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scottg17

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was coming home on friday night from work. came off of the central reserve to go into a junction and bang.... was hit in the passangers side by a honda CRV at 60/70mph

i looked and double looked before going and i did not see that 4x4 at all... it was getting dark and i can only assume that she had no lights on

 

Still.... regardless of whos fault it really was wether mine or hers im just glad no one was hurt. i have been given a caution for careless driving but in all honesty i still prefer that to anyone being hurt.... at the end of the day accidents happen, it happens to people everyday

 

the insurance have found me at fault (and im only 3rd party so total loss but thats life) going by the evedence on the car and the fact that i was in the line of traffic with is fair enough as no one can prove otherwise about the lights the 4x4's lights... so i think the experience will make me 1 million times more cautious...

 

im looking at things like this... due to my age a report is sent to the fiscal to decide on what next. police reakon things are in my favour as no one was injured

 

im totally gutted but all said and done its just steel and plastic so i dont care about the money and loss side of things as there is no cost on a life.

 

these things are sent to try us all :(

 

the pics :mellow:

 

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OMFG,never imagined a lane change could be so disastrous, how fast were u going? was it not a gentle scrape that u could have pulled away from when u felt the contact?

 

See if u can buy the car back and break it for spares to make a few quid on it (Buy back should be less than 150 quid,make that back easily)

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OMFG,never imagined a lane change could be so disastrous, how fast were u going? was it not a gentle scrape that u could have pulled away from when u felt the contact?

 

See if u can buy the car back and break it for spares to make a few quid on it (Buy back should be less than 150 quid,make that back easily)

 

Side impact..... i was pulling into a junction off the main trunkroad. just a sliproad between two directions of traffic.... crossing into my junction i got hit and spun facing the opposite way and the jeep that hit went onto its side next to me. could have been worse than it was though :mellow:

dnt want anything else to do with the car... just letting the recovery boys scrap it and take it off the recovery bill ECT. i want no further dealings with it the stress its caused me :)

 

i have had a drive in my uncles car the next day just to get me driving a car again so i dont hide under a rock for ever... face my fears face on :)

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Jeez another crash posted today. Like you said it could have been a lot worse and at the end of the day its just metal, the main thing is everyone walked away.

 

If I were you i'd get yourself down to the recovery yard and at least take some of the stuff out that you could sell on. I sold my Escort on to the recovery company when it was written off as they wanted £350 for moving it, or £100 + the car. So I got myself down there and took out the Recaro's, the headunit etc and it recuperated most of the costs. Everything that can't be recycled goes in the skip unfortunatly, just a thought!

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thats exactly it. ill im worried about getting back is the sterio... its a sony xplod so im not lettin that go. alloys are 1 tyre burst and i wheel buckled so there knacked and im not fusssed about the rest TBH...in all hosesty ill be glad to see the back of it :)

 

For 60/70 that Focus did bloody well!!!

 

sure did... she gave her life lol... thank god for 4 stars :) im glad no one was in the car with me as they'd have been hurt... i walked out with nout more than a litte whiplash which has pretty much cleared now and a dented pride but thats nothing :)

 

flipping heck mate, glad your ok and here to tell the tale

 

that is really bad though

 

lol... Was a little bit of a brown trouser moment.. when i was hit i mind trying to pull the handbrake on thinking i stalled... i was properly disorientated and only really hit me what happened when i walked in the door of my house and realised how much worse it could have been.... gutted tho.... only a mile from home as well :(.... the honda and the corsa i hit are both gettin sorted as i have found out

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