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Dan
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bbracer16valver
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:08 pm |
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Neal
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:16 pm |
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Dan
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:23 pm |
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Wasnt even ragging it either, lost it around one bend, so i corrected it, then it went over a bump, about 10mph, back slid out, full lock nailed the throttle, carried on sliding, then thought bugger, and let go of everything. i was just along for the ride. |
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Roger Red Hat
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:10 pm |
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tis a bad year for renaults this.
know the feeling all to well. |
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NiCkT
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 1:12 pm |
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fecking ice  |
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R1916S
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:01 pm |
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Dan
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:03 pm |
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it was beyond my control, i was being really careful tonight aswell |
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R1916S
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:29 pm |
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Sorry I did 800Km in my 19 today. mainly motorway. snow ice the works.
From Bourges to Nice (France).
Still got the car.
Finding the limit is a learnng curve. |
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Wicked Neo
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:30 pm |
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Dan
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:51 pm |
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Sorry I did 800Km in my 19 today. mainly motorway. snow ice the works.
From Bourges to Nice (France).
Still got the car.
Finding the limit is a learnng curve. |
Yes but ive never driven in the snow before, and this was a country lane with bumps mid corner which is what causeed this. |
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FincH
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:37 pm |
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Unlucky mate.
Like I said, so long as you're ok and no one else was involed.
Hope it's not too costly to repair. |
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Chet T16
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:31 pm |
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Sorry I did 800Km in my 19 today. mainly motorway. snow ice the works.
From Bourges to Nice (France).
Still got the car.
Finding the limit is a learnng curve. |
I agree, a 172 at his age is asking for trouble |
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stan
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:46 pm |
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Harsh
its called an accident for a reason.... |
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frogfrog
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Joined: 07 Nov 2005
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:50 pm |
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live and learn. if u were driving at 10mph before crash ,well might not have happened.rubber dont grip well on shiney surfaces bad luck. |
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Dan
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Thu Dec 29, 2005 4:57 pm |
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it was deffo 10mph when the back end slid out, but like you say live and learn. |
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Chris H
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Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:02 am |
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gonna claim or what?
Also you should have saved that, mind the road over the trossachs? It gets closed if theres ice or snow, i drive round the signs and drive it, cos its great, 1 slide into another etc. great fun.
Suppose I have more experience of snow cos it happens in summer up here  |
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Leigh_f
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Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:41 am |
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roads are crap round here so the valvers parked up, to twitchy, using my mum's skoda fabia 1.4 it's great, there's not enough power for it to go loosing control under heavy right foot action! but unlucky with the car fella, is it still drivable or is there more damage other that cosmetic? |
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Chris H
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Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:50 am |
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hmm am I the only one that likes driving in this weather? |
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Dan
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Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:26 am |
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I did try accelarating out of the slide, but it just spun the wheels, looking bac i could have tryed pulling the handbrake to spin the back around quicker, and the i may have just slid againts thhe verge, but then, i may have hit the pole. |
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Chris H
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Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:28 am |
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its done now mate.
So whats the plan?
Claim? Sell it? Fix it? |
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