Daniel_Corsa
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Had a little accident, driving merrily along a back road / country lane and coming towards me is the biggest fooking tractor and trailer i have ever seen.
So i had the choice to take to the grass or loose half the car when it ploughed on by with out a care in the world.
So i took to the grass / dyke and this was the outcome :cry:




Can't decide if i should get it looking like it was a few hours ago or have a fiddle with the bumper and make it a bit more unique
[Edited on 06-05-2006 by Daniel_Corsa]
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Paul
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You shoudl have heared it coming, how can you miss something that fucking BIG!
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Ian
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My mate who is a farmer will probably reply to this. It is hard driving big vehicles down little roads, especially when car drivers get in the way. Not meaning you. I've been out with my mate harvesting in a combine and drove around the roads in that, use the tractors to stop traffic as you come round a corner at speed and thats there you're dead, and cars still nip around get in the way and don't realise how close they are to getting crushed.
They're insured as well of course, so it might be worth going to see them if you know which farm it was from.
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Daniel_Corsa
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On a tight corner 
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Ian
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I would go and see them. My other mate has paid out in the past just to save having the hassle of pissing people off on a long term basis.
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Paul
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but they are huge noisy fuckers, turn the tunes down
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Daniel_Corsa
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Can't really claim was my fault as really i could have tried to stay on the road neither were going fast was probs about 20mph at most.
Just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time just a bit pissed off as need to spend more money on bits i had sorted.
Needs to get it sorted for F&M show glad i didnt say i would show at PVS with my red duck tape 
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Ry_B
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"They're just doin their job"
Gutted about the bumper though mate
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Daniel_Corsa
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Maybe the "I hate farmers" was the wrong title, I dont as being a country fella i have a few mates who are farmers etc just happened to be what went through my head as i heard cracking fibreglass and wallet about to be emptyed.
Should i have it repaired same as my avatar or...
Smooth over the number plate recess, the centre vent in the splitter smoothed over and a 3/4 sized plate at the bottom of the splitter.
Will do a PS

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Daniel_Corsa
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Just a quick attempt comp im using don't have PhotoShop on 
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jamesvalver
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bak to how it was. IMO number plates look out of place at the bottom of bumpers like that. also it would hert the wallet alot more to get even more work done on it
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mwg
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Gutted Dan!
bet you damaged it as an excuse not to go to PVS
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Daniel_Corsa
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I quite like it but it will take longer to have done and cost more.
Will do a better photoshop when i get a min tmoz with a more recent picture and see what it looks like then.
Get a quote for fixing and then a quote for the above done that will decide which i do haha.
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cossie_corsa
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i quite like that shop. i say go for it
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote: Originally posted by Matty G
Gutted Dan!
bet you damaged it as an excuse not to go to PVS
Get your GSi bumper fitted and let me have your old one so i can go give it to dave to get fixing 
Yeh Matt you found me out that was the reason, nope can't really afford PVS this year will make it a must do for 2007 though never been so i got to go some time.
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JadeM
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Shit duuuude If its any consolation I cracked my windscreen today 
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mwg
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Dan you got your priorties all wrong!
also why you not on MSN you chimp
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote: Originally posted by Matty G
Dan you got your priorties all wrong!
also why you not on MSN you chimp
I'm on Shonnell's laptop so her MSN is signed on not mine, just watching how much ebay are going to fund my repairs then off for a chinese.
Will probs be on later though bud.
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mav
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nightmare, i would have made the tractor stop though.....I would not have went up on verge...
get it back to how it looked, was sweet...
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Daniel_Corsa
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Willbe fixed ASAP (I hope) 100% for 16th July anyways along with Irmscher Air Dam rear.
Things can only get better, was an expensive way to get rid of all the stone chips.
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dna23
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Dan,
Know the feeling buddy same thing happened to mine with a badger and ditch run in anyway gave me a chance to mod it differently and in the end worked out ok...
Pain when it's happened though and sorry to hear it but hope it all works out ok 
Sam
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Daniel_Corsa
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quote: Originally posted by dna23mod it differently and in the end worked out ok...
Yours looks sweet now, I still need to decide if to change or not, maybe be better to change.
I've done this one now so why not try something new.
I'm glad mine was only a grass bank and not a badger 
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dna23
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Thanks maybe mod it slightly different though always thought about this for yours....

pmfsl thats so bad took me 2 ticks and looks real poo to... maybe we shud ignore that idea
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Graeme
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how about this? think is looks really nice, just taken the bottom dividers out and smoothed the number plates recess out, also smoothed the splitter in a bit and brought the leading edge of the bonnet dwn a bit!! 
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Daniel_Corsa
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Looks evil but maybe not, are you a dab hand at the old PS?
If so could you try my idea with that picture (pretty please)

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