Have taken some photos.
As mentioned before, at first it doesnt look too bad, but when I look along the bodyline from back to front, its clear that the back quarter has pushed forwards and inwards at the filler cap area - the rear offside door line is now narrower at the bottom than at the top, fits with the back of the car being pushed downwards.
The rear bumper has had it - the right hand chrome section is shot, as is the black section of beam it sits on, but the actual crossmember behind that looks untouched, there is no obvious damage to the chassis, the damage doesnt reach the offside rear wheel so the axle should be fine.
The truck was in Park mode on the autobox - it was moved forward a little by the impact - cant feel any difference in the box at the moment, but need to make the assessor aware of my concern.
The right hand rear door is out of shape at the bottom, but the lower hinge still looks ok - cant open the door though cos of the bumper. The left hand rear door seems ok.
The corner section that the light cluster sits in is pretty mangled, although the cill underneath, which is normally hidden behind the plast bumper, looks ok.
In mechanical terms, I could fit a new rear bumper setup, and fix in a rear light cluster and fog light, and it would be roadworthy again. When I bought the car a year or so ago it was described as being in 'timewarp condition', and bodywise indeed it was, so the real blow is that I had a truck that looked great for its age, and now I dont.
Best option for me now is that it is beyond economic repair, they give me a decent price and I keep the truck - can get it back on the road for this winter and just have to accept its not in the same condition.
Oh yes, the bad news.......courtesy car is a Defender
Heres what hit me:
Pete
Ah man, not nice at all, sorry to hear that!
