Rolled my Fiesta RS1800 this morning
17-06-2006, 07:32 AM
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Rolled my Fiesta RS1800 this morning
On my way home this morning I braked and swerved to avoid two rabbits and lost control. The car veered towards a hedge and the nearside front wheel clipped the bank and flipped me over. Car ended up on its side and at a right angle to the direction I was travelling.
I am 100% fine, mainly thanks to my seatbelt.
Took me a while to get my belt undone and get out of the car, was a little scary at this point as you just want to get out as soon as you can.
I've never been in a car that's rolled before and it's not an experience I plan on repeating!
Didn't manage to get any photos, as I couldn't find my camera. There's not as much damage as I expected but I still think it will be a write off.
Spooky thing is that the mileometer when I crashed ended in 999!
The price you pay for liking animals!
Take care out there guys.
I am 100% fine, mainly thanks to my seatbelt.
Took me a while to get my belt undone and get out of the car, was a little scary at this point as you just want to get out as soon as you can.
I've never been in a car that's rolled before and it's not an experience I plan on repeating!
Didn't manage to get any photos, as I couldn't find my camera. There's not as much damage as I expected but I still think it will be a write off.
Spooky thing is that the mileometer when I crashed ended in 999!
The price you pay for liking animals!
Take care out there guys.
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17-06-2006, 09:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Oranoco
Any accident you can walk away from is a good one mate. Cars can be replaced people can't. It's just metal at the end of the day.
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17-06-2006, 09:41 AM
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are you sure it wasn't 666,you were upside down 
it's good your ok though, best to just kill the damn things nowadays.....my misses (who is scared of moths/spiders/anything that flies or crawls
) kills 1 pretty much every day on the way to work she says
it's good your ok though, best to just kill the damn things nowadays.....my misses (who is scared of moths/spiders/anything that flies or crawls
) kills 1 pretty much every day on the way to work she says
17-06-2006, 09:47 AM
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Gutted to hear about the accident 
It eventually becomes natural during competition not to swerve for rabbits or other small animals etc, but with general driving on the road I mostly always do.
The guilt of killing is sometimes easier to swallow than the months of panel beating
Glad your ok - and was wearing a 'belt
It eventually becomes natural during competition not to swerve for rabbits or other small animals etc, but with general driving on the road I mostly always do.
The guilt of killing is sometimes easier to swallow than the months of panel beating
Glad your ok - and was wearing a 'belt
17-06-2006, 10:28 AM
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I would have driven ober Bugs and his pal. No moral issues there. When it comes to me and my car, and some fluffy animals, i pick me and the car every time.
19-06-2006, 08:46 AM
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Sorry to hear about the car but glad you're ok. Rolling must be a hell of a weird experience. I personally couldn't drive over anything, including pigeons etc.
19-06-2006, 11:19 AM
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Gutted about the accident just glad your ok 
Its amazing how a natural reaction of avoiding hitting an animal could of caused so much damage !!
I know i would of done the same as would alot of others, i mean i even duck when a bird flys towards my windscreen
Its amazing how a natural reaction of avoiding hitting an animal could of caused so much damage !!
I know i would of done the same as would alot of others, i mean i even duck when a bird flys towards my windscreen
19-06-2006, 11:36 AM
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Sorry to hear the bad news, at least you've only bent metal and your pride rather than bones
I don't know, I've met a pheasant (no, not a peasant lol) on a country lane once while travelling at a fair rate of knots, and the only thing I could think of was to line it up between the front wheels rather than try and avoid it.
The result was a plucked pheasant and lots of feathers flying out the back of the car
Originally Posted by DanS
its just instinct to try and dodge the fookers.
The result was a plucked pheasant and lots of feathers flying out the back of the car
19-06-2006, 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Lou Lou.
I know i would of done the same as would alot of others, i mean i even duck when a bird flys towards my windscreen
19-06-2006, 03:22 PM
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Re: Rolled my Fiesta RS1800 this morning
Originally Posted by M7 COS
Spooky thing is that the mileometer when I crashed ended in 999!
19-06-2006, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DanS
but its just instinct to try and dodge the fookers. Dan
19-06-2006, 05:18 PM
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FOOK only just seen this James....glad your ok mate!
I rolled a 205 when i was 17..many moon lol and your right its not nice. Hung upside down like bats
I rolled a 205 when i was 17..many moon lol and your right its not nice. Hung upside down like bats
19-06-2006, 08:40 PM
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Yeah I'm okay thanks Lee. Little achy today but it could've been a lot worse.
I was hanging sideways and you're right it's really not very pleasant.
I was hanging sideways and you're right it's really not very pleasant.