Had a slight incident the other day, thankfully not in the '6 (even though it is a shitter ). But anyway, the combination of a greasy, ice rink like roundabout, 28p plastic tyres and oversteer of epic proportion resulted in my zx having a confrontation with a rather sturdy lamp post... and losing. Boo.

After being stuck in the car for several minutes with over a dozen cars simply driving past (thanks a bunch you c*nts ), I managed to cut the belt and get out as 2 guys in a van finally stopped and called an ambulance

A quick trip to A&E later and a checkup revealed nothing more than bruised ribs and hip. After a few painkillers I was allowed on my way. Was expecting to end up like a sardine in a tin can as i saw the lamp post approaching through the side window
Oh well, the search for a replacement runabout begins!

Pics to give an idea of how much body filler is required

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How quick where you going?,did you get done for reckless driving as in pic 1 I can Just make out the police

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Rallye build: 11 November 1998 - a Wednesday
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Rallye dead
Secret Team Astor...

BMFH should sort that one

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My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it?

Shouldn't need filler... Bit of t-cut will sort that.

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See the sheer power and might of the lesser known burrowing owl.

ouch, you seem lucky

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Right on the B post, !!!! if that had hit a foot further forward it could have been a very different story.

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L reg "black and blue" phase 1 track 6

Central locking had a mind of it's own, only tended to work on 1 side, but would sometimes randomly lock the doors when driving




About 35ish round the roundabout, not sure how much speed was lost before the impact though. Didn't get any grief from the PC, he was already on his way to an incident involving a biker just a bit further down the road, so it was just put down to road conditions.




How thoughtful of them eh, it's not like you could possibly miss the car!




Very true, certainly wasn't a pleasant experience, but a bit of a walk in the park in comparison to your accident!




Aye, my dad said the same thing. Another point mentioned by the copper was the seat bolster, which will have provided a bit of cushioning from the impact. The fact that the floor folded and pushed the seat inwards helped aswell

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Damn those milk floats!

In all seriousness glad you're ok Mike. Wilson wasn't driving by any chance was he? He likes to do things like that to cars, a certain Seat Arosa springs to mind...

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Bye bye Sundance Kid