T A WOW Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 So I was taking SWMBO to work this morning driving along nice and steady. came to a roundabout started to go round it then my car decided otherwise. was only going about 5 - 7 mph. roads were sheet ice. probably only hit the railings about 3mph. just slowly bounced off. should be able to fix it with a hammer and some glue to put my number plate back on anyway no one was hurt apart from my car, but its a piece of poo anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 At least it missed the headlight Tobias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 That is true. It it had I would've just scrapped it a bought a new car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Oops, thought you were going to powerslide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Me too. It was quite amusing how pathetic it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Reminds me of years ago when I went out to play in the snow, there was a great country lane, single track, that I used to love blasting along. It snowed so I went out to have a play. Did 3 "laps" of the lane (about 3 miles long and nice and windy) handbraking round the corners and having a great time. 4th time around I decided to drive it nice and steady and as the text books say you should in the snow rather than like Colin McRea. It was boring as hell for the 1st mile, then came to a corner nice and steady, did everything as per the book and binned it down a ditch trickled into it at 3mph or something. Dog walkers helped pull/push me back out. Since then I have always attacked snow with much more enthusiasm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 oooops, not nice that, but not a lot you cold have done about it Sheila Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 At least nobody was hurt, that's the main thing. I remember sliding sideways down a hill a couple of years ago and the nose of the car spun out towards oncoming traffic. All I could do was brace. I missed by what must have been millimetres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Ouch, how annoying, but it'll polish out lol. As said it's lucky it wasn't worse, but it would be better if it hadn't happened at all of course. Hope you get it sorted easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T A WOW Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 Sorted it pretty much. My favourite method. Hit it with a hammer. Still looking at getting a new motor though, as I've had enough of this one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Hammers are good, I fixed the van with a hammer yestetday, well the starter motor at least lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wayne Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 About 3 years ago I lost control of the works van on sheet ice' I had to stuff it into a snow drift to stop the thing. No harm done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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