Janus
Well-Known Member
Well I already hold several unofficial records in the Holden community regarding the VE Commodore. Longest wait time for a VE, worst service by a dealership as well as biggest number of incorrectly speced cars delivered by a dealership. Well I can now, by proxy, accept another title, although I am loath to accept this one.
Shortest time from delivery to destruction!
My Calais V was delivered February 10th, almost 6 months after ordering it because of the shocking dealership getting my order wrong again and again, and tonight I get a call from my father, who took the car away to the Barossa Valley for a government "executive retreat" to say that the car was no more.
He was driving down a dirt road in the country on the way back from dinner the lead car in a convoy of 4 when he accidentally drove through a give way sign as the view of the intersecting road and the actual give way sign was obscured by long grass etc at the side of the road. As he went through a car coming the other way clipped the back quarter of the car and the car kept going down the road just spinning. It spun about 540 degrees and came to a stop. He didn't even see the car that hit him it just started spinning. Am happy to report that the side curtain airbags work perfectly and he walked away without a scratch, just a little sore, especially the shoulders because of the seat belt. The police came and looked at the scene and decided that whilst it was technically my fathers fault the view and the sign were obstructed by the grass and trees which made it very difficult to know the road was there and that something was coming. Consequently they only issued him with a fine for running the give way sign ($270) and signed off on the matter.
I haven't gotten any photos but I will have to go down to the government fleet warehouse and collect all my stuff from the car when it arrives so I will try and snap some pictures of my mangled beauty then.
Will be interesting to see what happens and how quickly they are able to get me a replacement. They should have a temporary replacement by the end of tomorrow, probably a VZ Calais, but I hope it won't be another 4-6 month wait for another Calais V.
She died so young! Less then 3 weeks old and a little under 1500km on the clock.
I keep telling you, God just does not want me to have one of these cars!
Here is a couple of pictures of my car as it was upon delivery around 3 weeks ago.
http://img63.imageshack.**/img63/3872/cardp6.jpg
http://img341.imageshack.**/img341/9333/carsidegt7.jpg
Shortest time from delivery to destruction!
My Calais V was delivered February 10th, almost 6 months after ordering it because of the shocking dealership getting my order wrong again and again, and tonight I get a call from my father, who took the car away to the Barossa Valley for a government "executive retreat" to say that the car was no more.
He was driving down a dirt road in the country on the way back from dinner the lead car in a convoy of 4 when he accidentally drove through a give way sign as the view of the intersecting road and the actual give way sign was obscured by long grass etc at the side of the road. As he went through a car coming the other way clipped the back quarter of the car and the car kept going down the road just spinning. It spun about 540 degrees and came to a stop. He didn't even see the car that hit him it just started spinning. Am happy to report that the side curtain airbags work perfectly and he walked away without a scratch, just a little sore, especially the shoulders because of the seat belt. The police came and looked at the scene and decided that whilst it was technically my fathers fault the view and the sign were obstructed by the grass and trees which made it very difficult to know the road was there and that something was coming. Consequently they only issued him with a fine for running the give way sign ($270) and signed off on the matter.
I haven't gotten any photos but I will have to go down to the government fleet warehouse and collect all my stuff from the car when it arrives so I will try and snap some pictures of my mangled beauty then.
Will be interesting to see what happens and how quickly they are able to get me a replacement. They should have a temporary replacement by the end of tomorrow, probably a VZ Calais, but I hope it won't be another 4-6 month wait for another Calais V.
She died so young! Less then 3 weeks old and a little under 1500km on the clock.
I keep telling you, God just does not want me to have one of these cars!
Here is a couple of pictures of my car as it was upon delivery around 3 weeks ago.
http://img63.imageshack.**/img63/3872/cardp6.jpg
http://img341.imageshack.**/img341/9333/carsidegt7.jpg