Dead Crashed Saxo (my own)

[saxo_dave]

I was driving home from work on Wednseday night, (6/7/2005) the weather was bad all day, and
it had been raining for most of the day so they roads were slippy anyway. I came off the at
the junction i wanted, approached the roundabout and stopped. I then set off when the
traffic was clear, i accelerated a bit to quickly and entered the 2nd roundabout corner abit
quicker than i should have...... and it stepped out to the left, so i steered into the spin
to try and bring it back, i accelerated to try and get grip, it massivily oversteered and
slid up the pavement, and into the bridge barrier (which was a 60ft drop to the motorway)
i bounced off the barrier, still on full lock, and ended up with the back off the car sat
against the barrier on the pavement and with the front end sat in the road.

Another driver stopped to see if i was alright, whilst she as slowing down, someone ran into
the back of her and drove off. I called the police, my mates and my Dad, to tell everyone
what had happened, the police turned up, i gave a full report and stuff, and that was nearly
that, to cut a long story short, a called a recovery firm, i got the car taken home.
And its now left outside my house waiting for the insurance company.

Damage list

Front bumper
Bonnet
Slam Panel
Cross Member
Radiator
CAT
Both headlights
Inner chassis on the passenger side
Possible suspension mounts
Twisted rear axel
1 tyre
2 alloys kerbed
2 wings
Both doors.

And i think thats it.

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[Neil_Saxo]

looks pretty nasty mate. Is everyone ok?

[Dan]

does look pretty nasty mate, glad to hear your ok.

[Sean]

it's good you're ok, looks like you got off quite lucky. the power of 1.1! smileys/smiley17.gif

[AdamW]

That will t-cut out no problems mate

[saxx]

ouch

[saxo_dave]

i am fine, thanx for askin. i tried to t-cut it, but t-cut dent remover isn't really that good.

[Slinky_Saxo]

Holy shit mate, its good your still here to tell the story!

[AdamW]

You need to put some more elbow grease into it mate then im sure you will get it looking spick and span again mate, dont try to hard as you may dent it!!

Adam smileys/smiley2.gif

[saxo_dave]

i've tried elbow grease, C.V joint grease, door hinge grease and nothing is lifting them out. i've give up on that plan now, hopefully its a write off and i can start planning my new car.

[rick_saxo_smith]

glad to hear uv survived to tell the tale, if it is a write off mate, there any chance that i can buy ur rear axle off ya, cos i crashed mine on wednesday nite too, 4am, but iv just bent the whole rear axle. you live pretty close so id be prepared to come and collect.

msg me bak smileys/smiley4.gif

[Yates]

nasty that mate, glad u came out ok tho, sounds lucky, i nearly crashed the courtesy corsa car other day down a country road was only doin 55, came round a slight bend and the road was wet, there was an over turned land rover there n blue lights, i thought shit n put my breaks on, cos it was on a corner and wet my back end came right out i sum how managed not to lose it and keep it str8, police didnt look to impresed tho ! wot car u lookin at next?

[marc666]

looks bad, good job your ok tho

[wideboy]

gutted for you bruva!

loving those speedlines, hope they'r not too bad?

good ur ok tho!ofcourse!

[al_VTR]

looks like a nasty one - glad to hear you got out ok mate.

did anyone get the numberplate of the bloke that hit that woman and drove off ?? what an asshole, considering she was helping someone else out as well

[ecoslion]

bad news bruv. ur still alive tho mate.. cars banged up, but thats what insurance is there for!!!

[dannsax]

sorry to hear about the car , good to hear your ok .

the car did look quite smart smileys/smiley19.gif

[Dan]

if its a right off are you going to get a new saxo or a different car?

[boz]

nightmare mate, car was looking sweet 2!!! glad to hear your ok pal.
what you after next? smileys/smiley2.gif

[saxo_dave]

thanx for all your concerns. im after a 106 quicksilver next... staying french just not saxo (cheaper to insure)

yes they got the reg number for the van that hit the woman and drove off.

the speedlines have slight kerb damage but will survive to live another day.

about my rear axel, im not to sure how i'd go about getting it, would it not be better to buy a VT* axel and have rear discs?

[saxo_djkirk3000]

ohhh dear that does look a mess i bet you mates give you some stick for that smileys/smiley2.gif smileys/smiley4.gif smileys/smiley4.gif

[saxo_dave]

yeah they did, the muppets. but they did help me out aswel, which was good of them

[saxo_djkirk3000]

yea those friends that give up 2 days to help you put your suspension bk to standard n buy you expensive spanners they are great arnt they smileys/smiley8.gif

[saxo_dave]

yeah they are. Thanx for helping out matey