Adsport
19-05-2004, 03:46 PM
"Hey guys,
Well this is a rather sad post for me...but i am posting, as i am wondering what are my rights and what am i entitled to..
Last nite my car was tuned and made 224rwkw., This morning i went to pick up the car from the Workshop, who i wont name at the moment...
I have a good relationship with the owner and always found them great to deal with.
Once i paid for the recent work on my car, the Mechanic/Owner.. said he would take me for a spin in my car and show me how it now went.. he wanted to drive as he felt more comfortable when in control.. so i was in the passenger seat..
As we got onto a more open road, he flicked it over to 20psi.. gave it some stick... there was a truck entering, so he overtook the truck at around 110kmh in an 80 zone.. ii haev stiff Coil over suspension, and we went over a slight dip/bump in the road... the car then got light and bounced around, he clipped the median strip and the car hit a Light Pole on the Passenger side at around 120kmh, the car bounced off the pole and slid a further 100mts down the road, and came to rest inftont of oncoming traffic on the opposite side.
all the impact was my door, i can still picture the pole coming towards me, the mechaning actually reached over and pulled me closer towards him as i was braced.. it happened very fast though.. the car is bent, and absolutely mangled. i was rushed to the Royal Melbourne hospital and am now home, feeling very sore wih alot of bruising and cuts.. the police have siad , i am the luckiest person alive today.. the driver was fine.
My car was then taken to a smash place, which the owner of the Performance house knows, and they have stripped my car of all the mods and put it back to standard, so i will get all my mods back, Now, my car is under finance, so all im gonna come away with ..is nothing..but my life and the mods i had on the car, to resell and get some money back... i even lost my best pants and jacket..as the ambulance had to cut my clothes off me! lol.. they have charged the Driver with Reckless driving as they have estimated we made contact wit the pole at 110kmh. i am just totally shaked up and distraught about the whole incident.
but.. am i entitled to any compensation at all?.. i mean,. i know he has liability for damage and stuff.. but does he legally, only have to cover the market value of the car?.. as i am really the loser here and going to come away with nothing.. and i have worke so hard to get my car to the level it acheived last nite on the dyno.
i am just wondering, if anyone know's where i stand..
Thanks guys... "
Well this is a rather sad post for me...but i am posting, as i am wondering what are my rights and what am i entitled to..
Last nite my car was tuned and made 224rwkw., This morning i went to pick up the car from the Workshop, who i wont name at the moment...
I have a good relationship with the owner and always found them great to deal with.
Once i paid for the recent work on my car, the Mechanic/Owner.. said he would take me for a spin in my car and show me how it now went.. he wanted to drive as he felt more comfortable when in control.. so i was in the passenger seat..
As we got onto a more open road, he flicked it over to 20psi.. gave it some stick... there was a truck entering, so he overtook the truck at around 110kmh in an 80 zone.. ii haev stiff Coil over suspension, and we went over a slight dip/bump in the road... the car then got light and bounced around, he clipped the median strip and the car hit a Light Pole on the Passenger side at around 120kmh, the car bounced off the pole and slid a further 100mts down the road, and came to rest inftont of oncoming traffic on the opposite side.
all the impact was my door, i can still picture the pole coming towards me, the mechaning actually reached over and pulled me closer towards him as i was braced.. it happened very fast though.. the car is bent, and absolutely mangled. i was rushed to the Royal Melbourne hospital and am now home, feeling very sore wih alot of bruising and cuts.. the police have siad , i am the luckiest person alive today.. the driver was fine.
My car was then taken to a smash place, which the owner of the Performance house knows, and they have stripped my car of all the mods and put it back to standard, so i will get all my mods back, Now, my car is under finance, so all im gonna come away with ..is nothing..but my life and the mods i had on the car, to resell and get some money back... i even lost my best pants and jacket..as the ambulance had to cut my clothes off me! lol.. they have charged the Driver with Reckless driving as they have estimated we made contact wit the pole at 110kmh. i am just totally shaked up and distraught about the whole incident.
but.. am i entitled to any compensation at all?.. i mean,. i know he has liability for damage and stuff.. but does he legally, only have to cover the market value of the car?.. as i am really the loser here and going to come away with nothing.. and i have worke so hard to get my car to the level it acheived last nite on the dyno.
i am just wondering, if anyone know's where i stand..
Thanks guys... "