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Disco Heaven & Hell
Enjoyed a huge factor day off road through the North Yorks moors during Easter holidays (thanks Pete for route guidance, worked a treat. Hope your stickers arrived safely and look the part). This was pure Disco Heaven.
Set off for holidays in the Lakes 2 days (of washing and polishing) later and was involved in a head on collision when the driver of the other car had fallen asleep at the wheel
My beloved Disco is now off to the big green lanes in the sky as a write off Pure Disco Hell.
Whilst I wouldn't wish the latter experience on anyone, everyone at the scene of the accident was astonished at how well the Disco coped with the collision and totally protected my family of 4 passengers. We all thankfully walked away unhurt. The other car eventually stopped some 200 yards down the road and had to be cut up to release the driver.
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23rd Apr 2010 11:54 am
NeilD
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To the guy who crashed into you: 'Should've gone to specsavers...'
23rd Apr 2010 12:50 pm
AJCvinylsigns
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Already considering replacement for D3, another D3 of course. Just waiting for the potentially shocking insurance valuation/payout and used disco prices are up!
Ironically, the wife tried to persuade me not to buy a D3 as we didn't need such a big vehicle and would never need 4 wheel drive. After a rough winter and last weeks accident she now won't let me consider buying anything else.
23rd Apr 2010 1:55 pm
ronp
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Re: Disco Heaven & Hell
AJCvinylsigns wrote:
The other car eventually stopped some 200 yards down the road and had to be cut up to release the driver.
Glad you are all well.
Out of curiosity how is the other driver, what was he driving and what sort of state was it in.I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
23rd Apr 2010 2:30 pm
CY
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Looks like the D3 takes a head-on collision in its stride... glad you are all okay.2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
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23rd Apr 2010 3:05 pm
AJCvinylsigns
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ronp he was in an Astra, it spun about 200 yards down the road, front and drivers side unrecogniseable. Took over an hour to cut him out but he was well enough within a few days to issue an apology.
Thanks for the well wishes folks
23rd Apr 2010 3:22 pm
mik
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Very lucky - looks nasty.
23rd Apr 2010 3:32 pm
al cope
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'kin ell - bet there was a bleedin big bang from that - glad you're all OK.
what are the insurers saying to write it off - uneconomical repair?
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23rd Apr 2010 3:33 pm
character
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twisted chassis I would recon to boot, recon that will be cat b, parts only
Glad you guys are all OK! It's not only the permagrin that justifies running a D3.
You could probably fund the replacement by selling of all the remaining parts on here as spares. "The whole is less than the sum of the parts." as Aristotle might have said,
Is the photo a contender for the next calendar?A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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factor day off road through the North Yorks moors during Easter holidays (thanks Pete for route guidance, worked a treat. Hope your stickers arrived safely and look the part). This was pure Disco Heaven.
Pure Disco Hell.
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