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Stevie Chicken

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83 posts

269 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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My lovely Tamora decided that it wanted to be friends with the grass verge, a lamp post and a warning sign as I pulled onto the A40 this morning.

Unfortunately this means isn't going to be at the coachworks for some time as the panels are looking pretty smashed up...sniff.

Fortunately nobody was hurt.

Please tell me its going to be OK...sniff

plotloss

67,280 posts

277 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Oh no, not another one!

Everything will be fine. Them bodyshop fellas are sheer magicians as far as I am concerned.

Your P&J will be back before you know it...

Matt.

Podie

46,645 posts

282 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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COOPS

224 posts

267 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Bad luck Stevie, least you weren't hurt. What happened prey tell us?

M@H

11,298 posts

279 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Gutted.... at least no one was injured..

All the best

Matt

sidpinup

998 posts

262 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Don't tell me... wet road and too much throttle.

Paul V

4,489 posts

284 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Hope its all fixed up and returned quickly, I’m starting to see why some people wrap them up and leave them in the garage in the winter months!

I’ll be taking extra care tonight!

dicky

928 posts

291 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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I'm so sorry, this seems to be happening to much at the moment.
Just glad to hear you are ok.

canUcK

22 posts

268 months

Friday 17th January 2003
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Very sorry to hear this!! Glad you are ok and no one else hurt! I had a near miss last Oct with the car doing a nice neat 180 despite my attempts to correct...it all felt rather odd as previously, the car had been very well mannered with the back end snapping back in nicely (even in the wet) plus I am an experienced Canadian driver, so know how to handle a skid. It was dark, so I could not check properly, but I think that there could have been diesel on the road...apparently motorcycle groups are campaigning since truck drivers are prone to over-filling to reduce pit stop frequency . Hope that you will still be coming to Shuttleworth for some moral support. Regards, Steve

CraigAlsop

1,991 posts

275 months

Saturday 18th January 2003
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Tyre/road temperature can make a big difference to traction at this time of year, even when driving in the rain.
I'd never really noticed this until I got my Chimaera, but when driving it in the winter I always do some hard accelerations/decelerations to warm tyres & brakes up before pushing on.

Edited to add: Big commiserations on your accident! Hope it is back on the road soon.....

>> Edited by CraigAlsop on Saturday 18th January 08:24

mikes3

235 posts

271 months

Saturday 18th January 2003
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Sorry to hear about the p&j, could've been alot worse. Saw a press cutting on Weds from Guildford (I think) some chap killed in a blue met Chimera, no one from here I hope?

Stevie Chicken

Original Poster:

83 posts

269 months

Sunday 19th January 2003
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Thanks for your support everyone.

I'll let you all know when I'm back on the road...


Steve