who crashed their s1 turbo today near silverstone?
15-08-2013, 03:06 PM
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Mate I can't thank you enough for what you did, a true gent. I have had 2 phonecalls this week from the guy driving the BMW, checking to see if we ok, he seems to think his insurance will settle up, and rightly so!!!
It's a godsend that the wife and I are ok, apart from she is still in a bit of pain, and people say that cars can be replaced, but actually that one can't! I have had that for 11 or 12 years building it to the spec and condition it was in just for some idiot to cause that!
It's a godsend that the wife and I are ok, apart from she is still in a bit of pain, and people say that cars can be replaced, but actually that one can't! I have had that for 11 or 12 years building it to the spec and condition it was in just for some idiot to cause that!
No worries atall mate, if i see someone in need i will always try and help
just prior to the accident i thought you were having some trouble as your car was popping and kangaroo'ing i already had hazards on encase you needed a push (i know all about hot starter motors not working and random stalls from heatsoak haha)
Im glad the bmw driver accepted liability, he was very much trying to point the blame on someone else the fact that he actually went around and came back was very decent of the guy and shows hes not just a complete c**t, in my opinion, the bmw was provoked by the golf gti which undertook about 7 cars around and off the roundabout and then shot right up the back of the bmw and then went into the fast lane just prior to the incident, i personally think the bmw guy wanted to try and chase down the golf got tunnel vision and pulled out thus cutting you up and causing you to skid to try and save the front of your car, from where i was looking it looked like he clipped you.
I understand you will never be able to build the exact same car, but what youve learned in those years building it will only contribute to building a new car, what you missed when you was taken away in the ambulance was my car absolutely stuck on the curb, where i beached it in such a rush to check you guys, took me 5 minutes of rocking and rolling the car until the exhaust clamp snapped off free'ing me to continue onto ford fair.
(note to self by new clamp and fix exhaust blow)
what also made me laugh was when the police arrived, instead of checking you and your misses were okay they was more interested in checking my car all over and confirming the insurance was valid and mods were declared, typical police.
if you need a hand building up your next motor gimmie a shout
me and Churtz (Matt) love abit of retro ford
misses took a photo as we left
Last edited by megaflea; 15-08-2013 at 03:14 PM. Reason: added image
15-08-2013, 04:04 PM
#42
fucking twats. without "good cause" they shouldnt have even been bothering you, especially when there is a crash scene next to them. I guess they consider owning a nice/modified car as reason in itself to be stopped nowadays - pretty pathetic really.
Last edited by Psycho Warren; 15-08-2013 at 04:05 PM.
15-08-2013, 04:19 PM
#43
Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!!
Thanx again guys! I count myself lucky to have had people stop to help. I have not heard anything yet from my insurance but I know where the car is, only problem is I have absolutely no time to get over there to check it over and see if things have gone missing!! I do intend on buying it back and I am currently considering building a new S1 or even an onion turbo.
15-08-2013, 05:48 PM
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Thanx again guys! I count myself lucky to have had people stop to help. I have not heard anything yet from my insurance but I know where the car is, only problem is I have absolutely no time to get over there to check it over and see if things have gone missing!! I do intend on buying it back and I am currently considering building a new S1 or even an onion turbo.
just before you went off in ambulance grabbed anything i could see of value (without starting to unbolt ecu and other goodies) and handed it to your mrs.
