My daughter was stationary at a roundabout on the A17 this afternoon when someone more interested in lighting a cigarette while changing lane drove into the back of her and pushed her car onto the roundabout Luckily no lorries were on the road at the time because it was a Saturday any other day of the week and it's nose to tail with articulated lorries.
The car is a mini cooper convertible. She was hit by a 4 x 4. The car was hit in the offside rear.
I have had a look around the car and at first glance it looks to be only the rear bumper that has been damaged, until you look closer. I cannot get a look at the back panel or inside the boot because of the lining, from underneath I can see bright clean creased metal and cracked paintwork.
I can get three fingers between the bumper and tyre on the offside but only two and a half on the nearside.
The door gaps look fine and there doesn't seem to be any damage to the sills or roof lining.
As I walked away from the car I noticed the front didn't look right there was light coming through the wing/bonnet joint on the offside. the gap was about 15mm and the bonnet would not close any tighter.
I then checked the nearside and found that the gap there had closed up and was less than 5mm.
There were no noticeable difference in the gaps prior to this afternoons accident.
So the question is: Is it possible that the car has been twisted from the nearside rear impact?
The car is a mini cooper convertible. She was hit by a 4 x 4. The car was hit in the offside rear.
I have had a look around the car and at first glance it looks to be only the rear bumper that has been damaged, until you look closer. I cannot get a look at the back panel or inside the boot because of the lining, from underneath I can see bright clean creased metal and cracked paintwork.
I can get three fingers between the bumper and tyre on the offside but only two and a half on the nearside.
The door gaps look fine and there doesn't seem to be any damage to the sills or roof lining.
As I walked away from the car I noticed the front didn't look right there was light coming through the wing/bonnet joint on the offside. the gap was about 15mm and the bonnet would not close any tighter.
I then checked the nearside and found that the gap there had closed up and was less than 5mm.
There were no noticeable difference in the gaps prior to this afternoons accident.
So the question is: Is it possible that the car has been twisted from the nearside rear impact?