Woppum Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 So who has had a crash, and how did it happen. I dont care if it was a bump in to the back of a granny or a write off after landing a jump over a bridge. Its all interesting and I want to know... And its fine to blame your mistakes on youth or inexperience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xspencex Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I rolled a Landcruiser in the sand dunes outside Riyadh when I was 16.. Biggest mistake ever!! The car was a rightoff every panel was bashed in and the roof was caved in on one side..Thats what you get when you overcook a dune on the way up not knowing what was on the otherside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Thats the spirit. Dont you feel better? All together now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xspencex Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 It's ok, it took me a while but I managed to get over the humility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza_g Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 many moons ago I reversed into someone at at petrol station drove up to the pump, realised I was on the wrong side - and reversed with no mirror action - a car was waiting behind me - I was very surprised at the bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sufu Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 well.... its wasnt a write off... but it wasnt far off either... I used to own a Saxo VTR (stop laughing), and being the fun little car it is, I used to rag the pants off it down the back roads north of York, in particular Wetherby road. Its a great winding high speed road, all the cambers on the road are just right and visibility along the whole length of the road is very good. anyway, i digress... I was merrily driving down said road, at a rather sedate pace when, out of nowhere springs a Fiat Punto Sporting behind me, and procedes to attach himself to my bumper like some form of leach. Now i'm not normally one for racing others, but i thought i stood a pretty good chance in the VTR, and proceeded to boot it, only to find that not only could i not lose him on a straight, i couldnt lose him in the twistys either... in fact the only thing i could lose was control of the back wheels, by braking too late and too hard, whoops. I vividly remember realising that the rear wheels had lost grip, and that i was still on the power on the fronts and turning way too sharp... so what did i do in my youthful experience... turn sharper and brake harder of couse (panic attack heh) all this did was compound the already slight sliding motion into a spinning motion, and result in me spinning 180 degrees, and going arse first into a hedge... I had just enough time to recover to see the punto zoom past me.. to be honest im suprised he didnt crash on that corner as well... due to laughing at my stupidity thats the one and only time i've raced any one on public roads, and the one and only time i've crashed... but you live and you learn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Aged 17 - smashed my Dads car into the back of a Vauxhall Belmont...as the owner drove it off the forecourt with 3 miles on the clock, having just picked it up. Aged 24 - rolled a Fiesta 1.0L up an embankment on the A19, rolling it down it twice and finishing up spinning upside down on the roof in the middle of the dual carriageway. Aged 26 - rolled an MX-5 in mid-air, twice, taking almost 3 hours to be cut free from the wreckage, hospitalising myself for weeks, and doing such a good job of it that the car was 400yds from the road it had been on and the passenger seat went about 1/4 of mile further into the moors I was on at the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I've pranged a few. Rolled a fiat 850, clipped a high kerb and broke the O/S/R wheel opps.changed the wheel and drove off Got up late for work 1 morning, hard frost, in too much of a hurry to clean the screen, hit a parked car up the arris. Have hit a car up the back waiting to enter a roundabout, i thought the gap was big enough for 2 cars, the driver in front didn't think it was big enough for 1 . These small incidents happened way way back in the mist of time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenocidalDuck Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 i put my Sierra though 2 wall and a tree when i was 18. Lucky for me the tree was there. Otherwise i would have gone through the front off a bungalow (which had the bedroom at the front) and end up in bed with the owners of the house..woops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] i put my Sierra though 2 wall and a tree when i was 18. Lucky for me the tree was there. Otherwise i would have gone through the front off a bungalow (which had the bedroom at the front) and end up in bed with the owners of the house..woops. [/ QUOTE ] Wow, did the Po Po must have got involved. Was there any repercussions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenocidalDuck Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] i put my Sierra though 2 wall and a tree when i was 18. Lucky for me the tree was there. Otherwise i would have gone through the front off a bungalow (which had the bedroom at the front) and end up in bed with the owners of the house..woops. [/ QUOTE ] Wow, did the Po Po must have got involved. Was