Death of a Vette!.

[BLUETHUNDER]

Whilst travelling to work this morning.My brother got caught out big time on the M25 at Clacketts.He hit some water in a dip.And these were the results.............

[birdcage]

Thats horrible, looking at your profile at least you have a car or two to keep you going but still grim so good luck getting it sorted.

I was on the M25 around there too, in the Volvo not the Maserati thank goodness as the standing water was ridiculous, got my first ever tug too as car showed no insurance but all was well...

[Vet Guru]

Very sad I take it your brother is ok?

[BLUETHUNDER]

Well my brother sent photos off to the Insurance company.From what they seen so far,the car is looking at total loss.

[BLUETHUNDER]

Yeah my brother is ok.He hit the water.spun three times and hit the armco.The car ended up in lane two facing on coming traffic.

[scovette]

Ouch - glad to hear he walked away.

[ZR1cliff]

Glad your brother is OK and sorry about the car.

[BLUETHUNDER]

ZR1cliff said:

Glad your brother is OK and sorry about the car.

Cheers mate.He will probably be back in another.

[JakesterUK]

OMG, that's awful, glad your brothers OK, looking at the damage and age of the 'vette I guess the Insurance company will write it off, (was it) an LT1 or L98?

[BLUETHUNDER]

JakesterUK said:

OMG, that's awful, glad your brothers OK, looking at the damage and age of the 'vette I guess the Insurance company will write it off, (was it) an LT1 or L98?

It was an LT1.And it looks 99% certain its a write off.

[mitch_]

I'm glad to hear your brother is o.k. They're strong old things. That would be a write off if it was an early C6 so that is most certainly over and out. Air bags are more often than not the final word on whether a vehicle is written off these days.

[BLUETHUNDER]

mitch_ said:

I'm glad to hear your brother is o.k. They're strong old things. That would be a write off if it was an early C6 so that is most certainly over and out. Air bags are more often than not the final word on whether a vehicle is written off these days.

They would have wrote a C6 off with that damage???.I thought they would have given the ok for repaires if it was a C6?.

[JakesterUK]

BLUETHUNDER said:

mitch_ said:

I'm glad to hear your brother is o.k. They're strong old things. That would be a write off if it was an early C6 so that is most certainly over and out. Air bags are more often than not the final word on whether a vehicle is written off these days.

They would have wrote a C6 off with that damage???.I thought they would have given the ok for repaires if it was a C6?.

One of the biggest deciding factors for the insurance company will be the ease of availability and cost of body panels, which for any model 'vette is never going to be an 'off the shelf' solution, ever for a C6

[mitch_]

I've just seen a 2006 Z06 written off with little more damage than that.

[Godzilla]

Unlucky for your brother Blue! Sorry to see the state of the car.
At least there appears to be plenty of tread on the tyres. Insurance cos will wriggle out of claims where the tyres were worn past the legal limit.

I got to say, I'm very grateful for the electronic safety nets the C6s have. Not sure they could save an all-out aquaplane situation, but they certainly saved my a$$ a few times in these icy conditions.

[BLUETHUNDER]

Apparently that stretch of motorway is a known blackspot,and suffers badly after a downpour.He said that he tried to drive around the water,but the rear wheels caught,and that was that.It just spun,and there was nothing he could do.He is gutted as he just got the car back from Claremonts,after it was there for a day sorting a problem out that stemmed from last year.

[JakesterUK]

BLUETHUNDER said:

JakesterUK said:

OMG, that's awful, glad your brothers OK, looking at the damage and age of the 'vette I guess the Insurance company will write it off, (was it) an LT1 or L98?

It was an LT1.And it looks 99% certain its a write off.

Blue Thunder not wishing to offend in any way but, 'If' it turns out to be a write off & your brothers thinking of buying it back to dismantle I'd be interested in buying a load of bits off it for my C4

[BLUETHUNDER]

JakesterUK said:

BLUETHUNDER said:

JakesterUK said:

OMG, that's awful, glad your brothers OK, looking at the damage and age of the 'vette I guess the Insurance company will write it off, (was it) an LT1 or L98?

It was an LT1.And it looks 99% certain its a write off.

Blue Thunder not wishing to offend in any way but, 'If' it turns out to be a write off & your brothers thinking of buying it back to dismantle I'd be interested in buying a load of bits off it for my C4

No one is offending.Waiting for the insurance company to get back to us.Then will take stock of the situation.

[Vette_1978]

BLUETHUNDER said:

JakesterUK said:

BLUETHUNDER said:

JakesterUK said:

OMG, that's awful, glad your brothers OK, looking at the damage and age of the 'vette I guess the Insurance company will write it off, (was it) an LT1 or L98?

It was an LT1.And it looks 99% certain its a write off.

Blue Thunder not wishing to offend in any way but, 'If' it turns out to be a write off & your brothers thinking of buying it back to dismantle I'd be interested in buying a load of bits off it for my C4

No one is offending.Waiting for the insurance company to get back to us.Then will take stock of the situation.

I might be interested in the numberplate as tight as it might seem. I think that's Big Andy's old C4 as I recognised the number plate and his was a black '92. I can just imagine the confused look on his face as his old plate ends up on my C4.

[BLUETHUNDER]

The plate has already been transfered.