Leaving the Frontera Scene

[scoobydoo2]

Well after 4 years of loyal service I had to say goodbye to my fronty yesterday. Hit a bumb when cornering and the back end stepped out, overtook the front and ended up like this



More pics can be found here if you can bear to look

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/ ... /Frontera/

It is a sad day for me but I had some fun in her. Am not going to get another one.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for all the advice and help i have had over the years.

Many thanks

[bobbinsjob]

hope you are ok mate, that looked nasty. you dont have to own a fronty to stick around though. You're always welcome for a chat and a bit of banter

Ian

[Trugga]

Jees' Mark - I do hope you and yours are OK.

Good luck with whatever your driving future holds.

Lawrence

[bobbinsjob]

I dont want to sound like a vulture, but what are you doing with her, are you braking her? tell me to go forth and multiply if that seems a bit insensitive

[Red Oktober]

Jeeez ...hope you're ok ..

considering the crash ...it's actually held it' shape and structure very well

[Trugga]

I would imagine that a "write off" such as what I imagine that would be, would be taken away by the insurance company.

Lawrence

[Big Dave]

OMG

Hope you are okay after that.

Hope you find another car half as fun as the fronty

More seriously, It looks like it held up well in the crash - a re-assuring thought.

[Fronty81]

[scoobydoo2]

Cheers for the replies guys. Yes she is a write off in my opinion and as it will be an insurance claim unfortunately will not be able to break her.

Damage

All on drivers side

front wing - inner and outer
bumper
bonnet
rear D pillar
rear quarter light
rear wing
roof bar has twisted roof where it bolts on front and back
engine fubar - upside down for over an hour, lots of oil where it should not be

She only rolled the once on to her roof but yes she held up very well

Me - i walked away with out a scratch, a fact that no one can beliee - i am not even aching this morning

[Fronty81]

Tell you what though, all of that lot is repairable.. dunno about the roof though... it depends of wether the insurance co. will view it economically vialble though I suppose.

A nice little summer project for you...

Still, I can't help but think in a lot of other 4x4's your have sustained a fair few scrapes and broken bones....

Cheers.

Matt.

[alex]

Strapping into a Frontera does have a comforting feel, lots of steel, even on a B. Not like some plasti cars around.

Glad your alright, defo a right off, commercaily far too much work for the insurance to contemplate.

[brachunky]

Holy cow Mark Really glad yer ok mate but I do think you should get another fronty-it has proved itself afterall

[Drift]

flippin eck, glad your ok

[Annamarie Oktober]

glad you're ok

[bobbinsjob]

[mallorr]

So Say I To Last Comment. Rules OK.............

Get back into A Frontera.

I wish you well knowing what its like to get back into a car after a crash.

YOUR ANGLE WAS WITH YOU, is my belief.

Do not be a stranger to this happy Family.

[rangaKoo]

Hi mate,

Firstly, glad you are ok!!

That's the most important thing of course because everything else is replaceable.
The Fronty doesn't look that badly damaged to be honest. Do you have any pics of the drivers side at all?

Cos the only damage seems that it would be from when it was rolled back over!

I would challenge the insurance co if they want to immediately write it off..

But hey up to you.

Do you think you'll get another Fronty?

And lastly, where was that corner?? Cos having driven most of this county I must say I've not come across it (which is probably a good thing)

Si

[Alchamist]

Glad you are ok Mark.

I am from your neck of the woods originally, born and bred in Fareham ... not a road I recognise either!

Stick around on the forums - Would be a shame to lose you completely from here.

[Silver Ghost]

[scoobydoo2]

Cheers guys. Have updated photobucket with pics of damage. It doesn't look much but it will prob cost what the car is worth just to do the D pillar let alone the rest

http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c242/ ... /Frontera/

May come back to a fronty one day but for now have bought myself this