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Was driving along to Wollg yesterday afternoon and the car in front of me stopped suddenly, I stopped hard too miss hitting him, and a big 4WD hit me from behind.

Got off the car saw the license plate was dented. saw his was as well. told him shit happens, shook his hand and drove off. Today noticed that the license plate wasn't the only thing damaged. It had paint scratched off a corner. Luckily no dents, damn damn damn.. Guess it's god's way of telling me that I need go get a kit for the rear bar and some matching sideskirts.. lol

anyone can suggest something that would match the nissan factory front lip?

cheers

*edit to add how my front looks like

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man, it would want to be a pretty soft bump not to get it checked out propperly aye

we got rear ended the other day, and it looked to the eye like just the plate and bar got a bit scratched

when we took it into suncorp to get it checked out, they ended replacing the rear support bar behind the bumper bar as it had been smashed

admittedly when we got hit, it was an almighty bang

i was suprised at how little damage their appeared to be

glad i got it checked out and repaired propperly though

suncorp had my car back to me in less than 3 days, better than it was before the prang

told him shit happens, shook his hand and drove off.

No sh!t doesnt just happen...some asshole following you too closely in a vehicle not designed primarily as a road vehicle fails to keep a distance from you sufficient to allow him to stop effectively in case of an emergency happens. If youve got his plates screw him. Make the claim. Its not too late

That sucks mate, but how did you miss that?

I had a similar thing happen, but there was nothing more than a dinted number plate. I still spent 10 minutes looking aaaalllll over the rear end of the car for something wrong.

man, it would want to be a pretty soft bump not to get it checked out propperly aye

we got rear ended the other day, and it looked to the eye like just the plate and bar got a bit scratched

when we took it into suncorp to get it checked out, they ended replacing the rear support bar behind the bumper bar as it had been smashed

admittedly when we got hit, it was an almighty bang

i was suprised at how little damage their appeared to be

glad i got it checked out and repaired propperly though

suncorp had my car back to me in less than 3 days, better than it was before the prang

wow.. how much did it cost ya?? i'll get it checked out too

it wasn't a soft nudge.. yet not a large hit.. i can feel it.. i just thought at the time that the number plate area took the brunt of it..

and y i missed the scratches? cuz i didn't squat down to check.. i just bend down and check and when you bend down.. there's this indent on the bumper.. and that indent hid scratches from my line of sight..

damn.. i'll just put some touch up paint on it.. and save up for the rear bar kit...

should have gotten the license plate.. but too late now.. well a lesson learnt...

Why do complain if you get hit, shake their hand & let them leave?

cuz i thought there wasn't any damage to the car just to the no plate..

not complaining.. just like a rant.. to get it out.. i'm alright about it tho.. no angry or anything..

cheers

No sh!t doesnt just happen...some asshole following you too closely in a vehicle not designed primarily as a road vehicle fails to keep a distance from you sufficient to allow him to stop effectively in case of an emergency happens. If youve got his plates screw him. Make the claim. Its not too late

yeah too late now..

well lesson learnt =) next time i'll check more throughly...and at least take down license plate no..

cheers

wow.. how much did it cost ya?? i'll get it checked out too

didnt cost us a cent

we got the dude that hit us details, and jsut gave them to our insurance (suncorp)

they took care of the rest

What about the arsehole in front Mr Keets?

It good to see someone being smart about something like this. Instead of jumping up and down screaming "i'm going to sue you"

Nice to see some poeple with a consincous.

I'm not saying he's not at fault, and that he shouldn't recieve reibursment for what is happen.

Just it's good he's not a knob jockey like you, who would probably chase an ambulance if you were a lawyer.

What about the arsehole in front Mr Keets?

It good to see someone being smart about something like this. Instead of jumping up and down screaming "i'm going to sue you"

Nice to see some poeple with a consincous.

I'm not saying he's not at fault, and that he shouldn't recieve reibursment for what is happen.

Just it's good he's not a knob jockey like you, who would probably chase an ambulance if you were a lawyer.

WTF??? The road rules allow the person in front to stop as quickly and as hard as they need to (unless they hit something). The person behind is supposed to allow enough space in order to stop without making contact.

I know if someone did that and no damage was immediately visable I'd still take their details and do a closer look later. Certainly if I had that damage on my rear bar i'd hit them up with a new one and as much of a respray as I could....it's my pride and joy and their mistake as simple as that....

Yes i completely agree with that.

To me though, it sounds as though Mr Keets would take this guy to the cleaners and get all angry about it. Just re read his post.