15-08-2013, 06:02 PM
#47
stage4 2wd cosworth
Was on the outside lane and some wank wasn't paying attention musta looked up saw brake light shat himself jammed brakes on I went on the brakes locked up and went in to the back of him, smashed headlight, headlight protector, cracked the bumper, bent wing and cracked a ginger. Got a headlight got a pound took the glass cleaned it up and put it on my unit, pulled wing out, g3'd the bumper to get red paint off and built it all up... Done this while it was on the stand was getting some weird looks lol that's it off the road and away toget stripped and freshened up 
P.s sorry for high Jacking the thread
P.s sorry for high Jacking the thread
16-08-2013, 09:55 AM
#48
Was on the outside lane and some wank wasn't paying attention musta looked up saw brake light shat himself jammed brakes on I went on the brakes locked up and went in to the back of him, smashed headlight, headlight protector, cracked the bumper, bent wing and cracked a ginger. Got a headlight got a pound took the glass cleaned it up and put it on my unit, pulled wing out, g3'd the bumper to get red paint off and built it all up... Done this while it was on the stand was getting some weird looks lol that's it off the road and away toget stripped and freshened up
P.s sorry for high Jacking the thread
P.s sorry for high Jacking the thread
16-08-2013, 10:30 AM
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Gutted to hear about your car, glad you and your wife are okay. From what I know of the people on here, someone may be able to give you a good deal on a shell, if you want to re-build. Won't replace what you had but will give you something else
16-08-2013, 03:22 PM
#50
[QUOTE=megaflea;6308900]No worries atall mate, if i see someone in need i will always try and help
just prior to the accident i thought you were having some trouble as your car was popping and kangaroo'ing i already had hazards on encase you needed a push (i know all about hot starter motors not working and random stalls from heatsoak haha)
Im glad the bmw driver accepted liability, he was very much trying to point the blame on someone else the fact that he actually went around and came back was very decent of the guy and shows hes not just a complete c**t, in my opinion, the bmw was provoked by the golf gti which undertook about 7 cars around and off the roundabout and then shot right up the back of the bmw and then went into the fast lane just prior to the incident, i personally think the bmw guy wanted to try and chase down the golf got tunnel vision and pulled out thus cutting you up and causing you to skid to try and save the front of your car, from where i was looking it looked like he clipped you.
I understand you will never be able to build the exact same car, but what youve learned in those years building it will only contribute to building a new car, what you missed when you was taken away in the ambulance was my car absolutely stuck on the curb, where i beached it in such a rush to check you guys, took me 5 minutes of rocking and rolling the car until the exhaust clamp snapped off free'ing me to continue onto ford fair.
(note to self by new clamp and fix exhaust blow)
what also made me laugh was when the police arrived, instead of checking you and your misses were okay they was more interested in checking my car all over and confirming the insurance was valid and mods were declared, typical police.
if you need a hand building up your next motor gimmie a shout me and Churtz (Matt) love abit of retro ford
wasn't a golf playing loud music was it?
just prior to the accident i thought you were having some trouble as your car was popping and kangaroo'ing i already had hazards on encase you needed a push (i know all about hot starter motors not working and random stalls from heatsoak haha)
Im glad the bmw driver accepted liability, he was very much trying to point the blame on someone else the fact that he actually went around and came back was very decent of the guy and shows hes not just a complete c**t, in my opinion, the bmw was provoked by the golf gti which undertook about 7 cars around and off the roundabout and then shot right up the back of the bmw and then went into the fast lane just prior to the incident, i personally think the bmw guy wanted to try and chase down the golf got tunnel vision and pulled out thus cutting you up and causing you to skid to try and save the front of your car, from where i was looking it looked like he clipped you.
I understand you will never be able to build the exact same car, but what youve learned in those years building it will only contribute to building a new car, what you missed when you was taken away in the ambulance was my car absolutely stuck on the curb, where i beached it in such a rush to check you guys, took me 5 minutes of rocking and rolling the car until the exhaust clamp snapped off free'ing me to continue onto ford fair.
(note to self by new clamp and fix exhaust blow)
what also made me laugh was when the police arrived, instead of checking you and your misses were okay they was more interested in checking my car all over and confirming the insurance was valid and mods were declared, typical police.
if you need a hand building up your next motor gimmie a shout
me and Churtz (Matt) love abit of retro fordwasn't a golf playing loud music was it?
16-08-2013, 11:55 PM
#52
stage4 2wd cosworth
yeah was good to meet you to mate its been long enough lol not to much damage thing the headlight made it look worse, just glad it wasn't the bonnet and inner wing etc
17-08-2013, 12:50 AM
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26-08-2013, 07:17 AM
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Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!!
I went to the body shop that has my car on Saturday, apparently the e hinders have estimated it at Ł13750 to put it right so most likely its a write off.
Anyway I took a couple of pics while I was there
Anyway I took a couple of pics while I was there
26-08-2013, 08:06 AM
#58
It's a godsend that the wife and I are ok, apart from she is still in a bit of pain, and people say that cars can be replaced, but actually that one can't! I have had that for 11 or 12 years building it to the spec and condition it was in just for some idiot to cause that!
14-11-2013, 02:26 AM
#61
Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!!
Well I got paid out by insurance but the decision is still yet to be made, bought the car back and this is what's left:
Got a few more bits to strip off it yet before the scrappy has the shell.
Picked up somin to start a new project with already, can't wait to get the ZT in it with a few other touches but the bodywork will remain as it is
Got a few more bits to strip off it yet before the scrappy has the shell.
