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10 October 2004, 05:20 PM
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Had a bad day
Hello all,
After speaking to John (EVOJKP) took my cousin for a run in the car round some local roads. On a single track road slightly wet with a poor road surface - person walking down the road, moved over a bit, hit some rough ground, pothole, some puddles and my passenger front wheel went onto some wet grass and then straight down a ditch to the left of the hole.
The car travelled about 50 yards with one side of the car in a ditch then CRUNCH - a boulder in the ditch
The ditch was up to my knees deep in mud and about a foot of water - it had been dug out for drainage I think.
The car was recovered out of the ditch backwards, is totally covered in mud and looks a mess. The bumper, nearside wing, wheel, nearside light, possibly the bonnet, fog light etc are total write offs. The doors on the nearside look a bit scraped. The car was not travelling at great speed by the time it hit the boulder, certainly less than 15MPH and no airbags went off, and we were both A OK luckily. My cd's did not even fall out of the rack.
I am REALLY gutted - just can't believe it - just another point of bad luck with the car. It is sitting at the recovery operators and my insurer is closed until tomorrow. The car was gleaming, new brakes, WAX WIZARD clean, etc.
The recovery guy reckons panel damage only as the mud was very soft so hopefully no mechanical damage. Don't know what the damage to the car will be finally - at least the parts listed above and a total nearside respray
Still in shock. Can't believe it.
Brian
After speaking to John (EVOJKP) took my cousin for a run in the car round some local roads. On a single track road slightly wet with a poor road surface - person walking down the road, moved over a bit, hit some rough ground, pothole, some puddles and my passenger front wheel went onto some wet grass and then straight down a ditch to the left of the hole.
The car travelled about 50 yards with one side of the car in a ditch then CRUNCH - a boulder in the ditch
The ditch was up to my knees deep in mud and about a foot of water - it had been dug out for drainage I think.
The car was recovered out of the ditch backwards, is totally covered in mud and looks a mess. The bumper, nearside wing, wheel, nearside light, possibly the bonnet, fog light etc are total write offs. The doors on the nearside look a bit scraped. The car was not travelling at great speed by the time it hit the boulder, certainly less than 15MPH and no airbags went off, and we were both A OK luckily. My cd's did not even fall out of the rack.
I am REALLY gutted - just can't believe it - just another point of bad luck with the car. It is sitting at the recovery operators and my insurer is closed until tomorrow. The car was gleaming, new brakes, WAX WIZARD clean, etc.
The recovery guy reckons panel damage only as the mud was very soft so hopefully no mechanical damage. Don't know what the damage to the car will be finally - at least the parts listed above and a total nearside respray
Still in shock. Can't believe it.
Brian
10 October 2004, 05:45 PM
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Yeah we are fine - just my spirit which is damaged 
Was too low a speed impact for anything else. Would have been little damage, maybe minor spray work, if not for the boulder!!
Was too low a speed impact for anything else. Would have been little damage, maybe minor spray work, if not for the boulder!!
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Cheers Johnny - it will live but will be off the road for a while.
Brian
Cheers Johnny - it will live but will be off the road for a while.
Brian
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