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Old 02 November 2010, 11:44 PM
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Well in an accident they do

Coming home on the A127 this evening I stop at traffic lights just past Whalebone lane and WALLOP a P reg Honda Prelude decides he was going to use me to stop rather than his brakes

His car was emptying out the contents of its radiator and engine when I got out his bonnet buckled and both lights smashed

Land Rover - Broken Foglight I am getting it checked over tomorrow just in case

Cheeky bugger asked if I could tow him home !!!!
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You're in good spirits for a man whose just been taken up the rear ! Tis the dawning of the looney season
Old 03 November 2010, 12:46 AM
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Have you sorted Oulton out yet ?
Old 03 November 2010, 12:50 AM
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You know what I am ever so tempted. Let's see if I get the D back next week all tip top and I'll let you know
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Glad your ok Phil and there wasn't much damage to the Disco............didn't think there would be

Stu - GET ON TRACK you big Homo!!!
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Originally Posted by Phil

Cheeky bugger asked if I could tow him home !!!!
i did laugh to myself when i read this bit!!!
Old 03 November 2010, 08:47 AM
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The model of disco you`ve got are certainly tough and it`s kind of a good result in a strange way. ( always better if it never happened at all. )
The newer the vehicle there seems huge amounts of vulnerable plastic shaped like and called bumpers. LOL
Glad you came off OK
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Phil make sure you get the towbar checked for damage. I have had two towbars bent by cars hitting the rear of my truck. No damage to the truck but both times the towbar was slightly bent. And they were both Witter towbars so not cheap and cheerful. It`s amazing how soft they are.
If yours is the removable ball one should be alright but get it well checked matey.

You don`t want the colt overtaking you on the way to Oulton LOL

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Old 03 November 2010, 09:07 AM
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Phil,

Reminds me of the time I had someone in a Skoda wanting to go fully round a roundabout in the nearside lane, I was in the outside lane in my Pajero going straight ahead (dual carriageway) and I stopped on the roundabout and he carried on driving causing damage to his offside wind, taken his wing mirror off, damaging the drivers door (would need a new skin at least) and then damaging his rear passenger door.

I got away with 2 scratches to the front quarter bumper .
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Twice my old disco was taken from behind, first one was a Clio that was similar damage as above all i managed was broken towbar electrics, second was and escort in prob worse state, i had NOTHING apart from headlight glass on the bumper.
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Originally Posted by 53WRX
You're in good spirits for a man whose just been taken up the rear !

Old 03 November 2010, 09:57 PM
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Checked over this morning

Foglight lense broken

Everything else fine including towbar

Bloke rang me saying his dad was going to pay for the damage
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Dads FTW !
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Last monday, I got on the A13 and had to slow down due to heavy traffic, next I hear a lot of screeching and when I looked in my mirrors there was a car with smoke bellowing out of his tyres and fishtailling towards me - he must of only missed me by mm's!!
Wouldn't of fancied his chances of hitting a Mitsy L200 pick up!
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