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Sad Sight :(
Never had this happen to me before, but i've had my first ever experience of having my car flat-bedded away. Not a pretty sight. Totally scunnered and awaiting my hire car
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Suspected Suspension problems. I had a v.near miss with a hedgerow and trees last night, when the front end went a bouncy and a wandering. New pants anyone!!
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Called subaru assistance. Very helpful. Mechanic type chap here within the hour, flatbed 20mins later. They organised Dymock to transport it to Nobles. Hire car agreed in principle and I am being collected to go and pick it up. First time I've ever had to use this tpye of service and I'm pretty impressed so far.
My usual driving style...
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Yes mate there is news, but due to the nature of it I cannot discuss it here at the moment. Perplexed, confused and a wee tiny bit annoyed.
On the up side I now have a luverly vectra-wagon.....yeah right, it's total Kak....
On the up side I now have a luverly vectra-wagon.....yeah right, it's total Kak....
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Brian, yes I've been contacted by the dealer. As I mentioned above I won't post details until I know more tomorrow. I'm still confused and a little annoyed. Hopefully it'll all get cleared up then, and I'll get my car back soon. Although my fondness off scooby ownership has took a dive today...time for a change me-thinks!!
I had a look earlier on before coming to work at the incident site....I'm a very very lucky boy and for what m8? Driving a piece of JapCrap quickly? What's to say it'll not happen again. What's the point of having something like that and not being able to use it because it just MAY throw you into a tree.
I had a look earlier on before coming to work at the incident site....I'm a very very lucky boy and for what m8? Driving a piece of JapCrap quickly? What's to say it'll not happen again. What's the point of having something like that and not being able to use it because it just MAY throw you into a tree.
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Brian, yes I've been contacted by the dealer. As I mentioned above I won't post details until I know more tomorrow. I'm still confused and a little annoyed. Hopefully it'll all get cleared up then, and I'll get my car back soon. Although my fondness off scooby ownership has took a dive today...time for a change me-thinks!!
I had a look earlier on before coming to work at the incident site....I'm a very very lucky boy and for what m8? Driving a piece to JapCrap quickly? What's to say it'll not happen again. What's the point of having something like that and not being able to use it because it just MAY throw you into a tree.
I had a look earlier on before coming to work at the incident site....I'm a very very lucky boy and for what m8? Driving a piece to JapCrap quickly? What's to say it'll not happen again. What's the point of having something like that and not being able to use it because it just MAY throw you into a tree.
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Hey John, sorry to hear about your mishap. It looks as though all will be well again soon though at no cost to yourself? Still, that's no good at all if you can't trust the car.
Promise me if you get an Evo you'll take me round KH in it?
The car does look mighty fine on the trailer though, the green really sets it off.
Promise me if you get an Evo you'll take me round KH in it?
The car does look mighty fine on the trailer though, the green really sets it off.
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An Evo ain't going to save you going through fences - it's not some magical beast like Pegasus you know
In fact you could argue that a faster car may lull you into a false sense of invincibility and make you more at risk of binning it.
Can you say exactly wahat happened John? suspension failure or lose of grip, braking force?
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In fact you could argue that a faster car may lull you into a false sense of invincibility and make you more at risk of binning it.
Can you say exactly wahat happened John? suspension failure or lose of grip, braking force?
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She's Back
Got the car back late today. Had a chance to try out some testing roads, prior to coming back to work. Car feels planted. Some slow to high speed corners, the skipping and sliding are gone Car feels far superior than it has in the last couple of months.
Explanation as to why I nearly kissed a tree in XS of cough, cough mph was I've probably hit a pot hole which knocked the geometry out, so that the cars initial reaction to hitting a slight bump, was to throw its hands up and cover it's eyes and pray.
So for all you folks with the Prodrive springs fitted....a warning....
AVOID POTHOLES or any other way that your geometery may get knocked out so far, that you risked losing it on a straight bit of road..
I do not want to bring the handling of this incident into question as I find Nobles in the whole very good to deal with and very fair. Subaru Assistance were first class and very efficient, but I cannot accept the reasons given for nearly being killed. They can assume that I'm covering up something, like I can question the initial set-up. That is a road I don't want to go down, especially If I'm going to spin
I know the guys in the service dept read these posts, but so what, nobody was concerned about discussing it over the last couple of days. Minds were made up and that was that.
Like I say, I find them 1st class all of the time, but I'm left scratching my head by the total transformation in the work done today
Explanation as to why I nearly kissed a tree in XS of cough, cough mph was I've probably hit a pot hole which knocked the geometry out, so that the cars initial reaction to hitting a slight bump, was to throw its hands up and cover it's eyes and pray.
So for all you folks with the Prodrive springs fitted....a warning....
