Black Cat Caused Damage

copper1 · Guru

Black Cat Caused Damage

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Don't let a black cat anywhere near your car :)) You might remember in my update a few weeks back when in Hervey Bay Q'Land that I had someone back out of their driveway into the front right corner of my tug, well I just had a quote and am now suffering badly from shock.

Yep, what looked pretty minor has turned out to be $2,200.00 worth of damage, bugger. This is my first ever Insurance Claim and CGU have been great so far. The repairer will need the tug for 3 days but will lend me a car during that time so not too bad. Main problem is they have to replace the bull bar and there is a 4-6 week delay on that. Never mind, I can work around the plans already made to go to Batemans Bay in September (They are not changing) so no real drama. I'm still in shock though.

Keith19837 · Senior Member

Dougwe wrote:
Don't let a black cat anywhere near your car :)) You might remember in my update a few weeks back when in Hervey Bay Q'Land that I had someone back out of their driveway into the front right corner of my tug, well I just had a quote and am now suffering badly from shock.
Yep, what looked pretty minor has turned out to be $2,200.00 worth of damage, bugger. This is my first ever Insurance Claim and CGU have been great so far. The repairer will need the tug for 3 days but will lend me a car during that time so not too bad. Main problem is they have to replace the bull bar and there is a 4-6 week delay on that. Never mind, I can work around the plans already made to go to Batemans Bay in September (They are not changing) so no real drama. I'm still in shock though.

Sorry to hear. I notice that you state that you are making the claim. You're not paying the excess though are you?

Gerty Dancer · Guru

Geez Doug.

Its a good thing you were able to drive it home with no probs!

dazren · Guru

cry cry Ouch !!!! Mate that is not good. But it does not take much of a dint, to make the $$$$$ mount up these days,

On the bullbar replacement, ?? get the one that has the ''Reversed scoop'' on the bottom ??? As if you hit any Fat,Low to the ground Wombats wink The scoop directs the body away from the vehicle, // Saving major panel damage ?? wink wink ---- and i tell you that for free biggrin

Dougwe · Chief one feather

No Keith. as it is not my fault and I got the other driver details and had witnesses I pay no excess and don't loose my no claim bonus.

I just had a mate tell me I should change the story though as it sounds a bit woosy for a 4x4 :))

Wombat 280 · Guru

You don't need much damage to rack up a claim of thousands. Scratch a bumper and they want to replace it, most are repair by replacement, it's a very throw away industry nowadays.

Plendo · Guru

Hi Doug, sorry to hear about your mishap, but I recon that is why we pay insurance premiums.

If the vehicle hit you from the side, and damaged the bull bar, make sure the repairer checks that the ends of the rails have not been twisted as well, they look incredibly strong, but they are easy to bend.

Accidents involving bullbars are famous for bending chassis rails, and it is often missed as the end of both are bent the same amount. Being a cruser it is likely that the first 8 inches will be moved (from the nick in the rail), it does no real damage except the new bar will look as if it is sitting of to one side, which it probably will be.

Duh · Guru

Keep away from Murphy and that Chinaman too Doug, they are worse than black cats....

I believe Wombat has the ability to change his shape etc, so you never know, he might be following you around wink

Glad you won't lose your bonus, but the inconvience is a PITA..... furious

Cruising Cruze · Guru

My wife is all upset abouth her stupid cat

I locked her up in the garage ( not the cat's fault ) lol

Sorry to hear this

Ouch !!!! that is way more than we though Doug

We hope that they will fix it to your satisfaction

when any of you come to our place don't park on the street please ,

plenty of space for 4 cars on our drive way wink

Cheers John

dazren · Guru

Duh wrote [ in part ] ---- I believe Wombat has the ability to change his shape etc, so you never know, he might be following you around

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Yep Duh has a point there, Dougwe, !! I was talking to Mrs Wombat, and she told me that many years ago, Wombat got a part in a Movie with STEVE McQUEEN !!

and he got the part because of womby's ability to change shape ???/

I think the movie was a Sci-Fi one it was about a group of young people trapped in a Movie theatre by some type of horrible being that swallowed them ??

I know it was titled ''The BLob'' and the more people the blob ate the bigger womb [ oops ] the Blob got ??

justcruisin01 · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
No Keith. as it is not my fault and I got the other driver details and had witnesses I pay no excess and don't loose my no claim bonus.

I just had a mate tell me I should change the story though as it sounds a bit woosy for a 4x4 :))

Make sure they do a wheel alaignment.

JC

dazren · Guru

JC wrote ---- Make sure they do a wheel alaignment.

JC

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Best bit of advice anyone could give, and very very important,, as it may still drive smooth when fixed, but 5-10000 Klm later you may wonder where your tyres have gone ???

GaryKelly · Guru

Jeez, $2200 is almost what I paid for my tug! Hehe.