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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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why are so many people getting gutted over an RX7? nice enough car 10 years ago, but get with the times guys
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 09:26 PM
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Rare as rocking horse poo for a genuine unmolested UK one though, and much more potent than its sucessor, the RX8.

Most have been "fast and furified" and ruined, like many a Impreza, shame.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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It got booted up a wet resedential road and lost control of, could have been a lot worse, easy done in a light powerful RWD turbo car, at least nobody got hurt.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 10:31 PM
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more piccies of the crash...

this is the first car the Mazda hit (John says its a Toyota Avensis)



The Avensis was pushed into the Corolla behind it



The Mazda then spun round and the back of it hit the side of the Corolla





The force of the first impact pushed the Corolla into the 56 plate Astra behind it hard enough to push the Astra up onto the kerb



the Mazda spun again with the front of it coming to rest in the side of our Granny



drivers door



rear passenger door



the aftermath this morning (all cars gone from scene now, including our Granny)







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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 09:13 PM
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Rare as rocking horse poo for a genuine unmolested UK one though
Eeeeeeeek ive always wondered if i did the right thing to mod mine??? ive left the exterior standard but the engine is far from it. Hope i havent ruined it i guess it all could be put back to standard if i come to sell it
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Old Oct 7, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by hoskib
why are so many people getting gutted over an RX7? nice enough car 10 years ago, but get with the times guys
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 01:17 AM
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That looks to me like it only needs a pair of doors, there doesn't appear to be even a scratch on the sills, or front & rear wings

Every one of them I ever saw as a kid was that colour, so with luck you shouldn't even have to shell out on getting them sprayed
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 01:41 AM
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I am no expert in crash accidents but modern cars are designed to absorb impacts, But to trash 4 cars at 30mph, think about it, there is no way the energy is translated through that amount of cars,

p.s. I thought the granada stood up well to the imapact, suffice to say where the developlment? (I know it was the last car to be hit!)

p.p.s. I know what it feels like to have a classic damaged, it was obviously well looked after.
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 06:59 PM
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we have now sold the Granada - to someone with spares who can fix it... she lives to fight another day and hopefully take out a few more Mazdas!!

as we only lost about £20 we're not gonna bother with insurance as we know the Granny would have been written off.
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Old Oct 8, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by StickyMicky
how will you spend the £10 cheque when it arrives?

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