My 5 got beaten up

[Disco]

thanks guys, big help.

i suppose this kind of thing just happens.

Hmmm shouldn't... I'm still wondering how someone can get away with this if the police are informed. Yes, maybe you did make an error of judgement, but that is seperate. Is it that they would require you to proceed with the complaint and want the guy charged and you're not prepared to? Or that they are just shrugging their shoulders?

Also, I'm surprised how many others on here have had similar experiences. Scary stuff.

[CheyneX5]

my dad just informed me that on the insurnce policy i am down as a part time driver, so if we were to get it done on insurence the excess would be nearly 2k, so it's not worth it. i doubt the cost all up will exceed 800

[16bit]

this is why car makers put tyre irons in the boot - you should have hit him.

[Disco]

But regardless of insurance surely it's a fairly serious criminal offence?

[Boags]

this is why car makers put tyre irons in the boot - you should have hit him.

Classic.

[Boags]

But regardless of insurance surely it's a fairly serious criminal offence?

Yes, any magistrate in the world would make him pay for the damage.

[fattima]

Every thread about road rage needs this
Trunk Monkey

[CheyneX5]

hah, the trunk monkey, great, if only haha.

well, i think i might just bite the bullet and pay for it, it is only money and can always be regenerated.

this weeks pay was going to pay for a sparco sprint

[fattima]

Have a talk to James at the mx5centre, he has just opened up. May be able to sort you out with the parts you need.
http://www.mx5centre.com.au

[bensale]

I really sorry to here about what happened. No matter what you did that is completely unaccepable behaviour. Pitty you didn't get the rego as that pr**k should go the jail for doing somthing like that.

I was just about to recomend James too, he should have all the parts your after and is good to deal with. I'm pretty sure he has a lot of parts that are already the same color as your car, so if your not fussed about perfect color match and willing to do some work yourself you could save some money. But still get a quote from the mx5 factory and probebly one other panel beater. I'll PM you with James' email adress.

Ben,

[Damo]

That's pretty shocking!

I'd suggest you read your insurance PDS and if it doesn't seem to exclude that damage then threaten to involve the industry ombudsman. I've known that to work with banks.

[sliq]

the side fender: $250ish panel beated and resprayed..

headlights: i'm not sure but i'll take a stab in the dark for a guestimate of $200ish.. get an autoelectrician to have a look at it.

tell us how it goes. goodluck!

[emexv]

Don't be satisfied with your response from the insurance company. Every claim I have made I have had a fight. You have to push them alot harder. I have always won in the end but have had to be persistant.

[Spranga]

Take the pr@#k to the cleaners. If he had damaged his car when he went off the road I am sure he would have claimed repair costs off you. He needs to be taught a lesson or he will do it to someone else.

Bit a of worry taking psychos like that to court though as they get your details and can make a bad situation worse...

Good luck with it

[Fatty]

james at the mx5centre has headlights in stock, i'm pretty sure (i seem to recall seeing lots of full headlight assemblies on the shelf when i was there). his pricing is very sharp too. he may have the other bits you need as well.

anyway, i need to correct you on a couple of things. you said \"these things just happen\" and \"i spose it was my fault\" or words to that affect.

this is NOT TRUE. the damage to your car is 100% the other guys fault. you may have made an error but it did not result in any damage. the malicious damage to your car is a TOTALLY SEPERATE incident and in no way can this sort of behaviour be justified.