alanb007 Donating Members 61 Member For: 20y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Miranda NSW Posted 26/05/07 09:46 AM Share Posted 26/05/07 09:46 AM The title says it all.As you will see from the piccie, the grate at the exit from the Servo was not in place correctly.The first thing I knew about it was when the car dropped and then a God awfull noise.I reversed back and then saw the oil, so I switched the engine off quick smart!All of the oil was on the driveway in a matter of seconds!Now its with the insurance company - $500 excess to kick the claim off and they tell me that there is very little chance of getting anything out of the Servo.To say I am unimpressed is an understatement. Alanb007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
575wrc Member 63 Member For: 18y 9m 28d Location: perth Posted 26/05/07 09:52 AM Share Posted 26/05/07 09:52 AM ouch! is your car lowered by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMSXR6T Member 685 Member For: 19y 10m 1d Gender: Male Location: CENTRAL COAST Posted 26/05/07 09:53 AM Share Posted 26/05/07 09:53 AM Sorry to hear what hapened, that's ... I did my cat exactly the same way on christmas eve. sorry champ that's got to hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanb007 Donating Members 61 Member For: 20y 6m 4d Gender: Male Location: Miranda NSW Posted 26/05/07 09:55 AM Author Share Posted 26/05/07 09:55 AM ouch! is your car lowered by any chance?Nope, she is absolutely bog standard. I would hate to think what would have happened if it was lower! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP No boost, no bottle, just my foot on the throttle! Lifetime Members 7,935 Member For: 20y 9m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 26/05/07 09:56 AM Share Posted 26/05/07 09:56 AM Mate as you were not at fault, you should not have to pay the excess.The insurance company should be going after the servo as it was their drain and their neglegence.Do not accept their bluff about the excess, tell them to get it from the servo.I am also suprised by the damage as it is only a little drain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shnaped_second e-drifter Member 209 Member For: 18y 2m 7d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 26/05/07 09:57 AM Share Posted 26/05/07 09:57 AM F*ck mate that's no good, so it dinted your sump good then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastR1Red Member 360 Member For: 19y 7m 10d Gender: Male Location: Mt Waverley Posted 26/05/07 10:06 AM Share Posted 26/05/07 10:06 AM OUCH OUCH, Man how p1ssed would you be. Sorry to hear about that alan, I know exactly how you feel. Hope it gets sorted soon, I'm sure the insurance company will claim it back on the servo and you'll get the excess waived. You may have to pay up first to get your T back but when they get the $$ out of the servo u get your $$ back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrdreaming Lifetime Members 1,693 Member For: 21y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 26/05/07 10:45 AM Share Posted 26/05/07 10:45 AM (edited) That is bad luck mate.I cracked a rim and shedded a tyre as well as some suspension damage at a shopping centre last year as there was a pot hole in the road that my wheel fell into. Even though it was ruled that the shopping centre was at fault for not maintaining the road I was found at fault for not seeing the pot hole and driving into it.My excess was not refunded. Edited 26/05/07 10:46 AM by xrdreaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbjunior99 Member 4,359 Member For: 21y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 26/05/07 11:42 AM Share Posted 26/05/07 11:42 AM Damn that is a lot of damage. Sorry to hear that mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine Member 27 Member For: 17y 9m 1d Posted 01/06/07 12:35 PM Share Posted 01/06/07 12:35 PM Ouch.....the grate did that?? I am surprised that the servo isn't gonna cough up for this. They should ensure the grate's not gonna pop up like it did. It could have happened to anybody. I'd be pushing them abit harder if I were you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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