Someone Is Looking Down On Me... Lucky Escape.

[iPap]

I was due to be at work very early this morning and it would have involved me driving out to the A2 and then the M25, would have been a straight flat run but...

I never got the call and instead went towards Central London and over a few speed bumps. I heard something that wasn't right, a clanging noise, so I turned round and headed to my local garage who jacked up the car for a closer look.

Turns out the bottom of the spring coil has snapped off and was sitting on the suspension top waiting to fall off. Had I have been on the A2 or M25 speeding along it would have surely fell in between the disc and the wheel or bounced off made a lot of mess, propably involving a blow out an upside down clio, according to my garage.

 

[TheCake]

Lucky escape buddy.

 

[Gareth]

have a sit down and a beer.

 

[Daz_172]

speed humps damaged ur suspension? go to the council and send them the bill

 

[iPap]

Wasn't the humps, just heard the noise going over them after I turned my Bonnie Tyler CD down!

 

[V1NNY]

lol, narrow escape lol

 

[y0z2a]

is quite common fella especially on the clios as the struts don't have any drain holes in them.

:-(

/y0z

 

[White16valver]

Everything for a reason, that's what I always say!

Though the Bonnie Tyler CD has concerned me... lol

 

[Rich]

Sounds like it could have been nasty. You where lucky, buy a lottery ticket!

 

[iPap]

Sounds like it could have been nasty. You where lucky, buy a lottery ticket!

Good plan, that man!

 

[David_Snaresbrook]

is quite common fella especially on the clios as the struts don't have any drain holes in them.

:-(

/y0z

So would drilling a couple of drainage holes in them help?

 

[kully]

the clio sport god saves another soul....lol:hail:

 

[iPap]

So would drilling a couple of drainage holes in them help?

Would probably collapse knowing my luck!

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

EVO picked up on this in the buyers guide for the 172...lucky you weren't tanking it iPap. Glad nothing serious happened.

 

[Day]

EVO picked up on this in the buyers guide for the 172...lucky you weren't tanking it iPap. Glad nothing serious happened.

And who did they get this info from?

Mr Hughes of course

 

[Maz]

Glad your ok mate .. hope you get it sorted

Maz

 

[CHRIS172CUP]

And who did they get this info from?

Mr Hughes of course

I never knew that. How come no one got a mention in EVO? Even Cliosport, they normally name forums and such like??

 

[JimmyMac81]

It was a lucky escape fella! You may have to have listened to the whole Bonnie tyler track!

Moral of the story is, always check out new noises you here in the car.

Write that down!

 

[E-ray_172]

is quite common fella especially on the clios as the struts don't have any drain holes in them.

:-(

/y0z

agreed

 

[DebV6]

Lol @ you still listening to the Bonnie Tyler cd! Bad luck though

 

[White16valver]

Actually, both my front springs have snapped! No idea where the bits that snapped off have gone... lol

 

[iPap]

Lol @ you still listening to the Bonnie Tyler cd! Bad luck though

Truth is I got to the end and the next CD in the changer was even more embarrassing than Bonnie Tyler and it wasn't the fully relevant to the story!

 

[GarethM]

lucky escape indeed dude