General Smashed Seicento rear window

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Hi all, I'm not normally in this area, but need some help. My friend has a 03 Seicento and was driving past a building site the other day when the rear window just smashed.

She thinks it was a bit of shrapnel from the site, but I said I'd ask on her to see if any of you have had rear window just smash incase its happened before. She was doing about 40 MPH.

Thanks in advanced. Jon.

 

[AppleSei]

Never heard of a random case of just breaking all of a sudden, would likely go with the shrapnel idea

 

[fingers99]

It's possible if the rear screen has suffered any damage before, but unlikely. Shrapnel most likely.

 

[Rob_Punto]

i had a van went in the bk of my sei and that did not smash :S

 

[AppleSei]

would like to add your friend has been extremely unlucky also chances of it occuring, well i wouldnt like to wonder what the odds are

The front windscreen is bonded in, dont know about the rear is it an insurance job?

 

[cc1]

Rear is bonded.

Some P***ks took out my rear and side rear and tried with the passanger window also but it didn't break and left the brick mark on it. The fitter tried twice to fit the rear and it still aint right.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

The front windscreen is bonded in, dont know about the rear is it an insurance job?

No, she's only tptf, cost her £400 she only paid £1800 for the 35,000 mile 03 plate.

I can't understand why people don't go fully comp, I am even on my K-reg Panda! And I to am a 19YO. lol.

 

[fingers99]

Dear God, that's expensive. I paid £60. £30 to the scrappy, £30 to the mobile windscreen man to pull the one off the scrapper and bond it in the car.

 

[randomizered]

Think he meant her insurance was £400. The car cost £1800

Kristian

 

[AppleSei]

I can't understand why people don't go fully comp, I am even on my K-reg Panda! And I to am a 19YO. lol.

no point unless your car is worth a few thousand pounds IMO

your insurance is probably worth more than car and they would just write it off if the bumper was only broken and a couple of scratches

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Think he meant her insurance was £400. The car cost £1800

Kristian

No, the new rear window cost £400!

no point unless your car is worth a few thousand pounds IMO

your insurance is probably worth more than car and they would just write it off if the bumper was only broken and a couple of scratches

But there are several advantages of fully comp, like injury claims if your fault, free windscreen chips (which I seem to be always getting), cover car, and you get a little back when written off.