Picked up somin to start a new project with already, can't wait to get the ZT in it with a few other touches but the bodywork will remain as it is
14-11-2013, 07:42 AM
#65
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Good luck with the Orion... Looks a tidy one...
You never know, you might enjoy being away from the RS snobbery???
Looks a tidy one... You never know, you might enjoy being away from the RS snobbery???
14-11-2013, 09:05 AM
#67
Each to their own, although it was a bad accident I liked reading this thread and the car looked really awesome. TBH the most horrific thing I have seen here was when I scrolled down and saw a burgundy orion
Good luck with the project tho!
Good luck with the project tho!
14-11-2013, 01:55 PM
#69
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14-11-2013, 08:12 PM
#70
This was in reaction to my post I guess so I shall respond. In this instance it's not about RS snobbery. It's about personal taste and opinion. Having a passion for fords doesn't mean that you have to like em all I'm afraid.
If the guy was reshelling it into a 4 door escort mk3 or 4 or the like I would approve because it's a good looking car. However the orion is not.
Orion's are driven by peoples grans or people who can't find a nice escort
14-11-2013, 08:18 PM
#72
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14-11-2013, 08:21 PM
#73
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
This was in reaction to my post I guess so I shall respond. In this instance it's not about RS snobbery. It's about personal taste and opinion. Having a passion for fords doesn't mean that you have to like em all I'm afraid.
If the guy was reshelling it into a 4 door escort mk3 or 4 or the like I would approve because it's a good looking car. However the orion is not.
Orion's are driven by peoples grans or people who can't find a nice escort
If the guy was reshelling it into a 4 door escort mk3 or 4 or the like I would approve because it's a good looking car. However the orion is not.
Orion's are driven by peoples grans or people who can't find a nice escort
Nice Orion mate, I like it
14-11-2013, 08:28 PM
#74
Wahay!! I've lost my Virginity!!
Well mixed reactions, but then that's only to be expected, onions aren't to everyone's tastes but I love em! There is an advantage to having the extra bit on the rear, makes it easy to kick the arse end out!
Also it isn't burgundy either, it's factory magenta, exactly the same colour as Saff cossies.
It isn't my first choice of colour admittedly but it's rare to find an onion so clean and already kitted, I don't plan on doing bodywork if I can help it!
The fact that people think that it's an old peoples car makes it all the more fun when the 350bhp zetec turbo kicks in!
Also it isn't burgundy either, it's factory magenta, exactly the same colour as Saff cossies.
It isn't my first choice of colour admittedly but it's rare to find an onion so clean and already kitted, I don't plan on doing bodywork if I can help it!
The fact that people think that it's an old peoples car makes it all the more fun when the 350bhp zetec turbo kicks in!
14-11-2013, 08:41 PM
#75
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B11 LKW
Good luck with the build, get a build thread going...
Good luck with the build, get a build thread going...
14-11-2013, 08:49 PM
#76
Well mixed reactions, but then that's only to be expected, onions aren't to everyone's tastes but I love em! There is an advantage to having the extra bit on the rear, makes it easy to kick the arse end out!
Also it isn't burgundy either, it's factory magenta, exactly the same colour as Saff cossies.
It isn't my first choice of colour admittedly but it's rare to find an onion so clean and already kitted, I don't plan on doing bodywork if I can help it!
The fact that people think that it's an old peoples car makes it all the more fun when the 350bhp zetec turbo kicks in!
Also it isn't burgundy either, it's factory magenta, exactly the same colour as Saff cossies.
It isn't my first choice of colour admittedly but it's rare to find an onion so clean and already kitted, I don't plan on doing bodywork if I can help it!
The fact that people think that it's an old peoples car makes it all the more fun when the 350bhp zetec turbo kicks in!
I'll tell you what I do like and that's the total utter sleeperness of the car. 350 bhp in that will beat most things on the road and will be funny as fuck
I just couldn't see it as a viable option after having a beautiful S1.
14-11-2013, 09:10 PM
#77
I've found that life I needed.. It's HERE!!
14-11-2013, 09:30 PM
#78
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15-11-2013, 06:09 AM
#79
All valid points IMO. Glad the comment about kicking the arse end out was already highlighted, I'm not quite aure what you mean by that, but that sort of comment haunts me because I have a spastic friend who thinks he can drift FWD cars 
I wish you and the burgundy Orion many happy years together.
I wish you and the burgundy Orion many happy years together.
15-11-2013, 07:29 AM
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