nova from that....

To say I am completely devastated is an understatement. I cannot for the life of me understand how it happened other than the tw@t weren't paying attention. He didn't swerve, break, slow down or take any evasive action whatsoever. He just plowed straight into the side of my car full pelt at 40 plus mph. The whole force of the door being crushed into me broke my chair..

And that was after being built with thick steel!!

Goodbye my lil beauty - was a fun 6 years...

I hurt so much...and feel completely lost :cry:

Mel x

Spudly
18-06-11, 11:07 AM
Ooh hell, the pics are a bit small but i know the amount of damage that will have been done there, my old SR was written off in exactly the same way:cry:


http://www.pngclub.com/forum/../images/car_images/2632big7.jpg



Is there no chance you would want to find another shell/nova and swap over all the surviving parts?

NOV4_SPORT
18-06-11, 11:08 AM
Iam gutted for you fella, it looks pretty nasty from the pics.
i hope you have a quick recovery
iain

Mel
18-06-11, 11:13 AM
Yeah sorry about the small pics - I am having to use my laptop in safe mode as I have managed to break that also lol.. It wouldn't let me do anything with the pics other than upload small ones!

To be honest, I think my nova days are over. I will never get that car back, even if I think about reshelling it. I loved the smell, the feel, the look of that GTE and it's now completely gone... I just feel so raw so I dont want to make any rash decisions at this stage.

mk1nova_rich
18-06-11, 11:18 AM
Bloody hell :( how are you feeling now (in terms of physical injuries)??

Mel
18-06-11, 11:24 AM
Flippin sore lol

Have some major whiplash and seatbelt injuries which are gradually getting better..I have some massive bruises to show. I am amazed that I didn't break anything but I guess that's something to be grateful for!

The other driver won't know what's coming to him, I'm a personal injury lawyer :p :d

brownbear
18-06-11, 11:28 AM
Borroks in a vice! DO HIM PROPERLY! Save the rest of us encountering him. Maybe the twunk will think about how he drives from now on!! Gutted for you.

Nova_Sean
18-06-11, 11:29 AM
+ rep! lol

Spudly
18-06-11, 11:32 AM
The other driver won't know what's coming to him, I'm a personal injury lawyer :p :d




Lmfao, awesome get him strung up by his danglies:d



And hope you dont let some other tossbag force you out of novas though:cry:

blue_peg_16v
18-06-11, 11:46 AM
Tbf an injury claim won't affect him his insurer will just pay out and when getting quotes all that is asked is any claims they don't ask the cost of the claim so only thing affecting is the claim so if you claim 1 million will have the same effect as 1 k

Sorry to hear about the accident tho hope you have a speedy recovery

pie
18-06-11, 11:51 AM
sorry to hear about your car buddy

could of been alot worse you still alive and walking :)

jaygsi
18-06-11, 02:00 PM
Flippin sore lol

Have some major whiplash and seatbelt injuries which are gradually getting better..I have some massive bruises to show. I am amazed that I didn't break anything but I guess that's something to be grateful for!

The other driver won't know what's coming to him, I'm a personal injury lawyer :p :d

Why not use the money to repair the gte? or has it damaged the chassy? Sorry can't see pics that well

burgo
18-06-11, 02:07 PM
no way of repairing that, seriously proper ****ed. gutted for ya mel

srs1
18-06-11, 03:50 PM
gutted for you mel, glad your still in one piece.

shame the car is dead, especially since you spent so long building it back.

Jeff16v
19-06-11, 01:39 PM
Holy cow, it's a banana. Hope you're ok buddy.

Get some doh and get another:thumb:

Mel
22-06-11, 10:29 PM
Why not use the money to repair the gte? or has it damaged the chassy? Sorry can't see pics that well

The shell is completely f**ked. I have added some more bigger photos - you can see from one of them that he has ripped the axel from the body and there's a 3 inch gap. So in short, no there's no repairing it.

F**kin ****.

Seriously though, I am very sore and so gutted. After I swore at him, the git had the nerve to ask what he had done. Er, thought that was obvious when he drove through a red light and collided with me!!

Thanks for all the well thoughts. I will get better, but it's gunna take time.

BTW - did see some of the novas at PVS, but wasn't up to any socialising, sorry. Just reinforced how much I loved my car. Do want another but not sure if I'd feel safe given the kinda damage that can happen in it. I know, i'm such a girl..

Burgo, you can have the car now, i've finished with it lol

Mel

Yorkie
22-06-11, 11:22 PM
Just ouch! :( sorry about your car, hope you ok

nova_saloon
22-06-11, 11:33 PM
Well in the end its just a car, whats good is your alive! amazed at how its done the damage to the car and your not seriously seriously injured! wish you all the best in recovery... and when you getting another one :D?