My 5 got beaten up

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Fri May 30, 2008 12:59 pm

last night i came across a guy with a bit of road rage, i think i may have accidently cut him off :shock:

... any how, he came up to the car and started kicking it, he kicked both my headlights in so they wont open but you can easily lift them manually ( i have an na6 btw ), he put a big dent in the side fender so now the driver door wont fully open and he kicked my side mirror off, snapping it at the hinges. luckily i am ok.

does anybody know if these misfortunes will be a costly expense or not? i am planning to visit dick at mx5 fact next week and from previous exp he seems quite reasonable with prices.

any help or knowledge would be much appreciated guys.

cheers

cheyne :mrgreen:

MxJadeMonkey · Postby **MxJadeMonkey** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:08 pm

Holy sh*t!!!!!

What an arse. I simply can not comprehend what our world in coming to sometimes.

did you get his plate #?

I would give you the parts if I had them laying about. so sorry to hear that.

GP · Postby GP » Fri May 30, 2008 1:11 pm

Why not get the @#$% put in Gaol. Someone like that shouldn't be on the streets

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:12 pm

What happened after you called the police? (surely you called the police?)

Insurance should cover it?

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:16 pm

well, as far as i know, when i cut him off he swerved and near missed a tree so it was pretty much my fault, and i was far to feaked out to really do anything, already called th police and reported it and insurence wont cover it, so any of you guys have any idea of what it may cost me, for any of the above?
:?:

fattima · Postby **fattima** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:18 pm

Wow not a nice experience! I do hope you got his rego and have called the police.

All parts are available but I doubt it will be cheap to have repaired, a bit hard to say without seeing the damage. Best to get in touch with your insurance company and let them deal with it.

(sorry you replied as I was, scratch the insurance bit then)

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:23 pm

that fine, do you think it could exceed $600?

Boags · Postby **Boags** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:26 pm

CheyneX5 wrote:that fine, do you think it could exceed $600?

Yes.

Why won't they cover it? You can name the person at fault?

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:32 pm

i dont really know actually, my dad was speaking to them so he didnt say (car is in his name) i am going to have to work my ass off to pay this:(

i wouldnt have thought it would be more than 600, side mirror i know will cost me bout 20 (the left one had the same prob bout a year ago) the side fender and the headlights are the only things that make me think otherwise.

are they usually expenseive items? and with the fender couldnt they just mould it back or push the dent out?

Sasso · Postby **Sasso** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:51 pm

Whoa thats scary, Were you in the car when he attacked it? Even though you might have been in the wrong, he is even worse to do that. Should have tried to run him down with the headlights up, ouch.

Hope you fix it cheaply.

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:54 pm

yeah i was in the car, and i couldnt have the lights up, he kicked them in :cry:

SuperMazdaKart · Postby **SuperMazdaKart** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:05 pm

lesson be learned i guess.

don't cut people off, we don't like it when it happens to us..

but at least your ok though.

Garry · Postby **Garry** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:11 pm

I'm not sure why your insurance policy doesn't cover malitious damage? I think I'd be shopping around for a new insurance company with all the nut cases around. And I seem to attract them all. Only last weekend some deranged lunatic in a Cooper S got all upset because I went past him, legally and safely without cutting him off. For some reason he didn't like that so decided he would try to drive through my passenger side door. :shock:

I'm still mentally scared from the incident with a psycho Astra driver a few years ago. He had three attempts at crashing into me. The roads are a war zone.

My old MX5 got keyed and it was all covered by insurance, other than the excess I had to pay first, so I'm not sure why this type of damage is any different, unless you being in the car at the time changes things?

wun911 · Postby **wun911** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:22 pm

Ive seen something similar happen to an MG driver, he cut a van off. Later four guys jumped out of the van and smashed MG lights, windscrene etc.

Are you asking about the price because the insurance excess is $600 bucks, and you hope damages are less than $600?

MX5 factory is good but expensive IMHO, just go there and get a quote...

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Fri May 30, 2008 2:25 pm

CheyneX5 you are not at fault- there is no excuse for a person to attack your car and fortunately you were not physically harmed.You and your dad have to sort out the insurance. I suggest you make sure the car is rwc- so make sure the lights function and your mirror works. Unfortunately body repairs and repainting is expensive but Dick will tell you what it will cost and if there are some less costly options- don't be shy asking for a bit of advice he is very experienced person. Whilst we all hate dents they are not always a functional problem so repair it when you can afford it. Let us know how you get on