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hardkore

hardkore

hardkore

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Im so going to get loads of "i told you so" and "your a crap driver" in this thread but oh well here we go.

I come up to a round about tonight coming off a dual carrigeway in wisbech (A47).

come up to a round about and started turning at about 35mph/40mph. Its a pretty big round about so i wasnt going crazy on a small round about. The back end slid out, i then tried to correct it but ended up hitting the curb, ramping it then ended up on the grass verge on the left hand side of the road. Thank god no other cars were about.

I have a nice 3 inch gash in the tyre wall in my 2 week old toyo proxies CF1 and the car now pulls slightly to the left. I put on the space saver and drove home. Now i used to be an apprentice mechanic so i know abit about cars but not a huge deal. I looked at the spring, bottom wishbone etc and all looked ok . If there was any major damage would i notice it when im driving? Apart from the car pulling slightly to the left its fine to drive.

This so makes me look like a barry boy driver, yesterday i posted about the speed camera in nottingham and now i crashed my car :( #

The winter weather is going to be interesting getting used to. Never driven in the winter before.
 
Probably tracking is just ballsed if theres nothing obviously broken, have a look in the clear light of day tomorrow.

And CF1's aint up to much tbh, its the T1 R and S's that are the half decent Toyos. :)
 
Just saw your other post about getting caught by a camera.... careful, it takes months to get your license, but seconds for a court to take it away. Winter does suck for driving, damn diesel on the road, ice, wet roads, frost. Hope your car's ok!!!
 
Yep i know not really been the greatest week for me. Ive done 14,000 miles in 9 months without no problems. Then two things like this at once. :(
 
It might be possible you're tracking is now out. Is should cost less than £20 for that to be sorted, but the chances are pulling to the left is the result of something worse.

I'd get yer tracking done first, and if it still pulls to the left, then you might have a bent wishbone or subframe - not good.
 
Sorry to hear about your crash.

I'm always amused at how people with realitve low driving experience can get the back end out in FWD cars at slow speeds. Still, i'm sure the tracking has probably been knocked out and at worst a bent strut.

Take more car in winter. :D
 
Lol diesel. I was just going too quick for the conditions so my fault :(

who needs RWD when you've got a wet road and a 60bhp FWD ibiza ;) :p
 
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hardkore said:
Lol diesel. I was just going to quick for the conditions so my fault :(

who needs RWD when you've got a wet road and a 60bhp FWD ibiza ;) :p
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i did wonder when you said 35-40mph on the roundabout.
but you at least get me doth-ing my cap to you for realising your mistake, and, more importantly, admitting it in here ie witchunt central.

it's hard to judge and factor into your driving the conditions of the road surface and weather when you're a relatively new driver.
just take it easy and don't try to run before you can walk and you'll be fine.
the only thing that was hurt apart from your bank balance was your ego.
 
Tell me about it! My mate who just passed was driving behind me in his uncles car. The day he passed his test he smashed his 106 up by reversing into a fence :D We all made fun of him even though its not really that funny ;)

Then on the way home i was driving a little too fast, my mate next to me said dont encourage him he'll crash again, next minute im skiing across tarmac, over a curb and scuffing up the grass.
 
hardkore said:
Tell me about it! My mate who just passed was driving behind me in his uncles car. The day he passed his test he smashed his 106 up by reversing into a fence :D We all made fun of him even though its not really that funny ;)

Then on the way home i was driving a little too fast, my mate next to me said dont encourage him he'll crash again, next minute im skiing across tarmac, over a curb and scuffing up the grass.
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i'll be honest with you and say that this stuff doesn't necessarily come with age either.
there are hundreds of thousands of drivers that have had licenses for years, maybe even decades, that only look for traffic situations and do not have the ability to read camber, surface type, weather effects etc.
if you want to be a good driver then put time and effort into learning your craft.
don't assume that the test is the only formal education you need to receive and that you'll pick the rest up along the way.if you can afford it, try some racing instruction.many of the skills you'll be taught are directly transferrable to road driving and they will help you a lot.
 
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