CiaranMckeown

Look at the crease along the number plate, it has left a complete fold in it yet the bumper which has obviously bent in the same way, shows little or no marks or distortion.

Looking at these more closely i dont think the cars going to be a write off, but its gonna be an expensive bill for someone. The indicators have started clicking faster inside the car for some reason. (confused) Mabye something has messed the canbus system up? I think it shows how well the car can actually cope after being hit from directly behind at around 35 mph. Inside it felt like i was hit by a train! My right shoulder is in agony and right hand side ribs are tender. The headaches and neck pains arent helping either, doctor tomorrow for sure.

As regards the bumper i was just shocked at how well the plastic has come off after the smash, it was obsiously deformed quite a bit and to see the way it is now its amazing. The paint was undamaged aswell. Quite amazing what modern cars will withstand.

If you can post up a good close up pic of the scratch we could tell you if you can DIY. As for the stone chips, to save yourself a fortune, get the lipstick sized paint from skoda and clear laquer and a pin/toothpick. In the stone chips clean them and then dab little small spots of paint in the chip unitl its filled. When its dry and hard rub it down with fine wet and dry paper, then give it a dab of the clear stuff. then polish to a shine. Bear in mind this is only for small stone chips, of 1-3 mm at most.

Hi, the doorcard is handy enough to remove. If you start by removing the insert where the electric window controls are by gently instering a flat head screwdriver and prisibg apart, its well put together so dont be afraid to really push it, it wont break its really tough. When this has been removed it will reveal two phillips screws, remove these. Next there are 3-4 phillips screws around the bottom of the door card, remove these. All that is holding the door card on now are the push pins which will always snap apart when prising the door card from the so buy a handful of these to replace they are a few pence each. Once the card is seperated you need to disconnect all the cables, from switches and lights then push the door card upwards to remove. The speaker is held in place by thing which i think are called rivets, not screws so i think you will have to drill these out and then either re-rivet or replace with screws. If you have any more problems give a shout back and ill help you out.

I understood that the decision of a write off is not mine to make, but i was trying to guage which decision they make would be better for me either way. My brain is pickled right now. Are Bacardi mojitos considered an alternative medicine for whiplash injuries. Think i need a drink & possibly a break away somewhere.

I agree, the build quality of the Superb II is fantastic, but im a private taxi driver and i have future work for weddings for a chrysler 300c. Its a credit crunch solver in my eyes because its more business and the rates for weddings are unbelievably high so im happy adding another revenue stream to my income. Still as far as hacking in a superb, i cannot fault it, absolutley fantastic car almost purpose built for the job. but i can do both taxi & weddings in a 300c.

Thanks for all the replys My car is 2 years old now, it has 60,000 miles on the clock. i have taken pics of the damage i just cant find my data cable to upload the pics but i will come across it soon. to put it into perspective before the pics my spare wheel wont go in the cavity for it now due to the fact that it like an oval now. Cosmetically it is actually not too bad, the bumper must be made of rubber, there is not even a crack in the paintwork, the number plate is all creased where it has folded in half but the bumper is fine. Thats why i was so suprised ti find the damage in the boot. The drunken drivers car was an Audi A4, around 2002 model. It was totalled, the whole radiator at the from was caved into the pulleys and fan etc, it wouldnt even start. The bonnet looked like an acordian too. The company handling everything is called Crash, they actually have been fantastic. the next day they gave me a courtesy car, contacted both my and the other parties insurance and they have admited liability already (srangely). They have made an appointment with my GP and are awaiting a medical examination with a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon for a proper check over. Im just worried about what will happen to my car, will i be better off getting the car back repaired like as new as possible with equity loss for drop in value due to repairs or will it be better off with the car written off bearing in mind i was planning to buy a Chrysler 300c in may. As well as the headache of all this going on, either my head had got heavier or my neck muscles are strained either way i feel like i am consciously holding my head up, i cant describe this feeling but its not enjoyable. Again thankyou all for the help and advice of getting through this time.

Basically, i was stopping at a red light and some drunk driver didnt brake and hit the back of my car at around 30 mph, was quite a shock to the system. My car has been taken away by a local accident management company for examintion. My question is this, the raer bumper, boot and lower valance are wrecked. When i was removing my things from the boot before the car was taken away i noticed the boot floor was not level and the spare wheel was pushing up on it from below. It has been pushed upwards from the force of the hit sqeezing the spare wheel well to an oval shape with rippling in the metal work (will post pics later) Im just wondering before i get the report back next week by the examiner, can this actually be fixed? the boot, bumper and valance are just replaceable but can this spare wheel well be fixed to an acceptable state and how will this affect future sale of the car if not? Pics to follow.

I have had a problem for the last few days now with my Drivers side Front door lock. During the cold weather it seemed very rough while opening the door and then one morning when i tried to get in the door would not open at all. The other doors are all fine, the drivers door will open from the inside. So i took the door card off and got access to the inside of the door. I could feel that the wire running from the door handle to the locking mechanism is moving when i pull the handle. It is pulling a little lever down on one side of the mechanism but it not opening. The wire running form the interior door handle is working fine. The car has run out of warranty by 15 days now, i was informed when i brought the car to the local dealers that they would need to replace the mechanism and charge 2-3 hours labour @ £62.00 PerHour + VAT @20% so im looking at around £300 pound to fix this. Not being happy with skoda not working with me about resolving this at the time when i was only four days out of warranty i am very dissapointed in them and will be selling the car in May. In the mean time i need to know is there anyone else that has had or heard of similar problems and how to go about fixing or replacing this part. Thankyou in anticipation.

I have a silver one and its a taxi, gonna get some photos uploaded soon...