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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by macplaxton » 31 Aug 2012 02:01 am

Around 2pm, Thursday afternoon...

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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by Speedy88 » 31 Aug 2012 04:24 am

Oh balls! Did you get swiped by a truck? :(

I can help you out with a cluster if you need.
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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by macplaxton » 31 Aug 2012 05:26 am

Balls indeed (and full marks for a truck swipe, but not me driving).

Thanks for the light offer. I'll see how things pan out.
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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by volvomania » 31 Aug 2012 08:23 am

You should have told your guests to drive on the "right" side of the road.....
How far did they get?

Sorry to see this, I am afraid that ABBY will need some extensive panelbeating by the looks of it.
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Post by Chris_C » 31 Aug 2012 08:32 am

That looks damn close to the rear suspension pickup. Have you started taking measurements yet?

Sorry to hear bud :(
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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by macplaxton » 31 Aug 2012 08:40 am

@CC It would appear that the o/s/r rearmost spring mount isn't quite where it should be.

@RJ They were on the north side of the M25 heading back to Essex from Southampton. Sailing delayed a day and they have organised a rental over the other side.

I'm looking at the offside and think a section from a 5dr will graft in. Not sure how much of the dent on the nearside will pop out.
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Post by SteveP » 31 Aug 2012 08:53 am

Noooo :(
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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by mac » 31 Aug 2012 09:58 am

Looks every bit as bad as John described last night.

I do not like the way the tailgate sits - seems the lower o/r corner has tucked under hence splaying the wing top outwards.
The light panel is badly crunched.
Danger is that the chassis rail and spring mount has been moved in - and that would be a killer.

If it is just panel work I have nos light panels available.

So glad that no body was hurt and that the gang has salvaged the "continental" side.

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Post by volvosneverdie » 31 Aug 2012 08:04 pm

glad everyones ok.

Hope the old girl can be saved.
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Post by Hell Driver » 02 Sep 2012 12:53 am

Only just found out about this tonight at the N.Yorks meet, I'd missed it on here. Sorry to see the mess, at least it did it's job and everyones OK. Hope it can be put right. Similar happened to my dad's car but more damage from trucks tyre and wheel nuts and no barrier damage. It was fixable and done (paid for by truck owner rather than go through insurance). Good luck with it.


This may not have been quite as bad, although the wheel took quite an impact as you can see. Car was fixed and drives fine. Thats not the truck in front, thats mine. It was hit by a large skip truck.

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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by macplaxton » 02 Sep 2012 01:37 am

volvosneverdie wrote:glad everyones ok.

Hope the old girl can be saved.
First time you've not asked me to sell it to you! :lol:
Hell Driver wrote:It was fixable and done (paid for by truck owner rather than go through insurance). Good luck with it.
That's something positive, anyone speak Turkish? It would of been a lot handier had it not hit the barrier too, as that amounts to a lot more damage than the initial blow. :(
Hell Driver wrote: Thats not the truck in front, thats mine.
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Post by volvosneverdie » 02 Sep 2012 01:56 pm

macplaxton wrote:
volvosneverdie wrote:glad everyones ok.
Hope the old girl can be saved.
First time you've not asked me to sell it to you! :lol:
Never would have happened under my stewardship. :wink:
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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by S10NPH » 02 Sep 2012 03:43 pm

Oh Rich, I'm truly sorry to hear about this. That's just awful luck. sm65

Hopefully it can be saved, but I'll echo what Andy said and it's done its job and everyone is safe, that's the main thing.
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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by Nimminz » 03 Sep 2012 09:40 pm

Mac showed us the pictures at the meet, hope it isn't beyond repair!
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Re: ABBY the Vario - needs some panel beating 30/08/2012

Post by macplaxton » 03 Sep 2012 11:49 pm

Hope to sort it out soon enough. I really need a lot more photographs of it than I have, so I can sort out a definite parts required list.
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