My 5 got beaten up

Benny · Postby **Benny** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:11 pm

When the guy was in front of the car busting your headlights, you should have run the c#*t over!
Seriously, no jury would convict you for protecting your car.

A couple of broken legs would have taught him a lesson.
Either that, seeing as your car was already damaged, maybe you should have just reversed into his car and then dríven off.

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:17 pm

knowing what i would have done, i would have gotten out of my car, let him take a swipe at you.. so you can press charges against him for assault. then sue him for damages to your car, then get victims compensation from being injured and from being scared.

oh yeah, did you know you can press charges for assault for him causing you to feel \"feared\"?

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:21 pm

Jeez the pictures are pretty saddening, especially considering otherwise your car looks to be in great condition.

I agree, try and get the guy for everything you can. Go and see some people about taking legal action.

Ben

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:34 pm

well, i suppose it doesnt help if i dont know a thing about him, i couldent get his numberplate, i know... very bad of me but you have no idea how scared i was, i wish i could have thought to flip the headlights down :evil:

so unless i can give the cops a detailed description of what he looked like i dont think there may be any hope for me. i will try though :roll:

oh and cheers ben, before the accident the car was in pristene condition

-alex · Postby **-alex** » Sat May 31, 2008 1:53 pm

Well its understandable it wouldn't have been exactly a pleasant situation.
You'll learn alot from it all, though this isnt the best way to learn about your car and places that stock what you need.

Yea it looked pretty nice before, and soon you'll have her looking better.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:21 pm

CheyneX5 wrote:i couldent get his numberplate, i know... very bad of me but you have no idea how scared i was

Bugger. Going to the cops kinda hinges on that, but of course it's understandable. I still would've gone to the cops, but I wouldn't have expected much either.

I guess this is just one of those situations where you'll just have to bear the brunt of it and take it as a lesson learned of what to do if this situation occurs again.

Postby **Okibi** » Sat May 31, 2008 2:29 pm

In W.A. you can use any force YOU deem appropriate to defend yourself or your property.

You'd just have to prove that you feared for your life and that getting out of your car would have been more dangerous than risking permanently injuring that tool :twisted:

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Sat May 31, 2008 5:35 pm

well, i just got back from a pleasent trip to the mx5 center, james is such a nice guy!

he had a look at the head lights and said it's best to replace them, he said he do the lot including fitting for $200, drivers side fender was a bit of a prob though, he didnt have any in stock and said it will cost me around $250 for a new one and as for the mirror... well ben i think i may have to take you up on your offer if your still willing to part with your mirror :lol:

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Sat May 31, 2008 7:58 pm

I'm glad James was able to help you out. Hopefully you get your car back as it should be soon

Ben,

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Sat May 31, 2008 8:43 pm

i reckon so ben, i dont mind if i drive round with a multi coloured car for a bit, as long as it all works as it should i dont mind, i will paint it when i can afford it.

ill even condier resparying the whole car

Miata Bart · Postby **Miata Bart** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 12:17 am

Sorry to hear of this great evil. The real scarey part is that you dont know how far some of these psychos will go. Getting out of the car might be the last mistake you ever make.

I had a friend in the States who was set upon by an evil doer during the LA riots some years back. While he was seated in his car when a big black fellow set upon him with a base ball bat. As the bad man was making ready to smash the windscreen the mate pulls out his .45 & blows the screen out in the general direction of the rioter, narrowly missing him.

The mate told his insurance company that a rioter broke his screen & they replaced it for him.

Sorry you didnt have a .45 or a passenger with one.

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:25 am

CheyneX5 wrote:well, i just got back from a pleasent trip to the mx5 center, james is such a nice guy!

he had a look at the head lights and said it's best to replace them, he said he do the lot including fitting for $200, drivers side fender was a bit of a prob though, he didnt have any in stock and said it will cost me around $250 for a new one and as for the mirror... well ben i think i may have to take you up on your offer if your still willing to part with your mirror

I'm happy to let you have my mirror. Just let me know when you are next coming out on a Thursday night and I will bring it along. Try dick at the mx5 factory for a second hand fender or failing that try mania. If you get a brand new one you have to paint it straight away as it is bare so that is another factor. Would be interested to actually see what is wrong with your lights. Cheer up, could have been alot worse

Ben

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 1:27 am

Just one other thing as well. If you want to buy the headlights I'm sure that myself or one of the other kind Melbourne forumites will be happy to fit it for you which can save you some cash

Ben

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 2:25 am

i think i am going to call dick on monday as he seems to be my best bet, as for the lights, 200 hundred is the price for both and james is doing the fitting for free so thankyou for the offer anyway.

thankyou alot for the side mirror, its ver generous of you, is it the standard fit from the early mx5 with the black spacer or the nb style one?