By BRIDGET SCOTT
Nathan Lang’s car is a write off after hit and run…
A PAKENHAM man has pleaded with a “coward” who hit his car on Sunday night to come forward and compensate him for the cost of his vehicle.
Father of two Nathan Lang was in disbelief when he discovered that someone had smashed into his car which was parked outside his house on Irving Road around 6.05pm on Sunday night, and then driven off.
The 26-year-old said his Ford Laser, which he had bought two weeks ago, was his only transportation to work in Dandenong and had now been written off.
“We have two kids and we needed a second car for me to get to work,” he said.
Mr Lang said he heard a loud bang come from outside his house on Sunday night, but thought it was a car backfiring.
It wasn’t until his neighbour came knocking on his front door that he discovered this wasn’t the case.
“(I didn’t know) until my neighbour came and told me someone had ploughed into my car,” he said.
Mr Lang believed that the person has driven off as soon as they hit his vehicle.
Mr Lang said a quote from a panel beater told him that it would cost a minimum of $10,000 to fix his car, which he had only paid $950 for.
He said he is happy to make a deal with the person who hit his car if they came forward.
“If he comes forward and apologises, I’ll be annoyed but will take the $1000 instead of him having to fork out $10,000,” Mr Lang said.
In the meantime, Mr Lang said he would have to borrow his father’s car to get to work each day.
“We are back to one car again until I can find the money to get a new one,” he said.
“I will have to borrow my father’s car,” he said.
He has described the people who hit his car as cowards and said the situation was not right.
“It’s unfair,” he said.
“We have a young family and are trying to make ends meet.”
He would like the culprit to come forward so the two parties can sort it out.
“Own up to your responsibility instead of driving off and leaving the scene of an accident,” he said.
The car, which is still on Mr Lang’s property, was purchased second-hand and was not covered by insurance.
