Crash!

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

I made a mess didnt I!

This is where an AX GT crashed last year.

115 ft from the bump, to the place where i stopped on the verge!

Site Subscriber Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 591

could have been alot worse off there mate!

Site Subscriber Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 502

So what should we learn from all this?

Touch the breaks to check adherence.

Accelerating, if you lose grip there must be a reason. Cold tyres ice.

Bad breaking.
Cold brake pads - Motorway? After-market pads? Smoke OK, fading.

Weather forcast. Why not.

If your not rallying, (if you are, normally you will get ice notes,) Take it easy if in doubt.

Basically keep the thing on the road.

Or buy a Fiat 500 best little car on snow.

Been there done that.

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

wat dont kill you makes you stronger...

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

I agree with most that has been said here, it was going to happen!

I'm glad I didn't have anything more powerful then my EJ6 when I was 17, you don't learn to drive until you've passed your test still managed to have some hairy moments!

I thort you were skint and owned your mum Â£Â£Â£? I would have sold the 172 and got a runabout long ago! At this rate it will be worth nowt and have cost you Â£!

Me and Liam had great fun in our valvers down the backroads round here, we've discovered that Chammys are better for getting the back end out round corners (either that or my handbrake is crap!)

Its amazing how much fun you can have in the snow in a Â£200 car Wink

Anyway, bad luck mate, hope it gets sorted.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

the 172 is what i owe for, mum wont let me sell it

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

well its not worth anything now anyway is it Razz

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

its going to the bodyshop for all of it to be repaired when the 19's on the road

Level 10 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 620

dan thts harsh man glad to hear u are ok though dude, glad my valver is still off the road ey

Level 7 User Joined: 06 Sep 2004 Posts: 230

Luckily this unfortunate year has been closed. Hope this year will bring less accidents. Bad luck mate! And i know the feeling.

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

i would have been heart broken if it happened to my 19 16v, buit lukily it was only the 172.

Level 1 User Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 39

Only the 172 i wouldnt be saying that if i owned one Surprised

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

you would if the 19 was your 1st car and you have lovingly resprayed it and sunk the hours into the thing!

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

That's why I can't rid of mine Rolling Eyes

I know it's not a rare black ph1 or anything, but still Embarassed

Level 1 User Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 39

yer i suppose the 19 is nice Wink

Level 10 User Joined: 05 Mar 2005 Posts: 570

19's are great till it comes to insuring the fooking things Confused

Retroholic Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 3315

19s rule

Level 10 User Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 621

It's true, experience is what makes a driver, although even with experience some drivers are just crap. Passing your test is just that passing a test.

Don't think anyone has our (scots) experience of snow! There are two places round here you're guaranteed to slide round whenever the temperature drops, that's one of the places you need experience. I also agree that giving 17/18 year olds fast cars is asking for trouble. I think there should be a limit on the size of engine a person (male or female) can have within 3-5 years of passing their test, in saying that you've got to be barking to spend the fortune the insurance companies take you for when your that age and want to insure a powerful car. I wouldn't even consider buying a powerful car at that age because of the insurance cost. But I am a scot Laughing