Tidgy

End to a ****e day , went out for a spin with a couple of mates and did one litterally, plus a few rolls just for good measure. Note self shoot any walkers you see.

Comming down a lane, saw a dog leg corner lined it up with a walker to the left, then he crosses, so ultimate question, take out the walker or risk the left hand side with bank, me being me i took the bank, next thing i know i'm facing the other way sat the far side of the hedge with a smashed up car around me.

Walked away with a few bruises thank god, police turned up in force shovels at ready to scoop remains up so kinda gives away how bad it was.
Breathelised and the usual formalities of, what happened? are you ok? etc etc etc, bit of a lecture about driving safley, (not gonna gripe at that after what had happened) then we wont be taking it any further and gave me a document producer, all in all can't fault em made sure i was ok then left it at that, they aint all bad!!

For description of flips for score value speak to "The dogs", i think it must have been at least a 9.5!!!!

from an alive, very p'd off and shaken up Tidgy pud!!!!

pslewis

Speeding nearly kills, see??!!

Glad you are OK, a warning signal - maybe??

Note to self should be, walkers = slow down and expect the unexpected!

New Scoobie? or more sedate transport?

Pete

David Lock

Glad you're OK....

Tidgy

cheers guys, i think slight less go, insurance is gonna be high now cos i'm back to 1 years no claims, might look at a vectra or something like that.

pslewis

Back to 1 Years NCD???

Holy Cr4p!!

The Insurance must have been costing you a packet

Pete

Tidgy

£1350, 3yrs no claims, no convictions etc

powerman

Most accidents are caused by others doing the unexpected. eg went to lincoln yesterday and drove steady all the way down and back, back in leeds on the M1/M62/M621 junction and was in the inside lane following another car at a safe distance when this ***** in a renault came flying down the outside lane and realised he had nearly passed his turn off, so he decides to pull in front of me and brake, but he didn't anticipate the car in front of me slowing down to allow a car to join the motorway,hence one hell of a skid and not just on the road,me and the wife thought are days were numbered,If your on ere dick head wher did you pass youre test at the fairground?...powerman

Tidgy

police said to me 99 times out of a hundred you'll go round a corner fine then the hundredth time you'll do exactly the same but get caught out by something unexpected.

chris's scooby

Yup. I always remember my driving instructor telling me to only drive as fast as the distance i could see to safely stop in.

Tidgy

think i might follow the way of the king, salsa king that is and get a smart.

chrome

wazza (SN/5-0 fed) told me to treat every blind/tight corner as though there might be a horse/pedestrian/parked car/motorbike on the wrong side of the white line...

The logic is sound.
makes you approach in a far less aggresive frame of mind..

Glad you came away undamaged Tidgy.

salsa-king

I did tell you to be carefull!!!.. when a scoob 'goes' it goes bad
it takes many years to learn to handle a scoob.... not weeks... something can always come out the bag you don't expect

This is why Scoobs are mans cars and not boys toys lol

Smart is the way foward now.. also you insurance will still love you when you tell them the smarts got a turbo.. albeit 599cc tho

www.smartsrus.com
www.funkysmart.co.uk

least you live to tell the tail Jon

Phil

TonyG

Tidgy, glad you got out in one piece, even if the car didn't

Phil, you forgot to mention the remap and dump valve...
Oh, and the neons

wide

Big oops!

STi Paul

Sorry to hear that, glad your OK.

Paul

scooby664

Tidgy, so sorry mate, glad you are OK, but has it has been said Scoobs are forgiving cars but christ when they let go they go.
Cheers
Colin

Wish

iTrader: (2)

Did you bang your head ??

Glad your ok.

Tidgy

Right, got the pics on line so here they are,

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300001.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300002.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300003.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300004.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300005.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300006.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300007.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300008.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300009.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300010.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300011.JPG

http://www.bumbandits.net/Wreck/PC300012.JPG

Let me know what ya think

chris's scooby

It looks like a write off.

Hepy

I think you should resize the pics 'cause they are HUGE
Apart from that, it looks in a pretty sorry state. Looks like you were lucky.
Glad you are ok.

sainge

Lucky there wasnt anyone sitting behind you in the back seat

theotherphil

I'd say so.....every panel is damaged

sjfozzy

as a firefighter been to a few rta's and looking at the state of your scooby, you done well to get out!

saw a festa with less damage and the back seat passanger was killed

glad you're ok

16vmarc

Series McRae

tractor boy

glad to see you got out alive.

nice pic's

shows how strong a car they are ,i think.

New_scooby_04

iTrader: (4)

Sorry to hear about this. Glad you're ok mate. Deffo a write off based on those pics! Still metal and plastic can be replaced, flesh and bones can't!

Lesson to us all here: expect the unexpected!

Best.

Tidgy

yeah was a mcrae, im gutted but as said was lucky to walk away, both of us did!!! worst injury was my bashed elbow bit of a lump and sore but apart from that a ok!!

scoobynutta555

Good job youre ok. Next scooby you get throw on a Blitz nur specR with full decat exhaust and youll never have anyone walk out in front of you again

Tidgy

pmsl, he knew we were there, scotts is louder than mine, but he looked at me before he crossed, muppet, what can i say.

Police have said ther arn't gonna prosecute, they did a full site enquirey etc so insurance payout will fingers crossed, be a short affair.

STi Paul

So the T-Cut isn't up to it then

Seriously though, thats bad

Paul