Time to own up

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Re: Time to own up

Post by dominic » Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:26 pm

Ed,
You bad boy for doing that damage to the old gal.

Bad Bad Boy

dont worry about the fence, you improved it by giving it a good bash

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Re: Time to own up

Post by albertross74 » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:27 pm

Unlucky Ed, accidents happen. Sure you'll be able to fix her up soon!

I managed to reverse my Hi-Jet into my Step-Mum's Audi TT, didn't look and didn't expect it to be parked there, oops! Such a horrible feeling.
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Re: Time to own up

Post by Edweird » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:36 pm

albertross74 wrote:Unlucky Ed, accidents happen. Sure you'll be able to fix her up soon!

I managed to reverse my Hi-Jet into my Step-Mum's Audi TT, didn't look and didn't expect it to be parked there, oops! Such a horrible feeling.
I nudged my brothers Megane once, only very gently, while reversing up the hill outside my house. It was in the shadow of the house so I didn't notice it. It's the shock you get because you're not expecting it isn't it.
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Re: Time to own up

Post by albertross74 » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:30 pm

yeah, I felt so guilty! Just reversing at a fair pace in our driveway not expecting her car to be there and then I just hit something and stopped, turned around to look, fuck! haha

Definitely learnt my lesson too haha.
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Re: Time to own up

Post by Edweird » Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:49 pm

albertross74 wrote:Definitely learnt my lesson too haha.
Oh god, yes, I have.
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Re: Time to own up

Post by Sexuki » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:37 am

Ahhhh the first crash.....Remember it like it was yesterday !! My Mini at 60mph, wet road, spinning 180 into a hedge narrowly missing a telegraph pole by 3 inches.... Foolish
Glad you are ok dude, cars are just tin.....(that u spend hours and hours and hours on...)
If u get no joy with the bull bar, I can probably help you out with that, although mine is a bit bigger looking than your one and it's a bit bent too!!

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Re: Time to own up

Post by Edweird » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:47 am

Hehe, yeah. Yours sounds a fair bit worse than mine. A 180 vs. a failed barrel roll. I'd say you win.

Sounds cool. It'll have to wait a while though, 'cause of college. I've got exams coming up soon too. During my summer hols would be good.
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Re: Time to own up

Post by Henry » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:34 am

I havent had a crash in my car yet (touch wood).


Ive been bloody close a few times, mostly due to my own errors. First ever crash i had was when i was 16, on a tractor and trailer moving soil from the local secondary school back home. I had a 12 tonne tipper trailer full, about 5 tonne of tractor and a few tonne of trailer.
The village high street has a sharp left hander at each end of it.

Coming down the high street, went round the bend and there was a car parked in the road right around the bend with a car coming the other way. I slammed on, trailer locked up and went straight into the back of a ford galaxy. They had a nice weigh frame hole in their boot, i had to get the green paint out when i got home :twisted:



Oh what a rig, and she does bark when its fully loaded too :tongue:

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Re: Time to own up

Post by Edweird » Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:52 am

Hehe! It's like an exaggerated SJ. Slow, bumpy and with brake good enough to lock all four.

I tell you what, that surprised me the first time I properly stomped on my brakes, just after I passed, when a set of traffic lights changed. I ended up about 30 degrees different to the road.
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