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17-11-2006, 07:57 PM
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I came across this at lunch time today
        The young driver walked away with no scratches and theres mixed reports from the workshop round the corner that he was getting a roadworthy to buy or sell the car for his brother. |
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17-11-2006, 08:00 PM
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That'll buff right out
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17-11-2006, 08:01 PM
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looks like someone has let it rip coming around the corner and lost it.
looking at the marks on the road it looks like he might be up for some dangerous driving charges. |
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17-11-2006, 08:01 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Yeah well that look’s to be the problem LOL
Just one question how the hell did he do that? |
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17-11-2006, 08:03 PM
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ouch!!! i bet his brother will sort him out!!!
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17-11-2006, 08:03 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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damn, hes lucky to walk away from that. Just shows how safe these cars are.
The wrecker that buys that will make a fortune. All the good bits are untouched! |
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17-11-2006, 08:03 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Nice, that's in the kill zone...
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17-11-2006, 08:15 PM
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17-11-2006, 08:25 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Never nice to see pic's like that..Especially when its a Blue Oval injured.
You could have been travelling in the opposite direction.... That's scary. I am sure the driver will think twice before giving it the boot on a corner in the burb's. He may have got out unscathed, I am sure the owner gave him a few bruises.  ing_sm
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17-11-2006, 08:25 PM
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Just slidin'
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Ouch. Way to wreck a nice car.
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17-11-2006, 08:33 PM
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Anyone interested in a cheap 5 litre and box??
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17-11-2006, 08:34 PM
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where did it happen?
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17-11-2006, 08:34 PM
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He would have been looking at the tree when he was sideways and where you look is where you go. Sounds simple but 90% of the time that’s why cars hit poles/trees, and thats why they seem to hit drivers doors all the time. They drill that into your head on advanced driving courses, and it works. Look for a gap and chances are you'll get there.
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17-11-2006, 08:35 PM
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Back to the AU
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Looks to me like the insurance payout was worth more than the sale...
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17-11-2006, 08:41 PM
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lpg = big boom!
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if you look just up the street in the pick of where it come from... there are some nice skids where is looks like he come round that corner too hot and lost it
*ford flag is at half mast *
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17-11-2006, 08:52 PM
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hmm....more then 25mtrs of skid marks in a residential area... tells me two things....1 he was an idiot and 2 he was going to fast.imagine if there were kids on the front lawn...
and on top of that he took a corner so fast that he was on the WRONG side of the road....
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17-11-2006, 09:02 PM
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No Traction control or DSC + recklessness =
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17-11-2006, 09:06 PM
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17-11-2006, 09:07 PM
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mmmm repairable write-off
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17-11-2006, 09:18 PM
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I'm glad no one was hurt. But dang crashes like that add to everyone's insurance bill.
Hmmmmm. I wonder if the wheels are going cheap?  _2: GK
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17-11-2006, 09:24 PM
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Only thing missing is the P plates......
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17-11-2006, 09:35 PM
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Certainly a write-off. I always feel sorry for the car because of the idiotic driver.
Gives me an idea....build a Cobra replica from all the bits off it. |
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17-11-2006, 09:44 PM
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It happened up the road from Nambour radiator works (donaldson road i think). He was nailing it past a mates business which is around the corner and must have got sideways booting it out of the corner. I know the skids say one thing but the gutter has been chewed a fair few meters before the tree so im not sure how it actually happened.The guy looked so young and i felt alot of sympathy for him, but if he wants to fang down a road thats so narrow (the street before the corner) he pretty much shouldnt be behind the wheel. He should be happy he walked away unscratched.
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17-11-2006, 09:52 PM
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crunch hey whoooops i think the lsd kicked in big time
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17-11-2006, 10:09 PM
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shotgun the rims.... LOL
hope he wasnt being stupid its a shame another AU bits the dust
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17-11-2006, 10:28 PM
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what in idiot. how did he manage to do that. he must have been going quick because i recon he could have pulled it up with that much distance and the skid marks come from the other side of the road. no accident, stupidity.
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17-11-2006, 10:36 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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what i think is funny, is that, that's the only tree in the picture, only big tree any way, and he nailed it, must be a good aim.
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17-11-2006, 10:39 PM
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You win again, gravity!!!
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what a moron.... anyway, I call dibs on the heads and intake manifolds ;)
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17-11-2006, 11:20 PM
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Only a matter of time.
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Goes too show doesn't matter what the car is it's the person driving it;).
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