After 8 months of very happy scooby ownership I had a bit of a **** up a couple of weekends ago. Sad to see the scooby go, but I'll be back.

It's a tribute to scooby safety that I walked away with minor cuts and a lovely seatbelt shaped bruise.

Basically wet/greasy roads, small brown furry things and driver error. Ah well.

Andy



[Edited by ap_smith - 7/26/2002 4:01:39 PM]

 

I'm sure you could T-Cut that out





Glad to hear you're OK.

 

Ouch ! Wot kinda speed we talkin here and wot did yer hit ?

 

My God! Did u hit an elephant? Or a mammouth if it was furry?

Glad that you're ok, apologies if the humour isn't appropriate. Some of these pictures are a testament to the strength of the passenger area...

 

Yeah tried phoning "scrach away", but they said it was a little beyond their service.

You can see some of my claret on top of the airbag

 

How much for the spoiler?

 

Ouch - next time take out the "brown furry thing" - unless it's me back from my Holiday

 

Jezus, glas your OK Andy.

LOL @ Chiark.

Get the Wax Wizard to have a look, I'm told he can do wonders

Stefan

 

hahaha, I'm happy to laugh about it... at least I can go and buy another one!

I didn't actually hit anything! I was enjoying a high speed ride in the country lanes north of Brighton and went around a corner a bit too fast. A brown furry thing ran in front of the car and my instinct was to twitch the steering to avoid it. The rear end broke loose, and the car spun.

Going back round, the car hit the kerb flipped and landed on the roof, before sliding through the verge hitting a fence a couple of times and coming to a standstill!

I reckon I probably went through the corner at about 60 ish. Yep, I'm a lucky boy!

 

You mean this thing? You better go look in the mirror now mate and see that he hasn't eaten half your face last night..

 

Sadly I haven't got any pictures of the spoiler on my site, but it was ripped off and I found it in the field Likewise with the front grille.... that's still by the roadside.

 

Seems like you were just as lucky as me? thnak god these cars are strong.
copy of a previous thread by me.

hope you are recovering well (mentally as well as physically).

As promised created new thread from this one driver education

This is the result of my accident at 90+ barrel roll.







did not put the 18s on the day before as it was raining, they now sit on my new scoob.(classic shape registered in december 2001).

bought another one because the police said not many cars can stand up to that sort of accident. ie the car saved my life.

 

Didnt realise that was YOU that did that?

Hence the Classic shape 51 reg red mica you told me about. You still going to Elvington then?

Just spotted the reg. I printed out your details and kept it at work, and wrote onto it who else was going to Elvington that I was going to try to meet, hence I remember the reg - I see it every day

Buzz

 

Andy

Glad to hear that your ok. I posted a thread a couple of weeks ago. Your car was parked right next to mine it was silver MY99. Totalled, Doh. Hopefully picking up another this weekend.

Careful driving

Rupe

 

Ruddy Bells

Hope all you guys have recovered alright.

As mentioned before true testament to built in safety features, although I won't be tempted to use them just yet.

Speedy recovery mate.

PJ

 

Isn't it marvellous, you can have an off at that speed and walk away from it, yet park it in a shopping car park and it will only look slightly better from all the shopping trolleys and cars that park too flipping close.
BTW
Having spent 20 years of digging people out of RTA's I would say you where as one might say fortunate.

 

Brown furry thing? Wasn't a hunting horse was it?

Glad you're OK - it's been said before - cars can be replaced, people can't.

 

So thats why our insurance premium's are so high. Pleased to hear you both survived though.

 

If you're going to have one have a big one!

 

If its all the same I'd rather have a small one

 

As rallycol says if your gonna have a big one have it, as least your alive to tell the tale, last time I was in a vehicle that shape it was a Ford Escort van,and it took the fire brigade 3 hours to get me out, I was hit head on at 170 mph (Combinde speeds of the 2 vehicles) by a drunk driver.
Cheers
Colin
P.S. glad to see your air bag worked too.

 

Glad to see u r alright,how did you go on with:-

Insurance

The cops?

Dazz

 

glad you ok, that must have hurt.

have you tried dent master ?
i hear they can work wonders.

Sorry mate couldn't resist.

Kevin

 

buzz

where do you see me?

i wave at a few scoobs each day and no one waves back??

 

Andy
Glad you are OK. Sorry to see a local Scoob in a bad way.
Will you get another?
What road were you on? The devils dyke one?
As I have a bit fun on those roads North of Brighton myself everynow and then ;-)

Best wishes, hope u are back on the road soon
Steve
MY94 WRX silver

 

Hey Steve,

Yeah, it was Devils Dyke road, just past the golf club loop... as you go down the hill, you go through a left hander and along a straight before another left hander with negative camber. That's the one.

Yeah, I might get another one, but at the moment I'm working in London so it doesn't make much sense to get another car for now. I really was impressed (and grateful) for how well the shell stood up to it, so that's a definite plus for getting another.

On the other hand, I used to have a TVR and I might go back to one of those for a while, we'll see. Either way, the scooby was a great car!

 

p20spd does your wife often drive your new car as im sure i have seen in a few times going across the haxby/new earswick roundabout down towards huntington, must say its a nice colour and ya dont say many like it

 

Agree the Scooby is a tough tough car... air bags bl00dy hurt!
I bnought another one as soon as the insurance paid up.




I won't post all the pictures again as they are in the other thread already mentioned etc..

Glad you are okay mate!

JGM

 

I had a MY99 WRX bent into a banana whilst waiting at a crossroads in Australia last year. We survived (broken shoulder) but the car did not

Dopey oz driver to blame for falling asleep at the wheel. Still - learnt a very good lesson in the strength of a moderrn scooby that day.... so came back to UK and bought a P1 instead of a plastic car!!

 

Agree about the air bags. I've got a lovely burn stripe down my left arm from the explosive charge. Not that I'm arguing