Well, its all over .... the Amarok is officially gone! Got a call from the panel beater to say the car was getting transferred to them and they even gave me a fix date!
30 minutes later, got a call from insurance company to say the car was a writeoff and would not be fixed! Gotta wonder if the right hand knows what the left hand is doing!
Those pictures show 18K worth of panel damage to my car and that's without any mechanical work which would be another several thousand.
Final Thoughts
The Amarok was a great car, in fact I often referred to it as the best car I have ever owned. I can divide that into a few other statements.
- It was the best tow vehicle I have ever driven (better than my 100 series V8 landcruiser)
- It ran a close second to the most capable 4x4 (just edged out by my twin locked 80 series)
- Fuel consumption was unbelievable 850km's to every tank even around town
- comfort was excellent although not as good as the 100 series
I would definitely get another one but at the moment, it's not going to happen. I am not traveling as much as I used to and having a 50K vehicle sitting around is not the best use of funds.
If you are considering buying one, I say go for it!
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015
Bad Day / sad day / lucky us
Ok so my daughter and I were driving back from shopping 2 days ago when we got stuck in the middle of a 5 car stack.
The white ute hit the Patrol and then they both hit us. We got rammed straight into the back of a Triton trayback which surprisingly didn't look too bad, the guy was able to drive away after all the commotion was over. His car just touched the Audi in front, no damage.
The CFA inspecting the Rok for safety issues
The rear held up well considering it had the full force of a Ranger 2x4 and a Patrol 4x4 up it's butt!
Yellow tape to warn people the airbags haven't deployed.
A bit of a close up, yep my daughter was driving and we were both ok, a few sore bones and bruises so we were lucky.
Under the bonnet, looks pretty bad, not sure if she's fixable.
So in a couple of days i'll find out whether she gets fixed or goes to the auctions.
It's all a bit sad, I really liked this car and at 80,000 km, I had no intentions of getting rid of it.
The white ute hit the Patrol and then they both hit us. We got rammed straight into the back of a Triton trayback which surprisingly didn't look too bad, the guy was able to drive away after all the commotion was over. His car just touched the Audi in front, no damage.
Yellow tape to warn people the airbags haven't deployed.
So in a couple of days i'll find out whether she gets fixed or goes to the auctions.
It's all a bit sad, I really liked this car and at 80,000 km, I had no intentions of getting rid of it.
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