Topic: Just When I thought things couldnt get worse!! (Read 12390 times)

Grunter · « **on:** February 11, 2006, 19:39:07 »

How Wrong Was I ???!!!

datalas · « **Reply #1 on:** February 11, 2006, 19:41:07 »

everyone alright ?

if you need anything EvilGoat and Myself are in southampton and should be able to offer some assistance.

hobbit · « **Reply #2 on:** February 11, 2006, 19:46:16 »

Whoa, how'd you manage that?

Grunter · « **Reply #3 on:** February 11, 2006, 19:50:39 »

Just me in car at the time, bit sore an all that but generally ok, nothing broken, car is back at house, i got to the point of no return and leant into passenger seat as much as poss so didnt get quite as squished as i could have. car body is complete wreck not a straight panel left, chassis straight though so a future project perhaps, but thats for when i feel a bit better..

Jake · « **Reply #4 on:** February 11, 2006, 19:54:31 »

Glad to hear your ok.
That could've been nasty.
:shock:
Get well soon.

Grunter · « **Reply #5 on:** February 11, 2006, 20:06:24 »

I got T-boned on a roundabout, car went under the rangie and the back end just climbed over the car and left me with the back end heading skyward..was on two wheels for a bit but couldnt recover it, then the world rotated a bit before coming to a stop upsidedown..

hobbit · « **Reply #6 on:** February 11, 2006, 20:07:54 »

Wondered how you got the ding in the side

At lease you walked away from it

Wolfie_ · « **Reply #7 on:** February 11, 2006, 20:23:59 »

:shock: Wow,at least your ok

gtomo2 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 11, 2006, 20:53:31 »

glad your ok. Looks abad one.

Sharpshooter · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2006, 21:04:02 »

Glad your ok mate.

Grunter · « **Reply #10 on:** February 11, 2006, 21:13:50 »

just got the police "you must have been speeding" bit to worry about now.. 1st gear of 4sp manual aint quick by any stretch of the imagination but how to explain this to lesser mortals..... will worry about that as and when it crops up i think,,,,to top things off my internet connection keeps droppin out on me....ah well,,, early night for me i think,,,, thx for msgs of concern guys, catch y'all again.

Littledan · « **Reply #11 on:** February 12, 2006, 00:42:14 »

gald everything is ok mate, looks bad :shock:

Range Rover Blues · « **Reply #12 on:** February 12, 2006, 02:43:54 »

:shock:

Gad you are ok mate, sorry about the car though.

Hope it all goes well with the feds.

paul_humphreys · « **Reply #13 on:** February 12, 2006, 11:56:47 »

Glad you are ok. If they say you were speeding ask them to prove what speen you were doing and what speed the othe car was doing.

Paul

Sharpshooter · « **Reply #14 on:** February 12, 2006, 12:02:52 »

Quote from: "Grunter"

just got the police "you must have been speeding" bit to worry about now.. 1st gear of 4sp manual aint quick by any stretch of the imagination but how to explain this to lesser mortals..... will worry about that as and when it crops up i think,,,,to top things off my internet connection keeps droppin out on me....ah well,,, early night for me i think,,,, thx for msgs of concern guys, catch y'all again.

I think that must be routine. When my wife was hit on a roundabout waiting to pull out, they said that. She had two witnesses to say she wasnt moving, and they still tried it on.

denviks · « **Reply #15 on:** February 12, 2006, 13:20:42 »

man gutted for you here. glad that you are ok though. lucky you were in the rangie and not something alot smaller

landrover598 · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2006, 17:01:25 »

So it was you who made the morning local radio news causing traffic problems :roll:

I was at that roundabout about 20 minutes after i heard it on the radio but it was all cleared away apart from the white soaking up powder

Glad to hear your all right, it lookes a nasty roll from the pics

Any pics of the car that went under you ?

