Feck it feck it feck it. Managed to modify my bumper and front axle yesterday on the inner kerb of a roundabout :cry: :cry:

 

Was rushing to get to a meeting and approaching a roundabout ive taken many times before. left-hand lane has a lovely camber to it which guides you onto the roundabout. took the right-hand lane to pass some dozy fart waiting at an empty roundabout and learned (a little to late) that there was no camber there at all, just gravel and a fookin great kerb in front of me (me new brake pads still hadnt bedded in yet even after Ferrybridge) :headvswal CRUNCH!

managed to slide her almost side-on, trying to avoid a belly-removing head-on, the front offside wheel took all the weight of the car and the bumper had a nasty scrape to it. not sure about alloy but tyre began to shred on the arch, axle/sus/shocks all probably fooked, front offside indicator not working :confused:

Gave Mickey a bell and he and his dad were there in an hour with the trailer :bow: :bow: i just hope he can make some sense of it - its in safe hands tho.

While I was waiting for Mickey a copper turns up, says "roundabout was it?", i said yes, he plonks some cones down for me and boogers off! proabably for the best tho as i was expecting to be breathalysed and make a statement and all sorts of bother.

i still cant believe i was so stupid as to misjudge a roundabout i know well (albeit never used the other lane before). i had to stand there with my car while a GTO passed, two buses full of oggling fools, an RX-7, a scoob. bet they all loved it the buggers.

 

(the trim in the picture is from another poor victim :rolleyes: )

:D sorry Spinksy if youre reading this - only teasing. hope youre keeping well tho, i dont see much of you on here nowadays :(

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Dave, i hope you get yours sorted soon buddy. if youre at a dead end for bodyshops you could always try these guys - although i know Leicester isn't exactly next door to Grantham.

Cheers bud, it's not like I'm never down your neck-of-the-woods ;) But would have to get something sorted about the insurance before risking it driving it that far, especially that I can't tax it untill it's insured :headvswal

Cheers bud, it's not like I'm never down your neck-of-the-woods ;) But would have to get something sorted about the insurance before risking it driving it that far, especially that I can't tax it untill it's insured :headvswal

 

shove it on a flatbed! sure it wont cost that much... hopefully... hmm...