Roll up roll up... OcUK Manchester (French Car) Meet No. 2

Gilly · 21 Nov 2005 at 13:00

Aye, but then Renault say 'prove it'.

I'm worried that if they don't fight it out among themselves and I have to do it that I might be left with the bill with both other parties refusing liability.

cymatty · 21 Nov 2005 at 13:03

Gilly said:
Aye, but then Renault say 'prove it'.

I'm worried that if they don't fight it out among themselves and I have to do it that I might be left with the bill with both other parties refusing liability.

True but the Insurers will have to prove it was the cause of the accident or they will have to pay out. So when they have proved it was, you will have the necessary info, for a case agaisnt renault.

agw_01 · 21 Nov 2005 at 13:33

I really don't think there's a way they can lump you with the blame/having to pay for the damage.

We've all got evidence that you weren't driving too fast for the corner. If you had been driving too fast, you would have ended up in the hedge. The pictures show exactly what happened, and where your wheel scraped the curb.

The only way this could have happened was through a mechanical failure, i.e. ball joint. Everyone agreed that it sounds like the ball joint failed before you hit the curb, and that's what caused the loss of steering.

I'm sure everyone who saw the accident would only be too happy to provide evidence to help you. Feel free to use my pictures, and e-mail me if you want the full size originals (with EXIF data).

Don't worry Gilly, us OcUKers will help you sort it out!

thedazman67 · 21 Nov 2005 at 14:54

did any of us see it actually happen who was behind you gilly when the ball joint popped.

thedazman

[TW]Fox · 21 Nov 2005 at 15:25

Be very careful about you guys being witnesses to Renault.

You know what people are like with stereotyping, if he tells them he was on a day out with a load of mates in fast cars they are going to put 2 and 2 together, get 5, and it'll do more harm than good

merlin · 21 Nov 2005 at 15:41

I equate your chances of getting anything out of Renault to be exactly - zero.

Remember the 172 owners that found their cars doubled up as a driveway barbeques? They got diddly squat too.

Don't waste your time.

Goliath · 21 Nov 2005 at 16:08

thedazman67 said:
did any of us see it actually happen who was behind you gilly when the ball joint popped.

thedazman

Think it was Cymatty, Benneh then me. I didn't see anything cos' i came round the corner to see a 172 parked on the other side of the road and thought "that bloke looks just like Gilly"

L0rdMike · 21 Nov 2005 at 21:16

Anyone get a good vids?

benneh · 21 Nov 2005 at 21:47

Basically what i saw was gilly going up the hill (not at any great speed), he then turned into the corner (from where i was), and carried straight on and went out of sight, it didnt look like a slide. Then he was by the curb

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benneh · 21 Nov 2005 at 21:58

That was a rubbish explanation.. But it's true, when he entered the corner he wasnt going too quickly (i would know, i was fast approaching cymatty + gilly on full throttle). The roads at that point were amicable, and he couldnt have 'just lost it and slid' in the area between the entrance to the corner and the point at which he stopped, at the angle at which he did.

L0rdMike · 21 Nov 2005 at 22:03

Plus with his driving ability I doubt he would just lose it with out something going wrong.

benneh · 21 Nov 2005 at 22:15

Well..............................

agw_01 · 21 Nov 2005 at 23:07

L0rdMike said:
Anyone get a good vids?

I got some of in your car, although none of the slide

Just going to edit out my screaming and post it

L0rdMike · 21 Nov 2005 at 23:12

agw_01 said:
I got some of in your car, although none of the slide

Just going to edit out my screaming and post it

The swearing too

agw_01 · 21 Nov 2005 at 23:24

LOL, how about I just remove the video's audio track and replace it with music

L0rdMike · 21 Nov 2005 at 23:26

Awwww what no Turbo noises.

agw_01 · 21 Nov 2005 at 23:29

You can't hear them anyway on the video

Sam · 21 Nov 2005 at 23:48

Siliconslave said:
double flash, although i'm vaugly hopeing it might have been the person on my rear right hand side.... so the wait begins....

really dirty car don't you mean, its got more salt on it that the microwave meal aile at sainsburys! althought it is now sporting a rather amazing shopping list thanks to a fuel stop on the m40...

Ripspeed baby !!!!

Siliconslave · 21 Nov 2005 at 23:50

Sam said:
http://www.samb0.co.uk/DSC00448small.JPG

Ripspeed baby !!!!

the worrying thing is you can hardly see the lower ones now... and thats only 70 miles later :eek:

agw_01 · 21 Nov 2005 at 23:50

HAHAHA, so that's what he meant by shopping list

Nice work guys! That looks great! Bet it got a few looks on the way home!