Greg - Ozbox. Got your emu mate!

**stickthis** · 23-12-2010, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by Blocker

We're just glad you are ok!

I suspect Dyl will have a few good stories to share though... by the time we catch up again he'll be telling me it was a heard of emu.

Hope we don't hear of anymore accidents from our Sandman friends over the holidays.

Funny you should say that mate. There where 5 chicks with the big daddy emu that we hit. They where big ones though.

Dyl's (5 year old son for everyone else) 3 biggest fears about the prang.
1. It may not be legal to drive the car pranged like it was.
2. He would have to walk to Sydney
3. The car was no longer pretty haha!

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Originally Posted by mook

That is terrible that no one stopped!
I Always stop, I like to think that if i was in a bad situation that someone would help me out.. maybe not so.

just quietly is the smashed windscreen where the emu's head hit? did you go over it, or did it go over you? or did it just plain old bounce?

Yes mate it smacked the window. Didnt hit the pillar so it should be ok.... Skull possibly is smashed so sorry Greg its prob no good.....

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Originally Posted by jennie285

bad luck or did you go to all this trouble just to get the emu head for a mate .Good that you didn't swerve and end up down an embankment its a hard call at time .I'am always telling jennie not to swerve to miss a roo because 9 time out off 10 the roo will jump out off the way and if you do swerve you have then go to get control of your car again RB

Ah things you do for mates aye!

Drive past where it happened again today. Wouldnt have only been a bank but also a heap of tress...

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BEST THING. WAIT UNTIL I TELL EVERYONE MY "INSURANCE STORY'

It may make everyone rethink who and how they insure.

**skid** · 23-12-2010, 11:53 PM

Jason,
Glad everyone was ok.

I have the same model Senator in a 185 wagon.

If photo's or anything i can help with let me know..

I'm only missing a left hand lower light assembly from the bumper, as i loaned the car to a friend and it fell out on him somewhere.
so if you find a complete front bar let me know.
cheers

**stickthis** · 24-12-2010, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by skid

Jason,
Glad everyone was ok.

I have the same model Senator in a 185 wagon.

If photo's or anything i can help with let me know..

I'm only missing a left hand lower light assembly from the bumper, as i loaned the car to a friend and it fell out on him somewhere.
so if you find a complete front bar let me know.
cheers

Cheers Skid. 185? Must be a VS? Or did you mean 195? VT only had the aussie 5L 195i or the stroked aussie 5L 215i. Later model VT's had the chev Gen3. Mine is only build number 9. So one of the first VT's.

The front "fog" lights. I replaced them and have fitted a hella spot light. No modicication to the bar. Just had to make a bracket to fit the light to the bar. Fitted HID's into the spoiler lights also. Along with the HID's in the headlights. This is why I fitted the projector headlights that came on the monaros and export statesman. Monaros where black headlights. The Export only WH Stato used chrome ones. I brought the last pair in australia about 2 years ago.... Bugger!

**the ski man** · 24-12-2010, 09:58 AM

Jason, Im glad that nobody was injured but i am upset at you obliterating one of our national emblems, i mean that series of senator are an amazing looking vehicle... oh yeah pity about the emu too

there's a mob called just commodore spares down here near my joint they generally have some of the harder to find bits, you could give them a try.

**ozbox** · 24-12-2010, 10:19 AM

bugger about the emoo head....can ya go hit another one and this time watch where your hitting him.....

**stickthis** · 24-12-2010, 06:15 PM

Got the quote done today. Its 10k. Can not get the headlights. But they are going to fit monaro lights instead. So will be the same just black. bugger. Might get these repaired (plastic welded) at my own cost later down the track.

The found a grille genuine HSV NOS. Also a front bumper again geuine HSV NOS. 2k just for the front bumper (unpainted)!!!

**Blocker** · 24-12-2010, 06:18 PM

Insurance companies.... Make them pay

**skid** · 25-12-2010, 11:11 AM

[QUOTE=stickthis;10793]Cheers Skid. 185? Must be a VS? Or did you mean 195? VT only had the aussie 5L 195i or the stroked aussie 5L 215i. Later model VT's had the chev Gen3. Mine is only build number 9. So one of the first VT's.

Bugger i'm wrong again.. its a 195i VT wagon ( 1 0f 25 only wagons in 195i and 15 wagons in 215i ) could that be true ???
and which Hella light did you fit ?

**ozbox** · 25-12-2010, 12:16 PM

hsv senator signature 195i estate wagon series 1...27 built...220i estate wagon.. no record of numbers built..so presume none at all..
195i series 1 senator sedan 323 built..
series 2 wagon 220i...8 built..

**skid** · 25-12-2010, 06:44 PM

Originally Posted by ozbox

hsv senator signature 195i estate wagon series 1...27 built...220i estate wagon.. no record of numbers built..so presume none at all..
195i series 1 senator sedan 323 built..
series 2 wagon 220i...8 built..

wow its a 1 in 27 or 35 Wagon.. still doesn't beat the SV08 manual # 20

thanks greg,