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 Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:23 pm |
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Joined: Feb 21, 2010
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Location: basingstoke
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| shaker wrote: |
aw, feel sorry for you mate!!
btw, is that a pigeon on the tarmac on pic3? lol |
thats one of them reflectors in the middle of the road 
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:25 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Leicestershire (Ashby de la Zouch)
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Haha yes it was a reflector in the road 
What I think happened to the roof, is the car went down a bit of a dip at the side of the road, so it tipped left and the roof took most of the impact, then it obviously threw my back onto the road.
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| R.I.P. Thierry, 4th August, 2010
2.0HDi, Moonstone Blue (Mummy's Car!)
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:27 pm |
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Joined: May 31, 2010
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Location: United Kingdom
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That really is a shame, sorry to hear it, hope everything gets sorted for you. Like the others said, just be glad that you and/or another driver didn't get hurt.
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:35 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Rugby,Warwickshire
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I think a tracking rod broke on one side and you only could control the other side? They play an important part of your steering
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:42 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Leicestershire (Ashby de la Zouch)
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Nahh it wouldn't have been that... the car drove fine afterwards because my dad drove it to my friend's house and then onto a trailer to get it home... and I must have slalomed side to side 5 or 6 times trying to regain some control of it
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| R.I.P. Thierry, 4th August, 2010
2.0HDi, Moonstone Blue (Mummy's Car!)
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:56 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: chester
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unlucky mate good to hear your okayy,shame seen a few 206ers with worse for wear cars at the moment
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:45 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Evesham, Worcestershire
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The shell must have had some flex in it for the drivers side rear light to break as well!
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:52 pm |
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Joined: Aug 01, 2010
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Location: Peterborough
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Dam mate that looks bad :/ Glad your ok.
Relector Thingy in middle of road? Cats eye
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:08 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Leicestershire (Ashby de la Zouch)
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| Geoff wrote: |
| The shell must have had some flex in it for the drivers side rear light to break as well! |
Yeah I was quote confused about that too... either there is a lot of shell flex, or I think I might have gone in rear quarter-first, as there isn't actually any damage to the passenger side wing, that seems to be where it stops.
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| R.I.P. Thierry, 4th August, 2010
2.0HDi, Moonstone Blue (Mummy's Car!)
Love it!
"You hear that?"
"You mean the sound of your tractor?"
"No, the sound of my diesel saving me money!" | |
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Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:46 pm |
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Location: Carlisle
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Shame, glad your ok tho,
Do you recon you might of hit a cats eye and you just lost it?? Only thing a can think of cats eyes and the. Aquaplaned??
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:32 am |
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Location: Leicestershire (Ashby de la Zouch)
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Hmm... I suppose a cats eye could be a possibility... but surely it wouldn't be enough to throw you off? I mean, it's only rubber at the end of the day
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| R.I.P. Thierry, 4th August, 2010
2.0HDi, Moonstone Blue (Mummy's Car!)
Love it!
"You hear that?"
"You mean the sound of your tractor?"
"No, the sound of my diesel saving me money!" | |
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:05 am |
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Location: Plymouth
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if you were in the aquaplane then u practially lose complete steering can you rember if the car steering was light at all
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:08 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Leicestershire (Ashby de la Zouch)
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I think the aquaplane idea seems to make sense, as the steering wheel just span around, it was just after a slight right hand bend, so if I was pulling slightly on the wheel it could have just gone?
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| R.I.P. Thierry, 4th August, 2010
2.0HDi, Moonstone Blue (Mummy's Car!)
Love it!
"You hear that?"
"You mean the sound of your tractor?"
"No, the sound of my diesel saving me money!" | |
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:26 am |
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Joined: Mar 29, 2010
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Location: Halifax
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unlucky mate. I found out you have to be gentle and smooth with the steering in the rain. there is a lot of that car that can go on ebay though so at least you will have a bit back. Just one of those things really least it wasn't head on into a tree. how fast were you going?
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 6:39 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010
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Location: Leicestershire (Ashby de la Zouch)
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Yeahh I'm gonna get it round the back and take it to bits as soon as I can, get bits up here and on ebay.
Wasn't going fast at all as I was taking it easy cause of the weather... I reckon it must have been 35-40mph, but once I started sliding it seemed to pick up speed
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| R.I.P. Thierry, 4th August, 2010
2.0HDi, Moonstone Blue (Mummy's Car!)
Love it!
"You hear that?"
"You mean the sound of your tractor?"
"No, the sound of my diesel saving me money!" | |
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