Well very sad day today as on my way home heading south along Bruce Hwy just went thru roadworks at Caboolture moved over to left lane after following a semi. Got up alongside semi's front wheel and well he moved across to the left lane without seeing me drove his front wheel into and crushed my door,pillar and rear section. found one of his chromewheel nut covers inside the cabin next to me. Crushed the rear rim and well I went side ways doing 100km/h slide for a while waiting for a rollover but ended up stopping in left hand lane with oncoming traffic heading right for me. Luckily able to restart car and reverse to side of the road. Had to climb out passenger door and well the beetle I would say is a right off. Didn't suffer any major injuries but sore knee and back. Just lucky to be still alive and walking.
So if anyone in SE Qld has a roadworthy beetle or Kombi for sale for under $3000 i would be interested as need one to get to work from Bald Hills to Aussie Zoo
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Glad you are ok(ish)
Sounds like it could have been a LOT worse
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Lucky you indeed. Not many people can walk away from something like that.Especially doing 100 clicks. Hope you find a 'ride' real soon. cheers Oh, buy yourself a lottery ticket.
that sounds like s*%t your pants material, good to hear you are ok ish ,and i agree with Barry ^ ,it could`ve been a hell of a lot worse👎
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https://www.facebook.com/FlatFourGlad to hear you are ok mate! Bugger about your bug...
🙁 another one bites the dust... but hopefully you will be ok... See if you can buy the write off back and use it for spares. (or sell on ebay and perhaps make a profit).
Holy Crap!!! Glad you are still with us by the sounds of it!!! I hope your knee and back feel better soon 🙂
Pity you're all the way up there. There are 2 beetles in one of the car yards down here, both under $3000
Glad to hear your ok John , we'll keep an ear out for you at CVD
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What a lucky outcome, from something like that. Glad your ok. What did the truck driver have to say for himself ???????
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Glad to hear you ok. But where are the pics! 🙂
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its funny how everyone is saying gee you are lucky. don't I know it. It could have been so much worse and well I now have 2 days of work and will head up tomorrow and take some pics of the car. To many thing left to do in this world to leave it just yet
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http://www.babygear4u.comwow amazing story glad your ok
n the truckwit.. whats his excuse..
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he aid he has a major blind spot . I said why not put a blind spot mirror on and well he didn't like that comment
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http://www.babygear4u.comPersonally I would never be on the left side of a truck unless the truck was overtaking me. You can be as right as you want, but hard to argue if you get crushed to death. I suppose that is the motorbike rider in me.
Yes probably not the best place to overtake but when both lanes going at 95 and beetle doing 100 and no one in left lane it looked a good choice. Have done it many times but I was simply in the wrong spot at the wrong time.
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http://www.babygear4u.comDont worry I can totally picture the situation. It all seems good, and works out good most of the time. Like I said I am a motorbike rider and I see a slightly different perspective. In my eyes all vehicles are going to change lanes without looking, all cars are going to cut me off, all cars are going to come out of give way signs etc. It makes me drive very defensively and keep out of everyones way all the time.
sorry to hear about your bug, glad to hear you and your family are ok, but yeah, pics! [ totally rubbernecking ]
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Glad your all OK john,
Very sorry to hear about the beetle, will be a sad loss 🙁
Hope you and the family are doing will otherwise!
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That's a very lucky escape. Good luck finding a decent ride - the truckie has insurance?
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i drive through that stretch every day and cringe when i go over the bridge area, there is hardly any room for a tuck and a car to pass, there must be heaps of accidents there, post some pics of your car, it may still be fixable if you are desperate?
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photos of my poor bug. its official it has been written off so will hopefully be parting it out very soon
the grooves done by the wheel nuts of the truck
the good side
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bog it and put it on ebay 🥷
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a new door some panel beating on the rear quarter and your part way there, trust me ive rebuilt worse
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Bizarre wrote:bog it and put it on ebay 🥷
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2 1960 karmann ghia cab
1 1965 karmann ghia cab
1 1966 karmann cab
1 1961 split ute
1 1967 split p/van
1 1952 standard bug
1 1963 ragtop
1 1960 ragtop
2 1954 ovals
1 1956 oval baja project
1 1957 oval flying flea
Yes,
It is fixable...
Looks nasty... I wouldn't have liked to be in it when it happened though...
takes some force to do that to a wheel rim...
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Sorry to hear about the accident. It's heartbreaking seeing a VW wrecked 😠 Glad you're ok though.
Would you be willing to some parts off it? I am after the chrome window rubber trims from the front, rear and back side windows.
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will more than likely part it out but will wait till it comes homes and have a real close look at the damage. Will let you know what we do
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http://www.babygear4u.comit does look pretty repairable at a glance. i can't imagine what it looks and feels like to have a trucks wheel doing that to the side of your car.
