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[hairnet]

can anyone that buys an old audi off here (or anywhere)

not take any notice of holes in the doors and shit  and check for potential shit falling off and putting you on motorway cops (or worse) right @beko1987

sill or crossmember wont fall off - anything not made by germans can and will fall off/decide to be ferrous

oh dear - glad that happened on ya driveway

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

can anyone that buys an old audi off here (or anywhere)

not take any notice of holes in the doors and shit  and check for potential shit falling off and putting you on motorway cops (or worse) right @beko1987

sill or crossmember wont fall off - anything not made by germans can and will fall off/decide to be ferrous

oh dear - glad that happened on ya driveway

I think mine was down to loose wheel bolts (by the previous owner). Never had a Frenchie snap anything important (yet 🤞🤞) 

It's @Lord Sterling who had a reliable German motor do similar once iirc

[MAF260]

8 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

I'm by no means a BMW fanboi @MAF260, but that looks like it's done a pretty good job of protecting her.

Glad it's not worse 👍

7 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Good grief, that looks horrendous @MAF260, wishing your Mrs a full and speedy recovery.

7 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Glad she’s not more seriously injured.

Metal can always be replaced…

Thanks all. The car did exactly what it was designed to do in these circumstances and she was able to get out alive and without serious injuries. All of the airbags deployed, including the curtain bags on both sides. I've been to the salvage yard where the car is stored and it looks even worse the second time of looking. The Mrs has major whiplash, cuts and abrasions to her face and body and is covered in some angry looking bruises all over - I'll consider this a huge result compared to the alternatives. It's times like now you get to find out how good your insurance policy and insurer is. Admiral cover this car and so far have been absolutely outstanding (helped by the old duffer having no choice but to admit full liability). They told me about a clause in her policy which provides a brand new replacement like-for-like car provided a number of strict criteria are met. We found out yesterday that we are highly likely to qualify, so are now waiting with baited breath to have it confirmed in writing.

 

Airbags did their job

 

Scene of the crash. Point of impact is the pool of coolant in the forground - the Jag was completely on her side of the road and pushed her car back about 50-60ft onto the grass verge after the initial impact:

 

 

[comfortablynumb]

Don't really think a like is an apt response, but in absence of a suitable alternative....

Looks nasty. Did he just lose concentration, or medical episode? Or just someone else who shouldn't have a licence, or be driving something they can't handle?

[Dyslexic Viking]

@yes oui si was also hit recently by an elderly person and this really confirms what I believe that the elderly should undergo more frequent tests.

But happy in both cases that no lives were lost and no life changing injuries happened.

[hairnet]

6 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

 

he found a cliff (or fell off oostende)

or bought a v8 by mistake (possible at his age )

[hairnet]

7 minutes ago, comfortablynumb said:

Did he just lose concentration, or medical episode? Or just someone else who shouldn't have a licence, or be driving something they can't handle?

all of those maybe

glad mrs maf was ok - id have borrowed the cop car and run him over

[MAF260]

9 minutes ago, comfortablynumb said:

Don't really think a like is an apt response, but in absence of a suitable alternative....

Looks nasty. Did he just lose concentration, or medical episode? Or just someone else who shouldn't have a licence, or be driving something they can't handle?

1 minute ago, hairnet said:

all of those maybe

glad mrs maf was ok - id have borrowed the cop car and run him over

His claims include not remembering anything; he didn't see her (bright blue with LED lights) car and thought he'd hit the grass bank and that a muntjac deer ran out in front of him. I mentioned to the Police that it was odd he failed to remember or see anything, but was able to identify the breed of mostly nocturnal deer that allegedly ran out in front of him. It is, of course, total bollocks - he rounded a right hand bend completely on the wrong side of the road, it wasn't a brief moment of error. The Police have told me that there isn't enough evidence and so are not intending to prosecute him. You couldn't make this up.

[Dyslexic Viking]

12 minutes ago, MAF260 said:

His claims include not remembering anything; he didn't see her (bright blue with LED lights) car and thought he'd hit the grass bank and that a muntjac deer ran out in front of him. I mentioned to the Police that it was odd he failed to remember or see anything, but was able to identify the breed of mostly nocturnal deer that allegedly ran out in front of him. It is, of course, total bollocks - he rounded a right hand bend completely on the wrong side of the road, it wasn't a brief moment of error. The Police have told me that there isn't enough evidence and so are not intending to prosecute him. You couldn't make this up.

I think in Norway they would at least have taken away his driver's license after something like this.

So it is absolutely incredible that he walks away from this without any real punishment or actions against him.

