Ive had enough of cars now. I give in.

Just been out tonight, up chester-le-street for the locals, for a mooch about as I was bored. Nowhere in particular to go when I find myself............... in some trees.

Now I know Im gonna get all the "you were obviously dring like a tit" comments which I expect. But I genuinely wasnt, was in a mood for just dotting about at a steady away pace. Was on an A road, national speed limit, doing around 50 and came onto a sweeping bend which woulndt have posed a problem. Except it was frosty as fook and the car just kept goin forward. I dabbed the brakes and nipped the handbrake to try and change the direction but it just set the car sideways instead, heading toward the trees. I remember saying out loud to myself "this is gonna hurt".
Away up into the trees sideways the front corner dug into the grass followed by the back which sent me up on 2 wheels and branches came through the rear door window showering me with glass and slapping me round the head.

A bloke was coming the opposite way towards the bend and saw it all, he almost fell over on the ice as he dove out of his car.
Had he been 15 seconds earier Id have took him with me. He then told me that said road and bend were locally notorious for the same incident in bad weather, he has done it twice previous himself. Good bloke and he hung around with me till I got going again, Ill buy him a pint if I ever see him out on the piss.

I was amazed when it drove out of the trees!! I limped it off the bend and put the spare on, as the front tyre was off the rim, then drove it home slowly. 15 miles at 25mph was boring as fook.

On having a quick look as I put it on the drive and covered the window with a trusty old black bin liner, it looks like the damage is, front bumper, front valance, bottom arm, drivers door dented, rear door dented, glass out of rear door, roof above rear door and possibly bent rear axle.

Shame cos I was really liking the car at the minute.

Gonna have a look when I can be arsed and see if I can be bothered to fix it. It sounds worse than it looks.

 

Unlucky chap - slippy as fook up our way tonight. 3rd gear in a straightline in the m3 is just lighting up.

Glad ur ok

RW

 

Where ya from mate? Pleased I wasnt out in something nicer.

 

What do you expect on a icy road???

have a good look when you sobered up

mark

 

You're not doing well in these last 12 months Glad you're ok and the car doesn't appear to be too bad. It's really cold and slippery out there tonight.

 

There were a couple of times when the steering felt a little lighter than normal but nothing too bad. It was none existant as I went into the last bend.


Wish I had been out on the drink I wouldnt have been out in the car and the only headache I got in the morning would be from beer not branches.

 

odear, at least your alright tho..

what car was it?

 

No mate Im certainly not. Crashed the Cossie, got 3 points in it, wrote the cossie off, loads of work trouble, in and out of hospital, 3 points in the Belmont and now crashed that. Among other things. Was hoping 2008 would be a better year for me, not looking that way

It certainly is, be careful boys and girls.

 

Sidewayz Was the Belmont mate, 5 owners, full history, genuine 91k when I bought it, showing 98k now. No rot anywhere, very very clean. Until now. Easy ish fix tho fingers crossed. As long as I can get a rear door.

 

Shit happens mate, glad your alright

Just come in from the car, -7 was showing on the thermometer

 

any pics of the tree beaten ford ?

 

Bigern - "I Give Up!!"

LMAO

It was a FUCKING BEL(END)MONT mate, you should be happy...gives you an excuse to buy an actual car.

If you ever crash something decent, life isn't worth ending it for m8 phone the sammaritans or something

 

sorry to hear this ian, it was cold round here, i went to the services about 2am, and the outside temperature display on my dash said -6.

 

This isnt the first time you have crashed in the last 12 months is it

Maybee you need to slow down a bit

still , not good news and as long as your ok you can laugh about it later

 

Bloody hell mate hope your not to bad. It could of been worse,it could of been another cossie.

 

bad look mate but come on get some pics up lol we know you took some

 

yip come on ian....pics....

you'll have to buy another cossie now.....

ill just have to keep some money aside to buy that one for spares to...

 

christianh3 nowt wrong with the old Bellend mate, I like the old thing.

NORTH YORKS RS SPARES No mate its not the first time, normally I am pressing on a bit when I go out by myself. Bloody glad I wasnt this time!!

glennshute Dunno if I can bring myself to buy another one now.

coswurv Dicko&Sarah lawnsy

 

I locked my wheels last night braking even with ABS. Really not nice

 

hate the raods at this time of year.....

They are so slidy its unreal

 

when its bad out, i don't drive unless i have too.

hard luck mate.