there any repercussions? [/ QUOTE ] The police came. Took a statement about 3 months later i got a letter opened it up. Saw the Essex police symbol at the top. Thought "oh crap" read the letter and it said "Due to hte lack off evidence we will not be proceeding with this matter". I payed for the brick walls to be replaced and bought a different car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I put a couple of scratches on my Mk1 Astra GTE.... Not! I lost it on a bend in patchy fog, was doing about 100MPH when this bloody bend over corrected, went up an embankment, through a wall, rolled, came back through the wall, flipped again and went back through the wall, then back through the wall coming to a standstill shiny side up across both carriageways. No glass left, every panel destroyed and the chassis bent measuring about 5" corner to corner. No need for a jig, you could see it. The positives: All 4 of us got out of the car unscathed with the exception of a few minor cuts and bruises. The Cause: Inexperience Far too much speed The results: 11 Points No Car Not being able to insure anything in my own name for 3 years. Oh, and 2 dead sheep that were asleep behind the wall. Anyone who knows the area or has been to a Buxton meet will have met the A54 between Buxton and Congleton, not a forgiving road in the best conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs32 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 only had 2 fairly tame ones approaching roundabout, dithering elder in front of me, he pulled out then stopped half way into the roundabout lane and I forgot to check ahead as I moved away. bang, oops. 2nd one a 90 year old woman drove into the side of me as I crossed a junction. where the hell she came from still mystifies me to this day - and how the repair company got the car looking so good is beyond me. I really hate that sickening "thud" then the immediate feeling of disbelief followed by reality kicking in. at least now I double check every roundabout entry and junction crossing but still wish they hadn't happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Woke up once to see a queue of stationary traffic a few yards in front of me. Not a nice sight. Especially when you're at 50 mph. And driving. Was helping to look after an 8 week old daughter at the time. No idea why I was so tired. Who needs sleep anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I've had a few minor scrapes but the most amusing (if you can call an accident that!) was not my fault. In a 30 zone doing about 25 mph behind a van. Van signals right and starts to turn. I spot a Megane Scenic in rear view mirror that is looming and immediately realised it wasn't going to stop. Scenic hits me at about 25mph so not much damage. We pull over to a side road, she gets out the car and it's obvious she's very heavily pregnant and about to drop! She says she was too busy looking at the clock to time her contractions and didn't see me stop. The funniest part was she called her husband, who turns up in a milkfloat 5 mins later and is our milkman! She had the baby an hour later and they still refer to it as my baby today . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I've had a few minor scrapes but the most amusing (if you can call an accident that!) was not my fault. In a 30 zone doing about 25 mph behind a van. Van signals right and starts to turn. I spot a Megane Scenic in rear view mirror that is looming and immediately realised it wasn't going to stop. Scenic hits me at about 25mph so not much damage. We pull over to a side road, she gets out the car and it's obvious she's very heavily pregnant and about to drop! She says she was too busy looking at the clock to time her contractions and didn't see me stop. The funniest part was she called her husband, who turns up in a milkfloat 5 mins later and is our milkman! She had the baby an hour later and they still refer to it as my baby today . [/ QUOTE ] Well that must be the nicest crash story we are ever going to hear. Congratulations on your formidable crash (joshing ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanon_1980 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 oversteered my mums bm 320i when i was seventeen the nite b4 my school christmas party Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_B Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 [ QUOTE ] So who has had a crash, and how did it happen. I dont care if it was a bump in to the back of a granny or a write off after landing a jump over a bridge. Its all interesting and I want to know... [/ QUOTE ] My first bump was in a company car, and old shed of a 1.4 Escort that had been abused terribly by it's previous users. I'd had it for about three days when I was following a van, just braking for a junction and a woman coming the other way pulled right across in front of the van. I hit the brakes and the car just didn't stop in time. The van had a tiny mark on the back bumper that rubbed off, the Escort had a smashed headlight and a dented bonnet. Later, when the ropey garage the boss used to use had it, they said the brake pads were paper thin and refused to give it back until they'd been changed. Then when I got my first car (that I paid for myself), I managed to crash it into another car while I was about a mile away. There's a thing called a handbrake, and it's best to make sure it's on fully... I