It was an accident and wasn't caused by either of the two involved. Like he said "shit happens" at least he was mature about it.

Was driving along to Wollg yesterday afternoon and the car in front of me stopped suddenly, I stopped hard too miss hitting him, and a big 4WD hit me from behind.

Got off the car saw the license plate was dented. saw his was as well. told him shit happens, shook his hand and drove off. Today noticed that the license plate wasn't the only thing damaged. It had paint scratched off a corner. Luckily no dents, damn damn damn.. Guess it's god's way of telling me that I need go get a kit for the rear bar and some matching sideskirts.. lol

anyone can suggest something that would match the nissan factory front lip?

cheers

*edit to add how my front looks like

I have seen plenty of cases where the bar is only moderately scratched, but the beaver panel behind the bar is badly damaged so light tap or not, you ALWAYS get all the details of the driver that hit you, and always report it to the police and tell your insurer so you are fully protected in case you find unexpected damaged down the line.

WTF??? The road rules allow the person in front to stop as quickly and as hard as they need to (unless they hit something). The person behind is supposed to allow enough space in order to stop without making contact.

I know if someone did that and no damage was immediately visable I'd still take their details and do a closer look later. Certainly if I had that damage on my rear bar i'd hit them up with a new one and as much of a respray as I could....it's my pride and joy and their mistake as simple as that....

Bingo.

It doesnt matter how suddenly the person in front of you stops - You hit them, its your fault.

End of story.

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Who caused the accident then?

Well if you read the first post it says a car infront of him braked suddenly and he managed to avoid hitting it but the 4wd behind him was not so luckly.

Hope that clears up any confusion.

What about the arsehole in front Mr Keets?

It good to see someone being smart about something like this. Instead of jumping up and down screaming "i'm going to sue you"

Nice to see some poeple with a consincous.

I'm not saying he's not at fault, and that he shouldn't recieve reibursment for what is happen.

Just it's good he's not a knob jockey like you, who would probably chase an ambulance if you were a lawyer.

Yes i completely agree with that.

To me though, it sounds as though Mr Keets would take this guy to the cleaners and get all angry about it. Just re read his post.

It was an accident and wasn't caused by either of the two involved. Like he said "shit happens" at least he was mature about it.

I dont make the rules I mearly live by um. Leave an appropriate gap incase of an emergency. Not get all grumpy about the guy infront who didnt.

I wouldnt sue him. I would report the incident and make a claim...which is what i pay $1K a year insurance for.

"Nob Jockey" :glare:

When people say "accident" they give up responsibility for their actions. There is no such thing as an accident, they are incidents. Its only an accident if the people in the situation cannot exert control..meteor falling form the sky stuff

Chasing ambulances...I dont think so, I'm way better than that

I dont get angry over little stuff like that...I take the approach that while sh!t doesnt happen, it certainly wipes off.

Finally, I empathise with HolyEvil, in the throws of the moment, with the heart racing and the adrenaline surging its too easy to be glad some knucklehead hasnt truley bent your ride. You make a cursory examination and decide that "sh!t happens" and both drivers go their way. Its only later when you realise the damage is a little more severe. I know I did it when I was a kid. But I certainly wouldnt let it happen too me now. Its a lesson learned for us at the expense of HolyEvils wallet...who seems like a reasonable chap as do you Kralster.

I mourn the old days... When lawyers were only consulted when a will needed to be read...Those days are over my friend. While it's laudable to take the percieved moral high ground it doesnt pay the panel beater.

Well if you read the first post it says a car infront of him braked suddenly and he managed to avoid hitting it but the 4wd behind him was not so luckly.

Hope that clears up any confusion.

Luck has nothing to do with it dude. The 4WD failed to stop, it makes no difference why he failed to stop.

I like your type of driver, tailgates me , right up my ass and you have no way of stopping if for some reason I have do. You rear end me then you get out and blaim me for it, I had that before sveral times.

The most recent that comes to mind, my doughter driving the car in front pulls up for some reason, RED P plater behind her in a Laser runs in to her, gets out of the car and abuses her for stopping.

When he got the repair bill ( of course he wasn't insured he doesn't even want to know about it.

Ah well the original $1100 repair bill cost him $2000+ by the time he finaly paid.

Here is a lesson for you and others that insist on tailgating ( especially driving old poorly cars with poor or not well maintained brakes), keep your distance , reaction takes time as well as the the fact that the car in front of you may have much superior brakes than and tyres that you ...

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