52 replies to this topic

[minidaves]

to repair that is not a right off, to repair that is approx 15 hrs a and the parts so approx 1500quid

[holmesy]

how much do you reckon the car is worth, because 1500 cant be far off its value could it?

[MINI WILL]

That poor mini if it hit the wall how come the headlamps aren't smashed?

[minidaves]

a mini with mot is reasonable nick has to be 2k 2.5k to replace. and asof yet not had one written off for that kinda damage yet in 13yrs of being selfemployed

[minidaves]

and i have bent them much worse than that and not broken a lamp

[holmesy]

the lamps are brand new and some did not smash but just pushed the panel in around the light instead lol

[tiger99]

In the 1980s that would have been a writeoff, as would every rusty Mini in the restoration threads, but nowadays there is far more experience than ever before of repairing Minis, and a front panel change is a relatively minor job. If done professionally it will still be expensive, mostly preparation and paint, as the welding is minimal, but consider that the car will continue to go up in value, as long as it is in good condition. Got to be worth fixing!

[mini-luke]

I agree with Sam, there is no way anybody standing in front of that car would end up with anything than mangled legs. Last time I checked, people were softer than steel.

[Simont]

Hang on a minute boys(and ladies), the car jumped forward, up and over the stops. off the ramp, so how manged to gain traction again to pin a guy against the wall, all on the starter motor. hmmm. if you ask me, with those pictures. they took your car out after doing the work to "See what these minis really go like", lost control hit a bollard and maybe the curb and tried to blame it on a work shop accident.

behind the ram is about a meter meter and a half space, the mini would not have come off the ramp and got enough traction to hit the wall, unless it came off that ramp at a fair speed. at that speed the boy would be critially ill, not pinned. plus the impact would be from below, those picture show an impact from the front. we have all moved a car on a starter motor, it jumps about a foot. the only way that could of overridden the stops and hit the wall, assuming the wheels hit the floor after and got traction, is if the driver had the ignition on for a good 5/10 seconds.

im sorry they are lying, and finally if the boy was between the car and wall. either he is made of steel or they are lying, how would his body dent the front. i would expect to see damage on the bottom where the front hit the floor, and not on the front cause his body custioned the blow. instead its all frontal and none under.

tread careful, somthing doesnt add up.

Completely agree, there is no way a starter motor on the mini could pop that over those bumps, even my dads 2.2L avensis couldnt go that far,

[850mini]

Might be worth having a look around the carpark or wherever it may have been driven, there might be a few suspect lamp posts or bollards with marks on them.

Edited by 850mini, 21 March 2012 - 12:25 AM.

[holmesy]

did have a look at the car park but nothing that could of caused that damage

[holmesy]

well the same imprint

[Sam Walters]

They have taken that out and crashed it. 1500 quid ought to cover it.

[MINI WILL]

Check and see if they have got any cctv it might show them taking it for a spin on the cctv?

[oliver122]

i would get a price on a new front end , then you got paint on top of that and some new tie rods and everything else it has damaged , and stick 100 quid on top for the hassle of it all