Could have been worse as it just skimmed the sump, the thread on the sump plug adapter is stuck in there which means the sump thread will be fine :) juts ordered a new sump adapter and sensor again grrrrrrrrr.

 

Will post up pics soon. really close one... Im going to post up some pics of the damage and the massive lump in the road which has obviously taken out quite a few cars, you can see the grounding marks.

 

The council will be hearing from me very soon.

omg was well shocked when i read the title , just as ur on top of evrything 2 bud always the way:rofl:

 

at least not much damage and as said could of been worse!

:eek:

Sorry to hear that, if the lump in the road has already been reported then the council will have to pay for the repair, not sure how you check on it though.

when i had a old 325 that was lowered those pyramid style humps where the vain of my life !!

 

noticed when on ramps the scrape marks they'd left behind (and that was going over them carefully at a crawl):nono:

With a car as low as yours jimmy maybe you need to think about a sump guard.

 

Paul

Well like you said could of been ALOT worse!

With a car as low as yours jimmy maybe you need to think about a sump guard.

 

Paul

 

Just what I was thinking, a nice stainless steel jobbie would'nt be straigthforward to fabricate.

Great news for me :D got under the car and tapped a star shape tool inside the thread and it came straight out, ive put in a new plug and its tightened up perfectly, Was due an oil change anyhow lol :D ive also bought a new temp sensor and adapter and will fit them once its all arrived.

 

It must have just clipped the lump and luckily i was slightly more right or it would have gone straight through the sump no problem.

 

Here are some pics. Do you think i should claim for something?

 

adapter and sensor smashed up.

you can see the thread stuck inside the hole.

 

heres the dodgy tarmac sticking out. Road works are currently underway.

 

very hard to see the lump, this pic was taken horizontaly on the floor and you can see how much height the lump has. It slopes up very sharply and has a nice peak.

 

 

This poor bloke happened to be walking over it as i took the shot flooky hey, Lucky he didnt trip up.

 

heres the road works.

 

and some zed blood:

 

Edited April 4, 200916 yr by j1mmytt

hmm looks like you was lucky mate as i remember being out with my dad oneday and he ripped the plug right out going over a bridge and we only just made it to a garage to buy some oil to fill it back up so we could get home :) :)

 

also lol at the pics did u stop the traffic and lie down to take the picks mate :) :)

Hi matt, lots of traffic on that road next to the junction so everytime the lights went red i jumped in the road and snapped as much as i could, A porsche was just about to drive over the lump ans i shouted STOP and he moved alittle to the left.

 

Ive also got loads of black oil on my shiny new decats now :(

Ive also got loads of black oil on my shiny new decats now :(

 

oh no will it wipe off or has it baked on ???

 

also now thats happend are you going to raise the car summit like 5mm at the front just tobe safe

oh no will it wipe off or has it baked on ???

 

also now thats happend are you going to raise the car summit like 5mm at the front just tobe safe

 

Its not baked on yet... I reall y cant be bothered to clean them....

 

Raise it!! are u mad. Na it will be fine. I will sooner or later fit a speciality sump and make a gaurd for it. one day.

iv sued the council twice now both down to holes in the road its discusting, like 25% of road tax gets spent on THE ROAD.... must be part of gordons 'new world order'

iv sued the council twice now both down to holes in the road its discusting, like 25% of road tax gets spent on THE ROAD.... must be part of gordons 'new world order'

 

Ah how much did you get? Curious!!!!

Il prob claim for new oil, new sump adapter and sensor plug, old plug removal and labour cost. Fair? also the two hours pay at work i missed out on, Being towed home too.

Raise it!! are u mad.

 

:rofl: :rofl: must be mate surely a couple of mm would make a good differance for the clearance untill you get the sump guard sorted out :rolleyes:

Ah how much did you get? Curious!!!!

Il prob claim for new oil, new sump adapter and sensor plug, old plug removal and labour cost. Fair? also the two hours pay at work i missed out on, Being towed home too.

