Snow Victim...

jongeeone · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:18

The Clio took a bit of a bang today.

Coming down over a slight hill Touched the breaks to slow up, it didn't... Panicked, Fish tailed... hit a wall at about 10mph... and the air bags even came out :mad:

InvaderGIR · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:21

At 10mph, I'm not surprised really to be honest.

Unlucky fella.

Datamonkey · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:24

Ouch,

Sorry to hear that matey

jaybee · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:26

Well that was worth the drive.

GuruJockStrap · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:31

I feel for you. Same thing happened to me an hour ago.

Approaching a mini round about on a residential back road near me to turn left. Was going at a snails pace and suddenly lost all grip. Theres a bit of a slope down when you turn left and the car just kept on going. Mounted kerb and hit a lampost.

Rybo89 · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:33

unlucky dude,

lets have a look then guru, lets see the snows latest victim

sorn21 · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:35

I'm off to work got about a 5mile drive!

needless to say ill see if i can get my tail out

shauncr91 · 2 Feb 2009 at 16:44

n1blo said:
I'm off to work got about a 5mile drive!

needless to say ill see if i can get my tail out

Maybe you can get your cars back end out too

Peter Diffey · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:03

shauncr91 said:
Maybe you can get your cars back end out too

lmfao

jamoor · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:24

Accident damage must be a good line of work at the moment

jamoor · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:27

HAHAHAHA
http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=643108&nmt=Caught a guy trying too hard in the snow...

mjt · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:28

airbags at 10mph? :/ ul

Muffin` · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:31

InvaderGIR · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:33

Muffin, I was going through Reading (on the bus

) and the number of cars on the road was minimal, but the number that were clear, were very few, so many looked like that. :/

Kitchster_uk · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:38

I had to turn the ACS off on the 7-series, it was a nightmare to drive with it on, much more fun without anyway

Muffin` · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:39

It's abysmal, even people who don't clear their back windows is shocking, It takes seconds. :mad:

mjt · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:40

Kitchster_uk said:
I had to turn the ACS off on the 7-series, it was a nightmare to drive with it on, much more fun without anyway

you're supposed to deactivate the tcs but leave the acs on (push once, don't hold) for driving in snow. you've got no chance otherwise

Saytan · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:40

i feel the op's pain.

MarkDavis · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:41

That's bad luck OP

I was following a milk float in London this morning and hitting the brakes at 5mph resulted in the ABS juddering like crazy and the car taking 3 or 4 seconds to come to a standstill. The main roads seem to be fine (I drove from Bristol) but the small roads in suburban London are all iced up pretty bad.

NightSt@lk3r · 2 Feb 2009 at 17:41

shauncr91 said:
Maybe you can get your cars back end out too

Went out and did some drifting in the tractor at lunchtime for some fun, got some good slides going lol.