danny_vx
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Registered: 20th Feb 05
Location: Swansea
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My Corsa had an accident last night.. the driveshaft and the lower arm/balljoint broke on me and I lost control of my steering in a corner in a service station last night, causing me to crash into a tall curb then I managed to steer out, but my wheel had popped out, so with just a shock as support.. I was unable to drive the car away. It's not as bad as I thought it was though, and my Dad is paying for the repairs (we have already bought the new parts) so it's drivable again and I should be driving it again by tommorow hopefully.. I'm just gonna need to get a new wing and a good few other stuff.. lol!
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boyracer2002
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Fook could have been very nasty, luckily its gonna be back on the road soon and your alreet 
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danny_vx
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Aye, i'm glad I didn't get hurt.. thats all that matters, but it could have been so much worse if it happened at high speed.. Very thankful.
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Half Pint
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lucky you didn't damage your wheel..
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Rileysport
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shit... howd that happen, things don't just pop out usually 
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Rus
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bloody hell, like you said, the damage could of been alot worse
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danny_vx
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could have done hell of a burnout last night, the car just didnt move like that.. tried to see if it would drive.. just constant spinning lol
[Edited on 09-01-2006 by danny_vx]
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BYRON
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Exact same thing happened to me and a mate in his calibra.
Luckily it happened as we were pulling out of a scrapyard, and they fixed it on site, although had it been when we were going there, it could have been alot diferent.
80mph, and country roads are not a good mix.
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
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Im hoping this is what happened to mine, hit a kerb and the wheel is out of place. What parts needed replacing?
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leeshez
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Lucky you did not do any more damage
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kiddy-sean
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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It's pushed the wing up too. That can probably be fixed tho!
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Tom J
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unlucky danny, couldnt believe it when i saw it on a flatbed going past me today 
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Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
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dam lease yougetting it fixed.
mine had snapped when i got it but knuckle was ok.
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danny_vx
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Registered: 20th Feb 05
Location: Swansea
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Parts being replaced tonight, will be on road tommorow!
Driveshaft,
Ball Joint
Bottom Arm
Got all those bits today for £50 from GMF motors in Swansea, took them back to Civic and they will be fixing the car overtonight or tommorow and I have to pay 2 hours labour, should be about £80ish..
So all in all i'm quite happy, much cheaper and less damage than I expected. 
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drax
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that colour looks sexual....
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Tom J
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will the skirt and bumper go back on ok?
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