Damo STi

This is my cav Turbo or was, the transfer box shut down at 120MPH on a big bend, and the rear just swung out. tried to fix it but had no chance then before you know it ive hit a roundabout, and two lights on road sign. very lucky to walk away with not a mark no seatbelt either how stupid am i, this will teach me and make me see sense. posted them up just to show peeps what can happen after you get a big head after just tramping tw oshapp cossie 290bhp+ just started to show off and lost it.

[Edited by Damo STi - 4/10/2003 9:03:21 AM]

[Edited by Damo STi - 4/18/2003 5:20:00 PM]

Tiggs

is this post not going to be classed as "exhibit A" !!!

Damo STi

but now i have a new toy but that now is also up for sale.

Luke

Still...you managed to drive it home!!!!

Damo STi

lol not at all mate i told them road was wet and oil patches and i felt car slide at 60mph as that was speed limit on road and as no one else was involed it was classed a just a normailincident and no further action was taking but dont get me wrong guys were not silly the knew the score im a lucky man isay

SuperFlyGuy

You will need more than that hammer to repair that again.

Mind you, it may T-cut out.....

Damo STi

i flew home with my back to the future style wheels mate lol, na ma mate own a recovery business

POC

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These help people breath whilst reading your posts

Damo STi

lol a sledge hammer big time

Damo STi

sorry mate next time ill use them.

fivepint

glad u made it out, nice Cav too, Scoobies nicer though

taylor

LOL @ POC

Ha Ha. I was beginning to wonder if he'd bashed his head!

Sorry Damo.

StickyMicky

saw them pics on migweb ages ago mate

Sith

Nice Cav Turbo. The Transfer box is why I didn't get one. Shame it ended up like that.

Paulo P

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JohnD

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I can't believe a so called "enthusiast" was not wearing a seatbelt! Putting aside the fact that you were illegal, it's just plain common sense?
JohnD

TREG

120MPH,Round a bend?? And you still had time to clock your speed??!

BOB.T

Bollox, you can clearly see the hammer on the floor that caused the damage

No, seriously, I can't think of anything better that could happen to a v******l

salsa-king

you should always wear a seat belt!!!

sorry to see your Ex Car like that tho.


Phil

astraboy

gutted mate, feel for you.
astraboy.

Langy

I recoginse that car i think? Star rolling road last year by chance?? I was in a prelude 2.2 vtec?

Andy W

"the transfer box shut down at 120MPH on a big bend"is this the vauxhall equivalent of the "fuel surge" problem that is well documented by members of the scooby scene?

ed_the_duck

Few years back a mate had a head on @120mph in a full race tickford 2.8, not wearing a seatbelt, went through the screen and survived with only bruising and servere cuts to the face. The engine was almost in the back seats from the impact. Wonder if he would have survived wearing a belt?


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Leslie

Lol @ Luke

You have to weigh up the chances over the seatbelt Ed, all depends on the circumstances really.


Les

chiark

ouch - glad you're ok.

I'm quite frankly amazed that no-one on here has offered to buy the wheels yet

ariel

Better warn my brother about this problem....He'll have the wheeels if you like

Paul_M

What is the transfer box anyway.... i'm guessing it's the centre diff but never heard it mentioned in scooby terms?

r5obbo

main thing is m8, you can replace the car anytime, been there and done it. you will learn, now won't you ? stay lucky !!!!!!!!!!!

GordonShek

Don't you think that it was the 2 cossies that let you by as they knew there was a corner ahead?

I'm not a cossie owner but I think they had more common sense than you IMHO.

[Edited by GordonShek - 4/13/2003 12:05:07 PM]

[Edited by GordonShek - 4/13/2003 12:05:32 PM]

Father Jack Hackett

****! That looks like the time Father Ted tried to tap out a dent on a car and went just a bit too far!