Nothing I could do

[88SJ]

Hi everyone...been a while since I've been on here...going to be after a few parts soon I hope.

I've had various SJs, Samurai's and a couple of early Vitara's since 1987 and must have covered a few hundred thousand miles in that time.

Had my first 'incident' last Wednesday. A dude pulled out of a side road without looking my way and I smashed in to him at 25-30mph. His BMW was obliterated on the front end - the driver and passenger in that car were fine as modern car crumple zones and airbags deployed.

My rock solid Samurai looks remarkably good given the impact - but, once the insurance assessor has been to view my Suzuki, I will need a few bits for the front end. This is assuming the chassis is not twisted or any other issues that are not currently obvious. We have not looked at the car on a ramp yet so we'll see.

Apart from that - happy new year everyone...and best wishes for 2023

Take it easy
Paul

[donkeychomp]

Oh no! Fingers crossed it's a cheap repair. Were you okay?

[88SJ]

Hope it won't be a write off as this is a pretty good Samurai - spent most of it's life in Corfu so very little corrosion.

I'm mainly ok now thanks...just suffering with chest injury from seatbelt - all is good if I sit upright and breathe normally...so no laughing, coughing, sneezing or moving.

Should be settled down in a week or so...

Take it easy
Paul

[Jordi]

Devastating. Chances are it will be written off as an uneconomical repair but you can just buy it back.

Doesn’t look too bad think the the bull bar has taken the brunt of it.

[d_r_1989]

Glad your ok, looks like the front end has been pushed over to the drivers side abit.
Unfortunately like Jordi says it will probably be a write off but you can buy it back.
The front end is separate to the body so if that's all it's done you can source another front

[88SJ]

Thanks for your comments...

The dude who owned this Suzuki before me used it in Corfu and had a removable front tow bar to move his boat around more easily - the bull bar is attached to that tow bar mount. The crew at work have had a closer look and there is some movement in the chassis.

The motor is defo written off by insurance company. Just need to assess the score before we buy it back.

Hopefully I'll be back at work next week and get it on a ramp for a proper poke around and do some measuring.

Fingers crossed....

Take it easy
Paul

[ScottieJ]

Man this is really sad to see. Hope the whiplash wasn’t too bad and there weren’t any injuries as well.

If you are going to try and save it I do have a NOS genuine driver side front wing and I think I have an ok condition front upper and lower panel in the workshop I’d be happy to sell you.

[88SJ]

Man this is really sad to see. Hope the whiplash wasn’t too bad and there weren’t any injuries as well.

If you are going to try and save it I do have a NOS genuine driver side front wing and I think I have an ok condition front upper and lower panel in the workshop I’d be happy to sell you.

Thanks man...good to see you busy on here again. Hope you'll be fighting fit from your injury soon.

I am still hoping to buy the Samurai back but nothing is straight forward, I'm negotiating a package so we'll see.

I'll be knocking on your workshop door if I get the chance to put the Suzuki back on the road - fingers crossed

Cheers
Paul

[ScottieJ]

Fingers crossed it all works out. I’m sure she can be saved.