(Nice new forums btw!)
Back in August, all shiny and new...
(http://www.johntrimble.plus.com/IMAG0009.jpg)
Monday morning, broken down in the outside lane of the A57 Mosborough parkway with no power
(http://www.johntrimble.plus.com/IMAG0068.jpg)
Half an hour later...
(http://www.johntrimble.plus.com/IMAG0069.jpg)
The offending Clio and driver...
(http://www.johntrimble.plus.com/IMAG0076.jpg)
Now cat c, valued at precisely £137 :(
(http://www.johntrimble.plus.com/IMAG0081.jpg)
It was the 200bhp v6 with a manual gearbox, now getting rarer and rarer :(
When you found you had no power, why didn't you move over to the side?
Or bounce it off the starter to get rolling, unless it's auto :s
It was stand still traffic, had hand brake on when it died... Lost electric so engine wouldn't keep running :(
Quote from: Maldonado on February 19, 2011, 20:51:17 PM
It was stand still traffic, had hand brake on when it died... Lost electric so engine wouldn't keep running :(
Ah :(
I always liked these, they just send the power to the wrong wheels.
Yeah, i probably wouldn't get one again solely due to the fact that spinning the front wheels in the first 3 gears gets tedious! You still driving your soarer?
I wanted to get the exact same model, but circumstances have recently changed that means I can't now!
It's a shame though mate, that spec is indeed very rare, have you considered buying it back, and fixing it up?
Yeah, as and when though, as 15mpg is also tedious.
Been looking at other cost minimised options for a year or so, as a work vehicle, save some coins and then get either a TT Soarer, Supra or GT-Four.
you should have stayed in the car.. nice whiplash claim & you'd have money for a real fast car
Quote from: Eggtastico on February 19, 2011, 21:04:10 PM
you should have stayed in the car.. nice whiplash claim & you'd have money for a real fast car
Yeah apart from the bit that you could end up with whiplash! And that's not fun!
I'll be buying it back, have been offered £400 for it, i don't fancy it because i'm pretty sure the rear nearside suspension is bent, and the crumpled quarter panel actually goes right the over the roof and down the other side - would need cutting and welding so is more than i'm looking to do.
@egg - check the white mark in the second pic and how far it got shunted.... Would have been a damn painful experience, not an easy claim!
Quote from: Eggtastico on February 19, 2011, 21:04:10 PM
you should have stayed in the car.. nice whiplash claim & you'd have money for a real fast car
You're supposed to get out if you break down, so it would probably have been thrown out being your own fault.
Gutted for you, they are nice cars and as you said the manual gearbox models are rare and command a premium price, make sure your insurance company know that.
If you have found someone that will take it off you if you buy it back great, but if not I wouldnt bother it looks like it might have to go on a jig to straighten it out.
The insurers are giving me enough to cover the purchase price and the work I had done on the car so no complaints there, they've been very good but then the other drive admitted full responsibility so my insurers won't end up out of pocket.
How'd she manage to plow into you if you were stopped and had your hazards on?
What did the police say at the accident?
Quote from: Eggtastico on February 19, 2011, 21:04:10 PM
you should have stayed in the car.. nice whiplash claim & you'd have money for a real fast car
No, because falsely making whiplash claims just causes everyone else to suffer and just makes you a total c**t to be honest.
Quote from: Quixoticish on February 20, 2011, 11:23:55 AM
Quote from: Eggtastico on February 19, 2011, 21:04:10 PM
you should have stayed in the car.. nice whiplash claim & you'd have money for a real fast car
No, because falsely making whiplash claims just causes everyone else to suffer and just makes you a total c**t to be honest.
it would hardly be a false claim if he was sitting in a broken down car and someone rear ended him.
although as has been said you should never sit in a broken down car.
Quote from: Edd on February 20, 2011, 00:15:46 AM
How'd she manage to plow into you if you were stopped and had your hazards on?
What did the police say at the accident?
She just wasn't paying enough attention. You can very easily check for visibility because the car was stopped right next to a sign, you have ~200 yards where the car can be seen (gentle curve in the road). The police didn't say anything, but they did cart her off to the station for a proper statement to be taken, i did mine at the roadside.
She was probably speeding too - the road is a 50 limit and you can see that my car was shunted more than a car length with the handbrake on. The road was damp as you can see in the pics and she didn't lock the wheels up so i don't think she was even pressing the brakes that hard.
Quote from: DEViANCE on February 20, 2011, 12:08:39 PM
Quote from: Quixoticish on February 20, 2011, 11:23:55 AM
Quote from: Eggtastico on February 19, 2011, 21:04:10 PM
you should have stayed in the car.. nice whiplash claim & you'd have money for a real fast car
No, because falsely making whiplash claims just causes everyone else to suffer and just makes you a total c**t to be honest.
it would hardly be a false claim if he was sitting in a broken down car and someone rear ended him.
although as has been said you should never sit in a broken down car.
To be honest, I know what I would prefer, Whiplash and a payout vs. no whiplash and no payout, it would always be the latter. My ex was rear ended while waiting to turn right off a main road, and a year later she's still in pain, and was on some pretty strong drugs initially as well!
Quote from: Maldonado on February 20, 2011, 12:11:00 PM
Quote from: Edd on February 20, 2011, 00:15:46 AM
How'd she manage to plow into you if you were stopped and had your hazards on?
What did the police say at the accident?
She just wasn't paying enough attention. You can very easily check for visibility because the car was stopped right next to a sign, you have ~200 yards where the car can be seen (gentle curve in the road). The police didn't say anything, but they did cart her off to the station for a proper statement to be taken, i did mine at the roadside.
