Nice Sunday walk out with the family, decided to leave the company car at home as my dad finds the FL2 easier to get in to, wish I had left the FL2 at home now.

Came back to the car and some left me with this and didn't leave any details!

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Sorry to hear about this Mav. You have been very lucky, I've only had my FL2 and I've already been crashed into once and had multiple scratches that I can't keep up with!

Been there done that, it's the way of the world it seems now, I used to have a black Mondeo years ago, three times I had either a wing, door or boot dented mysteriously no one cares about other people's property anymore. Seeing the gouge by the door handle looks as though it wasn't another car  p****d off with a Digital Keyboard Warrior

One side of me thinks that it is a shame that the original paint will need to be replaced. But the way paint is applied these days (and being involved with car paint process's through work) I am not worried at all.

Just seen the estimate, and the following is being done :-

Complete new door
New side step, as this was scratched.
New door mouldings on both doors.
All new door rubbers (seals etc) for both doors and the drivers door will be stripped and blended.
New rear quarter glass, as they are blending the rear 1/4 and I won't accept any masking.

So nothing is being taken to chance. The insurance engineer took one look at the car and said, we can't afford to cut any corners with this job. It has to be right.

So apart from the £350 excess and additional £200 non approved repairer excess which of course I am delighted about, I am quite comfortable with the fact she will be as good as new. There was no way she would go to their butcher approved repair centre.

We will benefit as well as there was a few stone chips on the rear door wheel arch. Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Mav

Gutted for you dude...I know EXACTLY how it feels owing to recent experience. Looks like a 4x4/Van judging by the main dent(s)....probably company owned, and as we all know, they only employ muppets with no conscience on minimum wage to drive, so no chance of recourse.

Glad you got it sorted on insurance, look at it as a mini-detail in retrospect...it's about the only positive that you can take from it all.

All the best... Foraging near Gaydon....
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That's such a shame Mav
I take it none of the neighbours see anything, was it on your drive at the time

Happened to me last year in my Jeep, parked it up in Harlow car park only to find when I came back someone had reversed into it, smashing the back light wing and boot tailgate Nothing left no note and nobody saw anything..

On another note does this mean I have the best looking Stornoway Grey 2008 freely on here for a few weeks till you get yours sorted  BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
The wanna be other half - http://www.freel2.com/forum/member-carriec.html

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My car keeps getting scraped!

Bad luck Mav. That's a real sickener.

I remember many years ago coming back to my Ford Cortina and a crumple in a place that wasn't crumpled before and a folded note under the windscreen wiper.

'At least they've left contact details', I thought.

'Hard cheese', read the note. Or less polite words to that effect.

Eventually I saw the funny side.

/gits

T Terran



'The' Car For The Modern Day UK Roads ( ie all the pot holes )

'A Freelander that leaks oil is just marking its territory' - Wise words

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I congratulate you for your attitude and positive outlook, especially knowing how much effort you have gone to with your car Mav.  _________________
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Slaneydore wrote:

That's such a shame Mav
I take it none of the neighbours see anything, was it on your drive at the time

Happened to me last year in my Jeep, parked it up in Harlow car park only to find when I came back someone had reversed into it, smashing the back light wing and boot tailgate Nothing left no note and nobody saw anything..

On another note does this mean I have the best looking Stornoway Grey 2008 freely on here for a few weeks till you get yours sorted

It happened at a Country Park not far from us.

I'll give you the best looking FL2 title for a few weeks lol

Aero_383 wrote:

I congratulate you for your attitude and positive outlook, especially knowing how much effort you have gone to with your car Mav.

When she goes in, I'll post up some pics of the work in progress! Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

Sorry Mav just re-read your post and I see you drove the car to the park - I thought it was on your drive
Never read it right first time from the shock of seeing the damage BETTER looking half of the famous Twinlanders
The wanna be other half - http://www.freel2.com/forum/member-carriec.html

Out of interest, how did this affect your no-claims?