 

first one was in hyde and a pot hole the size of denmark buckeled my alloy i got 350 quid (long story).... they were shite alloys anyway, then i had my back box ripped vertully off and all the underside of my car scraped to pieces got 280 for that and the best one was when i sued a carpark because i had to reverse back over those spike strip things to let an ambulance get passed in stockport i knew they wouldnt pop my tires but i didnt realise they'd rip my rear break lines clean off....lol!! got 200 quid as it was on cctv!!! good times to be had in stockport!! (yes all this happend on one car....

 

 

 

 

I MISS THAT CAR!!!

first one was in hyde and a pot hole the size of denmark buckeled my alloy i got 350 quid (long story).... they were shite alloys anyway, then i had my back box ripped vertully off and all the underside of my car scraped to pieces got 280 for that and the best one was when i sued a carpark because i had to reverse back over those spike strip things to let an ambulance get passed in stockport i knew they wouldnt pop my tires but i didnt realise they'd rip my rear break lines clean off....lol!! got 200 quid as it was on cctv!!! good times to be had in stockport!! (yes all this happend on one car....

 

 

 

 

I MISS THAT CAR!!!

 

 

Cool good work, so what was involved? should i send a letter to the council? threaten to sue?

its not really suing, take loads of pics (like you have) then print off a map of where it was and reference the photos, and a letter along the lines of how where and at what time sercumstances and so on then to speed things up get a quote from a garage in your case inc fitment parts and overall cost inc vat then a headed letter explaining that you NEED to be comphensated otherwise a solicitor will have to take over - ring in a week to confirm they have received it then in a month they should get back with an offer but i cant stress how much you need to make those pics contain your number plate otherwise they will try n scare you by asking to sent an assessor wich no one likes!!! its all about evidence as much as possible - there was actually a number to ring about vehicle damage caused by council property at stockport lol!!

STOCKPORT!

Spent many nights in stockport, thursday night shite.

 

Ive heard horror stories of people being sued by the council for damage to council property after things like this.

STOCKPORT!

Spent many nights in stockport, thursday night shite.

 

Ive heard horror stories of people being sued by the council for damage to council property after things like this.

 

correct you have to be very carful they dont flip this on you! iv heard of one case where they were made to pay for the damage to the road because the car was insured as standard and it wasnt it was lowered so they informed his insurer and forced him to pay for the damage!! lol! but i presume your fully declaired!! as they will undoubtably check your insurance if its along your lines

 

pete you need to come trafford on fridays (not thursdays) its the jap drag night, keno goes down in his Z too, pm for more details

Edited April 4, 200916 yr by alxlaw

its not really suing, take loads of pics (like you have) then print off a map of where it was and reference the photos, and a letter along the lines of how where and at what time sercumstances and so on then to speed things up get a quote from a garage in your case inc fitment parts and overall cost inc vat then a headed letter explaining that you NEED to be comphensated otherwise a solicitor will have to take over - ring in a week to confirm they have received it then in a month they should get back with an offer but i cant stress how much you need to make those pics contain your number plate otherwise they will try n scare you by asking to sent an assessor wich no one likes!!! its all about evidence as much as possible - there was actually a number to ring about vehicle damage caused by council property at stockport lol!!

 

 

Ok thanks mate, big help, il get round to it.

:bow::bow:

just be bloody careful and dont blame me if they sue you, go to a solicitor consultation is free these days! it was 3 years ago i did all this may have changed!!

 

(rapidly backing down now just incase lol!) no but seriously just be careful!

just be bloody careful and dont blame me if they sue you, go to a solicitor consultation is free these days! it was 3 years ago i did all this may have changed!!

 

(rapidly backing down now just incase lol!) no but seriously just be careful!

 

ooo i might not even go through with it. Il prob get over it like i always do with things like this.

STOCKPORT!

Spent many nights in stockport, thursday night shite.

 

Ive heard horror stories of people being sued by the council for damage to council property after things like this.

 

ooo i might not even go through with it. Il prob get over it like i always do with things like this.

 

lol!! i know first reactions like "F**KING GOVERNMENT!!" :rant: then you just get on with it! lol!

Thank god it didnt do any damage! I think i would of cried

Why not just re-locate the sensor to stop it happening again?

I believe there's a 1/8 blank on the filter housing you can use.