Skoda safety

jthomas · 30-12-2007, 00:51

This is my 1st post here and unfortunately it's a bitter-sweet one. i drove my brand new Oct II 1.6 mpi (candy white) out of the dealers lot on September 15th this year. On December 25th at 1140pm local time i was hit head-on by an old Nissan 120Y (solid metal). i slowed to get thru a rough patch in the road and he came around the bend at about 130km/h and.... bang!

my octavia absorbed the full force of the other car's momentum. the air-bag inflated and i immediately exited the vehicle. the rest is blurry.... i got minor head and chest pains from the air bag and a scratch on my arm.

the driver of the other car was found in the back seat of his car.... sadly he only lived for another 6 hours after the impact... God rest his soul!

as i've never posted in a forum before i will attempt to attach some photos.....

i've already decided to purchase another octavia!!!

ScoobyChris · 30-12-2007, 00:58

Welcome to the forum!

Not a great start to Skoda ownership, but it does show how well modern cars stand up to even quite severe impacts. Was the car written off because it was so new, or because of the extent of the damage?

Oh, and when does the new one arrive?

Chris

jthomas · 30-12-2007, 01:03

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Originally Posted by ScoobyChris

Welcome to the forum!

Not a great start to Skoda ownership, but it does show how well modern cars stand up to even quite severe impacts. Was the car written off because it was so new, or because of the extent of the damage?

Oh, and when does the new one arrive?

Chris

Thanks for the welcome!

It was written off because of what it will cost the insurance company to get the parts in from europe to the Caribbean (Trinidad to be exact)... i'll sell the salvage to the firm... my skoda sales rep has already volunteered to buy it.... new one will be ready by 2nd week in January....

ps my mom and several of the managers at the local Johnson and Johnson are currently driving Octavia II cars...

dstev2000 · 30-12-2007, 01:06

Welcome aboard, I wish it was under better circumstances.

It's good news the car did it's job and saved your life thanks to it's safety systems but a rather sad ending for the other poor chap

Just goes to show what modern engineering is all about.

jthomas · 30-12-2007, 01:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by dstev2000

Welcome aboard, I wish it was under better circumstances.

It's good news the car did it's job and saved your life thanks to it's safety systems but a rather sad ending for the other poor chap

Just goes to show what modern engineering is all about.

this is my 1st major accident (and hopefully my last) and i'm not sure if this is normal but i almost feel guilty to be alive while the other driver bought the farm... saddest news i had in years...

smstext · 30-12-2007, 01:13

for a smash at that speed you were very lucky and not much damage looking at it. glad you alright thru.

jthomas · 30-12-2007, 01:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by smstext

for a smash at that speed you were very lucky and not much damage looking at it. glad you alright thru.

thanks a lot! as an afterthought i noticed how easy it was to get the driver's door open even though it was pinched by the impact and i was dazed. also i heard of other car manuf air bags burning crash victims badly. i only got a slight burning sensation that lasted probably an hour or so... chest pains and headache were gone in 12 hours... just the scratches on my arm to heal.... Skoda Engineering =

RobClubley · 30-12-2007, 01:49

Welcome to the forum - good to see how well the car stands up to a fairly major collision.

mdk1 · 30-12-2007, 10:14

Welcome to the forum

bosnjo · 30-12-2007, 11:14

Welcome to forum and welcome to your second life.
I've always trusted german engineering and this time it had proven itself once more.
Your post and photos prove to me once more that I have to stick with VAG.

ednmra · 30-12-2007, 11:52

Just before Christmas we got an unexpected invitation to a neighbour's for drinks. He is the guy who sat in my Octy when it was new and went straight out to buy one for himself, about 18 months ago.

I asked him how he was enjoying it. He told me when it was less than 3 months old, he fell asleep at 2am and hit a tree. Total write off of course but he was barely bruised. (He had it on one of those insurances where you get a brand new replacement with no depreciation costs).