[hairnet]

20 minutes ago, MAF260 said:

His claims include not remembering anything; he didn't see her (bright blue with LED lights) car and thought he'd hit the grass bank and that a muntjac deer ran out in front of him. I mentioned to the Police that it was odd he failed to remember or see anything, but was able to identify the breed of mostly nocturnal deer that allegedly ran out in front of him. It is, of course, total bollocks - he rounded a right hand bend completely on the wrong side of the road, it wasn't a brief moment of error. The Police have told me that there isn't enough evidence and so are not intending to prosecute him. You couldn't make this up.

 

9 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I think in Norway they would at least have taken away his driver's license after something like this.

So it is absolutely incredible that he walks away from this without any real punishment or actions against him.

but the last pic should take away any doubt no?

[Lord Sterling]

1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

It's @Lord Sterling who had a reliable German motor do similar once iirc

Where you see the blue arrow sign just above the car is where the ball joint popped off. I accelerated the car towards where you see it with the wheel hanging off. Thankfully it didn't do much damage if at all.

I miss that car.

[hairnet]

slammu

oh hang on........

[Wibble]

52 minutes ago, MAF260 said:

His claims include not remembering anything; he didn't see her (bright blue with LED lights) car and thought he'd hit the grass bank and that a muntjac deer ran out in front of him. I mentioned to the Police that it was odd he failed to remember or see anything, but was able to identify the breed of mostly nocturnal deer that allegedly ran out in front of him. It is, of course, total bollocks - he rounded a right hand bend completely on the wrong side of the road, it wasn't a brief moment of error. The Police have told me that there isn't enough evidence and so are not intending to prosecute him. You couldn't make this up.

For him to get away Scott fee is absolute horse shit! You should indeed get a new car from insurance, as it’s less than 12 months old and I am relieved there is no serious injury to your partner. This will stay with her for a while though, whilst that prick gets let off. Fucking madness.

[wuvvum]

The rain eased off later in the evening so I decided to treat myself to a lap.  Track was pretty much deserted, I followed a Hyundai i20N through the barrier but he disappeared into the distance within a couple of minutes.  A Belgian registered X6M came thundering past around the 14km mark, but other than that I didn't see another car all the way round.  I'm probably in contention for the slowest lap time on record - the tarmac isn't very grippy at all when it's soaking wet - but I had fun which is the important thing, and it's something ticked off the bucket list.

[yes oui si]

1 hour ago, MAF260 said:

His claims include not remembering anything; he didn't see her (bright blue with LED lights) car and thought he'd hit the grass bank and that a muntjac deer ran out in front of him. I mentioned to the Police that it was odd he failed to remember or see anything, but was able to identify the breed of mostly nocturnal deer that allegedly ran out in front of him. It is, of course, total bollocks - he rounded a right hand bend completely on the wrong side of the road, it wasn't a brief moment of error. The Police have told me that there isn't enough evidence and so are not intending to prosecute him. You couldn't make this up.

Some people just need their doctor to prescribe them a course of hammers. 

[Popsicle]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I'm probably in contention for the slowest lap time on record

I think I might have set the slowest lap back in the early 90's in a 1.6d D reg Orion.

Like you I still had great fun doing it though.

[junkyarddog]

My Golf GTI had it's test this morning at 7:30.

Glad to say it passed.

Monochrome car,Monochrome cat 😁

 

[Supernaut]

Older folks' driving does worry me.

My parents are in their 70s, my dad grips the wheel like it's a white knuckle ride and seems to constantly forget what gear he's in. Meanwhile I followed my mum once and struggled to keep up! At least they both seem capable of staying on the correct side of the road.

Unlike the pickup yesterday. I was driving towards them down a straight bit of road in the SLK with my headlights on. They just sat right in the centre of the road then swerved almost at the last second. I turned the inside of the SLK blue calling the stupid inattentive auld fucker all sorts of names...

[Ohdearme]

Still on a high after my emergency Audi spannering.

Just a simple case of driving down to my pre booked MOT…

More fucksticks.

 

MOT not till 3:30 (my clock is wrong in car so we’re talking hours not minutes) so any prayers of solidarity offered to the God of Turny-Off-And-On-Again are gratefully accepted…

🤣

Meantime have some ‘90’s austerity style dash and dial porn. Yes, oil temp is broken.

 

[Split_Pin]

My B7 cab still has the triple centre vents as a nod to this design

Good luck with the MOT!

[artdjones]

14 hours ago, hairnet said:

 

but the last pic should take away any doubt no?

UK police are too busy checking mean tweets to deal with physical crimes. However, his insurance company may make it impossible for him to carry on driving, by loading the premiums at renewal. That will be a big claim, what with a replacement new car, (It doesn't matter what criteria they say you qualify under, a car that's just a few weeks old will have to be replaced with new), a courtesy car, also multiple personal injuries, and replacement of his car. It could cost well into six figures.

