Somebody hit my car

[b1zbaz]

Look what I came home from work to be greeted by

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[Jon]

Bummer. I hope the little fella wasn't within earshot when you vocalised your displeasure.

[Hans Efde]

Bastards! Looks like a motorcycle hit it. At second look it must have been something sharp. A small truck or the corner of a trailer, probablysomeone going backwards. What was parked in front of the car? People going backwards can't see the nose of a Midas or the car at all. I've had such an incident with a neighbour. The bastard never paid for the damage.

[kelvink]

Bugger......

Well it could have been worse, and it's fixable too. Of course expecting them to have left their contact and insurance details may be pushing it a bit too far though?

[b1zbaz]

No info left just another hit and run the back end was hit a while back too I don't have the money or the skills to repair it so it looks like its gonna have to stay like that if I find the culprit I'm gonna cause a lot of misery in there life anybody know how much a front bumper costs for one of these

[b1zbaz]

Also anybody have any ideas on the value of the car

[Hans Efde]

If you keep it like this, don't forget to tape it off to prevent moisture ingress. Concerning value recently there was a yellow mk3 for 900 on Ebay and there were no bidders. I expect it to be in that range.

[ACourtney]

No info left just another hit and run the back end was hit a while back too I don't have the money or the skills to repair it so it looks like its gonna have to stay like that if I find the culprit I'm gonna cause a lot of misery in there life anybody know how much a front bumper costs for one of these

I can only express my sympathy, this seems all too common these days. A friend of mine has fitted a CCTV camera overlooking his Lotus Elise as he has had so many incidents with it. So far he has caught a vandal kicking off the door mirror (Rover 100, just like my Midas!) and a delivery van clouting his neighbours car.

A new front bumper is £250, but the damage doesn't look too bad and could be repaired. However, you will never be able to blend in a gelcoat repair successfully so you will end up having to paint the bumper.

I think that Hans is being a bit pessimistic on value, since your car is a runner with a current MOT. In fact the yellow Mk3 that Hans referred to did attract bidders and went as high as £1200, before being withdrawn two days before the auction was due to end. That leads to the conclusion that somebody made an offer in excess of the then highest bid and the seller went for a quick sale. On that basis I would think your car would be worth more than £1200 if the interior and mechanics are in good order.

[Rich]

The agreed insurance value of mine was £3000 a couple of years back.

Sorry to see the damage Baz, there's plenty of people out there who simply shouldn't be allowed behind the wheel.

[b1zbaz]

Its been hit at the back causing very minor damage to the rear bumper my cmax has been hit the van has been hit and now this I'm fed up with it its somebody from the church group I know that but just can't prove it