Small Accident - ANNOYING!

[Knight_Rider]

BUGGER! Went for fuel this morning, must have stepped in diesel or something as when driving home foot slipped off the bloody clutch and went straight into the back of a Merc van :dapprove:
Luckily tho the tough little Clio has come off practically unscathed...... broken number plate (can live with that!!) and the bumper mounts on drivers side wheel arch have come away...... see pic, hoping its not gonna be a bix prob to fix (suggestions/advice welcome!) luckily doesnt seem to have pushed the bumper back at all cos was shitting it that it might have gone back into the radiator and fan.......
What a pain!
Van i hit was pretty buggered to be honest.....rear lift door was fubard, lock broken wouldnt close all bent in..... mercs for u eh!

Not looking forward to my renewal quote in Nov tho now

 

[Gally]

BUGGER! Went for fuel this morning, must have stepped in diesel or something as when driving home foot slipped off the bloody clutch and went straight into the back of a Merc van :dapprove:
Luckily tho the tough little Clio has come off practically unscathed...... broken number plate (can live with that!!) and the bumper mounts on drivers side wheel arch have come away...... see pic, hoping its not gonna be a bix prob to fix (suggestions/advice welcome!) luckily doesnt seem to have pushed the bumper back at all cos was s**tting it that it might have gone back into the radiator and fan.......
What a pain!
Van i hit was pretty buggered to be honest.....rear lift door was fubard, lock broken wouldnt close all bent in..... mercs for u eh!

Not looking forward to my renewal quote in Nov tho now

I can see that comment getting ridiculed!

Unlucky mate, lot of accidents just now on here.

 

[Knight_Rider]

yeah there do seem to be at the moment......if in doubt blame Iceland and there bloody volcano ash!

 

[Gally]

Oh yeah was only doing 20 in a 30 but slipped on the Volcanic ash and rear ended a merc van!

 

[Knight_Rider]

Oh yeah was only doing 20 in a 30 but slipped on the Volcanic ash and rear ended a merc van!

Exactly! Insurance claim for natural disaster ha ha

 

[Gally]

Flol! Act of god tho so you're in the clear right?

 

[Needster]

Occasionally, especially in trainers, if you step in fuel and use the metal pedals - as opposed to rubber ones - you're f**ked for miles as it's tres slippery. I furiously rub my feet on the carpet to get it off. Feel for you, TBH. Yours doesn't look too bad.

Sue the garage owner for allowing his forecourt to get in such a mess?

 

[Knight_Rider]

yeah yeah obviously!

 

[Knight_Rider]

Occasionally, especially in trainers, if you step in fuel and use the metal pedals - as opposed to rubber ones - you're f**ked for miles as it's tres slippery. I furiously rub my feet on the carpet to get it off. Feel for you, TBH. Yours doesn't look too bad.

Sue the garage owner for allowing his forecourt to get in such a mess?

Yeah was wearing my K Swiss......metal pedals look good but do have there problems!
Yeah thankfully mines come off ok..... that loose wheel arch should hopefully screw back on ok (mechanically minded mates coming to look at it later) hard to see with the wheel on still but didnt fancy taking it off in the pissing down rain!
Yeah i bloody should sue em!

 

[john182rs]

What was you doing stepping in diesel in the first place?

 

[Rob]

I stood in diesel for the first time ever yesterday (sheltered I know), I couldn't believe how sippery it was, there was a massive puddle of it at the pump, so I assumed it was water, when I nearly stacked it walking in to pay for fuel, I told the guy "there's diesel all over the floor over there" he just said "oh really, and walked off" tit.

Anyways, I digress, I sympathise with your situation, as my pedals were very slippery for some hours afterwards.

 

[Gally]

Diesel is scary slippy! I came round a bend and thought the road was very greasy so slowed down, came round the next bend and there was a 206 on it's roof and a beemer in the ditch! Scary!

Diesel line along the road from a lorry.

 

[_WILL_]

I feel for you, such a stupid thing to happen. I'm pretty sure the garage is obliged to clean any spills up immediately, but it never happens! I agree with the pedals looking good but they can be a pain. I find it a bit even if i just been raining never mind diesel!

Seems ridiculous that its done so much damage to the van!

 

[Knight_Rider]

Yeah diesel is INSANELY slippy!
Yeah the van really did just crumple like paper lol - clios are made of sturdy stuff! ha ha

 

[Knight_Rider]

wish i had taken a pic of the van now......

 

[barker22]

i too almost had this same event happen to me, diesel on the trainer, not good. u wee just unfortunate i think.

 

[Leeshez]

Bugger .

 

[Bluebeard]

I very nearly did the same thing this morning!!
Once it gets on your trainers, they will not stick to the pedals! lol.

 

[Brett]

Unlucky mate, my foots slipped off the clutch and i've stalled a few times.

You must have been very close to the van to hit it by your foot slipping off the clutch though. Tyres and tarmac always sticks in my mind. I never get too close to the car in front as things like this can easily happen.

Hope you get it all sorted though mate.

 

[Curtis!]

Occasionally, especially in trainers, if you step in fuel and use the metal pedals - as opposed to rubber ones - you're f**ked for miles as it's tres slippery. I furiously rub my feet on the carpet to get it off. Feel for you, TBH. Yours doesn't look too bad.

I imagined you going crazy inside your car after buying petrol at tesco extra while reading that lol! Funny stuff

Hard luck about the bump dude, lessons learnt! Never slipped off a pedal personally.

 

[Beef-Mc]

What a pain, especially since you've had a rough ride with your old RS.

 

[Knight_Rider]

Unlucky mate, my foots slipped off the clutch and i've stalled a few times.

You must have been very close to the van to hit it by your foot slipping off the clutch though. Tyres and tarmac always sticks in my mind. I never get too close to the car in front as things like this can easily happen.

Hope you get it all sorted though mate.

Yeah i must say i was a little bit closer than i should have been :nono:.......the most embarassing part of it is that I am a PDI (Potential Driving Instructor in Training) So I should have known better and had the handbrake on at least........
Luckily my insurance is not deducting ALL my NCD, im gonna lose 2 years which is still s**t but better than i had been dreading! And my mechanically minded mate has looked her over and pretty much straightened out the little bit of damage to the N/S wheel arch. Noticed a couple of MICROSCOPIC dents to the front bumper above the number plate and a small graze, but weather permitting going to clean her down and hand polish her tommorow so will hopefully buff out.....if not off to the machine polisher she will go! (got some bad swirling from when ally had it and some t**t at a dealer apparantly washed it with a floor brish and filthy water!)

 

[Knight_Rider]

What a pain, especially since you've had a rough ride with your old RS.

Yeah tell me about it mate, just glad I seem to have come away pretty much un-scathed!
Had a near death experience on the M1 yesterday too, car nearly took me out trying to change into the fast lane! so its been one of thos weekends! :dapprove: