tridion cell damage - Smart Car of America Forums : Smart Car Forum

crunch · 01-05-2009, 07:58 AM

Greetings.

A 20 meter blue-gum tree fell on my smart forfour and damaged the roof and tridion cell, does anyone know if this is repairable, or can I expect my insurance company to write it off? They're taking their sweet time making a decision.

This is my first post and no image links allowed but will post the pics shortly.

crunch · 01-05-2009, 08:04 AM

pics of the damage :

http://www.beseenbeheard.biz/smart/damage1.jpg (83k)

http://www.beseenbeheard.biz/smart/damage2.jpg (85k)

jetfuel · 01-05-2009, 08:08 AM

wow...looks pretty bad...can't tell you if it's trashed or not .
hope somebody with more expertise will chime in.
IMHO..if it is safety related I don't believe they will cut and splice a new section..

jetfuel

crunch · 01-05-2009, 08:20 AM

It was hectic, had my wife and kids in the car we were doing about 40km/h and the tree fell from approx. 10meters up the roadside embankment just tippled over onto us I never saw it coming.

About 2 weeks before this incident we had a rock thrown (from an overhead bridge - national pastime in South Africa) on the same car whilst driving on the highway, trashed the windscreen and now this! I won't be buying a convertible anytime soon that's for sure.

a2jack · 01-05-2009, 08:20 AM

Oh man! Bad luck. Sorry

Seriously, I would bet the insurance will write this off as a total just to cover their butts. CYA.

A2Jack.

forestacademy · 01-05-2009, 08:23 AM

Well I don't know how much advice you are going to get here on a Forfour but it looks bad to me

I have had Trees jump on my cars while parked before, But Ive never had one decide to jump in front of me while dirving, Scarry.

crunch · 01-05-2009, 08:23 AM

Durban - South Africa

crunch · 01-05-2009, 08:25 AM

Thanks for putting the pics up here. Forfour.. Fortwo, same tridion cell principle I think.

dink74 · 01-05-2009, 08:27 AM

If you were in Maryland I would have to say start looking for a new car as roof structure damage is none repairable here by law. Looks a little to buckled to be fixed without a parts car to cut and weld from.

Dink

**jwight** · 01-05-2009, 09:16 AM

Since the forfour is based on a Mitsubishi sedan, I'm not sure it has a Tridion in the same way the fortwo does. Could be wrong, though.