Takes it from this:






to this:




Still, that's why you pay insurance

 

bet the insurance company are going to love you. and your premium next yr. ouch


shame mate. glad your ok though

 

Jeepers. That's one for wreckedexotics.com. You haven't had it long have you?

 

The front end is not too bad, but the back end will need quite a bit of work.

Might be worth trying to get a full re-spray done while they are at it? Maybe even a bear metal respray? They are going to have most of the car in bits anyway. There is a very good bodyshop who can do this in S.Wales. See PH for more info.

 

Had it a few weeks less than a year and it has already been written off, happened about a month ago.

Got the full repair report from the insurance company, bodywork alone comes to 30k

 

Not like a duck to water then !

 

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Aquaplaned I presume?

 

Yeh, just came over the brow of a hill and hit a monster puddle. Didn't see it or would have taken even more speed off. Had already dropped down to 60 as the rain came on, but was not heavy.

Glad I was on the way to a 2.5k service and not on the way back!

 

Did the insurance company offer you to buy it back ?? If so how much ??

As long as the car is straight, I would buy it back, tart it up and use it.

SBK

 

Sorry to see this, I remember how much you were looking forward to getting it. How has the ownership experience been, would you replace it with another ?

 

Good shout, no-one wants to buy a car of that type which has had a moment. Bloody shame though, one hell of a car!

 

Good shout, will stick the chassis number up to let people know

 

Loved having it, drove it most days and it never missed a beat. It sat outside in the pissing Scottish rain and started every morning like it was new.
I insured it so that my mates could drive it as well, only £20 admin charge for a weeks driving. So I made more than a few people very happy.

Probably won't have another though, I have 2 young kids and can't really justify having a car that steps out as easily as it did. The fact that I could have had my 4 year old in it scared me too much.

I am planning to leave it for a couple of years and then maybe have a Gallardo, 4WD making the driving experience a bit safer.

Will need to get a job first though!!!!!

 

Best start saving up for a good fire extinguisher then!

 

I had a similar moment in my Audi S4 the other night, and caught a puddle under braking after heavy rain. The ABS tripped immediately and the car slewed only a few feet off line before it gripped again and shook itself straight.

But I was out of control for a moment, and plenty of time for the tail of the 911 I almost bought to have swing round and bitten the barrier. I guess (hope) that in a 911 I would have been travelling more cautiously, but it certainly made me think. I reckon there are some benefits to having a heavy lump in the front...

 

gutted for you fella. remember reading when you got it.

 

Look on the bright side I say - If you and others walked away un harmed, and insurance paid up in full. Sounds like it might have been a lucky escape and done you a favour. If your like me after a years ownership you have probably had your fun with it, and in the current economic climate even with the super rich would have struggled to sell such exotica.

Its just metal - in the meantime you now have money in the bank ready for next purchase when the time is right.!

 

Makes sense, I'm always mulling over the next purchase when I can afford it. Having owned 4WD I'm reluctant to go back to 2WD.

Good luck with the job

 

Ouch, gutted for you. What did you hit? How much will they sell the car back for?

 

gutted!!!!

 

Ouch! Nasty, lucky you are ok though.

 

Oww, bad luck, glad you and the little un are ok, tragic to see a car like that damaged but better than even a scratch on the child.