Stupid bend!!! (not very 56k friendly)

[darrynK]

here are some pics of my car after my little accident.

the bend itself:
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/112-1208_IMG.JPG

another of the bend. you can see my skid marks where i was up on 2 wheels and my hole in the hedge [LOL]
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1200_IMG.JPG

more skidmarks and the same hole in hedge- the white mark is where the passenger side wheels landed and dug into ground after being on 2 wheels:
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/112-1201_IMG.JPG

proof i was actually on 2 wheels- this is a mark on the road where my alloy dug into it:
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/112-1203_IMG.JPG

my hole in the hedge. the fence i knocked down is out of view just behind the mound. somehow andy sneaked into the pic:
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/112-1205_IMG.JPG



here are the wheels- the tyre must've come off the rim to get the grass in there. amazing thing was tyres were still inflated but were about 12psi when i checked em...
you can see the "kerbing where the alloy dug into road
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1186_IMG.JPG
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1185_IMG.JPG


my bashed door...
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1187_IMG.JPG

i had sunroof open and was eating twigs from the hedge for weeks [LOL]
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1189_IMG.JPG

bashed my 12 mile old german number plate [:^(]
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1191_IMG.JPG

driver's wing:
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1192_IMG.JPG

bent passenger door and busted lower panel:
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1198_IMG.JPG

an arty shot of my muddy tyres and andy947's car [LOL]
http://www.mk2golf.co.uk/darryn/111-1193_IMG.JPG

all in all i was very lucky. if that'd been a saxo or a 106 it could've been very different. i stepped out of car and the RAC were there half hour later to pull me out the hedge.
i was going too fast [:$]
amazing thing was, i drove car home, had the tracking checked and it was perfect, and had wheels checked for buckling and they were totally fine [:o]

car is in process of being sorted, so far i have:
2 new doors
2 new wings
set of BBS RM's which will be 15x8's as soon as i get new rims [:Y:]
new small bumpers with chrome
single wiper
having no arches but have 90 spec door moulds
cl spatz for rear arches
new lower panel
new chin spoiler
crystal indicators with side lights
new german plates with german number plate surround thing
eibach strut brace
bits n pieces smoothed and then full respray hopefully this month funds allowing [:)]

EDIT: now have new tailgate,
new petrol flap,
new crystal side repeaters and am looking for some new tail lights.
decided on audi pearl white.
will get there some day! [:Y:]



Edited by: darrynK

[Dave]

best sticking to the road in future eh [;)]

will look mint when painted with the bbs splits though [:Y:]

[superden]

The road is the black bit [LOL]

[Andy947]

Darryn - really should get a pic of the car in its current state!!!

It really is a sight to behold!!!

[LOL]

[Tubthumped]

Nice one Darryn!

[=D>]

[Nordoff]

Full marks for style mate.

[PhatVR6]

As may mate always says when my driving gets a bit "sprited".


Keep it on the black stuff....

or

Shiny side up...

[midnightblue]

hi you won't be the last to be caught out on that carnbroe bend i won't embarras you by telling you i took that bend at speed in a mk1 few years ago hahaha

[darrynK]

hi you won't be the last to be caught out on that carnbroe bend i won't embarrass you by telling you i took that bend at speed in a mk1 few years ago hahaha

[LOL] [LOL] [LOL]
how did you know it was the carnbroe road? lol
where you from?
i managed around 60mph around there before i clipped the inner bank and that sent me up on 2 wheels [LOL]

[midnightblue]

Hi Darryn

I recognised the road as i use it for work quite a bit, 60's not too fast for that corner tho as you said u clipped the inner bank which will get ya everytime LOL

We live in Kilsyth but i drive as part of my job so all the short cuts and back roads get used alot to avoid all the roadworks going on around just now over that way
Edited by: midnightblue

[Funkyfin2000]

ouch dude, looks like fun though ;D :D :D

[safeandsensible]

Should have bought a Scirocco, that would have took that bend at 60 no probs. In the photo where you can see two shadows is that a baseball cap (back to front) you are wearing?. Only joking Daz! hope you get it back on the road soon mate.

[vrooooom]

Up here we say " fields are for the cows and the sheep" usually just before u end up surrounded by them!! [LOL] [LOL]

Damage don't look too bad though, at least there was no fence post in the way! [:D]

[darrynK]

vrooooom - actually, there was a fence post. i flattened it! i couldn't get the car back out of the ditch as the post has jammed under the front panel and the wire fence was wrapped around the wheels!

hullo mr safeandsensible. see how fast you can get around there in your new c-max [:P]
been faster, just that time i clipped the bank. [:)]

[Guests]

I THINK YOU SHOULD BUY A GOLF COUNRTY FOR FIELD BASHING

[Tuff Schmitt]

That's nothing really, is it?

I mean look at recent examples! [LOL] [;)]

[Dream Driver]

Ouch... never mind.. could have been worse eh?

Glad to hear that you're ok.