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[JohnK]

Angyl, I'm doing family duties tonight but if they need any help recovering the van I'm sure I can get away for a bit.

[vulgalour]

I gather the van is bent and doesn't look much like a van anymore.  Recovery is likely not an option by anything other than a hiab from what was described to me.

[JohnK]

Ouch.

[fordperv]

Fuck and double fuck, keep us up to date

[plasticvandan]

I hope they are OK,having been in a nasty rollover in a Reliant (still dont know how many times it rolled) the noise and experience has haunted me ever since,and put me off driving for a good year.

[Skizzer]

Jeez.  Hope they're ok.  Sounds like a lucky escape.

[dave21478]

Probably shouldnt joke at a time like this but fucking hell, Bub needs an exorcist or something.

[Alexg]

Blimey, sounds a nasty one. Hope they'll be OK.

[Bobthebeard]

No.... That is awful.

Hope everyone is ok. Terrible. Am rambling as just don't know what to say or how to say it on a forum.

Just. All the best guys. Honestly

[trigger]

My thoughts are with you guys, it sounds like a awful situation.

[barmatt]

Bugger! hope the guys are both ok.

 

Haven't been in an accident in years but just hearing about that brings back memories of rolling a car,

 

that has sent a shiver down my spine.

[Coprolalia]

Shitter!

 

Cheers for keeping us posted. Hope they're home safe soon.

[vulgalour]

Not sure if it's linked, but someone was on local radio saying how the A19 is chock-a-block and there's an incident with two ambulances, two fire engines and the air ambulance in attendance.  I know nothing about the other car involved, perhaps the driver and/or passengers needed cutting out because they'd made a serious mess of it.  I'm just waiting on calls at the moment and trying not to worry too much, very much on standby for if taxi/babysitting service is required.

[Craig the Princess]

Glad to hear they both walked away from it, hopefully they are well looked after.

 

Sounds totally awful.

[beko1987]

shit, just read this. Keep us informed

[Bear]

All the best to Bub & Chompy, can't believe the continued bad fortune there. Run into from behind = non-fault? Hopefully any medical/work losses will be recoverable but more hopefully they won't be in that position.

[DVee8]

Any more details Angyl?

[vulgalour]

Just got off the phone to Lady_Chompy and an interesting thing was mentioned.  When the other driver got out of his car he had a big grin on his face and seemed totally oblivious to what he'd done.  The police cuffed him and took him away before anyone lost their temper with him.  Driver under the influence, perhaps?

 

Anyway, Chompy has decided the AA are taking him home and I don't know what's happening with Bub yet, I'll do my best to find out and make sure he's sorted if he needs somewhere to kip or transport or whatever.  I have to assume they're both okay and lucky to have escaped serious injury because I have nothing to the contrary at the moment.

[Lacquer Peel]

I thought the Concerto had its own Japanese front suspension? Maybe I am thinking of the 213/216 rovers.

UK built Concertos use MacPherson struts because Rover insisted on it, Japanese ones use double wishbone.

 

Glad bub and chompy are okay.

[cms206]

Fucking norah! Hope the lads are okay, both are too blokes and I'd hate to think the AS collective were to lose one of their own.

[Eddie Honda]

NorthYorksPolice RPG â€@NYorksRPG  21m21 minutes ago

Lane 2 #A168 South at #Thirsk now open following Van v BMW RTC. Amazingly no serious injuries. Heavy traffic in area

 

 

[JohnK]

That looks nasty.

[Eddie Honda]

Some people like @PeggyJaneUK have no patience. Bellyaching after less than 30 mins? The Polis have work to do, it's not their job to sit on Twitter all day. I'm not suggesting that the Twitter torch and pitchfork mob should be on anyone's case.

 

https://twitter.com/PeggyJaneUK/with_replies

[HMC]

Been like an addict about to jump off the wagon trying to avoid repeatedly viewing station's Merc for sale thread. To distract myself I took the GTV for a spin over a ( very dank and misty) Dartmoor. Ticks all the sportscar boxes with a nice engine note, compromised visibility and a firm ride. I think the valve stem seals are a bit tired as it kicks out a bit of blue smoke after a cold start that soon clears. Addition shite points also to the the previous owners' HID lamp conversion which, looking at my pic, I now reallise has gone all Italian.....

Later I flicked the switch off and on and it was back in action. Maybe a loose connection? Something I've been accused of myself when people see these old Alfas cluttering up the drive!

[dave21478]

My experience of cheap HID conversions is that after a few weeks its a total lottery if they both switch on or not.

 

Plus the usual problem of one lighting the road 7 feet in front of the car and the other signalling to life on Venus.

[fordperv]

Bloody hell those pictures look grim,the shite gods were watching over the pair of them to get them through it unscathed, i really hope they both go to the hospital with a pain in their neck and back over that one if you get my drift

[Richard]

Baws, missed.

 

[beko1987]

clock it by 2 miles and try again

[The Moog]

Baws, missed.

 

Can you reverse two miles?

 

 

Or reverse up crail 8 times in a row ?

[Richard]

I did consider it, but the idea was vetoed.