left a card, and the chap who's car it was called me. He asked me if I was at the place I'd hit his car for work, and I said yes, then he asked me if it was a company car or mine, and I explained that I'd recently quit my job and gone self employed, buying the car to do so. He then asked what damage my car had, and I told him there was an eight inch dent with unbroken paint in the rear door (his car had a small patch of paint removed from the corner of the rear bumper). He then very kindly told me that he'd sort his car out, and I could sort mine out whenever I oculd afford to do so, and we'd say no more. Whoever you are, and wherever you are now, you're a top bloke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woppum Posted July 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I think its only fair to let you guys know about my experiance. So its all their in the blue text+++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I think I've posted this before but... I was at the 'ring a few years ago when the weather conditions changed very quickly (as they do in the Eiffel Mountains). Unfortunately I made the mistake of not adjusting my speed at quickly as the weather was changing. The result - I went too fast for the conditions over a crest, the car got light, water got under the tyres and I aquaplanned in a straight line at around 120mph. Fortunately the deceleration was over about 600M with two moderate impacts (mainly glancing blows) instead of a nasty head on. The chassis on the car was checked out and was fine so it was shipped back and they repaired it. It ended up better than new as I managed to get new wheels, tyres, H&R springs, Koni shocks and various other bits all largely paid for by the insurance. I can't say I'd recommend it as a method for upgrading your car though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mulkbear Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 There has been a few at work, 1. Brand new R32 (iv) drove straight into a metal fence, thought it was in reverse 2. Drove a Sharan (Auto gear box) Straight into a wall, did not pump up the brakes up after changing brake pads 3. Took a customers n/s mirror off with the M.O.T ramp, i just did not see it (6 feet high and painted bright yellow) 4. Drove through a large pile on cardboard boxes, in a Polo Fox that i payed £2 and cracked the front windscreen, me and the lads were just being plain silly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhodgkinson Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I've had a few, but the 1st was at an early age. At the age of 4 I crashed my grandads car into a wall. It's a long story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo10 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 I was doing a short journey I do every day in my Dad's Isuzu Trooper Commercial 3.1TD when I was 20. I came round an off camber bend to find a lot of mud on the road (from cars pulling off the verge/parking area for woodland walks. As came round the bend at about 45mph the back end started to break free, I managed to collect it but I was on the wrong side of the road at by this time. Luckily nothing was coming and I was going straight with the driver’s side tyres on the verge. Now, to my right I had either trees or a big drop so I didn’t brake to avoid a big skid and a nasty impact. As I steered back onto the correct side of the road (whilst thinking what a lucky fecker I was for getting away with it!). I hit a hidden drainage ditch. This spun me into the bank on the other side of the road, putting me up onto two wheels before settling back on all four perfectly parallel parked on the verge facing the way I had come from! I actually thought that the may be some cosmetic damage seeing a missing wing mirror.....that was until I got out to find the whole drivers side a mess (oh, and having to turn the wheel 90 degree's to go in a straight line!) It was a near write off and my Dad was not happy to say the least! I put it down to inexperience and going to fast in January conditions. The most humiliating part was my mates never letting me forget that mud caused me to trash a 4x4! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc1303 Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 5 weeks after I started my current job I drove my Berlingo van ( ) into a car park, turned round and went to drive out. Unfortunately I caught the near side on the maximum height barrier and completely trashed the side of my van, massive dent, scratches, big yellow streaks down the side from the barrier, ripped the trim off. I was apparently very pale when I got back to the office to tell the boss. He said 'Ok, whatever, go and get it fixed' £1400!!!! 5 weeks after I started!!!! No one cared!!!! The joys of working for the council Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bounce Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 The day after i passed my test i backed into a metal gate, cracked the bumper, i've backed into my husbands car, damaged his not mine i also backed into the garden wall! messed my bumper up just slightly the only thing i've hit with the golf is a concrete bollard in a car park, it was painted bright red and about 20ft tall! But i've never hit anyone elses car or had anyone hit me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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