- The Toyota C-HR was drenched in seven five-litre buckets of white paint in Essex
- The bathtubs were unsecured when the car crashed into the back of a parked vehicle.
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A £35,000 car has been ‘written off’ after its interior was splashed with gallons of white paint in a road accident.
The video published on X shows the interior of the vehicle, believed to be a Toyota C-HR dipped in seven five-liter buckets of white paint.
The now-empty bins were lying in the back seat, having exploded their contents onto the dashboard, steering wheel, seats, carpets, doors and roof when the car crashed into the back of a parked car in Essex.
In a bid to save the car, it was taken to a high-end vehicle restorer, but experts are not convinced this level of damage can be repaired.
The video published on X shows the interior of the vehicle, believed to be a Toyota C-HR dipped in seven five-liter buckets of white paint.
It happened when the car crashed into the back of a parked vehicle in Essex.
The now empty vats lay in the back seat, having exploded their contents across the car.
A spokesperson for Luden Automotive in Upminster said: “A lot of the paint has now dried, but I’m pretty sure some of it never will. The interior looks like a sculpture.
Howard Watts, who runs Britain’s oldest garage, in Boxford, Suffolk, said: “It will almost certainly be scrapped. The cost of cleaning or replacing the interior would be more than the value of the vehicle.
A spokesperson for Luden Automotive in Upminster said: “Someone hasn’t had a good day.
“A lot of the paint has dried now, but I’m pretty sure some never will. The interior now resembles a sculpture.
Another classic car expert said it is very likely the vehicle will be written off as the cost of cleaning it could well exceed its value.
Howard Watts, who runs Britain’s oldest garage, in Boxford, Suffolk, said: “It will almost certainly be scrapped.
“The cost of cleaning or replacing the interior would be more than the value of the vehicle.
“The paint was everywhere – under the seats and carpets, in the headliner, behind all the instruments and controls – to replace it would cost thousands of euros – almost certainly more than the vehicle would be worth .”
“And even if it gets cleaned and repaired, it will probably need a completely new interior.” It will also still be considered a damaged and repaired vehicle.