GregE240
Active Member
...after nearly 15 years of driving, someone piles into the back of me.
Firstly, I'm okay. The Merc needs a new rear bumper, and I think that's about it - certainly the boot looks fine, still locks, and the panel gaps look the same - I waxed it Saturday so I saw the gaps pretty close up.
The other car however, was not so lucky. An M reg Metro is now written off - the front of it was a right old mess, spewing coolant everywhere. I'm amazed actually - given I saw the state of his car first as I got out I thought "Oh sh**", then I saw mine. Loads of grazes and scratches on the bumper, but otherwise fine.
I think its a testament to these cars that we own that we can be involved in RTAs like this and walk away with no major damage. And its a car at the end of the day, it can be fixed. Or maybe not, in the case of the other poor bloke.
He took it really bad - I ended up consoling the poor sod and dialling his home number as he was shaking like a leaf. And he had no breakdown either so I left him with a mate sorting out the AA to tow him. Clearly his car wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Be safe out there, folks.
Greg (and a bruised E240)
Firstly, I'm okay. The Merc needs a new rear bumper, and I think that's about it - certainly the boot looks fine, still locks, and the panel gaps look the same - I waxed it Saturday so I saw the gaps pretty close up.
The other car however, was not so lucky. An M reg Metro is now written off - the front of it was a right old mess, spewing coolant everywhere. I'm amazed actually - given I saw the state of his car first as I got out I thought "Oh sh**", then I saw mine. Loads of grazes and scratches on the bumper, but otherwise fine.
I think its a testament to these cars that we own that we can be involved in RTAs like this and walk away with no major damage. And its a car at the end of the day, it can be fixed. Or maybe not, in the case of the other poor bloke.
He took it really bad - I ended up consoling the poor sod and dialling his home number as he was shaking like a leaf. And he had no breakdown either so I left him with a mate sorting out the AA to tow him. Clearly his car wasn't going anywhere anytime soon.
Be safe out there, folks.
Greg (and a bruised E240)