david_taylor

Dont think I have a choice about who repairs it mate. If they are just doing the rear suspension and two body panels, I would not be to worried. Once I get it back(still waiting for insurance to authorise) I will take it to my mates garage and get it on the ramp to inspect the job now though. Dave

Put your self in my shoes. You have mis read the road conditions, span out on a bad corner(AT 60!), damaged your car leaving the road. Then some random person posts on a public forum a clear accusation that I must have been doing more than that to have lost control. They have also accused you of lying about the road conditions as they past around 1 hour after the incident and the road seemed dry at that time. Would you not have replied. I am sure you would have! As for the corner, I dont particularly care about the cars or any other vehicals you have taken on it. You cant change lanes when there are cars in the inside lane my friend. I am sure you will agree sometimes conditions can catch you out and I am no longer justifying that I was not above 60 at the time. Believe what you want. Matter is now finished as requested.

Thats bad news Alan. I seen the assesor today about mine and he says I need new rear suspension, two wheels and tyres and two small dents in rear door and quarter popped out. My understanding is that if it costs less than 50% of the value of the car then they will fix it. According to What Car my model and year with the 100k on the clock is worth 5k. However the assesor said it will be less than 2k to repair My friend has agreed to let me store it at his garage and assist me braking it if its a goner, but praying its not. Keeping my fingers crossed as he is still to send his report! Hope you get a better offer mate, I do appriciate your predicament buddy. Dave

Of course I would be offended by your post. I am a common user on this "Public Forum" and did not appriciate your slanderous comments IMO. I can assure you I was going no faster than 60 going into the corner. When I hit the bumps on the bridge it started to understeer. Before I could react it swapped ends, and the rest is history. If I was going as fast as you accuse me, then I can assure you the damage would have been much more severe, and most likely ended up in the field. This was also the opinion of the Traffic Cop who attended the scene. What I find more strange about your post is the fact you appear to have scoured the net and joined only to post on my predicement!! You appear to be almost gloating that a scooby ended up off the road and your super GTI could out handle the impreza. I am sure the other forum users will appriciate your comments on us all braking the speed limit. None of us would claim to be angels of the road, but owning a scooby does not mean we all drive like maniacs at high speed. Let me know when you plan to take the corner at 80+ in the wet and I will call the amblulance and recovery in advance. Dave

Your talkin p!sh mate. The road was greasy at the time, and when you passed, which I noticed was a skanky green GTI(if that was you) I had been there for an hour and the road had dried out a fair bit. Take it at 80+ if you want. The limits 70 ya tube and if you tried to take that corner in greasy conditions at that speed you will not get round that bend. You will end up like the Golf GTI driver the recovery driver told me about on that bend that ended up trapped in the field in the marsh with the fire brigade keeping him alive under the water with breathing apparatus as they tried to cut him out from his upturned car. The traffic cops told me there has been at least 12 cars off there in the past year and that I was the first not to end up in the field. I value there opinion more than yours!! As for insurance - I have 9 years NCB(which you dont get easily if you are a wreckless or poor driver as you seem to be accusing me off) which is protected - so no hammering for me! Please keep your comments like this to yourself. Forum users here does not appriciate people coming on and making accusations of people with not a shred of evidence to back themselves up!! Especially when they have ended up off the road and with a damaged car. I admit the conditions caught me out, and that it was my fault. But I dont need tubes like you coming on and trying to stir it up!!!!! Dave Superstar Tradesman - Its getting fixed by Nationwide at larbert cross.

Looks like good news guys......the crash repair center say the car is fixable, and are just waiting for authorisation from the Insurance Company to proceed. I have only spoken to the receptionist, so I am waiting for an accessor to call me back so I can find out the damage. Fingers crossed the insurance give the go ahead. Dave

Its all good guys....the banter is keeping me going the now. Really hoping its fixable at the moment. Dave

Like flies to sh........

Well my mate has agreed I can keep car at his if its a write off so I can break it myself. He has claimed the engine for his Baja Bug....that will be nuts. Still keeping fingers crossed its getting fixed though. Driving about in a ordinary cars sucks!

Wait and see mark Sell you a new foggy though?

Cheers for the offer mate. Tempting, but standing up for to long and the backs real sore. Gutted about missing all the stuff this weekend. Dave

Thats some difference mate. Looking good Cheers for the well wishes this week by the way. Back is really sore, but going back to work on Monday. Enjoying the 1.2 automatic Panda I have the now as a courtesy car. 70BHP of pure power.

No news today, which makes me think the damage was not as bad as I thought. They may be waiting to find out prices from Subaru before they can decide to fix or write off. If its gubbed, I think I am going to salvage it myself and break it up, assuming my mate will let me store it at his garage and use his toois to break. Brand new clutch, and red stuff pads 200 miles ago. Full Stainless Steel Magnex mid section and back box. That would cover my excess easily alone, never mind interior, spoiler, shell and engine! Wait and see eh!

Did at 1st, but looked again yesterday and its only one side with the dent. strutt has probably popped out. Should find out today if its fixable.

Think so, plus the raod was really greasy. Gutted, but think its going to the car park in the sky.

Looking for some opinions here. I noticed the dent in the passenger rear 1/4 last night, thought it had hit something. But then in the pics I noticed it was also in the drivers side, which is weird as it did not hit anything. Went out to my garage for a look and its like that on both sides. That makes me think, with the strutt brace, that I have bent the whole rear of the chassis. Which would mean a write off I think. Any ideas or comments?

Cheers for the comments guys. Went up to Falkirk infirmary, and the next thing they have strapped me to a spinal board and called a ambulance to take me through to Stirling. Man are they things unformfortable. Anyway, got out at 12 oclock, just muscle damage, and advised to take it easy for a few days. Warned I will be real sore tomorrow! As Stevie said, damage looks like rear suspension, axle and wheels are fecked. Small dent on rear quarter. Waiting for call back for it to get picked up. Managed to drive it into my garage. Bad news....if its a right off I am getting something more sensible. Its just been grief for the past few months. Back to a mondeo maybe. Dave

Thats what really annoys me. The impreza has ben struggling to stay away from the "ned" car recently due to some silly boy racers with a bit of cash. This will just make the car a laughing stock! Did you notice that both the subaru and mazda are nearly identical from the front, bar the scoop? At least the evo 10 has character!

Dont know if already posted. Colns last interview....at X games 13 Brakes my heart!

Just heightened my hatred! U would have thought the style change would have at least meant amazing handling! Stick to a classic for the best handeling!!!! Rubbish car!

Doh.......must pay more attention!

What area do you live in?

Alright Paul Have you tried a bandwidth test on your internet connection. That will tell you the upload and download speed of your connection. Would try that first as a process of elimination. Plus do you regularly scan for spyware and viruses? I also do registry checks and defrags, as these can all effect internet speed. Oh...is it only youtube, or is it always slow?

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