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I was driving to work the other day minding my own business when a bloke in the right hand lane decided he wanted the same bit of road that I had. He just pulled left with out looking and ran straight in to my bullbar.

That was fine I thought as it wouldn't have damaged that but the fact that he kept coming and ran me in to the gutter did some damage. Just to top it off the left front wheel jammed on the gutter and yanked the car around. Yep, full spin and heading directly at a light pole.

I happened to be towing my trailer at the time wich jack-knifed and came in under the back passenger wheel. It lifted the car up enough for me to think I was going over. Luckily the front drivers wheel now hit the left hand gutter and that yanked me around some more so I was now going backwards towards the light pole.

I think it was the rear drivers wheel slamming in to the gutter that washed enough speed off so I didn't hit the pole. The car stopped with about an inch between my back wheel and the pole with the trailer jammed up under the back left side of the car.

It came around far enough to damage the wheel arch above the wheel, bent the sill and crushed the exhaust. Bent a few wheels (Marquis alloys), bent the steering and the trailer.

Gonna be with out the ute for a week now while it gets fixed.

mate sorry to hear that

i hope you got the other persons details and will be going the bloke for the repairs
if he was not insured then if the police determine that he is to blame then i can help u with some personal advice to get the bloke to pay up

Yeah I got all his details and he has admitted fault. Insurance is taking care of the rest.

You are lucky Brett that you didn’t get seriously hurt!
Just as well the other party admitted fault.


P.S. I have some bushes for you..... I need your old ones....

holy crap! bad luck there Brett.

woah sounds like a fair bit of damage. lucky there was no injuries.
i hate seeing my car with damage, so id say itd be awful for you.

Sounds like you had an interesting day Brett. Glad that you never got hurt in the prang.

You gotta watch them QLD drivers - they're all crazy.

Jack

Brett has been left with a few dents and a buckled wheel and an unusually shaped Ricer pipe

good to see ur ok dude

dave

i'd say i know how you feel brett but i managed to miss the *expletive* in the pajero that tried to push me into the armco tonight, i was in the red beast and had the nankangs squeeling to avoid him as i mashed the brake pedal to the floor he only noticed me when he heard my tyres!!

shit brett thats noe good glad yoe are ok got any pics of the ute??

Bugger mate, i'm surprised you didn't get out and smash him/her... i'm sure you felt that way... Glad your okay.

PS what damage to his car? Just a ding in the side?

El_Freddo wrote:Bugger mate, i'm surprised you didn't get out and smash him/her... i'm sure you felt that way... Glad your okay.

PS what damage to his car? Just a ding in the side?

thats all he needs. a smashed car and a night in a cell....

The damage is not a huge dent. Just lots of little things, 3 out of 4 corners have been dented in some way. Maybe 2 wheels have been buckled. Muffler ruined. BUllbar shifted. It is still drivable, just has bad shakes.
The young guy was very apoligetic, and shaken. We were all young once, he will learn from this. We are just very greatful the car pulled up before putting Brett into a powerpole.