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looks like a Corolla Verso judging by that toyota grill.
i'm guessing that didn't come off the Supra
Yeah it is a Corolla Verso.
Matt82 said:
I'd guess that most of the bodywork (bumper, wings) on my car would have been ripped off by the concrete and that would have also shunted the radiator and intercooler upwards as in the picture. The impact from the other car, from what I remember was front/side so they would have had the front crash bar to absorb most the impact?
All in all, I think the car, structurally, did its job of protecting me, and considering what happened, could have been a lot worse!
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probably a lot more than "40mph" if its head on though isn't it.
Two cars of equal mass both travelling at 40 hitting head-on, is similar to hitting a solid wall at 40.
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Posting this on OcUK is like dividing by Zero, in OcUK land RWD is absolutely the same in FWD as far as 'chance of having a moment' goes
Glad you are ok. Hope it goes well for you. I'm no crash investigator but looking at the surroundings being in a residential area etc etc its hard to see how you could end up like that
Another Supra or perhaps something FWD next?
Glad you are ok. Hope it goes well for you. I'm no crash investigator but looking at the surroundings being in a residential area etc etc its hard to see how you could end up like that
Another Supra or perhaps something FWD next?
[TW]Fox;15757556 said:Posting this on OcUK is like dividing by Zero, in OcUK land RWD is absolutely the same in FWD as far as 'chance of having a moment' goes
Glad you are ok. Hope it goes well for you. I'm no crash investigator but looking at the surroundings being in a residential area etc etc its hard to see how you could end up like that
Another Supra or perhaps something FWD next?
Series of unfortunate events really, accelerating to change lanes, probably just catching 2nd turbo spool up, losing traction potentially over a white lane marker and then spinning across with the gathered momentum
Or any of the above!Next car is going to be largely depdndant on what I can insure lol
Really gutted for you mate, the car looked stunning from the pics on your profile website.
How did the other passengers / witnesses react after the crash? Did anyone have a go at you?
Also how was the car insured? Will you just get book price for it, if so I guess that's a lot of money lost?
Fingers crossed you don't come away with a charge, but got to say it doesn't look to good and I think stereotyping will unfortunately come into it. Good luck!
How did the other passengers / witnesses react after the crash? Did anyone have a go at you?
Also how was the car insured? Will you just get book price for it, if so I guess that's a lot of money lost?
Fingers crossed you don't come away with a charge, but got to say it doesn't look to good and I think stereotyping will unfortunately come into it. Good luck!
Are these cars prone to throwing themselves across central reservations in residential areas into oncoming traffic when being driven normally?
If so, shouldn't VOSA be issuing vehicle recalls?
[TW]Fox;15759284 said:
You have a point, but none of us bar the OP were actually there so it'd be ill advised to speculate on what actually happened when he seems somewhat unsure himself. It could have been for all sorts of reasons, and frankly, it looks bad enough already, I'm sure the OP doesn't really want to hear that.
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Ouch. That's really unlucky.
Given the right slippy surface and too low of a gear when the turbo(s) kicks in then the back end is gone!
Given the right slippy surface and too low of a gear when the turbo(s) kicks in then the back end is gone!
^^ my thoughts too[TW]Fox;15759284 said:
It's not normal. It's not something that happens when driving within limits - no matter how bad the conditions may have been. Therefore, it's abnormal.
Then why post on the intarwebby?
OP. Your sig needs sorting
Have to agree
personally i think you gave it too much and ran out of talent.
But hey, thats no bad thing. We're all human right ? nobody is perfect. Ive run out of talent and crashed cars before, as have most. Even the almighty fox has done that
Key thing is that you learn from it
[TW]Fox;15759284 said:
Err?
2JZGTE cars have a habit of being unpredictable at the best of times when the 2nd turbo spools up, It is the nature of having a sequential twin turbocharger setup and From what I understand you cannot really make it come online progressively, it's either not producing anything or it is trying to relocate your kidneys. This effect is going to be amplified with it running UK Spec turbos and the car at BPU level. It makes perfect sense that the second turbo spooling up in a low gear and low grip situation is going to cause backend twitching, even not at WOT. If you are able to suddenly regain traction and control in a 1600KG 382BHP GT car after losing it without warning then you are a better man than I.
All I know from passenger rides in a BPU'd Supra is that if he was driving it like he just stole it, the damage would be far worse.
nobody said he was driving it like he stole it
To my mind, simply driving beyond what the conditions would allow is enough to pour scorn on him.
As others are rightly pointing out ,if you were driving to what the conditions allow, cars dont just hop over central reservations and plough into oncomming vehicles.