shane_o
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Registered: 15th Sep 05
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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the car as it was ;
pritty nice i thought lol.
had done a few things to it sinc bouying it about 3 mounths ago like hid headlights new rear abs ring ( cracked) anda few other lilttle bits and had a re occouring problem of the osf abs sensor having no signal meaning no abs, id cecked it out for resistance compared to the other side and a brand new gm one and all seemed the same so cleared the code and all was fine, then going down a road i know quite well towards a roundabout i was going a bit too fast (road is national speed limit) and it was wet i thought no probs abs will slow me down, hit the brakes the rear locks up abs light came on back slid out and i couldnt correct it so ended up hitting the central reservation bit and sliding side on int the roundabout abaslutly fubaring my car and giving me and my brother stiff knecks, could have been a lot worse if it had flipped mind so im glad for that and im paying for repairs like the lampost etc was breathalised etc all leagal and no further action was just silly of me to be going fast in the wet and deserved it really tbh. pics of the car as it is now;
so thats it basically will be splitting it once ive sorted the lampost out etc and will be looking to get a corsa gsi i think
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jamesvalver
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Registered: 21st Feb 03
Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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thats shit out of luck! glad your both ok and that atleast you know you were wrong
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Just replied to your thread on mig...
Eeeeek 
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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just gotta learn from your mistakes matey, as you say cudda been worse
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Ouch - the snapped alloy looks like a plastic wheel trim.
Glad all is ok though - did you not get a telling off for dangerous driving?
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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shane_o
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Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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no nowt for dangerous driving which is good i spose ive got to pay like 500 for a lampost but that way i get to keep the car and my 2yrs no claims so im better off like that i think
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
Location: pain
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another one gone
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by shane_o
no nowt for dangerous driving which is good i spose ive got to pay like 500 for a lampost but that way i get to keep the car and my 2yrs no claims so im better off like that i think
Sounds like you got a pretty good deal considering.
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shane_o
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Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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yeh i have really but it will skint me for a bit so will be having to ge the pushbike out to go to work and that but its a small price to pay for getting away unscaved
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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quote:
Originally posted by SVM 286
another one gone
Lampost?
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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RIP lampost
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Ouch that does not look healthy at all
Glad you're ok though mate 
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Dean_W
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Registered: 13th Dec 05
Location: Downham Market, Norfolk
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about the car though. As you say, could have been worse. At least it was only a lampost and no-one else.
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Bram
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Derby
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Chin up mate, tyres look at bit dubious to me???
Glad your OK though
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shane_o
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Registered: 15th Sep 05
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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aye bram the tyres shot on theinners but still leagal over the center 3 quaters,
thanks guys it was really lucky that its only the car and a lampost and not another person etc so very very glad for that
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Dan A
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Registered: 16th Dec 05
Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire
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Shame mate nice calibra that.
atleast your ok tho
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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Oops
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Rob H
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Registered: 28th Oct 00
Location: Staffordshire Drives: Astra SRi
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Gutted .
I'd be interested to know how bent the chassis is. From the look of the pics, the doors and bonnet still seem to be in the right place, so it looks like suspension damage more than anything, that could probably be had cheap from a scrappy.
Maybe i'm too optimistic .
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shane_o
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Registered: 15th Sep 05
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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yeh it doesent look too bad an i could prob get away wit hnew suspension parts and a new wing but i bet theres a lot of damage to the underside as the fuel tank is leaking now, and its very rare arround here for there to be a 5 stud cally in a scrappy for me to nick bits off of
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sxibeast
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Registered: 6th Aug 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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Ouch! Glad u and your bro r ok! Looks nasty! What engine did it have?
On a different note, i have a red calibra turbo shell if you wana swap your engine over! Has full leather etc, but is missing engine, loom and gearbox!
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j10E W
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Registered: 30th Sep 04
Location: maidstone
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poor old cally was that a irmy kit on it?
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shane_o
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Registered: 15th Sep 05
Location: Yeovil, Somerset
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yeh is a irmsher kit one of only 4 in the country apparently, was a c20xe with turbo brakes etc not rel worth salvaging tbh but thanks for the offer of the shell
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ClaireF
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Registered: 1st Nov 05
Location: hurlford, scotland Drives: corsa again
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bit of t-cut b ok
no mate at least your both ok thats all that matters
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SAL
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Registered: 19th Dec 05
Location: Radlett, Hertfordshire
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ouch...you putting the xe in a corsa ?
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