My car is a Write Off - Page 2

7T5 · 6th October 2017, 08:15

Glad to read you are both ok. What a crying shame about the Jag. I would be gutted.

planenut · 6th October 2017, 08:17

Wow, so pleased that you are both okay, sad about the car.

Graham1961 · 6th October 2017, 08:20

I'm sorry to read this Jim, I can only echo the comments already made.

Take things easy just now and at least you are safe.

mininuts · 6th October 2017, 08:26

Blimey!
Glad you're both ok though.
Best wishes.

wullie480 · 6th October 2017, 08:34

Really sorry to hear this Jim and glad yourself and the wife are ok and recovering well cars can be replaced but people can't.

As others have said the car has done it's job and protected the occupants but by the sounds of it the jaguar has been severly damaged in the process.

Was this on the corner on the wee road that goes past the graveyard?

Ravinder · 6th October 2017, 08:46

I’m sorry to hear this. As long as you’re both OK...

rontug · 6th October 2017, 12:37

Wow I rember you buying that Jag,was interested in your rover but was beaten to it by another member.Glad you and your wife are O.K that's the main thing.Good Luck

roverbarmy · 6th October 2017, 13:01

Sorry to hear of your troubles. I had a head on with a tractor, coming the wrong way down a one way! I felt OK and went to work the following day, but ended up with nerve damage caused by the whiplash. It took a couple of months for it to develop! Some people think that it gets better with time but apparently, not always! Take care.
Mike

andymc · 6th October 2017, 13:09

A hateful experience, but I'm glad the physical toll on yourself and your wife isn't too severe. I hope you had a full scan for the headache - not just a CT scan but an MRI scan, which provides much more detail. If not, you should ask your GP or even A&E department for one as soon as possible, especially if the headaches persist.

My other half had a lorry crash into her car once - it was going far too fast, lost control turning into the junction at which she was stopped and skidded straight into her. The front end of the car was squashed up like an empty crisp packet, but the safety cell and crumple zone did their job and nothing struck her directly - she only sustained soft-tissue injuries from the whiplash, although she does sometimes feel the after-effects even fifteen years later. That car is long gone and I couldn't care less about it - she's still here and that's all that counts.

At the risk of sounding facetious, at least it wasn't the Rover!

Jim Jamieson · 6th October 2017, 21:58

Thank you all for your comments and concerns. Today it really hit me (pardon the pun) about what happened yesterday. Didn’t sleep well at all so today was a bit of a blur so tonight I had some Zeds

I had to go to the recovery yard earlier to remove some stuff before car is taken away (south I think) When I saw the car I could have cried and will be sad to see it go despite the problems.

This is it and what a mess.

6th October 2017, 08:20	#13
Graham1961 Moderator / RS East Scotland Rover 75 1.8 Conn Se saloon Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North Berwick, East Lothian Posts: 4,738 Thanks: 4,143 Thanked 753 Times in 563 Posts	I'm sorry to read this Jim, I can only echo the comments already made. Take things easy just now and at least you are safe. __________________ Graham.

6th October 2017, 08:26	#14
mininuts This is my second home Cooper S 210 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Port William Posts: 5,309 Thanks: 5,098 Thanked 2,406 Times in 1,631 Posts	Blimey! Glad you're both ok though. Best wishes. __________________ *Paul* 2016 MINI Cooper S 210 : 2000 Rover 75 CDT Classic SE : 2009 Freelander 2 GS : 2000 Mini Cooper Sport : 1986 Mini Mayfair : 1980 Mini Pickup : 1971 Mini Cooper S

6th October 2017, 08:34	#15
wullie480 This is my second home 1 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Banned Posts: 5,195 Thanks: 528 Thanked 1,022 Times in 786 Posts	Really sorry to hear this Jim and glad yourself and the wife are ok and recovering well cars can be replaced but people can't. As others have said the car has done it's job and protected the occupants but by the sounds of it the jaguar has been severly damaged in the process. Was this on the corner on the wee road that goes past the graveyard? __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

6th October 2017, 08:46	#16
Ravinder This is my second home Rover 75 saloon x2, Rover 75 Tourer x2, Rover 220 Coupe Turbo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife Posts: 9,036 Thanks: 2,278 Thanked 2,852 Times in 1,718 Posts	I’m sorry to hear this. As long as you’re both OK... __________________ Wanted - Indian bride. Cash waiting. (All sorted - bargain) First name and forum name: Ravinder Rover 75 2.0 CDT Connoisseur SE 116 (160 remap) Royal Blue (JFM) This vehicle was the 50,481st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 2,238th 75 CDT Connoisseur SE to be made out of 3,775 This vehicle was the 5,002nd 75 in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 14,420 Royal Blue 75s

6th October 2017, 13:01	#18
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Sorry to hear of your troubles. I had a head on with a tractor, coming the wrong way down a one way! I felt OK and went to work the following day, but ended up with nerve damage caused by the whiplash. It took a couple of months for it to develop! Some people think that it gets better with time but apparently, not always! Take care. Mike __________________ Oil in my veins!

6th October 2017, 08:15	#11
7T5 Gets stuck in Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: East Lothian Posts: 838 Thanks: 930 Thanked 246 Times in 185 Posts	Glad to read you are both ok. What a crying shame about the Jag. I would be gutted.

6th October 2017, 08:17	#12
planenut Regional Secretary Rover 1.8T Tourer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Heathrow Posts: 6,955 Thanks: 1,551 Thanked 2,036 Times in 1,264 Posts	Wow, so pleased that you are both okay, sad about the car.

6th October 2017, 12:37	#17
rontug Loves to post rover 75 Club SE cdt 2001 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 311 Thanks: 355 Thanked 65 Times in 48 Posts	Wow I rember you buying that Jag,was interested in your rover but was beaten to it by another member.Glad you and your wife are O.K that's the main thing.Good Luck

6th October 2017, 13:09	#19
andymc Posted a thing or two Wedgewood Connie SE / Black Club SE Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ballymoney Posts: 1,459 Thanks: 542 Thanked 583 Times in 365 Posts	A hateful experience, but I'm glad the physical toll on yourself and your wife isn't too severe. I hope you had a full scan for the headache - not just a CT scan but an MRI scan, which provides much more detail. If not, you should ask your GP or even A&E department for one as soon as possible, especially if the headaches persist. My other half had a lorry crash into her car once - it was going far too fast, lost control turning into the junction at which she was stopped and skidded straight into her. The front end of the car was squashed up like an empty crisp packet, but the safety cell and crumple zone did their job and nothing struck her directly - she only sustained soft-tissue injuries from the whiplash, although she does sometimes feel the after-effects even fifteen years later. That car is long gone and I couldn't care less about it - she's still here and that's all that counts. At the risk of sounding facetious, at least it wasn't the Rover! __________________ My blood brother is an immigrant A beautiful immigrant My blood brother's Freddie Mercury A Nigerian mother of three