He said the police told him he was only alive because of the qualities of the Octy [which was the 140bhp diesel estate].

So, if you're going to hit anything, best buy a Skoda!

SK_Rebel · 30-12-2007, 19:26

Welcome to the forums! glad you are OK it's never nice being involved in a car accident but VW's have always been sturdy cars and Skoda were quite literally in the business of making tanks so the end result is one strong car (thanks to my friends dodgy guidance I once slowly backed into and pushed over a low, brick, garden wall in my furby resulting in slight scratch marks to the rear bumper!! (no joke, I suspect the wall was rotten anyhow)

jthomas · 30-12-2007, 21:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by SK_Rebel

Welcome to the forums! glad you are OK it's never nice being involved in a car accident but VW's have always been sturdy cars and Skoda were quite literally in the business of making tanks so the end result is one strong car (thanks to my friends dodgy guidance I once slowly backed into and pushed over a low, brick, garden wall in my furby resulting in slight scratch marks to the rear bumper!! (no joke, I suspect the wall was rotten anyhow)

lol... i guess that garden wall saved the house then!

jthomas · 30-12-2007, 22:24

does anyone know if a Skoda Patrs list with part numbers is available online?

fordfan · 30-12-2007, 22:55

Glad that you are OK, looks like the car took that quite well, it's a shame about the other driver, it sounds as though the situation was beyond your control and that there was nothing that you could have done. We had an Octavia I in the other day, the driver was doing 20mph and a child stepped out right in front of it and went straight under the car, luckily he wasn't seriously hurt. We had to check the car underneath for any signs of damage. What was immediately apparent was that the engine undertray saved him, it deflected him downwards and away from any sharp bits under the car, if it had,nt been there he would have been caught between the engine and the radiator and dragged along the road. And there was me thinking that they were just a pain to remove and refit everytime that you need to do some work from underneath.

There's a catalogue here, but it doesn't look as though it lists Octavia II parts.

Online spareparts catalogue for AUDI/Volkswagen/Skoda/Seat

Another one here, don't know how legal it is or wether it is time limited trial.

Skoda Electronic Parts Catalogue (ETOS)

30-12-2007, 00:58	#2
ScoobyChris Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Andover Posts: 18,198 Members Car: Fiat Panda Thanks: 15 Thanked 336 Times in 290 Posts	Re: Skoda safety Welcome to the forum! Not a great start to Skoda ownership, but it does show how well modern cars stand up to even quite severe impacts. Was the car written off because it was so new, or because of the extent of the damage? Oh, and when does the new one arrive? Chris __________________ Holding up the traffic in a little Italian..........

30-12-2007, 01:06	#4
dstev2000 Briskodian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Back in the Green Posts: 4,036 Members Car: 2 Octavia II's, an L&K combi and a vRS hatch. Thanks: 48 Thanked 168 Times in 153 Posts	Re: Skoda safety Welcome aboard, I wish it was under better circumstances. It's good news the car did it's job and saved your life thanks to it's safety systems but a rather sad ending for the other poor chap Just goes to show what modern engineering is all about. __________________ MY08 L&K: Black-Estate-Diesel-Sunset Glass-MFD2-W8 Interior light-Colour coded door strips-LED sidelights and Puddle lights-VAG-COM fettled-Lovely! SWMBO's: MY08 vRS TDI - Standard

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smstext 2.0 FSI Sport. Join Date: May 2007 Location: oxon Posts: 9,710 Members Car: Octavia Mk2 FSI Sport Thanks: 11 Thanked 304 Times in 271 Posts	Re: Skoda safety for a smash at that speed you were very lucky and not much damage looking at it. glad you alright thru. __________________ Oxon Meet Feeler 2009 please add your input, click here

