What happens when a Skoda VRS looses control...

moralfibre · 23rd March 2006, 02:04

I feel it should be signed off as total loss. Wont the entire monocoque loose rigidity if it is rebuilt? I cant see any repairable section beyond the rear wheels. The boot is completely missing.

X-Machine · 23rd March 2006, 03:32

Holy ****!!! Thats one bad crash. Glad to know everyone in the car was safe.

And, I think its a total write-off. Repairing it would not make sense, as the damage to the chassis will definately hamper the ride quality later.

X

srasania · 24th March 2006, 22:59

Should definitely get a total loss,even without even trying to get an estimate..!..
I'm sure complaining to higher authority in Tata Aig will get the owner a total write off for his vehicle.
-sr

EVO6 · 25th March 2006, 03:18

The best thing to do it write off the vehicle and buy a knew one.. looks like a really nasty bang and dont think it will work as good as new.. specially with all that power

west · 25th March 2006, 07:41

see it will be totalled. The frame must be beyond repair.

venkatrx · 25th March 2006, 20:54

The passenger body looks in great shape. I really wonder how will NHC, Fiesta, Baleno, Optra would have looked after this kind of crash?? If others have photos of similar crash of other cars please post. I remember having seen NHC in pretty bad shape in some other thread on Team-BHP.

BUSA · 25th March 2006, 21:37

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Originally Posted by venkatrx

The passenger body looks in great shape. I really wonder how will NHC, Fiesta, Baleno, Optra would have looked after this kind of crash?? If others have photos of similar crash of other cars please post. I remember having seen NHC in pretty bad shape in some other thread on Team-BHP.

Baleno and NHC are really light cars so i dont know that their built quality as good as the Skoda. As far as the Optra goes i think its safety is as good as the Skoda i can say that after reading the incident of a Optra and Skoda collision at speeds of around 110kmph near Haji Ali. Both drivers came out without a scartch.

God forbid any of the cars ever crash be it a NHC, Optra, Skoda, Fiesta or a Baleno.

BuRnT RuBbEr · 26th March 2006, 03:19

what exactly are we trying to repair here? there is total damage to the rear part of the core frame. welding? straightening? new chassis? 45k? what?

total damage. nothing else.

about the build quality,

. about the crash, bad luck.

v.tec · 26th March 2006, 10:25

he should use the engine!! or just sell it to some freak who does engine swapping

byramshroff · 26th March 2006, 21:51

I have the misfortune of knowing the idiot who was driving this car he was leaving for England the next morning and was returning home after a night on the town. The moron is very lucky he walked away and this accident hasnt calmed him down one bit.

v1p3r · 27th March 2006, 01:36

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Originally Posted by v.tec

he should use the engine!! or just sell it to some freak who does engine swapping

Psycho has already landed in Mumbai!!!

kausu · 27th March 2006, 07:46

seriously what a waste!!!...cant c such a nice car in such ruins!!!! NOTHING BUT WASTE!!!!

2fast4u · 28th March 2006, 14:54

talking of safety nothing is safe not even the skoda, not even merc beemer etc. in real terms. it all depends at what point the car took the first impact thats the one which could cause fatal injury. a head on impact car v/s car leaves more chances of survival than a headon corner to corner. seen some testing simulations at Instron. just an overview.

GTO · 28th March 2006, 15:10

The most important safety device in any car...is the nut behind the wheel.

GTO

karthik247 · 28th March 2006, 17:43

Even if this car is claimed as total loss, some people will buy this thing and repair it right? Common they won't just throw it away like trash. Or do they??

23rd March 2006, 02:04	#31
moralfibre Team-BHP Support Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: MH-12 Posts: 8,443 Thanked: 13,956 Times	I feel it should be signed off as total loss. Wont the entire monocoque loose rigidity if it is rebuilt? I cant see any repairable section beyond the rear wheels. The boot is completely missing.
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23rd March 2006, 03:32	#32
X-Machine Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mumbai/Tokyo Posts: 1,475 Thanked: 29 Times	Holy ****!!! Thats one bad crash. Glad to know everyone in the car was safe. And, I think its a total write-off. Repairing it would not make sense, as the damage to the chassis will definately hamper the ride quality later. X
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24th March 2006, 22:59	#33
srasania BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Orlando, FL, USA Posts: 321 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Should definitely get a total loss,even without even trying to get an estimate..!.. I'm sure complaining to higher authority in Tata Aig will get the owner a total write off for his vehicle. -sr
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25th March 2006, 03:18	#34
EVO6 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 488 Thanked: 11 Times	The best thing to do it write off the vehicle and buy a knew one.. looks like a really nasty bang and dont think it will work as good as new.. specially with all that power
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25th March 2006, 07:41	#35
west BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: India Posts: 273 Thanked: 49 Times	see it will be totalled. The frame must be beyond repair.
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25th March 2006, 20:54	#36
venkatrx BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 453 Thanked: 4 Times	The passenger body looks in great shape. I really wonder how will NHC, Fiesta, Baleno, Optra would have looked after this kind of crash?? If others have photos of similar crash of other cars please post. I remember having seen NHC in pretty bad shape in some other thread on Team-BHP.
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26th March 2006, 03:19	#38
BuRnT RuBbEr BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: DL 1 Posts: 367 Thanked: 13 Times	what exactly are we trying to repair here? there is total damage to the rear part of the core frame. welding? straightening? new chassis? 45k? what? total damage. nothing else. about the build quality, . about the crash, bad luck.
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26th March 2006, 10:25	#39
v.tec BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 251 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	he should use the engine!! or just sell it to some freak who does engine swapping
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26th March 2006, 21:51	#40
byramshroff BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 195 Thanked: 0 Times	I have the misfortune of knowing the idiot who was driving this car he was leaving for England the next morning and was returning home after a night on the town. The moron is very lucky he walked away and this accident hasnt calmed him down one bit.
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27th March 2006, 07:46	#42
kausu BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 55 Thanked: 28 Times	seriously what a waste!!!...cant c such a nice car in such ruins!!!! NOTHING BUT WASTE!!!!
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28th March 2006, 14:54	#43
2fast4u BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: pune / Bahrain Posts: 488 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	talking of safety nothing is safe not even the skoda, not even merc beemer etc. in real terms. it all depends at what point the car took the first impact thats the one which could cause fatal injury. a head on impact car v/s car leaves more chances of survival than a headon corner to corner. seen some testing simulations at Instron. just an overview.
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28th March 2006, 15:10	#44
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	The most important safety device in any car...is the nut behind the wheel. GTO
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28th March 2006, 17:43	#45
karthik247 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR, HYD Posts: 2,710 Thanked: 30 Times	Even if this car is claimed as total loss, some people will buy this thing and repair it right? Common they won't just throw it away like trash. Or do they??
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