AVOID POTHOLES or any other way that your geometery may get knocked out so far, that you risked losing it on a straight bit of road..
I do not want to bring the handling of this incident into question as I find Nobles in the whole very good to deal with and very fair. Subaru Assistance were first class and very efficient, but I cannot accept the reasons given for nearly being killed. They can assume that I'm covering up something, like I can question the initial set-up. That is a road I don't want to go down, especially If I'm going to spin
I know the guys in the service dept read these posts, but so what, nobody was concerned about discussing it over the last couple of days. Minds were made up and that was that.
Like I say, I find them 1st class all of the time, but I'm left scratching my head by the total transformation in the work done today
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Bummer John,
At least it is back healthy (and better - Mmmmm - dubious one that).
Obviously you were driving a bit wrecklessly ?!?!?!?!?!?!? Well according to some.
And potholes on the British roads - they are totally avoidable - nothing to do with Subaru, dealers or Prodrive of course - drivers fault.??
Boll*cks - I think I would raise it again, this time with Subaru U.K. See what they think of it all?!?
At least it is back healthy (and better - Mmmmm - dubious one that).
Obviously you were driving a bit wrecklessly ?!?!?!?!?!?!? Well according to some.
And potholes on the British roads - they are totally avoidable - nothing to do with Subaru, dealers or Prodrive of course - drivers fault.??
Boll*cks - I think I would raise it again, this time with Subaru U.K. See what they think of it all?!?
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Boll*cks - I think I would raise it again, this time with Subaru U.K. See what they think of it all?!?
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Lol,
You've caught onto their master plan. True about what you would gain. Still, lets Subaru UK know.
Get your anger out - Drive the Scenic with rage NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brian.
You've caught onto their master plan. True about what you would gain. Still, lets Subaru UK know.
Get your anger out - Drive the Scenic with rage NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brian.
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Originally Posted by evojkp
What would I gain? Nowt!! I'm unhappy, as I smell a rat. I'm normally not an outspoken chap...well maybe I am, but if they are right, then every pothole strike, with 18" wheels that do not burst the tyre, but Knock the geo out will turn into a possible death trap.. Have I unearthed the fatal flaw in Fuji Industries master plan. Have all the crashes in the UK been driver error or some thing more sinister
As you say nowt really to be gained by argueing with them but I would still phone customer services and enquire as to what they think about this. BTW I hear Colin is like this a lot, blows hot and cold, one day our mate, bending over backwards to help and the next a complete git...... not experianced the later but I am going on a very relaible source
Sorry to hear about all thats happened to ya
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On a positive note about Nobles, they fitted some Eibach springs to my RB5 and I've never had a problem with it. That includes mounting an 8" kerb at 25mph and driving over the top of it and down the otherside and the car's handling never skipped a beat. It did put a big nasty dent in my speedlines and tore a chunk out a brand new F1 tyre
BTW, the kerb was a Broxburn Sports centre and I blame my passengers for distracting me and turning in too early
When I had the geo/tracking checked afterwards it was still within std tolerances and even 2yrs later when I had the geo check last week, it was only out very slightly from std spec.
I've hit countless, huge feckin potholes on some of the Lanarkshire backroads over the years and again nothing untoward has happened.
I'd have expected to have the alloy on your car damaged before anything else major and the geo would have to be miles out for the car to react dangerously.
Personally, I'd ask Mike Wood for some advice on what would have caused the handling problem.
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P.S. Mail me the road as it sounds like there's some fun to be had down it
BTW, the kerb was a Broxburn Sports centre and I blame my passengers for distracting me and turning in too early
When I had the geo/tracking checked afterwards it was still within std tolerances and even 2yrs later when I had the geo check last week, it was only out very slightly from std spec.
I've hit countless, huge feckin potholes on some of the Lanarkshire backroads over the years and again nothing untoward has happened.
I'd have expected to have the alloy on your car damaged before anything else major and the geo would have to be miles out for the car to react dangerously.
Personally, I'd ask Mike Wood for some advice on what would have caused the handling problem.
Stefan
P.S. Mail me the road as it sounds like there's some fun to be had down it
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John,
Hope u get satisfaction on this one m8 Was gonna tell u 2 get stuck right in2 them but no doubt u already have m8 Doesn`t this take u back to the joys of previous ownership. Saw the pic n thought "what a change that it`s not a red un" Like i say m8 hope u get it all fixed up with minimum fuss.
L8r bud
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Hope u get satisfaction on this one m8 Was gonna tell u 2 get stuck right in2 them but no doubt u already have m8 Doesn`t this take u back to the joys of previous ownership. Saw the pic n thought "what a change that it`s not a red un" Like i say m8 hope u get it all fixed up with minimum fuss.
L8r bud
Pete
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