[BorniteIdentity]

1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

Older folks' driving does worry me.

My parents are in their 70s, my dad grips the wheel like it's a white knuckle ride and seems to constantly forget what gear he's in. Meanwhile I followed my mum once and struggled to keep up! At least they both seem capable of staying on the correct side of the road.

Unlike the pickup yesterday. I was driving towards them down a straight bit of road in the SLK with my headlights on. They just sat right in the centre of the road then swerved almost at the last second. I turned the inside of the SLK blue calling the stupid inattentive auld fucker all sorts of names...

My lovely old Mum is 74. She’d barely been able to mumble the words “I don’t enjoy driv…” before I had the keys out of her hands and the car on the A14 slip road. 

Her father had a heart attack at the wheel. Fortunately he just left the road and smashed through a fence, but it could have been horrific. 

[comfortablynumb]

4 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

My lovely old Mum is 74. She’d barely been able to mumble the words “I don’t enjoy driv…” before I had the keys out of her hands and the car on the A14 slip road. 

Her father had a heart attack at the wheel. Fortunately he just left the road and smashed through a fence, but it could have been horrific. 

My mum stopped driving quite a while ago, bad legs. My dad did worry me, sometimes he was brilliant, sometimes he scared the crap out of me. When I brought it up, I got the 'I'm fine' speech.

However it must have had the desired effect, he was an IAM member, and went and did a driving assessment, which he passed with flying colours, after which I didn't really have an argument.

When he got really ill, I refused to let him drive at all, took the car keys and brought them up to ours for Christmas.

I always used to say to him, ' isn't it better for people to say why did you stop driving, than why didn't you?'

[reb]

It was invoice day today.

There's still part of me that doesn't quite believe it's as simple as "do thing I enjoy" then "send invoice" followed by "receive money within 10 minutes"

Got some premium bonds and a pizza.

[Ohdearme]

7 hours ago, Ohdearme said:

Still on a high after my emergency Audi spannering.

Just a simple case of driving down to my pre booked MOT…

More fucksticks.

 

MOT not till 3:30 (my clock is wrong in car so we’re talking hours not minutes) so any prayers of solidarity offered to the God of Turny-Off-And-On-Again are gratefully accepted…

🤣

Meantime have some ‘90’s austerity style dash and dial porn. Yes, oil temp is broken.

 

Update - Pass, jolly nice garage jubilee clipped up the exhaust as the rubbers didn’t pass the waggle test intact.

 

[comfortablynumb]

Your doughnuts are a bit overcooked @Ohdearme🤣

[stuboy]

Spotted on the book of face... peugeout looks like normally did... plenty of shite

[Split_Pin]

15 minutes ago, stuboy said:

Spotted on the book of face... peugeout looks like normally did... plenty of shite

Now on BBC 2 it's the first episode of the dystopian drama "Gonny hoover up yer scrap Mister".

[horriblemercedes]

22 hours ago, MAF260 said:

His claims include not remembering anything; he didn't see her (bright blue with LED lights) car and thought he'd hit the grass bank and that a muntjac deer ran out in front of him. I mentioned to the Police that it was odd he failed to remember or see anything, but was able to identify the breed of mostly nocturnal deer that allegedly ran out in front of him. It is, of course, total bollocks - he rounded a right hand bend completely on the wrong side of the road, it wasn't a brief moment of error. The Police have told me that there isn't enough evidence and so are not intending to prosecute him. You couldn't make this up.

Some years ago, an elderly driver drove straight out of a side road without stopping and into the side of my car, pushing it onto the wrong side. Luckily it was fairly low speed. 

 

I stopped and got out of the car, only to see him driving away. As far as I know, nothing happened to him in that case. I reported it to police for my insurance claim. 

 

I'm mainly posting to say that that time I was insured with Admiral too and they were excellent with sorting it out. It was a long time ago though and since then, they've never given me a sensible quote but had always been competitive before that. So maybe prepare to swap at renewal time. 

[comfortablynumb]

A while ago a mate was stuck in traffic outside Watford football ground,. A few cars ahead, there was a police car, stuck in the same queue.

An old duffer, pulling out from a side road, you know the type, 8 million rpm, but no clutch.

His foot must have slipped off the pedal.

He howled across the road, and smacked straight into the side of the police car.

My mate says the resigned look on the polices face as they retrieved their hats, and stepped out of the passenger side of their car will stay with him forever.

He had to pull over, he was laughing so much he couldn't drive.