Some ##### hit my 5!

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 9:40 am

Away for the weekend and left the 5 parked outside on the street. Saturday evening got a call from my son to say that some ###### had ploughed into the back of it smashing the right rear. The impact had moved the car about 3 metres along the road. (50Km/h area with a speed bump about 20m behind the car)

From initial inspection the damage looks superficial. Bumper, tail-light, rear centre panel, right rear guard. Not sure about behind the bumper yet.

Damage to the other guy's car is probably significant as well. From the wreckage on the street my son recognised the part numbers on the light fragments as coming from a 96 Corolla Levin (or similar so we will be looking out for one with damage to the front left.

I'm not a happy camper! (just being polite for the forum)

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 10:22 am

What a pack of spineless &^(*&^s. Probably St. Patricks day drunkards who decided to get behind the wheel. I'm assuming the car is insured? Although after my current dealings with insurance, I no longer think that's much of a safety net. 5 weeks and they haven't even made the decision whether to fix my car or write it off yet after it was stolen and recovered!

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 12:10 pm

I have had my 5 hit 3 times parked outside my house... thee world is full of @$$holes who wont own up to what they have done.

How is insurance looking?

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 1:06 pm

Only have 3rd party. Fully comp is not worth it for a $5k car.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:11 pm

Born_disturbed wrote:I have had my 5 hit 3 times parked outside my house...

that's just because your neighbours dont like the eyesore on the street

send us some pictures and well see what we can do to get it back on the road cheaply

fiveisalive · Post by **fiveisalive** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 5:04 pm

Sorry to hear about your car.

I parked mine up at the supermarket the other day and when I got home, realised some a$$ had hit my right rear.

Karma's a biatch... hope all the sh*theads that don't own up, get what they deserve at some point in life!

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:48 am

Hey man what goes around ae

RMS · Post by **RMS** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:38 pm

That's rough. My mx5 was hit in a car park while my dad was borrowing it. Luckily a passer by saw it and called the police.

unfortunately the driver was uninsured and unemployed.. sigh.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:50 pm

Luckily I haven't had anything major hit my car but I pick up more chips, dents and scratches when I park in shopping malls from numpties who can't open a door!!

fiveisalive · Post by **fiveisalive** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 4:55 pm

Angreal wrote:Luckily I haven't had anything major hit my car but I pick up more chips, dents and scratches when I park in shopping malls from numpties who can't open a door!!

... let alone park.

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 10:37 pm

A few photos of the damage. The exhaust has also been pushed back and bent.

If anyone sees a 95 - 97 Toyota Levin or Trueno on the North Shore with a smashed up front left I would love to hear about it.

brownie · Post by **brownie** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 11:43 pm

Thats a good size hit,These cars are built reasonably strong in the rear end.
Depending on what it's insured for ,if you are ,it would close to be written off

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 7:38 am

3rd party only, unfortunately.

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:18 am

Must be a pretty low levin! To hit an MX5 at that kind of height. Any hint as to what colour the car might have been?

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 9:08 am

No colour unfortunately. Neighbour thought it may have been a light colour, but then his wife said he was partially colour-blind so not much help.

We only know what the car was from the part numbers on the headlight and indicator fragments that were left behind. My son has a Levin and recognised the numbers.

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:37 pm

Do you still have the fragments?

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:05 am

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:33 am

Cab you post up the code?

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:51 am

The indicator lens is 12-422L and the headight 12-420L.

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:58 pm

Finally got my 5 back from the panel beaters. Looks OK. Now I just have to get a new warrant on it.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:06 pm

Hope it goes well and you fly through your wof

I'm finally putting the suspension o grabbed off you into the car this weekend

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:30 am

Man theres some terrible people out there, just driving off after causing serious damage.

Hopefully she flies through her WOF, are you still going to keep her?

Some ##### hit my 5!

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