My car tried to crash itself

Del Lardo · 2 May 2006 at 16:29

Took my car out and gave it a damn good spanking at lunchtime in the sunshine. Get back to work, park up on a very slight incline, put handbrake on (can anyone guess where this is going) and walk inside.

I get a call from reception 5 minutes later "your car had just driven itself into the building" :eek:

I go outside to find my car with one wheel resting on the curb and the numberplate apparently holding the car in place on the pavement. Reverse the car off with no apparent damage apart from an even more cracked number plate and a dent in my pride. Lesson learned, hot discs will cool down and your handbrake will fail. Next time I'll leave it in gear as well :rolleyes:

olv · 2 May 2006 at 16:33

sounds like you got off lightly!

Lashout_UK · 2 May 2006 at 16:36

Glad you got off so lightly!

As a footnote - it's bad to leave the handbrake on after using the brakes heavily anyway (if it actuates on the discs, of course)....heat soaks into that section of the disc and warps it pretty horribly.

TripleT · 2 May 2006 at 16:37

d'oh!

Glad there was no damage

Matt82 · 2 May 2006 at 20:05

my first car had a lame hand brake. ive always parked cars left in gear since

masterk · 2 May 2006 at 20:09

You need to build up some muscles on your handbrake arm.

mc_bob · 2 May 2006 at 20:10

What car was it?
Guessing it was a Ferrari by your Sig

Any pictures?

MC_Bob

masterk · 2 May 2006 at 20:13

mc_bob said:
What car was it?
Guessing it was a Ferrari by your Sig

mc_bob · 2 May 2006 at 20:14

Oh crap im such a dumarse, its an Elise, please excuse my elite noobness...

Ill leave the post unedited so you can laugh at me.

MC_Bob

Also, I never clicked or read the sig until now, sorry

wez130 · 2 May 2006 at 20:14

mc_bob said:
What car was it?
Guessing it was a Ferrari by your Sig

Any pictures?

MC_Bob

looks like an elise 111s to me

damn your ninja edit

masterk · 2 May 2006 at 20:16

Dont worry he cant hide it, its quoted twice now

Zip · 2 May 2006 at 20:19

He also now owns a small run about that he bought the other day.
I think it was a pug

Del Lardo · 2 May 2006 at 20:40

mc_bob said:
What car was it?
Guessing it was a Ferrari by your Sig

Any pictures?

MC_Bob

I keep it next to my portable sun

Zip said:
He also now owns a small run about that he bought the other day. I think it was a pug

I wish, fear the 49bhp of the Fiesta

I really should go and pick it up sometime soon.

Rich1988 · 2 May 2006 at 20:52

complete with old lady in brown tights >

TaKeN · 2 May 2006 at 20:54

Go and buy a " Turbonator " For it, and you will have yourself one hell of a beast

Dogbreath · 2 May 2006 at 22:31

I think a detonator would be more usefull