Crashed my Clio yesterday :(

[Adam.]

Could have been worse.

You could have landed in stingy nettles.

 

[welshname]

Proper typical Scot. "Oh aye just rolled tha over a wee bit und carried on"

Please note, not actual quote.

 

[Addicted]

Eeek!

Car seems to have held up pretty well though?

 

[GiT]

Oh hell!!! 10/10 for rally committed air-born carnage though!

Keep the photos for the grandkids and tell them you were a stunt driver doing for a film

 

[James23]

Ouch. Glad you're alright.
I blame unmatched tyres on the same axle though (I jest )

 

[Knuckles]

Wow. Hopefully insurance don't rape you

Id say should've hit whatever it was but I'd be a hypocrite... Every time I see something in the road that I could hit* I instinctively slam on. Cunting reactions lol

*except cyclists... Moving bollards

 

[Munson]

And horses/parked trees?

 

[Knuckles]

And horses/parked trees?

Drop a cog and give it a blip to scare the s**t out of those damn trees... And dab of oppo past the horses

 

[g.cameron]

Ouch that's a proper job. Glad to hear you and your mate are all ok.

I hit a deer about a month ago, and luckily it didn't do too much damage, only took the rear bumper off it's clips.

Only option I had was to hit unfortunately.

 

[stephen chadwick]

Could have been worse.

You could have landed in stingy nettles.

Think that would have been my worst fear TBH

 

[SuperJ]

What was the animal? or did you just **** up?

 

[Phate]

If you do hit an animal, does your insurance pay out? I would imagine something like a deer would make quite a mess :-/

 

[Lal B3N]

If you do hit an animal, does your insurance pay out? I would imagine something like a deer would make quite a mess :-/

Yeah just like any other insurance claim. Will repair or write it off.

 

[ontheway]

My mate hit a barn owl in is 1.2 a while ago doing about 90, turns out as the car is designed to be nice to pedestrians the entire bonnet imploded and was pretty much laying flat on the engine :/

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

My mate hit a barn owl in is 1.2 a while ago doing about 90, turns out as the car is designed to be nice to pedestrians the entire bonnet imploded and was pretty much laying flat on the engine :/

Your friend is a naughty boy.

 

[Short Norman]

was there ever a response as to why the car had what looks like winter tyres on?

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

Shortly after I passed my test i swirved to avoid a dog in the road on a really sketchy bend. The second I did I was on the wrong side of the road facing a lorry!! Just managed to pull the car back on the right side before hitting head on with the lorry. This was my first and last attempt at avoiding animals that choose to stand in the road.

Animals in the road any size or shape deserve to die (make sure your in a suitable vehicle before taking on a horse) as for people you'll need to judge each case on its own merits.

If you've decided to kill but want to limit the potential damage to your car remember to reduce your speed. Accelerating through said object whilst being cool will increase the impact force resulting in more damage.

 

[budz]

well thats why i never swerve to avoid snails on a damp road..

but one thing i did realise when i rolled my 182 , they are tough little b******s , so went and bought another

glad you walked away

 

[Goodj]

was there ever a response as to why the car had what looks like winter tyres on?

JK Tyres.

Rotational

 

[Donny_Dog]

I hit a bird once.
Never swerve, just hit them full on - for your own safety.

Think she was about 19 or 20 at the time, mouthy bit^h IIRC.

 

[Leeshez]

It did stand up well the clio. Glad ur OK.

 

[Lal B3N]

was there ever a response as to why the car had what looks like winter tyres on?

A lot of people run them all year round.

 

[MonkeyKnifeFight]

A lot of people run them all year round.

I don't know anyone that runs snow tyres all year round in the UK..

 

[Lal B3N]

I don't know anyone that runs snow tyres all year round in the UK..

Winter tyres are not just snow tyres.

Where I work a couple of people leave their winter tyres on all year round and have no problems at all. They are still better than cheap s**t.

 

[Goodj]

Are they "winter" tyres or just "all season" / "non-performance" tyres.

 

[Lal B3N]

Are they "winter" tyres or just "all season" / "non-performance" tyres.

Well my boss has Vredestein snowtrac 3s on all round as does my girlfriends Corsa. They perform much better than the previous crap BF Goodrich that was on before.

Another lad is running Toyo Snowprox and Hankook winters too. Most of them do it as they get them dirt cheap.

 

[si_hartlepool]

Bloody Hell mate! Glad you're ok.

What were you trying to avoid and where did it happen?

 

[Craigus]

Winter tyres would have no effect on that crash. R888's wouldn't help if you were swerving at 60 mph into some bushes.

 

[Dan...]

I hit a bird once.
Never swerve, just hit them full on - for your own safety.

Think she was about 19 or 20 at the time, mouthy bit^h IIRC.

Lol!

 

[Metertph]

None of the above is true, U didn't know the outcome of Ur actions, but U did Ur best, U escaped every tragedy, except that Ur car is bruised

 

[Inequality Street]

If you're gonna do it, do it right. Glad you're ok.

 

[x8mrk]

That looks nasty!!

 

[James1470]

what didn't you hit?? what animal?! ... haha,

glad your alright the fella, at the end of the day your health is alot more important that the state of your car (although some will argue that )
whats the next step? insurance claim for a new one or just scrap it and move on?

 

[172cupleeds]

Bloody hell!! I thought id done well to walk away with a bruised side after my off...You my friend are a very lucky guy..glad your ok pal.

 

[TimR26]

Lucky to escape that.