kenryso
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Registered: 9th Mar 03
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its a 02reg
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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No way
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mentalcorsa
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Registered: 19th Dec 02
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wtf?
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broster
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Registered: 6th Dec 02
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how did that happen?!?!!
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kenryso
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Registered: 9th Mar 03
Location: Greater London
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the owner said "just going into the round about, and lose the trackion ,then hit the post"
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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nah it's not that bad
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Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
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OUCH!
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Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
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i hit a roundabout the other week. but it wern't that bad.
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Predator Corsa
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Registered: 29th Sep 03
Location: Kent
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Whos car?
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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WTF was he thinking, obviously going too fast.
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1600power
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Registered: 22nd Apr 04
Location: Shropshire Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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you'll be surprised what they write cars off for these days 
the damage from wot i can see will be new wheel and tyre, slam panel, front panel, headlight, bonnet, inner wing, wing, inner arch trim, and the bumper!
They shudnt write it off because its a newish car but believe me their daft like that
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Tom
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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It isn't daft tho mate, new cars are designed to crumple if they aint safe enough to be repaired or if it's not economically viable then what's the point?
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Nismo
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nah aint a write off just a wee bit of damage
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Half Pint
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quote: Originally posted by 1600power
you'll be surprised what they write cars off for these days 
the damage from wot i can see will be new wheel and tyre, slam panel, front panel, headlight, bonnet, inner wing, wing, inner arch trim, and the bumper!
They shudnt write it off because its a newish car but believe me their daft like that
Think about air bags aswell, they are ££££
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Demo
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Registered: 27th Sep 01
Location: south wales Drives: astra sri ecoflex
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if hes somehow managed to buckle the chassis then it will need to be put on a jig. most insurance companies would probably just write it off
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Mad Moe
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Registered: 14th Jun 01
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quote: Originally posted by kenryso
the owner said "just going into the round about, and lose the trackion ,then hit the post"
How the fuck did he manage to loose traction on a nice dry road
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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quote: Originally posted by kenryso
the owner said "just going into the round about, and lose the trackion ,then hit the post"
thats as good as the 'the pole jumped out in front of me'
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Stu-G
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Registered: 27th Apr 04
Location: wirral Drives:Corsa16v
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sh*t wraped around the post what a bumber!!!
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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If the chassis is damaged the insurance company will claim it a write-off. Air bags also cost alot to be done, think of new dashboards, and the airbag units themselves aren't cheap at all
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foster11984
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Registered: 28th Feb 03
Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
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quote: Originally posted by Half Pint
WTF was he thinking, obviously going too fast.
i hate it when people say that,
could have been going at a reasonable speed and still crashed
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Mad Moe
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quote: Originally posted by foster11984
quote: Originally posted by Half Pint
WTF was he thinking, obviously going too fast.
i hate it when people say that,
could have been going at a reasonable speed and still crashed
Must of been driving carelessly though to crash on a dry road in broad daylight unless of course he had a massive blow out or a serious mechanical failure
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wst
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Registered: 20th Mar 04
Location: S'boro
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Damm not nice.
Sorry to say but it does look like driver error.
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Ditch
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Registered: 29th Nov 02
Location: St Albans Drives: JDM Celica GT4 WRC
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quote: Originally posted by foster11984
quote: Originally posted by Half Pint
WTF was he thinking, obviously going too fast.
i hate it when people say that,
could have been going at a reasonable speed and still crashed
residential area! (30mph?)
looks like a straight section of road!
nice and dry?
Hmmmmm
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corsa5dr
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Registered: 12th Jan 03
Location: Bath/Bristol - Evo 4 GSR
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You never know, freak things can happen. A while back i was taking a rountine right hand corner on a mini roundabout that i drive through most days, was going about 5/10 mph max as i had to give way for a car coming out from the right, started to turn in; and totally lost any steering capability for about a second or two.
Scared the shit out of me, can only presume that there was some kind of oil or slippery substance on the road.
If theres no one coming from the right you can take that roundabout at around 25mph (tight right hander) without trouble. Had i been doing that as usual i would have been straight into a wall
Had the power steering checked out aswell because it was so random, but that was fine.
Basically just saying that these things can happen, 99% its down to driver error; but once in a blue moon unexpected things can happen.
P.s it was dry as a bone on the road too.
[Edited on 19-05-2004 by corsa5dr]
[Edited on 19-05-2004 by corsa5dr]
[Edited on 19-05-2004 by corsa5dr]
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ed
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quote: Originally posted by Ditch
quote: Originally posted by foster11984
quote: Originally posted by Half Pint
WTF was he thinking, obviously going too fast.
i hate it when people say that,
could have been going at a reasonable speed and still crashed
residential area! (30mph?)
looks like a straight section of road!
nice and dry?
Hmmmmm
And you lot are the most perfect drivers, who never fuck up or decide to drive to fast?
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