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I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
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11/10/2016 20:25
11/10/2016 20:25
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oxfordSteve
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Someone in front of me yesterday on the way to work decided to turn right at the last minute without looking to see if anything was coming the other way.... Everyone walked away and the only one that ended up in hospital was the bloke that caused it...just a gash to the head. The Alfa: The Pug that caused it: The 2 week old Merc he collected: Pug's engine ended up in the ditch: And the Pug's 'box ended up in the road behind me....
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: oxfordSteve]
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12/10/2016 02:32
12/10/2016 02:32
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andyps
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Yeah go back to a car of even 20 years or so they would have been scraping at least one of us off the tarmac.
Bloody EU insisting on cars passing crash test standards.... ;-) My Coupe is 18 years old Glad you and the others are OK, does show how well protected we are in cars now.
Andy
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: oxfordSteve]
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12/10/2016 07:22
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I didn't. The merc did, and one or other ploughed into me as they went past. That's some serious bad luck. I hope you get a decent resolution from the insurer.
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: oxfordSteve]
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12/10/2016 07:54
12/10/2016 07:54
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Just seen this, obviously it's good nobody was seriously hurt. The damage was very extensive, again I'm being obvious. Just out of curiousity what was the speed when this occurred? The Pug looks really bad! A wake up call in the morning or what?!
I'm an old git & happy with it,most of the time
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: Gripped]
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12/10/2016 09:37
12/10/2016 09:37
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oxfordSteve
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Glad all are ok.
What are you going to get as a replacement? I know I should hate that Vauxhall that EDz put on the other cars for sale section....but somehow I can't. A 240 bhp V6 Turbo in an overgrown hatch..... I did say I needed something a bit of a lugger.
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: oxfordSteve]
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12/10/2016 12:30
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Nobby
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Glad you're ok Steve. Its got me thinking about the missus 206 though
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: Dazvr6]
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12/10/2016 14:29
12/10/2016 14:29
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Glad everyone walked away. My mom was looking at a 206 as a winter runaround.... Maybe not! If the approaching Merc was doing around 60 mph I get the impression that the right sort of things happened in order for the cabin to stay intact? I admit it looks dramatic to have large parts strewn across the road but in theory these are replaceable....
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: oxfordSteve]
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12/10/2016 14:56
12/10/2016 14:56
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The 206 did what it was designed to do in a crash.
It dissipated a lot of energy by the crumple zones crumpling and the engine breaking loose.
This meant that the important reinforced part where humans are located stayed relatively intact and the driver survived with only minor injuries.
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We must all do our part for the planet. I unplugged a row of electric cars that nobody was using.
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: oxfordSteve]
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12/10/2016 15:56
12/10/2016 15:56
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The bigger and stronger the car, the better chance you have in a crash but it is good to see that all cars have got better over the years. However, some manufacturers do just enough to collect the points in the standard test and a non-standard crash causes more damage than one would hope and expect from the original test results. This is another case of where the tests need to be made more thorough and realistic.
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: oxfordSteve]
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12/10/2016 16:46
12/10/2016 16:46
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Not pretty and new? The archetypal safe car Glad you were all OK.
1997 20V 2000 V6 manual S-Type and 2011 5.0 XKR 2016 Tucson 1.6T AWD 2018 Mazda2 GT
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Re: I know I was thinking of changing cars but.....
[Re: Dazvr6]
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12/10/2016 21:56
12/10/2016 21:56
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Glad everyone walked away. My mom was looking at a 206 as a winter runaround.... Maybe not! My daily is a 206
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