The strength of an 86...
 

Hi All

Alas it has been a horrible week on SA's roads with numerous car accidents and several lives being lost. I am one of the thankful survivors who didn't suffer too much damage or injuries.

I was hit by a Mercedes Benz Vito who had been hit from behind by a Quantum on the R24 highway on Friday afternoon. The aftermath is attached. The car's massive rigidity and flexible plastic bumpers absorbed the blow quite well considering the mass of the vehicles that hit me. The boot still opens and closes without difficulty. The exhausts will obviously need to be changed along with the tow hitches and back bumper with some undercarriage repairs. Car still drives straight so suspension appears unharmed.

:respekt:

It deserves that 5 star ANCAP rating.

Drive safe people!

ek huil my dood!!!!

Not really sure how I restrained myself from pulling out my tow hitch and beating somebody to death... Only had this car 7 weeks... And the Vito had a bullbar!

Ouch ... sorry dude.:(

Sorry to hear dude ~ glad ur not hurt !

Also sorry to hear about this, glad your ok and I hope that it doesn't take them too long to get your 86 sorted out

aai :(

Sorry man, glad u ok though

[edit] Their insurance must pay for a trd back :)

@ GeeTee86 - you're reading my mind :-)

Some prices I got this AM:

Rear bumper: R3272.61
Chrome Tips (each): R676.91
Exhaust silencers (each): R5834

All prices excl. VAT

Get the USA TRD Exhaust ...fits nicely to the current back bumpers. :w00t:

Glad you're OK.

But agree with all above, perfect time to make her sound better!

good thing it's only material damage... even though it will still hurt like hell emotionally..

Sorry to hear.
Did the actual exhaust get damaged, or only the tips?

Also, what do they mean by this:
Exhaust silencers (each): R5834

There is only one big box at the back, surely they wouldn't all need replacing?

From what I can see the exhaust bent to the right - now the thing is Toyota don't even know what these pipes look like obviously - still so new. I'm also getting the idea it should be a single silencer box in the middle - which I will insist is replaced. One tip is badly damaged but I think they can come off with a socket or something as there is a hole at the bottom.

FR-S TRD Exhaust looks and sounds nice...

Just kak timing for this hey!

remove your spare wheel and check you valance not damaged???

Yep, one of my previous cars got rear ended once - you could barely see the damage from the outside but the valance was damaged all the way up to the spare wheel and the damage came to just under R40k.

If the other car hit you THAT hard you're pretty much guaranteed to have hidden body damage.

And now I bet u'r looking forward to the Tazz that they r going to give u as a coutesy car. LOL

What courteousy car... Like I would pay the extra! :-P

I'll send my Mini in for some TLC on the weekend and use that for a while. I'll definitely pull out the spare and have a look see - and make sure I show the assessors when they finally inspect it...

It looks like you were hit with a forklift

Lol! It looks like it - those are because the caps for the tow hitches are AWOL - found one of them mutilated on the road - the other is MIA...

Checked the boot - spare wheel well looks fine - wheel and boot panels came out easily - everything looks straight. Now to see what it looks like below the bumper...


http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...f/IMAG0135.jpg

Thanks to Supermassive for this pic of his Scion - Looks like a bit of a crumple zone...

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showp...96&postcount=1

eish...

Looks like I'm waiting till next year to get my baby fixed... :(

Ouch. :(

Have you gotten quotes yet?

Only one so far - but going with who my insurance recommend. I'll start pushing for them to at least order the parts and keep them till the time is right.

Just make sure that the insurance's recommendation is Toyota approved. They've got a list of approved panel-beaters on their website under ToyotaCare.

If they're not approved you could end up with warranty issues.

Thankfully they are on the list. Not messing with my extended warranty... I got the full 6y/220000km...

Cool. Eish, sounds like you're planning on keeping the car for a LONG time?

Of course... ;)

Unless a performance model comes out in the next two years, then may consider trading in...

Cool, I doubt I'd keep mine longer than 3 years but then I'd probably trade it in on another 86. :)

My warranty will assist trade value for sure... Also probably on another 86... :)

One thing I've learned in the past is that extras pretty much adds zero value to a car when it's time to trade in or sell. At best it'll make the car easier to sell.

Unless you stick with the same brand. Then they are a little more lenient I found.

Oh and would you all believe that I was nearly involved in an identical mishap this morning as at the beginning of this topic!

Why can't people drive this time of year?!!!

What do you mean this time of year?? People can't drive in general!

That is true but it gets worse after September I find. And the saddest bit is, it isn't the learner drivers as much as the older ones! At least folks are heading away and schools are closing - helps a bit.

Wow just got contacted by the lawyers after 4 years nearly and they're still pursuing the case! For the originals in this thread have a read and see how your mind changes @sav .