Absolutely gutted :( Just shunted the zed.

 

I went into the back of someone on the motorway today, the usual palava, everybody suddenly brakes for some unknown reason :mad: further up the queue and I got caught out. Couldnt go left or right as there was a car alongside me and the central reserve on the other side. Hit the cars left hand rear, my right side front.

 

I'll post some pictures up later when my camera has charged with a plea for advice :)

 

Reckon its repairable but I dont need this :( It still drives, after I freed up the LHS intake hoses. Will need new bumper, headlight, foglight, wing, bonnet, and some work on the cross member above the headlight, and what ever else I find. :( I'm gutted.

 

Told my insurance to sort the other car out and I'll fix/sell/break mine :( depending on the money involved.

 

Cheers

 

Pete

Pete, really sorry for you mate. Like everyone has already said, hope you can sort it OK.

 

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God pete this is bad news, let me know if theres anything i can do to help (and no im not donating my red front end to you no matter what you say!!!).

 

Where did it happen? I heard there was a big smash bon the M69 today.

 

Be glad your ok, and be doubly glad that you didnt have the preggo mrs with you. Metal can be mended.

The amount of help your getting Pete is outstanding.......

 

Makes me proud to have paid up, even if it is just to see Pete getting this kinda help.....

 

 

Weshould have some kinda charity box that we can all donate into for when something like this happens. £20 each per year or somet.....

as every1 else says glad your ok!bloody hell mate u could make a mint on ebay with all the parts your bein offered,well not a MINT!! :D

Shit dude, that is a damn shame to hear and to see, its gutwrenching, hopefully all the costs are sorted mate and you can get the Zed up and purring nicely again, she was one of the finest here in my opinion and its a damn to see her on her knees.

 

Good luck

 

Ken

Yeah the guys on here are great :bow: Makes me proud to be a member (of the club ;) )

 

Berks- it was about a mile south of J3 M6, your junction ;) heading north. Actually - did I see you today heading south on the M6? :cool:

 

Thanks again to everyone, will be in touch about parts soon :bow:

 

Pete

82 Replies Pete, you may be getting popular!!!!

Pete, dont think it was me on the M6 today, as i spent most of today cleaning the garage out!!!

Sorry to see the pics of your Zed Pete,glad your ok.It will all sort Bud,done a feckin site worse to a pride and joy in the past.Then low and behold all back together again better than new.Chin Up ...........Vinz

Mark you beaut! :bow: Yes please bud :)

 

Spoke to Duffers and we'll do a swap whem your car heads up thos way for repairs ;)

:( Sorry to hear this Pete. Glad you're OK, though.

Shrimpy! :eek: :shocked:

 

Glad you're OK and the Z is not beyond repair...

 

Same thing nearly happened to me in a Pug 205 at the end of the usual queue through Skem. It was wet and I missed the car in front by, I kid you not, half an inch. The guy behind me must have been seriously asleep because I was in a car with rear drums in the wet and he only managed to stop his BMW with disks a couple of inches away too...

 

(And whoever said better brakes would help, bet they wouldn't - the muppet too close behind would have gone into the back instead of Pete going into the guy in front.)

 

The real trick to it is never have a car on your left -and- your right at the same time!