Hi guys, so unfortunately on Tuesday I was driving back from a little day out to Castleton in the sunny weather with a friend to celebrate handing our last university assignment in when I had an accident 
No-one else involved - was a very tight 90 degree right corner going under a bridge, slammed the brakes on but I think just didn't anticipate it well enough, tried to keep over to the left whilst turning as much as possible to avoid any traffic that might have been incoming but by doing so have hit dust/dirt on the side of the road causing my back end to go out and smash into the bridge (rebounding us in the opposite direction from the force.)
The air bags did their job and both came out with minor injuries fortunately. Naturally, I'm absolutely gutted as I haven't had it very long and I had alot of plans for it. After being on the phone to Admiral they think that with the extent of the damage, I will receive a pay out rather than repair (Still waiting for them to assess and confirm this though). Also luckily due to protecting my no claims literally a couple of months ago, they should not be affected so every cloud has a silver lining and all that...
I was in love with the car and the colour therefore I'm pretty certain that I will buy another of the same, possibly with a few extra spec (climate control would be nice) and cam-belt done. I'm not ready to give up on the cars yet as I don't feel like I have had all the fun out of them that I want.
So I ask that if any of you are selling or know anyone that is selling an albi around 4k-6k then let me know and I'll have a nosey!
P.S. I've seen a few on auto trader that look like what I would be after, wonder if anyones on here?
Here's a couple of pictures of my poor Clio in a sorry state after being recovered:
Cheers for reading guys.
No-one else involved - was a very tight 90 degree right corner going under a bridge, slammed the brakes on but I think just didn't anticipate it well enough, tried to keep over to the left whilst turning as much as possible to avoid any traffic that might have been incoming but by doing so have hit dust/dirt on the side of the road causing my back end to go out and smash into the bridge (rebounding us in the opposite direction from the force.)
The air bags did their job and both came out with minor injuries fortunately. Naturally, I'm absolutely gutted as I haven't had it very long and I had alot of plans for it. After being on the phone to Admiral they think that with the extent of the damage, I will receive a pay out rather than repair (Still waiting for them to assess and confirm this though). Also luckily due to protecting my no claims literally a couple of months ago, they should not be affected so every cloud has a silver lining and all that...
I was in love with the car and the colour therefore I'm pretty certain that I will buy another of the same, possibly with a few extra spec (climate control would be nice) and cam-belt done. I'm not ready to give up on the cars yet as I don't feel like I have had all the fun out of them that I want.
So I ask that if any of you are selling or know anyone that is selling an albi around 4k-6k then let me know and I'll have a nosey!
P.S. I've seen a few on auto trader that look like what I would be after, wonder if anyones on here?
http://tinyurl.com/bv9rk4p £5.2k - Apparently the exact car Tiff Needell tested on Fifth Gear but no cambelt mention
- http://tinyurl.com/c6dh9w6 £5.6k - No cambelt mention but looks lovely, if the insurers gave me the cash right now I'd probably be viewing this one!
- http://tinyurl.com/cavzfkl £5.7k - No projectors by looks of it but has climate and looks very nice and standard.
Here's a couple of pictures of my poor Clio in a sorry state after being recovered:
Cheers for reading guys.
