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JonnyJ

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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
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24th Feb 10 at 16:43

OK, I'll wait for another thread where a 106 has crashed then, where someone has not died.

Sorry.

DANKZii

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24th Feb 10 at 16:49

I use saxperience, and reading his threads, he seemed like a decent fella.
Apparently the car (which can be found on rallye reg) had shock absorber problems before the test drive and looked abit rough, but the owner assured them the car was ok.
Then this happened ...
For those interested, theres a large thread on saxperience about it.
RIP.

DANKZii

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24th Feb 10 at 16:51

Also, the driver died later in hospital.

Nath

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24th Feb 10 at 16:52

100mph on country roads? Jesus. I've gone over the limit many times in my life, but 100mph on a country road? Fuck that shizzle.

RIP etc...

X16joeXE

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Registered: 26th Jul 09
Location: Tarvin, Cheshire
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24th Feb 10 at 16:54

It is just a sad story, regardless of who's fault it is, and what might of happened. The fact two people died is a tragedy. It just makes me value my life, and drive slower too.

am4nf

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Registered: 27th Jul 08
Location: South Ayrshire Drives: Corsa Sport
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24th Feb 10 at 16:59

Rip

Its a slly person who does stupid stuff trying to sell a car

shame that people have suffered as a result of his actions

richc

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Location: Ilkeston
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24th Feb 10 at 17:27

quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
Oh FFS some people on here

What do you want me to say? RIP? Yeah, that makes it all better.

People die, people make jokes about it, thats life. Get over it. Its only the internet

Was just gonna say the same.

AlexSXI

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Registered: 10th Jan 08
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24th Feb 10 at 17:28

RIP to them both, no matter who's fault it was both families have suffered a horrendous loss

Ian

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Location: Liverpool
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24th Feb 10 at 17:38

Sad story particularly as the lad probably was too shy to say anything or overestimated the abilities of the driver and the car.

Every time I hear a story like this I wonder how long it'll be before CS suffers something like it and I hope the heartless jokers are sufficiently distanced at that time to not be guilty for ridiculing someone elses death today.

This is not robbers on quads, this is a young car enthusiast who trusted a stranger a bit too much.

[Edited on 24-02-2010 by Ian]

lwigmore

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Registered: 18th Nov 07
Location: Sawtry Huntingdon Drives: Saxo VTS
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24th Feb 10 at 17:46

quote:
Originally posted by DANKZii
I use saxperience, and reading his threads, he seemed like a decent fella.
Apparently the car (which can be found on rallye reg) had shock absorber problems before the test drive and looked abit rough, but the owner assured them the car was ok.
Then this happened ...
For those interested, theres a large thread on saxperience about it.
RIP.

Yeh i read his posts aswell, sound guy !!!!!!!!

I bought a steering wheel from him only 2 weeks ago and like i said sound bloke over the phone

Will be missed

RIP Gav !!

peggsie

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Registered: 30th Aug 08
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24th Feb 10 at 18:01

quote:
Originally posted by harrisp

quote:
Originally posted by P1CK4D
Take it he didn't buy the car then?

Well done prick.

A mate of mine was killed in similar circumstances, taken out for a test drive in a saxo vtr and the driver crashed killing my mate (passanger) but surviving himself.

same here altho can see it was a harmless comment these sumtimes piss me off but always a great loss to see another enthusiast lost

r.i.p fella

SportBoy

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24th Feb 10 at 18:15

poor fuckers

SetH

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24th Feb 10 at 18:25

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Sad story particularly as the lad probably was too shy to say anything or overestimated the abilities of the driver and the car.

Every time I hear a story like this I wonder how long it'll be before CS suffers something like it and I hope the heartless jokers are sufficiently distanced at that time to not be guilty for ridiculing someone elses death today.

This is not robbers on quads, this is a young car enthusiast who trusted a stranger a bit too much.

[Edited on 24-02-2010 by Ian]

+1

Im actually disgusted at some of the comments on here

DANKZii

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24th Feb 10 at 18:30

quote:
Originally posted by SetH

quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Sad story particularly as the lad probably was too shy to say anything or overestimated the abilities of the driver and the car.

Every time I hear a story like this I wonder how long it'll be before CS suffers something like it and I hope the heartless jokers are sufficiently distanced at that time to not be guilty for ridiculing someone elses death today.

This is not robbers on quads, this is a young car enthusiast who trusted a stranger a bit too much.

[Edited on 24-02-2010 by Ian]

+1

Im actually disgusted at some of the comments on here

Theres always some who wont realise the impact until it happens to someone close to them.

corsadonk

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24th Feb 10 at 18:38

Surely it's not a country road with parked cars, and a house in the back ground. Poor lad.

Whittie

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24th Feb 10 at 18:40

There was a 16v in that.

Mate told me about this yesterday, really sad. Some fucking gay comments in here though.

Eddx14xe

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24th Feb 10 at 18:41

I was reading the topic on saxperience, apparently there was something wrong with the rear suspension but the person that was selling it, said it was all fine.

Also it wasnt his dream car like the papers say, he had already owned 2 106's and by the looks of it a civic type r aswel

RCoughtrie

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24th Feb 10 at 18:45

Scary stuff indeed, such a shame

gavin18787

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24th Feb 10 at 18:45

Yep owned a civic type r

I knew him through civictype-r.co.uk

Used to keep up to date with each others threads as we both had milano red type r's and the same name

Was a sound guy

Biggest shame was that the car had turned out to be a bit of a shed as stated and he wasnt interested. But the owner convinced him to go on a test drive with him anyway

RIP mate

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

DANKZii

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24th Feb 10 at 18:46

iirc, going by the thread on sax-p, it was for his mate.
He was planning to get an evo, as his insurance had come down with him turning 21.
I guess these 2 stories may have got confused by the papers etc.

DaveyLC

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24th Feb 10 at 18:50

I know someone who px'ed his STi Type R for a skyline R32 (when the R32's were only a couple of years old and were just starting to find there way over here) and a few weeks later the owner of the garage and a customer test driving the STi wrapped it around a tree and both died.

[Edited on 24-02-2010 by DaveyLC]

Fad

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24th Feb 10 at 18:59

Proper sad, just shows you how often our lives can be in the hands of someone else

Kano

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24th Feb 10 at 19:08

Some complete twats on here judging by a few of the comments posted.

Kurt

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24th Feb 10 at 19:11

quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Yep owned a civic type r

I knew him through civictype-r.co.uk

Used to keep up to date with each others threads as we both had milano red type r's and the same name

Was a sound guy

Biggest shame was that the car had turned out to be a bit of a shed as stated and he wasnt interested. But the owner convinced him to go on a test drive with him anyway

RIP mate

that was one of the first threads i saw on CTR forum...

sounds like he was sound bloke from all accounts, always a shame when something like this happens

gavin18787

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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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24th Feb 10 at 19:26

quote:
Originally posted by Kurt

quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
Yep owned a civic type r

I knew him through civictype-r.co.uk

Used to keep up to date with each others threads as we both had milano red type r's and the same name

Was a sound guy

Biggest shame was that the car had turned out to be a bit of a shed as stated and he wasnt interested. But the owner convinced him to go on a test drive with him anyway

RIP mate

that was one of the first threads i saw on CTR forum...

sounds like he was sound bloke from all accounts, always a shame when something like this happens

Spooky looking at the pm's I have in my inbox from him now

Cannot justify what a sound bloke he came accross as. Wish I had got to meet him in person

feel sorry for his dad too as he has now lost two loved ones in such a short space of time

Drives supercharged Tec with torque

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