DaveS · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2006, 17:23:53 »

Glad you are OK sorry about your RR, Hope insurers can sort it. :(

Rich_P · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2006, 18:45:25 »

Close one there. Hope things go well for yer.

way2deep · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2006, 21:19:13 »

glad to hear ya ok,

landrover598 · « **Reply #20 on:** February 13, 2006, 19:47:03 »

You even made it into the local newspaper

But they called your rangy a disco, the cheek :roll:

Thrasher · « **Reply #21 on:** February 13, 2006, 19:52:41 »

Eeek! Ponty ;-)

I used to live there - best years of my life spent at Rhyd-y-Fro Primary School ;-)

Then I went to the "wine" ;-)

Lived on Gelligron Road .. right at the top of the hill ;-)

Dad was one of the original site gang for the Folk Festival too!!!

Jonny Boaterboy · « **Reply #22 on:** February 13, 2006, 22:19:21 »

so glad your ok Im a Fireman myself and have been to a few rollovers wher the people inside came came out alot worst off than yourself well done for haveing the reactions to aviod the A post. Allthough nobody wants to lose there Range rover it is replaceable...... your not. And just think af the fun ahead........decididing what the replacement will be!

Glad your ok

Jonny

Garth · « **Reply #23 on:** February 17, 2006, 21:46:39 »

That looks bad just as well you were ok and one your own
Wish you well in your recovery and the RR's reincarnation.

Grunter · « **Reply #24 on:** February 17, 2006, 23:47:07 »

Cheers guys, have been off work this week and be off next week as well, am still V sore and bruises just about coming out now!! as far as report goes Disco Eh!! not the only error as it was just me who went to hospital,, and no treatment given at roadside, was strapped up an all that as a precaution but walked into ambulance....must admit it looks a lot worse from that angle though.

as for rangie well its dead, might source another body but will probably get stripped and bits put in stock for the other 2 rangies. havent tried to run it yet but intend to have a go tomorrow...

bullfrog · « **Reply #25 on:** March 11, 2006, 00:25:54 »

Glad to hear your OK matey. I reckon you have my old rangie too The black one with silver strip. Is it on LPG ! I see you have done a few more bits to the old beast.
The front bumper is a prototype southdown's one for range rovers. Hard to make so I think you may have the only one
I sold it to a chap from southampton who comuted to wales !

bobtail4x4 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 11, 2006, 13:49:01 »

At least you are ok.

cars can be replaced.

looks like one way to get at the prop UJs :lol:

Grunter · « **Reply #27 on:** October 29, 2010, 23:48:06 »

Well, I have been absent from the club for quite some time, just having a look through some of my old posts and came across this thread.

this was finally settled out of court and I got paid out 3 months ago.. So it was just a little bit of a wait..!!

I had stopped doing much by way of off road playtime as the back is not what it was pre smash, and self recovery was getting a bit much. But I have recently discovered a local club with a good few members so I am looking to get back into the swing of things.

Quote from: bullfrog on March 11, 2006, 00:25:54

Glad to hear your OK matey. I reckon you have my old rangie too The black one with silver strip. Is it on LPG ! I see you have done a few more bits to the old beast.
The front bumper is a prototype southdown's one for range rovers. Hard to make so I think you may have the only one
I sold it to a chap from southampton who comuted to wales !

Yes!! that was me and that was your old rangie. Must say its the best one I have ever had. It had many gremlins but it always got us where we needed to go.
I swapped out the spring spacers as I had a problem on the motorway. a rear tyre blew out and I didnt even notice!! the shock was not long enough to let the rim touch the ground so I carried on my merry way at 60mph on three wheels.. untill I came to a bend in the road...then things got interesting.. [-o<

Another fond memory is of taking a long steep climb too fast and launching at the top, front about 8ft and rear about 3 ft in the air, the landing saw the drivers front shock punch up and take out the brake pipes from the master cylinder. this was the first obstacle on a play day, I cut the shock off and carried on without one, much to the annoyance of some other 4x4 drivers.. :lol:

Well, looks like I got a fair bit of reading to catch up on.. Something I will get to tomorrow..

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