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[P11 COV]

The lampost

Edited by P11 COV, 09 September 2008 - 10:11 PM.

[Sambo1]

Sorry to hear about this Glad your wife is OK tho

[VIX]

Really sorry to see this Paul and hope your Mrs is ok.

[MrSimba]

Ouch! Mine was a lot less damage than that and the bill was £11k from Horizon to put right a cat C / D for sure But your wifes ok which is all that really matters

Edited by MrSimba, 09 September 2008 - 09:32 PM.

[Toady]

oh dear! that looks quite bad! glad she got out ok tho!

[jasvxt]

What can i say Paul, glad your wife's OK. If it was my wife driving i would have been suspicious (sabotage to keep me in on a Sunday) Hope the Insurance Co give you decent payout .

[ollster]

Had it for 4 years mate...20 odd track days and no crashes (not in this one anyhow!)

Yeh sorry mate as i said it wasnt aimed at this accident in particular, glad your wife is ok.

i will never forget the first day i picked up my old NA years ago only 5 mins after buying it exited a roundabout in the pissing rain and got on the power a tiny bit too early and it took about 5 lock to lock corrections and a lot of luck to get it back in a straight line. It was on miss matched tyres front to back but still i learnt a lot of respect for mid engined cars that day as once they start to go they can quickly make you a passenger!

Hope no one is injured... the problem is people generally buy these cars when the weather is fine and learn the cars dry limits where you can do some really daft things and get away with it. Its a totally different ball game in the wet when a lot of new drivers need to learn that the wheel needs to be straight before you get on the power in anger.

The above is not aimed at this accident in particular but it seems to be the same coming up to winter every year.

Edited by ollster, 09 September 2008 - 09:38 PM.

[p4cks]

The main thing is that all involved weren't seriously injured. Hope everything pans out OK for you.

[A13EX_F]

loks liek the important part of the car stood up well. as everyone has aid cars can be replaced. i'd say that would go cat c odefinatly not a cat d due to all the suspension damage. so glad i didn't go for 888's or anything similar i wonder if insurance companies will eventually stop paying out on cars with "track" or summer tyres fitted when they crash during wet weather?

[Pidgeon]

Sorry to read this Paul, best wishes to your Wife.

[VXTim]

Paul, Those pics look nasty. Your wife is very lucky - hope shes okay

[ElizP987]

Sorry to hear this but the important thing is your wife is ok Hope she recovers soon

[Pete0810]

Sorry to hear another one's bitten the dust but obviously glad your wife was okay as car's are expendable but us lot ain't! I can't see the pics. Two stories on the discussion board about 888s in the wet!

Edited by Pete0810, 09 September 2008 - 09:56 PM.

[Strugs]

Ooops! Glad your wife is ok , gutted for the car

Definitely not getting 888s for the new wheels!

[P11 COV]

Ooops! Glad your wife is ok , gutted for the car

Definitely not getting 888s for the new wheels!

I wouldn't balme it on the 888's completely. I took it out in pouring rain the other day and loved it! I find them very progressive and predictable. The only time they become dangerous is in standing water. I had a great track day a while ago at Bedford and they perfromed brilliantly.

I would just say my wife was unlucky and perhaps didn't know how to correct the slide in time having not used on track or had that kind of experience before.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

Ooops! Glad your wife is ok , gutted for the car

Definitely not getting 888s for the new wheels!

I wouldn't balme it on the 888's completely. I took it out in pouring rain the other day and loved it! I find them very progressive and predictable. The only time they become dangerous is in standing water. I had a great track day a while ago at Bedford and they perfromed brilliantly.

I would just say my wife was unlucky and perhaps didn't know how to correct the slide in time having not used on track or had that kind of experience before.

glad she's ok and sad for your ending on the vx but as you said time to move on
i did see you on line so assume everything was ok

Edited by crazyfrog, 09 September 2008 - 10:55 PM.

[drpau]

Whoa! Tell her to put a lottery ticket on this weekend, she was lucky looking at those pics and where the lampost must have hit the drivers door

[covert ops]

Sorry to hear the news. Glad your wifes ok! Andy.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Not a Moonland!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry to hear about this mate. Glad your dorris is ok!!

[framauro]

Your wife is OK. That is the only important thing.

That lamppost took a right bash. This could have been a whole lot worse... but thankfully it is not.

Enjoy the replacement shed mate and best wishes to your wife.