30-12-2007, 01:49	#8
RobClubley Midnight Mod! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Aotearoa - land of the long white cloud Posts: 7,048 Members Car: 2004 Octavia vRS Estate Images: 1 Thanks: 155 Thanked 161 Times in 134 Posts	Re: Skoda safety Welcome to the forum - good to see how well the car stands up to a fairly major collision. __________________ Corrida Red 2004 Octavia vRS Estate - It's the bestest Skoda in New Zealand! Whaia te mātauranga, whaia te māramatanga - Pursue knowledge, pursue the wisdom of knowledge www.pimpmyskoda.co.uk www.clubley.org Facebook

30-12-2007, 10:14	#9
mdk1 go green Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Rochester, Kent Posts: 4,181 Members Car: Roomy 3 & Fabia Thanks: 166 Thanked 133 Times in 117 Posts	Re: Skoda safety Welcome to the forum __________________ Mike. Mine Skoda Roomster 3 TDI in matallic Anthracite Grey MKLJK Swmbo's Skoda Fabia 2.0I Elegance in Dark matallic Blue MKLJK

30-12-2007, 11:14	#10
bosnjo Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portugal Posts: 596 Members Car: Octavia 2.0 TDi Sport 2006 Thanks: 3 Thanked 41 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Skoda safety Welcome to forum and welcome to your second life. I've always trusted german engineering and this time it had proven itself once more. Your post and photos prove to me once more that I have to stick with VAG. __________________ Octavia 2006 2.0 TDI Sport (equal to L&K in UK) - 17' wheels, Sport suspension, Xenons, Audience with Sound System, Bluetooth, Front & Back Parking Sensors - - VAG COM -

30-12-2007, 11:52	#11
ednmra Briskodian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: south east Posts: 1,246 Members Car: 2005 2.0FSI hatch elegance Thanks: 9 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Skoda safety Just before Christmas we got an unexpected invitation to a neighbour's for drinks. He is the guy who sat in my Octy when it was new and went straight out to buy one for himself, about 18 months ago. I asked him how he was enjoying it. He told me when it was less than 3 months old, he fell asleep at 2am and hit a tree. Total write off of course but he was barely bruised. (He had it on one of those insurances where you get a brand new replacement with no depreciation costs). He said the police told him he was only alive because of the qualities of the Octy [which was the 140bhp diesel estate]. So, if you're going to hit anything, best buy a Skoda!

30-12-2007, 19:26	#12
SK_Rebel Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 71 Members Car: Octy Thanks: 3 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Skoda safety Welcome to the forums! glad you are OK it's never nice being involved in a car accident but VW's have always been sturdy cars and Skoda were quite literally in the business of making tanks so the end result is one strong car (thanks to my friends dodgy guidance I once slowly backed into and pushed over a low, brick, garden wall in my furby resulting in slight scratch marks to the rear bumper!! (no joke, I suspect the wall was rotten anyhow)

30-12-2007, 22:24	#14
jthomas Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 9 Members Car: Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Skoda safety does anyone know if a Skoda Patrs list with part numbers is available online?

30-12-2007, 22:55	#15
fordfan ECUless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,062 Members Car: Thanks: 31 Thanked 249 Times in 217 Posts	Re: Skoda safety Glad that you are OK, looks like the car took that quite well, it's a shame about the other driver, it sounds as though the situation was beyond your control and that there was nothing that you could have done. We had an Octavia I in the other day, the driver was doing 20mph and a child stepped out right in front of it and went straight under the car, luckily he wasn't seriously hurt. We had to check the car underneath for any signs of damage. What was immediately apparent was that the engine undertray saved him, it deflected him downwards and away from any sharp bits under the car, if it had,nt been there he would have been caught between the engine and the radiator and dragged along the road. And there was me thinking that they were just a pain to remove and refit everytime that you need to do some work from underneath. There's a catalogue here, but it doesn't look as though it lists Octavia II parts. Online spareparts catalogue for AUDI/Volkswagen/Skoda/Seat Another one here, don't know how legal it is or wether it is time limited trial. Skoda Electronic Parts Catalogue (ETOS)

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