JonW
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Sitting minding my own business queuing to get off the M6 about 10 cars back from the roundabout, I was hit from behind by a now unrecognisable citroen who had been shunted into me by a passat behind. Both the other cars were totally destroyed but the back of my C class had a few scrapes on the bumper. OK perhaps it cost more to replace / respray the bitys on my car than the two right offs, but I was amazed how well the car stood up to this abuse. My neck and back, well that's a different matter.
Both the other drivers went away to hospital so you'll appreciate it was no low speed shunt.
Which brings me to another question. The passat driver was a young female; this is the third young female driver who has hit me in the past 18 months, each time I have been stationnary, although this was by far the worst. When I recently tried to insure my 18 year old son for his car, the cost was nearly 3 times what it was for my daughter 2 years ago when she was 18 "Sorry Sir but young men are a far higher risk than women" was the reply. My experience says otherwise.
Well look on the brightside, i now have the mobile numbers of three young females, if only my body was as good as the Merc......
Final thought, if you're thinking of a ram raiding career, the Merc in reverse must be best in class.
Both the other drivers went away to hospital so you'll appreciate it was no low speed shunt.
Which brings me to another question. The passat driver was a young female; this is the third young female driver who has hit me in the past 18 months, each time I have been stationnary, although this was by far the worst. When I recently tried to insure my 18 year old son for his car, the cost was nearly 3 times what it was for my daughter 2 years ago when she was 18 "Sorry Sir but young men are a far higher risk than women" was the reply. My experience says otherwise.
Well look on the brightside, i now have the mobile numbers of three young females, if only my body was as good as the Merc......
Final thought, if you're thinking of a ram raiding career, the Merc in reverse must be best in class.
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