Thanks Everyone! You Saved Me A Lot Of Money!

[jasear]

Thanks for the info on the japanese sat nav system. Good thing I didnt spend a fortune trying to get it fit into my car.

Anyway, Some of you might remember me from last year when i had bought an Altezza and I was constantly here for help on how to get it prepared for the sva test.

But it was never to be I am afraid! Just when I had got most of the problems sorted I crashed the car!

Basically I was joining the M4 from a slip road and was accelerating to join it when I suddenly lost all control of the car. It went in circles a couple of times and half of it ended up on the barrier with the face pointing in the opposite direction.

It was a terrible experience. Had to call the police who called a rescue company to get the car out. When I looked at the car I couldnt see much damage apart from the exhaust hanging. And a couple of scratches on the bumper.

I just couldnt understand why the car lost control even though i was accelerating in a straight line. After some time one of the police officers pointed out to me that there was some diesel spillage on the road and that was probably what caused the accident.

Later on after a long time [mainly due to problems caused by the fact the car didnt even have a registration number as it hadnt yet passed its sva] my insurance company informed me the car was a total write loss! It had £8,500 worth of damage!

Luckily the insurance company paid out £7,500! I think I was really lucky that they paid that much! The reason they did pay out was because at the time I was taking the car to an SVA preperation centre for a pre arranged appointment.

I still miss that tezza! although i barely drove it and had a nightmare experience with it!

[Gord]

nice to see you ok :) what cars next then mate

[MrADeveci]

The reason they did pay out was because at the time I was taking the car to an SVA preperation centre for a pre arranged appointment.

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At least you weren't hurt ..... and it's excellent they paid out, again - ^ that is the reason why.

Are you going to buy another Lex/Tezza ? :)

[jasear]

Hmmm! To be honest for some time I was really angry with tezza's! I blamed it for the accident even though I knew there was diesel spillage.

It was just strange the way I lost control. It has never happened before. I could have understood it if I was going around a bend or slightly turning and totally lost control. But I was going bang straight!

But then i realised It wasnt the car's fault. On top of the diesel spillage it was also raining! Now im beginning to miss the car! Still have the pictures lol!

Anyway, I wish I could buy a tezza but not sure if I can afford it at the moment. I definately dont want to go through the hassle of getting it past the sva test e.t.c. I would like to buy a tezza which has already passed the sva and is ready to be on the road!

Anyone know how much I could get one for? considering Im on a really tight budget! Wouldnt necessarily mind having the AS200 instead of the RS version!

The reason they did pay out was because at the time I was taking the car to an SVA preperation centre for a pre arranged appointment.

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At least you weren't hurt ..... and it's excellent they paid out, again - ^ that is the reason why.

Are you going to buy another Lex/Tezza ? :)

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[jasear]

And luckily i didnt come out of the accident completely unhurt. Not even a scratch. Probably because when i lost control I was only doing 30 - 40 mph max!

[Mr Singh]

What happened with the old car, if u say there was minimal damage, surely you could have kept it and carried out repairs?

[jasear]

Well thats what i regret! Thats the mistake I made really. According to the insurers chosen repair evaluators the damage repair would cost £8,500.

At the time I wasnt even sure whether they would accept my claim. There were so many complications. When they did I was just so massively relieved that I didnt want anything else!

Come to think of it now I could have bought the salvage off them and it would have been worth it!

What happened with the old car, if u say there was minimal damage, surely you could have kept it and carried out repairs?

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[Mr Singh]

Yep, would have bought it for salvage parts tooo!!

Well thats what i regret! Thats the mistake I made really. According to the insurers chosen repair evaluators the damage repair would cost £8,500.

At the time I wasnt even sure whether they would accept my claim. There were so many complications. When they did I was just so massively relieved that I didnt want anything else!

Come to think of it now I could have bought the salvage off them and it would have been worth it!

What happened with the old car, if u say there was minimal damage, surely you could have kept it and carried out repairs?

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