Another dead IS

[Dan318-is]

was driving back from herts uni on wednesday evening, only to have a stupid cow in a micra pull out in front of me as i went through seme green traffic lights. the cars a write off, yet shes claiming i jumped the light? fucking cow! so now im salvadging what i can an hopefully buying an IS that doesnt need a paint job, and salvadging the old one hopefully so anyone after cloth recaros let me know they mite be available

RIP g386 dar

[Andy335Touring]

Oh shit ! Bad luck dude

[Ant]

Gutted dude

get the feds to check the camera monitoring the lights, The truth will be there for all to see.

[Dan318-is]

i will do that mate thanks

jsut hope i can buy the salvadge an save some bits for my next IS

[E30BeemerLad]

Dan, PM me if you get any hassles with this

[Dan318-is]

i was hoping you would pop up

am i allowed to take things off an revert it to stock?

what about engine bits?

im seriously fukt off she even thinks seh can say that

an i had to pay 220 quid to get it towed to my house

not good man but be sure, i am not giving up on e30s, another IS will live!

[nav786]

Such a shame mate, hope it all gets sorted. oh and man its a small world. i'm in herts uni today too as im staying over at my girlfriends.

[E30BeemerLad]

EDIT: I would NOT advise removing bits unless they are bits which are hidden, otherwise it may look dodgy when an assessor comes to look at it. It may look like you are covering something up like mods not declared or hiding damage which implicates you.

1- Take pics of the car as it is
2- Take pics of the junction where the accident happened, showing your approach and showing her approach. Also sit there for a while and take notice of the sequence of the lights and record this, video it if you can. This will help to support your argument. Could it be that the sequence of the lights could not support her allegation?
3- Were you approaching the lights on green or were you on red and pulled away? In my experience, it is a better argument to be the person who says they were stopped and pulled away on the change to green (you'd hardly sit there on red and pull away still on red)
4- Did anyone stop as a witness? Was it near a petrol station or shop where a member of staff may have seen it? Ask around? A witness to support your allegation that is independent will help no-end.
5- If it ends up being your word against hers then it could end up being settled 50/50, meaning you get 50% of the value of your claim from her insurers and she gets 50% of her claim from yours.
6- Write down a detailled description whilst it is all fresh in your mind.
7- Where was the damage to her car? If you stoved her in the side near the centre or to towards the rear 1/4 then you are more prone to getting stitched here, if you caught her right on the front corner then you are better off.
8- See how your neck feels in the morning
9- Have you spoken to your insurers, best to as the bullshit she is peddling means she will already be making a b-line towards your insurers, so they will need to know about it anyway. If you have legal cover they will point you to their solicitors who will put the boot in with her insurers and a month or two of fannying about will ensue before either side will settle on a liability position.

Just PM me or email me at work lee.jones@corries.co.uk if you need anything doing or explaining, happy to help

[Lordschleife]

NOOOOOOOO

Gutted, feel for you m8, know what it felt like when someone trashed my CRX, and when I totalled my 325

1 less iS on the road too

Hope the insurance claim goes OK

[Dan318-is]

me 2 man

dont worry robin it will live again! most the bits are going in a donar e30 unless i can get anotehr IS with the insurance money

soo gutted!

[E30BeemerLad]

Have just read my post again and edited 1st sentence

[Demlotcrew]

Thats really bad news dude!

Hope you get it all sorted soon!

A n d r e w

[jonbuoy]

Unlucky fella
And you just got it all sorted as you wanted it and a cow just jump's infront of you, DRIVING ...........must have special hoove's for the steering wheel

RIP is

[tylerma]

mate thats well shit
i take it you wont be at the Ace on monday then

[Jon_Bmw]

That sucks big time, and her saying it was your fault, thats like rubbing salt in the wound. Unlucky but stay with the e30 its a damn good car.

[wayneE30]

mate gutted sorry to hear it were you ok did you get whiplash

[wayneE30]

you can try and do her if ya did mate

[bmwe30mtech]

Dan thats so bad, realy sorry to hear that. . I guess its good you didnt buy that mtech front kit, and hopefully the sides and back/spoiler can go on your next car? Hope it all goes well, meet soon with you and your new e30. (another iS, how did i guess!).

