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Post by **stuckwithlux** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:35 am

I was enjoying a lovely long weekend exploring toolangi when this happened on the murrundindi road
Looks like a write off, stay tuned for a rebuild.

Post by **Jimbo** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:52 am

Gee what hit you??? How fast? Were they coming off a track?

Post by **jav** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:08 am

fixed it.

Post by **stuckwithlux** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 10:33 am

it was a 4 runner, on murrundindi road, she came around a corner way too fast, saw me panicked locked up the breaks and rest is history. i just hope the insurance company come good.

jav, how did you fix it?

Post by **Potter** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:08 am

Post by **grimbo** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:11 am

were you ok, as that's a prety hard hit to the drivers door.

Post by **stuckwithlux** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:20 am

yeah everyone was fine. i saw it coming. i think i was hurt more from being so tense than from the impact.

Post by **Jimbo** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:23 pm

Got any pics of the front of the 4runner?

Post by **JemmyBubbles** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 2:07 pm

Thats a nasty prang, glad everyone is ok.

Off with that body and on with a ute cab

Post by **stuckwithlux** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:50 pm

yep will post a pic of the 4 runner later tonite. just emptied all the camping gear out of it tonight, off to the panel beater tomorrow for a quote. i was thinking a styleside shorty cab. could look kinda cool.

Post by **Swerve** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:22 pm

$hit,

Mate, glad your ok, and everyone else. At least you can get a new toy out of it !! Just dont get a 4 runner, brakes dont work

Post by **stuckwithlux** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:08 pm

they work too well, if she hadn't locked them up she would have missed me. oh well.

Post by **stuckwithlux** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:11 pm

the 4 runner

Post by **blkmav** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:44 pm

LOL rego plate of 4runner in first picture

Post by **to_easy** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:58 am

Potter wrote:OUCH

x2

Post by **Jimbo** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:44 am

After looking at the pic of the 4runner i think you came out of it pretty good. I would have expected a lot worse considering how much the runner crumpled.
Good to see that everyone was ok

Post by **Ezookiel** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:55 am

I'd have expected better frontal protection for the 4runner than that bar appears to have afforded. I know her damage would have been greater without it, but still a lot of damage for a car with barwork at the front.

Post by **jav** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:19 am

Someone's got to say it, it'll buff out

Post by **Luxy** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:29 am

... and.... a speed camera would have prevented this!

Glad everyones ok though! It could have ended much worse!
Good excuse for a new project now though!

Post by RN » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:13 pm

Defect in the mail...

Internet Defection...now that is service.

Post by **badger** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:37 pm

Jimbo wrote:After looking at the pic of the 4runner i think you came out of it pretty good. I would have expected a lot worse considering how much the runner crumpled.
Good to see that everyone was ok

what can i say nissans are just tougher

hard luck tho. hope it all works out

Post by **turps** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:11 pm

badger wrote: what can i say nissans are just tougher

hard luck tho. hope it all works out

You sure about that.
The side of the shorty looks pretty sad. And I dont think supercheap cut and polish will get it out.
As for fixing GV wreckers in Shepp have a SWB body (with good radiator support panel) for $500.

Post by **ddr** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:56 am

Was she hot?

Post by **stuckwithlux** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:52 pm

thanks turps i will give them a call. i'm heading down there tomorrow for work. i might drop in. do you know there address, if not i will find them.

ddr, she was ok. i won't say any more. my fiance may read this. i'll be in enough trouble already.

just waiting for the insurance company now. ill keep you all posted.

Post by **Swerve** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:14 pm

Ezookiel wrote:I'd have expected better frontal protection for the 4runner than that bar appears to have afforded. I know her damage would have been greater without it, but still a lot of damage for a car with barwork at the front.

I don't the think the 4 Runner hit exactley 90 degrees straight on. Looks like the front right of the 4 runner hit first and then the rest. This explains why the impact is so wide on the Patrol and why the front right of the 4 runner is so bad. Small point of initial impact.

But hey what do I know

Go the Patrol !!!!

Post by **stuckwithlux** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:34 am

yep you're right serve.

maybe t boned isn't the most accurate topic heading.

Post by **turps** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:09 am

GV wreckers
Address

54 Apollo Drv
Shepparton
VIC, 3630
Australia
Contact Details

Ph:
(03) 5831 1070

Fax:
(03) 5831 1090

* Home Page link icon http://www.gv4x4recyclers.com
* Email business link icon gv4x4@internode.on.au

Post by **stuckwithlux** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 4:42 pm

thanks turps. i gave them a call, 500 hundred for the body, 220 for a door. not bad.
i'm working in shep tomorrow so i will go have a look at it. i don't want to get too ahead of myself. i may not get the wreck back yet. then again, from what i've heard, not too many swb bodies come up at this price so i might just buy it anyway. see what it looks like tomorrow

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