She was probably speeding too - the road is a 50 limit and you can see that my car was shunted more than a car length with the handbrake on. The road was damp as you can see in the pics and she didn't lock the wheels up so i don't think she was even pressing the brakes that hard.
prob on the phone or doing her lippy. Whatever women think they can do, they cant multitask
Quote from: Eggtastico on February 20, 2011, 12:18:25 PM
Quote from: Maldonado on February 20, 2011, 12:11:00 PM
Quote from: Edd on February 20, 2011, 00:15:46 AM
How'd she manage to plow into you if you were stopped and had your hazards on?
What did the police say at the accident?
She just wasn't paying enough attention. You can very easily check for visibility because the car was stopped right next to a sign, you have ~200 yards where the car can be seen (gentle curve in the road). The police didn't say anything, but they did cart her off to the station for a proper statement to be taken, i did mine at the roadside.
She was probably speeding too - the road is a 50 limit and you can see that my car was shunted more than a car length with the handbrake on. The road was damp as you can see in the pics and she didn't lock the wheels up so i don't think she was even pressing the brakes that hard.
prob on the phone or doing her lippy. Whatever women think they can do, they cant multitask
what are you on about
[insurance comps] women are better drivers dont ya know[/insurance companys]
Quote from: DEViANCE on February 20, 2011, 13:14:03 PM
what are you on about
[insurance comps] women are better drivers dont ya know[/insurance companys]
No, women are less likely to have accidents. They are also likely to drive less.
Quote from: Goblin on February 20, 2011, 19:23:44 PM
Quote from: DEViANCE on February 20, 2011, 13:14:03 PM
what are you on about
[insurance comps] women are better drivers dont ya know[/insurance companys]
No, women are less likely to have accidents. They are also likely to drive less.
usually cos us blokes either swerve to avoid them & hit another bloke, or end up in road rage for her sh*t driving & hit another car doing some odd maneuver you would never do if they guy in front had been driving. Also notice how hard women hit the breaks when they are miles from the car in front of them? or how long it takes them to indicate & lane change?
they really shouldnt be behind a wheel.
Quote from: Goblin on February 20, 2011, 19:23:44 PM
Quote from: DEViANCE on February 20, 2011, 13:14:03 PM
what are you on about
[insurance comps] women are better drivers dont ya know[/insurance companys]
No, women are less likely to have accidents. They are also likely to drive less.
I was only joking anyway.
Nothing like a woman causing an accident to bring the Neanderthals out! :lol:
Quote from: XEntity on February 20, 2011, 12:14:31 PM
Quote from: DEViANCE on February 20, 2011, 12:08:39 PM
Quote from: Quixoticish on February 20, 2011, 11:23:55 AM
Quote from: Eggtastico on February 19, 2011, 21:04:10 PM
you should have stayed in the car.. nice whiplash claim & you'd have money for a real fast car
No, because falsely making whiplash claims just causes everyone else to suffer and just makes you a total c**t to be honest.
it would hardly be a false claim if he was sitting in a broken down car and someone rear ended him.
although as has been said you should never sit in a broken down car.
To be honest, I know what I would prefer, Whiplash and a payout vs. no whiplash and no payout, it would always be the latter. My ex was rear ended while waiting to turn right off a main road, and a year later she's still in pain, and was on some pretty strong drugs initially as well!
Sounds the same as my other half. Sat at a roundabout waiting for the way to clear and ended up getting rear ended by a suit wearing knob in a mini who wasn't paying attention. Totally destroyed both cars and left her with an injury that's going to be with her for life.
Quote from: Maldonado on February 19, 2011, 20:39:58 PM
The offending Clio and driver...
(http://www.johntrimble.plus.com/IMAG0076.jpg)
What was the bird in the picture like? she looks decent from behind.
(well someone had to ask)
no she isn't !
are you blind ? :gag:
:yarr:
Women tend to have less expensive accidents (For the police among us, collisions as they are obsessed with calling them)
Quote from: knighty on February 21, 2011, 23:27:45 PM
no she isn't !
are you blind ? :gag:
:yarr:
I can't see her face at all, what am I missing here :dunno:
Lol, she was a right minger
see, knighty knows all !!!!
Car is now cat b, valued at £38.50 XD!
Good job I have an offer from someone who's willing to pay £350 for it...
Maybe get yourself an MR2 and turbo hellfire directly into the engine?
Quote from: knighty on February 22, 2011, 13:41:00 PM
see, knighty knows all !!!!
Fine ;D
I like proper white pasty women me, odd I know 8)
Quote from: Maldonado on February 23, 2011, 14:45:04 PM
Car is now cat b, valued at £38.50 XD!
Good job I have an offer from someone who's willing to pay £350 for it...
Nice raise there, surely parts alone are worth more than the £350 too.
Yep if you've got somewhere to keep a dismantled car and have the inclination, I imagine you could make some good money, on GPX manual parts, evevn the wheels some people are after to revert chaved up versions to their former glory!
Also try posting up on ftooc you may get some interest on there!
@Clock'd 0Ne
The plan is to save up for a Honda S2000, but I'll be going car-less for a bit until I find out about a job I've applied for where there's no parking.
@matt5cott
Engines go for £400 - £600 but there's something wrong with mine (hence the original breakdown) and I have nowhere to store it off road so I'm happy with the price.
@XEntity
It's a bloke on the FTOOC forums that it's going to.
I decided a while ago when I can next afford that sort of motor it would be an S2000, good choice Ben :ptu:
Make sure you get an earlier one to avoid the bigger tax payments post 2000 :heehaw:
(edit pre 1 March 2001)
(edit again, band L - £425 if after, £245 if before)
You can buy a bolt-on supercharger kit to get them to 175mph XD!