Sorry Middo :(

[Matteh]

Was going for a nice drive through some country lanes.

I Was going too quick tbh - not over the limit (nsl), but there is subsidence on the road

Came round a corner, saw a bit of traffic... lifted off ... and the back end spun round... ended up going backwards for a bit... hit the other side of the corner... bounced off the bank and then the front scraped the other bank and i stopped on the wrong side of the road

heres the damage

the wheel is set back - looks like ive bent the subframe - the is also the same wheel as pictured above. the other wheels are fine

back bumper is scratched - i was going to replace this anyway due to the crack under the OS light cluster

heres another bit im worried about

Looks like its just dented the sill.. not sure if this is structure. Its still all true underneath

I think i got off very lightly considering.. could've ended up so much worse!!

Is that alloy refurbable? how much d'ya reckon? £50? (new tyres too ofc)

how many thousands [sic] to sort the front wheel out?

 

[Adamhodg]

ooo Nasty mate, You allrite?
Proper scuffed that wheel :dapprove:

 

[Danny Lee]

oh my god

unlucky dude!

 

[Matteh]

yeh, was a bit shaken to say the least

few people stopped and asked if i was ok.. which i thought was nice

the wheel has a huge chunk missing.. im surprised the tyre held tbh. I changed it at the scene anyway for the spare

 

[dumpy]

At least your not hurt!!

Get it down to a body shop - looks like it might need a bit of jigging!!

Dumpy

 

[Nafoff]

sh*t mate thats not good at all, i will find out about that rear bumper for you and will check on a front to if you want......

hope you get it all sorted soon

 

[RSi Dave]

Nasty, could have been a lot worse tho

 

[Josh@Renparts]

looks like you got off lucky... those nsl's arnet quite as grippy this time of year!

 

[Matteh]

cheers freebone, appreciate it! - suppose i could easily upgrade to ph2 now

im so surprised how little damage it did really

 

[Giles]

ouch

 

[dannyboy172]

Ouchy...glad your ok, would have sh1t my pants!

 

[Middo]

speeding tut tut tut :clown:

could have been alot worse in all honesty. wont be able to do much with the rear quarter so looks like it'll have to be completely replaced with some work to the sill to straighten it out. in fairness it could have been alot worse.

i'm sure that someone like lap-tab or a really good refurber could sort that wheel, and its the perfect opportunity to have them all done.

if it was me, i'd take it to a specialist and get it jigged to make sure its all straight before spending any money getting it repaired.

 

[Matteh]

I wasnt speeding... I was going too fast for the road sure, but in the eyes of the law i was fine

Ill have to see how much the repairs will be before refurbing all the wheels

Im bugging clarkie now, to see if he can take a look at it for me

my summer pay cheque clears tomorrow, thats quite convenient i suppose

 

[Oggy997]

Sorry to hear and see bud.

Very similar to what happened when I spun mine, only hit the bank once though......Fortunately I was only doing 40ish, again not speeding, just a bit too fast for the corner!

 

[Jonaldinho]

Very nasty!

 

[Ad]

woops, i think we have all been caught out at times...

 

[Maz]

Geeze gutted for you, I scuffed my wheel the other week, I can't begin to imagine how much your p*ssed off at that .. hope you get it sorted

 

[Matteh]

i can't believe the size of the chunk taken out of the wheel.. lord knows what i hit

 

[Maz]

If your going to do it, do it right .. lol

 

[-westy-]

oooof, wounder

 

[Blue4Ever]

Nasty mate.

 

[Leeshez]

Gutted for ya

 

[Matteh]

its gone to clarkiev6 to be fixed!

plus a few improvements (finally getting those lexus lights!)

 

[John185k]

Glad your ok mate.

Learning experience.

 

[Sean_J]

If you get any lexus lights then there will be a large can of whoop-arse coming your way!!!

On another note - Rob has scrapped the golf He's got an old escort now! And its a 1.3!!

 

[Matteh]

joking about the lexus lights

but rob scrapped his golf!? loser!

1.3 escort.. 4 gears?

 

[Gavin_x2c]

 

[cliokiz]

Sorry to see that mate! Think i'm gonna take it very easy this winter....!