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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: woody on July 31, 2009, 14:31:07

Title: how safe is a land rover
Post by: woody on July 31, 2009, 14:31:07: read this

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2009/07/31/luckiest-man-in-scotland-driver-escapes-with-just-cut-head-after-120ft-cliff-plunge-in-land-rover-86908-21560353/

120 foot drop he is lucky to be alive
Title: Re: how safe is a land rover
Post by: Little-Green-Machine on July 31, 2009, 16:56:44: yea , recon he jumped out and said lets do that again! :lol:
bloody lucky though
Title: Re: how safe is a land rover
Post by: Range Rover Blues on August 01, 2009, 01:07:40: It probably won't make the national press though, not unless it killed a seal on the way down or spilt oil all over the beach.

Had to smirk though, draughtsmen in Dagenham don't design cars at all, they never have.
Title: Re: how safe is a land rover
Post by: woody on August 01, 2009, 08:18:32: this was the front page of the daily record and in the sun if you can find the pics just have a look

somebady on this forum would be happy to knock the panels out as it seams to be bonnet and nsf wing damage :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Title: Re: how safe is a land rover
Post by: ben-dent on August 01, 2009, 16:29:31: was in the sun yesterday

here are the links to it (with pics)

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2566840/Drivers-Rover-and-out-of-it.html (http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2566840/Drivers-Rover-and-out-of-it.html)

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2564542/Car-designers-crash-miracle.html (http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2564542/Car-designers-crash-miracle.html)
Title: Re: how safe is a land rover
Post by: carbore on August 01, 2009, 21:45:05: Judging by the photo in the second link, id say that the chaps in the steering and/or brakes design department were not quite as diligent as our "lucky chap"

Although "should have gone to spec savers" could also apply.