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Started by Hutch , Apr 17 2004 03:41 PM

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#1 Hutch

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 03:41 PM

Just to say if you come across Number 098 it's been written off I know cause I crashed it... ...yes! Ive seen the world from an upside down VX220.

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#2 Lambo

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 03:42 PM

Ouch, Hope that you're OK. 098 RIP

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#3 360phil

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 03:46 PM

How long had you had it? Hope you're not too sore!

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#4 Hutch

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 04:05 PM

3 DAYS!!!!!! But that was 6 weeks ago. Collecting new red one on Tuesday... so big smiles again.

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#5 GerryM

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 04:38 PM

Bloody hell hutch, was it that bastard Starsky's fault? But seriously, hope you are o.k. Cheers Gerry

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#6 360phil

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 04:46 PM

You're insurance company will love you! I just beat your 3 days, I wrote an MGF off in February after 2 days!! But they deserve to be written off. Enjoy the new car, and take it easy (for the first couple of miles at least).

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#7 Jim_Cross

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 04:46 PM

eek! Glad your OK! What did you do? Sounds quite spectacular!

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#8 TurboTomato

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 06:23 PM

Glad you're ok though Hutch, never a nice thing to go through Hope you have better luck with the new one thumbsup

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#9 exjagman

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 06:26 PM

Glad it didn't put you off getting another one

We'd all be interested to know what happened?

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#10 wickywire

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Posted 17 April 2004 - 08:36 PM

Hasn't there already been 3 LY's written off?

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#11 Ratspants

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Posted 18 April 2004 - 11:29 AM

3 DAYS!!!!!!

But that was 6 weeks ago. Collecting new red one on Tuesday... so big smiles again.

Good to hear you are OK, at least you're diving straight back in!

So what happened? I'm going to have a wild stab at "first time i drove it in the wet".....I still remember that weekend last year where it really threw it down and we had three big VX crashes.

Ben

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#12 Hutch

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Posted 18 April 2004 - 04:02 PM

Live in Northumberland.. Had a deer run out in front, swerved, (over) corrected the n/s rear wheel hit the muddy bank managed to spin then the car rode up the bank and flipped.. spectacular it was. The only thing that annoys me is the advice given by the police to drive straight on at the deer.. dont think I would have been able to walk away if that thing had come through the windscreen... Just looking forward to Tuesday and picking the new one up...

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#13 TangoAlpha

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Posted 18 April 2004 - 05:57 PM

Upside down!?! :blink:

Glad to hear you're ok thumbsup

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#14 Ricky2772

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Posted 18 April 2004 - 06:40 PM

would be nice to see a pic if you have one, to evaluate how strong the windshield surround is.... glad you're ok and vx'ed again!

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#15 Guest_skiddo (Guest)

Posted 18 April 2004 - 11:01 PM

here you go ricky from the other thread...

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#16 Guest_skiddo (Guest)

Posted 18 April 2004 - 11:02 PM

and another. btw hutch - good choice on your new colour!

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#17 JimH

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 09:33 AM

The only thing that annoys me is the advice given by the police to drive straight on at the deer.. dont think I would have been able to walk away if that thing had come through the windscreen...

Hmm, sound advice from our Boot Boys in Blue. Nice flimsy plastic windscreen frame wouldn't be much defence against several hundredweights of dense deer coming through it. I seem to remember that the windscreen can't cope with the load of people using it to get out of the car let alone a high speed chunk of venison.

Sorry about the dead car, btw.

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#18 Pipo

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Posted 19 April 2004 - 09:09 PM

I seem to remember that the windscreen can't cope with the load of people using it to get out of the car let alone a high speed chunk of venison.

What do you mean by that? I always using the corner of the windscreen when getting in or out the car. (without the top on)
I find the easiest way to get into the car (left hand drive) the following : (recommended to me by the Opel dealer)
I rest with my left hand on the black plastic doorstep. My right hand holds the up-left corner of the windscreen. I then swing my right leg over the doorstep into the car and rest on it so I can swing my left leg next to the right.
And last but not least I gently drop my bottom into the seat

Now you got me worried a little bit :unsure:

Out of your remark I understand that it happened already that the windscreen was destroyed by resting on the screenframe.
Did some of you had such experience already?

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#19 JimH

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Posted 20 April 2004 - 07:24 AM

When I first walked into a VX showroom I was told by the salesman never, ever, not even like if my life depended upon it or something put any weight on the windscreen. This was repeated by a number of other techs and salemen. Apparently one of the original showcars was royally buggered by every punter using it to get in and out. The frame is fibreglass/plastic and is there only to hold the windscreen in place. There doesn't appear to be much strength in it at all - it wobbles around quite a lot when you try to move it with your hand.

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#20 Ratspants

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Posted 20 April 2004 - 07:28 AM

I've certainly heard that the windscreen frame is a not a load bearing structure. The trouble is I can't remember if I read that here, the lotus board, from a dealer or it might even be in the owners manual. Don't do it!

Ben