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mixpioneer
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 6:53 am |
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Let's not beat around the bush, i have crashed my black clio.
Hit a load of mud on a corner (f***ing farmers) and lost it, tried to control it best i could but ended up hitting the verge.
Didnt seem like too bad an impact and the engine was still running so i drove it over to the gateway. I then proceeded to pick up my bumper and fog lights off the road.
As it was dark, i though it best to walk the 1/2 mile home and come and check it out in the morning.
I got about 100 yards down the road when i heard a car pull up where i had left mine, then the sound of people getting out. I turned round and went to see what they were doing, sure enough, they were a bunch of scally scavengers trying to break into my car.
So obviously (excuse my french) i went f**king mental, they soon backed off and fed me some crap about seeing if anyone was trapped.
After that little event i thought it best to take the car home.
It drove ok but overheated, the steering was shot and the alternator light on.
Waited til morning to look at it, at first sight it didn't seem that bad, but then i opened the bonnet.
As i thought, the aux belt had snapped, hence no steering, cooling or charge.
But then i spotted the buckled box section and the suspension housing split away from the bulkhead.
All is not well!!
Anyway, heres some pics for you all. Anyone think it's repairable? lol
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Roger Red Hat
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:06 am |
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oh wow.
not another one cos of fucking mud eh!!
i know how this feel my freind.
thats what happend to mine, hit some mud and coudent stop, straight into a tree.
notice the mud splatter up the side, thats looking famillir (sp?) to yours eh?
sorry to hear about it mate, gutting i know!
well, least its more reparable then mine was.
Oh well.
Mud - 2 Clio - 0 |
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mixpioneer
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:19 am |
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Ouch mate!
Sorry to hear about that one.
That looks painful, did you bother to repair or write it off? |
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Roger Red Hat
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:24 am |
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naw whole new car.
= display picture.
you canj ust abuot make out the red one in that too.
this was ages ago now. 2 months? something likethat anyway. |
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Wicked Neo
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Joined: 04 Jan 2005
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:21 am |
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woah, not good. 
hitting the verge did that much damage . . ouch
shame, that was a nice clio too
so thats 2 clios and 1 R5 gtt this year from RR members that have gone to the great scrapyard in the sky. |
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Roger Red Hat
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:37 am |
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plus neals. (all tho his wernt crashed)
not even half way though the year yet. :( |
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william
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:51 am |
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nasty!!  |
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Wicked Neo
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:52 am |
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plus neals. (all tho his wernt crashed)
not even half way though the year yet. |
but neals was not crashed, was bought as a spares or repair jobbie and lives on in many other cars lol
Neal's other ph2, Schaks, Huw's, JB's, bits of it on both of my R19's etc . . |
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gunnergibson
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Joined: 11 Feb 2005
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:53 am |
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possible write off...
its an awful feeling goginto bed the night you crashed your car.. then waking up realising the normal routine of driving your car is no more
sorry to hear about it.. best of luck in repairing / searching for another car |
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Roger Red Hat
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:09 am |
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yeah i can remeber that!
back to the...dear i say it?
Public transport :o!!
and ok neo, neals dont count. lol
all tho some of the life in m y old one live on this the grey'un |
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Chris H
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Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:01 pm |
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thats a write off and tbh you would be very stupid to actually waste time and money fixing it. |
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schakal
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Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:09 pm |
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i feel for you mate ,very unlucky crash .
shame its not repairable |
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Dan
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Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:23 pm |
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if there wasnt signs saying mud on road, there is a possiblilty of sueing. |
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JB
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Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:22 am |
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cant believe the scallysa tryin to nick stuff off it straight away...good job u were still there! bastids! |
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mals
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