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Was very close to be write off
#1
Well coming back from work after night shift and this happens



Once i hit it i lost all drive, like it was stuck in the last gear which was 5th.
Told me vechile needs service.
Then told me engine overhearing - gone to idle mode.

The rad and cooling fan has been push and bent like ****

NOT HAPPY, specially as im still paying the ****er off.


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#2
o dear god that is terrible :eek
and it very well may be a right off if the rad pack has been bent and punctured
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#3
Oh mate, i really hope not :-( if its a write off there is no way i can afford to get new car :-(



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#4
tucpal Wrote:o dear god that is terrible :eek
and it very well may be a right off if the rad pack has been bent and punctured
Its "oh deer..."

Sorry to see but it's why we pay insurance... looks fixable
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#5
That's fixable mate first thing would be to price it up yourself.

it's only a write off if goes over a set % of the cars value.
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#6
well so far need new

- Radiator
- Inter-cooler
- Compressor
-Front Bumper, With all gubbings apart from parking sensors and fogs.
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#7
sent a text for the rad mate that's a bargain at that price brand new
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#8
Yeh got it mate thanks, sorry didnt answer you call. Im home now though mate.


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#9
Mate I feel for ya. Really hope that it's not a write off.
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#10
That's more impressive than my deer. Until you get the bumper off and everything stripped you'll never the full extent of the damage. As you've mentioned above all 3 rads, bumper, lower grille is a definite. I'd estimate about £600 if you can get a bumper in the right colour.
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cornishtaz Wrote:That's more impressive than my deer. Until you get the bumper off and everything stripped you'll never the full extent of the damage. As you've mentioned above all 3 rads, bumper, lower grille is a definite. I'd estimate about £600 if you can get a bumper in the right colour.

that cheap omg.... I wish, I have taken it to The ARC Group over by oaisis they are going to start stripping monday.

Im looking around for some second hand bits, rusty said he has facelift bumper just need all the gubbings for it
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#12
Yes mate you can have the bumper for free.
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#13
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261677806055?_...EBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/311159664472?_...EBIDX%3AIT

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281513214858?_...EBIDX%3AIT

i have the fogs for £30 so find out the price for the fog housing and the above indicators will go for a £1
and bumper from rusty but you will need the two side bumper fixings as well for the face lift
as the pre face lift is different
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#14
well i am going to get this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PACK-OF-2-CAR-...54146deb98

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/animal-alert-d...3a86bc0f8c

unsure which one to get though at present
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#15
I would say the second ones mate, but they will come from Poland
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#16
Where would be best place to put them mate


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#17
a shotgun would be more useful
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#18
I would say top grill or bottom grill?
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#19
Lol tucpal, mounted to bonnet with a button in ****pit..
Rusty, just thought would have to be too if the motor deflector get put back in to the new bumper.. [MENTION=2]tucpal[/MENTION] do you know what this is for which is behind the bottom grill?


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#20
if you tell me what it is and were i can tell you
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#21
What ever the motorised thing behind the lower grill is


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#22
nope not a clue a picture please
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Number 27.

Lewis I thinking the motor 28 might be ok or I at least hope so if it is that would save £118+
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#24
Ouch, I hit his mate a few months back. All I got was the offside bumper popped out, that was it. Hit the dude at about 35 with a massive bang too.

The thing I was most annoyed about was he run off into the darkness before I got his insurance details!
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#25
I was doing 70 ;-) within speed limit ;-)


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#26
At least you can have something different for Christmas dinner this year now!
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#27
well im off the see the car tomorrow, omg makes it sound like im visiting family in hospital lol....
Hopefully will get some sort of idea what's broken and what's not or even if its a write off..
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#28
lets hope it is not to bad
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#29
I'd me amazed if that's a write off. My bosses son hit a deer in his GTC at 50mph and took out his bumper, bonnet and rads and was fixed via insurance. When I hit my deer it cost approx £1500 using new parts
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#30
Parts from dealer or euro parts?


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#31
All my parts came from main dealer bumper alone was £700
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#32
Lewis you should be able to get most of the parts of ebay etc which will bring the cost down, like that rad only £70-80 brand new you looking at almost £200 from Vauxhall.
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#33
that rad is not a GM part mate, it says in listing cant guarantee make. Is there any clarity on this part behind the bottom grill at all gents??
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#34
Ok for for the bumper stuff i have this invoice. I ordered front grills from ebay along with the fog lamps. [MENTION=1]Rusty2009[/MENTION]


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#35
I could have got some trade discount. Have you ordered the parts yet?
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#36
He given it to me mate and a little more


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#37
Cool did you speak to Jake
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#38
I did mate, he gave me whats looks like 20% off, went in with my massive list which [MENTION=1]Rusty2009[/MENTION] supplied as i will be fitting the facelift bumper to me car tbh I cant wait as i do like the ront end of the facelift lol...
just need top grill now
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#39
Excellent Jake is the only one I ask for
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#40
Lol same mate once someone said to me why do you want jake i said well its easier to deal woth and knows what i need just like that lol


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#41
Got my animal alert today :-)



So where on my facelift bumper should i stick then?


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#42
in the grill what do they do whistle ?
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#43
rally drivers put theirs on the roof mate

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#44
you know they dont work

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&...8268,d.ZGU

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#45
Bugger, me and @baz fitted them to my bumper today lol


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#46
just my opinion but surly any noise would startle a deer
the best option would just be to slow down in known deer spots and be extra vigilante
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#47
Lol thats the whole a420 hahaha


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#48
So got car back yesterday, thought it was amAzing but then i found issues.. leaking coolant from somewhere but can see it and they cant tell where from. Got a strange noise when I start car on my steep drive and making a hissing sound when idle which is best heard from drivers side.


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#49
i would not drive it mate till this gets sorted out
if you lose all your coolant you are in big trouble
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#50
Already lost my coolant once when i hit the deer nearly three weeks ago..
I will be taking it back to arc tomorrow.


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