Paul

[bmwe30mtech]

Do you have a picture of it to show damage/whats salvageable?

[Dan318-is]

body kit wasnt injred just the front was killed

beemerlad, the junction is miles from me an the light was green as i was travelling toward it and thorugh it as it was green.

wayne - my neck is actually quite saw as is the two other lads who was with me

ben - deffo another IS mate

and tyler im guna try and make it mate in my mates vauxhall corsa, diesal,

il keep u updated

thanks all

[johnono]

tuff breaks fella , hope u come through it on top

look forward to the new i.s

[Simon13]

sorry to hear this, i hope u get the resukt you need.

Such a horrible feeling after having a shunt

[nav786]

mate you can come with me to ace's on monday if ya want.

[Jimbob]

Sorry to hear that dude,

is the engine ok?

[eko]

Dan,gutted for you mate
hope all is well soon

[billgatese30]

gutted mate........thats crap

i hope everything goes ok, if you need anything, just give me a shout dan

Cheers

Chris

[Dan318-is]

engine is fine just, the radiator got nailed as did the fan but the destruction fell short just before the pulleys

nav i mite have to take you up on that offer mate!

eko bill and all ya guys thanks a lot

Just been out to see her again, even the mrs is sad !

[jonmsm]

Thats crappy luck mate - however, you can look on the bright side, if the engine is ok, you can look for a new motor, swap your good bits over and then flog bits you dont need like the engine which you should get good money for seen as its an iS!!

Hope the claim goes your way. Were there any visable skid marks that you could photo to proove speed and breaking distance btw??

Jon

[Pal318is]

Sorry to hear about your IS mate....It is a shame there's one more less on the road and all because of another incompetent woman driver
They always overeact too, which annoys the hell out of the other person...It's almost like, i'm a woman i'm being persecuted.... Whatever!!

Hope you get another E30 soon dude...Keep us posted

[Dan318-is]

ye im going to buy the salvage i think, n e one know what they usually go for???

re: the women, i cant belive she apologised at first then said i jumped a red, what a muppet she was on a filter

there were skid marks an the police are aware of them but the junction itself is a long long way from my house an i now dont have a car to go back there

[jonbuoy]

My mate had an accident in his first car of 2 months and related with a Volvo (TANK). Turning right on a mini round about and she came right across the front of him, just missed the front of his motor but he hit the centre pilar of the car.............OUCH!! She blamed him for going round the roundabout first when he had right of way and she wrote his car off, even twisted the roof

Hope you feel better soon mate, be good to meet ya at Ace

[Dan318-is]

i think i mite deffo go to that

il have a word with nav could do with meetin some of u lot!

thanks for condolences!

[E30BeemerLad]

top tip for any of you after having a car accident, don't move the car if you can get away with it, take somre pictures of the vehicles in their resting positions, showing the damage, where any debris is on the road, skid marks etc. If you don't have a camera phone, then invest a couple of quid in one of those disposable cameras and leave it in the glove box.

Having photos of the accident scene counts no-end. It is a much better bit of evidence than your word against the other motorist. If Dan did not have a witness for this accident he could not prove she went on red and vice versa, meaning the lad would probably have to cop for 50% of the blame.

"It's not what you know, it's what you can prove"

Also, call the filth and say you are injured, that way the police turn up and take statements and sometimes draw diagrams etc. If you don't say you were injured they don't turn up, alternatively say you can smell booze on the other driver, usually gets them to drop their doughnuts and come out.

[BenE30]

Really sorry to here that Dan!!

Was turning into a real nice iS for some silly wench to ruin it for ya!!!

[Dan318-is]

i was going to take photos but the witness in hand ran over an said i have to move the car in hand, it was right by a huge junction in heathrow at 5pm doh!

shame its dead but hopefully even if i only get a small payeoff i can buy an is that doesnt need a paint job and that doesnt have blocked heater matrix pipes, and jsut bolt on all my mods so far

never thought i would be modifying a car so that it is standrad!

beemer lad deserves a shout here top bloke well helpful

true zone spirit yet again!