Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) well it's a year to the day since i had my last write off so i thought i'd better make a better job of it this time. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":surprise:" border="0" alt="surprise.gif" /> think i'll be looking at a toyota aygo or something else in group 1 next. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> edit - upload it pics don't seem to be working, pics to follow. Edited July 11, 2005 by Crusoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 crap mate not again!What happend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I'll send you the pics if you can host them Andy. Overtaking two slow cars on a long narrow country road. Would have been fine but just as I passed the old MK2 golf i hit a large bump in the road on the drivers side (looked like subsidance so i might have some sort of claim against the council?) which i think lifted one wheel and the other spun up and caused a spin though i'm not very sure as i didn't even have time to lift off far less correct any slide. Straight into a wall, 10-12 spins infront of the golf down the road ahitting the wall three times and then he hit me too to knock me on a bit further. Not a good start to the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) Yes send us the pics mate.Such a shame mate, glad your alright though, sounds like it could have been a hell of a lot worse.You gonna give over with this RWD business for a while style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> Id defenatly be looking at a counter claime to the councel though, put that on your insurance claime, and at least the insurance company will have to be looking into it.no injurys at all? Edited July 11, 2005 by Tigz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 zip file on it's way, was getting dark so the pics aren't great but you'll get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 few bruises where the seatbelt cut in, a stiff neck and some scrapes on my knuckles from something, fine really. Passenger area in the car didn't have any damage or intrusion so it stood up well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 feck! Hope you are OK, where about was this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 B961 about 3 miles from my house. style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> knew the bumps were there from driving over them in the opposite direction but i'd have been past that bit of road if the guy in the golf hadn't been slow overtakign a mini at the time plus they were a lot worse going the other direction and leaving space fro the other car. Not in a good mood today style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Total write off then? No way of salvaging the tub?Lupo 1.0 for you then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 chassis looked okay from what i could see at the time, need to get it on a ramp for a look though. New front cam, new rear cam, new exhaust, new front suspension new rear suspension, front lights, radiator plus a few other bits and bobs, sounds like a write off to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jj10 Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Ouch!! - good to hear you're ok though. Push the council thing as much as you can, might save you some cash AND having to buy a Yaris!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 www.wreckedexotics.com style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 quite impressiv ethat the front drivers side wheel has come off at the spokes, looks like the hub is still on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Don't want to know about your ass being sore......argh! Not again! Commiserations.Perhaps a Lupo next time then - or is that not grown up enough for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 think i might have finally had it with sports cars, something cheap and basic for getting from a to b might have to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Nothing else to say that hasnt already been said, the main thing is your ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 will have to get some oppinions on how it happened from the vx lot. I didn't have a chance to lift off far less correct a skid and the marks on the road shoed it almost did a 90 degree turn into the wall. wonder if the bump broke the top link on the rear drivers side (as shown from the pic with the wheel at the strange angle) causing the crash? It doesn't have a rear diff so i wouldn't expect more power to go to a wheel that had been bumped up off the road or would it spin in the air and skid when it touched back down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Christ. Really sorry to hear about that mate. You don't seem to have much luck style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" />Only thing I can think of (assuming it was dry) is that you hit the bumpstop on the suspension as you went over the bump, throwing it off course.Definitely looks like a write-off to me - that's a good £6-7000 just for the two new clams.I'd be very interested in the rear alloys if they're intact style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=";)" border="0" alt="wink.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 if it's scrapped it will go to the insurer's salvage place, i'll try to track it down once i know what's happening, it's at the garage for inspection today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 How did the Golf manage to hit you? Sounds like he should have had plenty of time to stop as you were pirouetting...Main thing is you're OK though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 he had just overtaken the mini so was probably doing 55 or 60 at the time, i might have been doing 70. He took a long time to stop so the brakes on his MK2 1.3 (i think) probably weren't that good. Not sure when he hit me in the course of the spin, he said it was right at the end when he was almost stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Oh ******. Nevermind though, your in one peice. Funny, when you said you were a bit sore I thought you were reporting a GOOD weekend. Chin up, back to an Ibiza Diesel for you style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 (edited) think group 16 would still be a bit too much, if it's written off i'll probably be a few grand out of pocket after the settlement and excess etc. so might consider one of the toyota things, fine for a to b transport can ad a decent sound system and air con and just use it as a throw away for a year or two. http://www.aygo.co.uk/aygo/microsite/aygo_...9142&wbr=RC9141 sport for £7500 group 1 and looks okay. Edited July 11, 2005 by Crusoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Posted July 11, 2005 Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 Quite like them, haven't seen an Aygo on the road yet but seena couple of the Pugs and they look OK.Personally I like the new Panda though, it always gets a good write up and apparently is fun to drive according to Clarkson. Citroen C1 is maybe the one to go for pricewise though if you are looking for a basic car.Amazingly though a C2 is cheaper than a C1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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