RIP to my Daytona Grey S-Line 2.0tdi :(

Its with a heavy heart i say RIP to my baby, my 2013 2.0tdi S-line in daytona grey written off with only 37,000 miles on the clock.

The politest name to call the driver at fault is nothing short of an absolute idiot. Instead of slowing down to stop at a cross roads / give way junction he simply decided to not even slow down and T-Bone the car as i was driving down a main road. He hadn’t been drinking so can only assume he was either looking at his phone, arguing with Mrs or completely ignorant to rules of the road as he literally didn’t slow down to give way - he drove / cut straight across a main road. The dash cam shows this clearly thanks to the wide angle lense.

The main thing is that my partner wasn’t seriously hurt & that's all i care about. A millisecond earlier and she would of been hit square on the passenger side door. We’ve both hurt our backs, neck & shoulder but cars can be replaced.

The car hit exactly on the rear axle, pushing the whole axle over, snapping & bending various rear suspension & axle components, even the break disc shattered on opposite site which shows the force. Damage to rear 3/4 panel & door. The curtain airbags did their job protecting are heads from pinging off the windows. My partner had a little burn on her arm off her seat airbag deploying but again it did the job it was designed to do protecting her. To be honest due to the force of the impact i’m surprised the damage wasn’t a lot more than it looks from the outside. Although it hit square on wheel & axle side its testament to how solid our cars can be. I’m just thankful once again he didn't hit a millisecond earlier as it could have been a lot more serious if he hit passenger door instead of rear quarter & wheel.


I’ve loved every minute of owning my A3. I’ve looked after and pampered her from day one, doing my own DIY full service every year to keep her in tip top condition and running order. I knew it would be a total loss / write off, thankfully the inspection engineer seen how well it was looked after (it was immaculate inside & out) and gave me top book price so a small positive i guess.


I’ve got rather nice Mercedes C class as a courtesy car at the minute, nice inside with lots of toys but external looks aren't my cup of tea - making me wonder where to venture next once i get my payment through, do i look for another A3 or get something different for a change?...... There’s nothing that really appeals to me at the moment when i had a look around online - think i’m still in disbelief that I've lost my lovely A3!

JohnM100 said:

Glad both your injuries are not too serious - could have been a lot worse. Must have been a shock though.

Looks as though the rear chassis frame took the brunt of it and that damage is extensive; the wheel on the other side of the car, and number of airbags deployed tell the story, though the bodywork damage looks less than expected.

As you say, cars can be replaced and it did its job. A3, Golf or new Merc A class seem to be popular.

Hope the injuries heal soon

John




Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

Click to expand...

Thanks, yeah i've been looking at Merc A class or cla - bit hard as i know the Audi's inside and out Merc's is venturing into uncharted waters!

dg-1984 said:

Glad you are all ok, I would have wanted to drag him out his car and punch f*#k out of him.
Driving like that could have caused the loss of something so precious. People like that should be banned from driving for life.

Click to expand...

I always thought i would be like that if involved in a non fault accident. To be honest my other half was out giving him a verbal tyraid - i was still sat there stunned for a minute or so sat in the smokey haze! I think i was just so happy that my Fiancee wasnt seriously hurt i didn't feel any anger - i was just stunned and in shock

musicegbdf said:

Same as others glad all not badly hurt . I assume police will have taken his mobile phone . They can then see if he was texting , etc .
As far as car is concerned try to treat yourself to a step up if you afford it so you give yourself a lift from the incident .

Click to expand...

You would think so but the Police weren't interested in in pursuing anything - despite how blatantly obvious it was that he showed no regard for rules of the road. My car was blocking the main road so they helped guide traffic until recovery turned up and that was it. They didn't smell anything on his breathe so no further action was taken. They only go along the route of driving without undue care and attention if someone is seriously hurt or killed apparently (or so the PC said to me) . Silly i know, surely steps should be taken as preventive measures to avoid someone being seriously hurt or killed in the future, but apparently not. I guess they are that short on manpower they just done have the time these days. You do feel a massive lack of justice at times these days but what can you do!

I'm with you there - a pick me up is defendant needed - i'm keeping positive best i can, but it does get you down at times.

Someone just sent me this - Scary to think that if the idiot hit me a millisecond earlier this would of been what my car would of looked like. Have to be so thankful that my Mrs to be is ok and that he hit the rear axle instead of square on the doors.

Anyway onward and upward - I've just picked up my 'new' car, a lovely Cosmos Black Mercedes Benz CLA