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Friday night - dual caridgeway tunnel....me and a Jag XK8 - travelling quite quickly (me ahead on the inside lane - him behin in outside lane.... BOOM!...it's all gone dark...the bonnet is now wrapped tightly over the windscreen and roof!!! Thinking quick I peered out of the gap above the dashboard and pulled in at the side of the road, to view the aftermath! and it is bad, bonnet is a write off as is the roof - everything alse is minor cosmetic...but the bill for the bonnet and roof.....£1700! Still don't know what happened, however, I geuss that the main catch broke and the safety catch couldn't take the strain of the speed....I am going to be fitting bonnet fastners!!! Fun eh!?!? |
Scarey stuff! You're pretty lucky that you managed to stop the car safely. |
Just picture the story relayed on a Jag BBS http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/wink.gif - if such thing exists. http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/rolleyes.gif
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Good to hear you're OK. You got off far more lightly than when this happened to me - it's pretty scary isn't it?
I was going about 60 on a 3 lane dual carridge way going round a right hand bend and was in Lane 3, passing a Volvo in Lane 2. The bonnet flew up and I tried to guess my way round the bend whilst braking. I guessed wrong and mullered into the Volvo, and get this, wrote it off, completely ruptured the fuel tank and the back end was a mess. The car spun a few times and came to rest facing the other carridgeway, with traffic bearing down on me in Lane 3 - scary is not the word!!!!!!!!! Oh yeah, and just to top it off, the drivers door was jammed and had to climb out the passenger door. Car was a write off, hope your Scooby is in a better state than my car was http://bbs.scoobynet.co.uk/smile.gif. Matt. |
I am positve that the Jag Driver had visions of a very large Bill....
On the good side...the red scoop cover had faded...so at least the new one will match the bodywork! [This message has been edited by H (edited 20 February 2001).] |
MM.... hard luck mate..
I wonder how manytimes this type of thing happens? |
The day after I picked my car up after a service I was on my way to work. First time I had gone any speed after picking it up. Going down a dual carriage way at about 60 and suddenly the bonnet undid itself but was caught by the safty catch. Gave me a scare. Had some words with the garage after that.... |
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