DeeSee
X-TRAIL NEWBIE
Date Registered: 11-2010
Location: Sydney
TOTAL POSTS: 5
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2 Xtrails ruined in one crash!
Well this is never a good start to the Easter weekend, I never thought that I would be cursing a 5 day weekend until this happened! Accident happend on Buckets way in Gloucester NSW as we were taking the back roads to Armidale to spend the weekend with Family
We were hit from behind in a 3 vehicle pile up by another T30 Xtrail who had also been hit by a truck at the back, I dont have the pics of the other Xtrail yet but I will get these of my wife's iphone and add. The other xy has major damage and is surely a write off.
The truck driver had bent down, eyes off the road to pick up his can of coke, looks up as he is crashing into the xy behind us, the lady inside was thown back in her seat which the back collapsed and as she hit us, she was thown into her steering wheel, not confirmed but I think she was not even wearing a seatbelt. She was not in a good way at all.
We got hit twice as the middle xy bounced between us and the truck, the 2nd impact was the hardest and broke the back window, it was quite a hard hit and my wife has whiplash as a result. Luckily I was in the best driving position and was just pushed back into the drivers seat. Thanks to the really efficient Ambos and Police in Gloucester who were there within minutes and had the situation under control, one of the Cafes - Gloucester Pantry (great coffee and food - highly recomended) gave us a free lunch whilst we waited for my sister to come from Armidale to collect us as we were unable to drive the car.
Today a week later I am still waiting for AAMI to get it towed back to Sydney so it can be assesed to see if it will be repaired or written off. Hopefully written off as I will not have to wait weeks to get it fixed when I need a car for my work. The truck company will be getting some letters very soon with the hire car bills to claim on their policy!
Hope everyone had a better Easter than us!
Cheers
Dave
Last edited by DeeSee, 28/Apr/2011, 6:46 pm
--- Dave X-1742
2010 ST-L CVT Diamond Black
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28/Apr/2011, 6:32 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Re: 2 Xtrails ruined in one crash!
Oh no Dave, sorry to hear about your accident and in such a new car as well. Lucky no one was seriously hurt though.
I hope it's a write-off as well and AAMI are pretty good with their assessments. My wife was involved in an accident in her Tiida and I thought it would be a repair job seeing on the back boot area was damaged and one of the rear wheels, but they said it's a write-off as the entire axle has twisted and it's not worth repairing.
In your case, am sure they gonna check for chassis damage and cracks.
Keep us updated on how you go.
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28/Apr/2011, 8:31 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
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Ouch, that T30 copped it pretty bad for sure.
Dave, doesn't AAMI offer new for new car policy which I think entitles you to a new car of the same make, model and colour if it is less than 12 months old? I thought it was AAMI and NRMA that offered this.
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29/Apr/2011, 3:39 pm
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jalalski
Date Registered: 02-2004
Location: SUTHERLAND, SYDNEY
TOTAL POSTS: 29100
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Thanks Brendan, wow 2 years with all accessories and options!! That's a good deal for sure.
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3/May/2011, 5:55 am
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