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SOMEONE HAS WRITTEN OFF MY CARLSSON
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bean



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:02 pm    Post subject: SOMEONE HAS WRITTEN OFF MY CARLSSON Reply with quote
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Just turning into the driveway of my house when a complete idiot in a vw transporter van came screaming into the back on me. The skid marks were 38 foot long and he pushed me in the carlsson a good 45 foot up the road. He must have been going about 45mph - in a 30 limit!!!

Rather annoying as only just had all of the paintwork done on the carlsson and looked brilliant. The carlsson is in a bad way as the van had demolished the rear wing, smashed the gear selection so now stuck in first, boot wont shut - it is in a bad way. Got quite bad whiplash and went to A&E to get checked out and not too bad - just hurts a bit Wink

Rather annoting as was hoping to go to the saab owners club national rally at stratford in it Rolling Eyes
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Carlsson
Turbo 16v Convertible
Turbo 16v on B plate - one of very first "S" models ever made of the 900 Turbo
Turbo 16V.
Turbo With Uprated Turbo
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henrikg



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
That sounds really bad Sad Hope you dont get any long lasting pains.. You know those whiplash things can come much later
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korzo



Joined: 08 May 2007
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
henrikg wrote:
... You know those whiplash things can come much later


It is true. I have one 10 years ago :-(
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Golfhunter



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Location: Grenoble / France
PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh shit !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm really sorry for you .That's too bad . This stupid idiot is guilty and has to pay for that .What does your insurance say ?
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orca
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh Jesus! Bad luck with the car, pal. I really hope you're okay though.
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bean



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PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the comments guys...it is being inspected next week sometime by insurance company - i dont know if i can bring myself to take any pics at the moment though Crying or Very sad
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Carlsson
Turbo 16v Convertible
Turbo 16v on B plate - one of very first "S" models ever made of the 900 Turbo
Turbo 16V.
Turbo With Uprated Turbo
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bean



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 7:49 pm    Post subject: GREAT NEWS Reply with quote
GREAT NEWS

The Carlsson will be saved!!! Very Happy Very Happy

Spoke to the inspector today and the carlsson is a cat C! It was going to be a cat B, but i pleaded with him, explained the rarity of the car and he couldnt actully find another for sale to compare price!

He basically said that "the impact has broken its back" and his estimate was £5,688 for its repairs.

I will most probably do a full picture restoration of the rebuilt and of course...post them on here for you guys!

Anyway, time to get fixing Very Happy
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Carlsson
Turbo 16v Convertible
Turbo 16v on B plate - one of very first "S" models ever made of the 900 Turbo
Turbo 16V.
Turbo With Uprated Turbo
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DaVinz



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 30, 2009 5:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
wow amazing news ! goodluck repairing Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hmmm ... "broken it's back"? I would be very VERY wary about rebuilding a car that has such potential structural damage. Get the opinion of a local SAAB specialist. In the end, a shell is a shell - move the engine and interior and you've got "the car" back.
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bean



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Razz Razz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-bv24b3DZo
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Carlsson
Turbo 16v Convertible
Turbo 16v on B plate - one of very first "S" models ever made of the 900 Turbo
Turbo 16V.
Turbo With Uprated Turbo
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DaVinz



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nice, what a great sound ! Cool
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bean



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 9:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes, it does have a lovely sound. In the video, as there is no gearstick we had to use a screwdriver to engage a gear. This was difficult and we ended up selecting third Smile
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Carlsson
Turbo 16v Convertible
Turbo 16v on B plate - one of very first "S" models ever made of the 900 Turbo
Turbo 16V.
Turbo With Uprated Turbo
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bean



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, here are some quick pics of some of the damage:
















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Carlsson
Turbo 16v Convertible
Turbo 16v on B plate - one of very first "S" models ever made of the 900 Turbo
Turbo 16V.
Turbo With Uprated Turbo
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bean



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, we have started to strip out the Carlsson to see the total amount of damage caused - photos to come...
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Carlsson
Turbo 16v Convertible
Turbo 16v on B plate - one of very first "S" models ever made of the 900 Turbo
Turbo 16V.
Turbo With Uprated Turbo
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orca
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ouch! Both sides. If it's any consolation, here's the story of my white SAAB:
http://www.pjgh.co.uk/saab/orca_episode1/main_fr.html
http://www.pjgh.co.uk/saab/orca_episode2/index.html

... and the repairs:
http://www.pjgh.co.uk/saab/orca_episode3/index.html
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