The Fiesta is Dead :-(

[mattjbatch]

Picture the scene: Thursday night about 10ish, driving down a reasonably busy country lane, doing about 40ish cos the ground was wet (it wasn't raining), coming up to a bend touch the brakes and wheels lock up, release them and try again and they lock up again. Oh shit. I'm at the bend now, can't turn... BANG! Straight into a telegraph pole. Thankfully my passenger and myself are OK if a little shaken up. I am very pissed off. That's it. The Fiesta is dead and I am without car.

[scruff400]

Least you're both OK!
Now you have no excuse but to go for that griff - you know it makes sense.

[ZZR600]

matt at least you and your mate are ok cars can be replaced (ive killed a few) was there anything on the road ? i hit some cow sh1t in my new van monday and nearly ended its short and miserable life @ 200 miles

[mattjbatch]

quote:Least you're both OK!
Now you have no excuse but to go for that griff - you know it makes sense.

Would dearly love to. Its in the five year plan Uni for four years without car so no chance of getting more points. Drive a shed for year, probably a mini, pass the IAM test then the year after that, (touching very large tree) I'll hopefully have a clean lisence and now crashes within the past 5 years. So I'll be able to get insured and hopefully I'll have a job that can pay for a Griff.

Matt
:fingersverycrossed:

>> Edited by mattjbatch on Saturday 6th July 13:21

[mattjbatch]

quote:matt at least you and your mate are ok cars can be replaced (ive killed a few) was there anything on the road ? i hit some cow sh1t in my new van monday and nearly ended its short and miserable life @ 200 miles

Thats the main thing I suppose. The road was very greasy not sure why though. Probably because it was the first rain for a few days. There are farms all around though so it could have been mud or shit combined with the rain. Nothing I can do about it now though.

Matt

[Esprit]

Come on Matt, what ever happened to "If in doubt, power out"? hehe but seriously, nobody is injured and that's all that counts.
I'm a student too and my TR7 has been off the road for a wwek now since i hit a pothole from hell and just about ripped the front end off the TR7.... so i can sympathise..... gotta love those frosty NZ winter mornings on my pushbike

[mattjbatch]

I know, I know but the truth is it was too slippy and it happened too fast. I wouldn't have got round the corner be powering out of it! I can handle oversteer but understeer is one of the biggest evils of the driving world. AHHHH!!!

Driving evils: (In no particular order)
1. Understeer
2. Speed Cameras
3. Insurance
More to follow I'm sure.

[anonymous-user]

*closes eyes, faces dagenham and hums quietly*