Viper south of Grantown
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It's a lovely car - was great to see it the other weekend. Hope you're wrong and it can be sorted
seeing the pics.... brings back memory of similar occurence in the Tiger on soaking roads on the way to tunnel run 21mths ago. good luck in th recovery.Thanks to all for their kind words. I'm slowly coming to terms with losing the Viper but, who knows, she may still ride again. If it's repairable, I'd like to take on the project of rebuilding it to serious drag spec (obviously keeping off of slippery roads). If not fixable then hopefully the insurance money would allow me to get a newer GTS (i.e. with a proper roof and windows). Onwards and upwards! 
Cheers Hugh. Did you get text I sent earlier? I've just got some information from the insurance assessors - estimated cost of repair is £37k! Nearly £11k for the bonnet alone!! I know they've got to go for original parts but this seems ridiculous - high quality after market parts are a fraction of the cost and would prevent a rare and classic car getting broken for parts. And they don't appear too keen to allow me to buy it back salvage...
ViperScot said:
Cheers Hugh. Did you get text I sent earlier? I've just got some information from the insurance assessors - estimated cost of repair is £37k! Nearly £11k for the bonnet alone!! I know they've got to go for original parts but this seems ridiculous - high quality after market parts are a fraction of the cost and would prevent a rare and classic car getting broken for parts. And they don't appear too keen to allow me to buy it back salvage...
TheObserver said:
It is heart warming to see the concern and compassion that fellow PH's show for a member who prangs their car.
My family use this road regularly so from a purely personal point of view I am delighted that he did not wedge one of my kids between the bridge and the Viper when he lost it.
What is the point of this post? Am I missing something or is it just sickeningly self-righteous? Your kids weren't near the bridge so why bring it up? I'm glad I had no passengers in the car with me but I didn't feel the need to mention that. From the tone of the post I'm guessing you think that I was driving dangerously (because if you own a Viper you always drive like a maniac, right?)? This is very far from the truth; as a Viper owner, you learn to take it easy when the roads are the slightest bit damp and that is what I was doing. If I had been driving fast I would have gone straight through the bridge, not stopping still half on the road. My family use this road regularly so from a purely personal point of view I am delighted that he did not wedge one of my kids between the bridge and the Viper when he lost it.
ViperScot said:
TheObserver said:
It is heart warming to see the concern and compassion that fellow PH's show for a member who prangs their car.
My family use this road regularly so from a purely personal point of view I am delighted that he did not wedge one of my kids between the bridge and the Viper when he lost it.
What is the point of this post? Am I missing something or is it just sickeningly self-righteous? Your kids weren't near the bridge so why bring it up? I'm glad I had no passengers in the car with me but I didn't feel the need to mention that. From the tone of the post I'm guessing you think that I was driving dangerously (because if you own a Viper you always drive like a maniac, right?)? This is very far from the truth; as a Viper owner, you learn to take it easy when the roads are the slightest bit damp and that is what I was doing. If I had been driving fast I would have gone straight through the bridge, not stopping still half on the road. My family use this road regularly so from a purely personal point of view I am delighted that he did not wedge one of my kids between the bridge and the Viper when he lost it.
Sorry, I didn't feel the need to let you know this when your accident happened, I didn't think it was necessary to send such an obvious and somewhat patronising reply at a time when you were reflecting on what had happened and how fortunate you and any other road users were not hurt during the Bridgegate incident........
AGAIN, on behalf of the understanding PH members, Sorry to hear of your bump, hopefully you will get something bigger and better to replace it with if it can't be repaired......
Edited by 360 detailing on Friday 19th October 17:56
It's a thought... Or how about a twin-turbo Viper? 
I know of one at a good price in the US. I'm pretty sure that if I'd had an extra 300bhp I'd have been able to power out of that slide on Sunday night. Or, being so fast, just gone back in time so that I could have avoided the accident all together!
I know of one at a good price in the US. I'm pretty sure that if I'd had an extra 300bhp I'd have been able to power out of that slide on Sunday night. Or, being so fast, just gone back in time so that I could have avoided the accident all together! Edited by ViperScot on Saturday 20th October 15:53
hemibum said:
Maybe it's time to settle down and buy a nice little MX5.
Dont listen to him Hamish..... found you a nice replacement for you.http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/276427.htm
Edited by Semi hemi on Thursday 1st November 15:26
Semi hemi said:
hemibum said:
Maybe it's time to settle down and buy a nice little MX5.
Dont listen to him Hamish..... found you a nice replacement for you.http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/276427.htm
Edited by Semi hemi on Thursday 1st November 15:26
Stang said:
Semi hemi said:
hemibum said:
Maybe it's time to settle down and buy a nice little MX5.
Dont listen to him Hamish..... found you a nice replacement for you.http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/276427.htm
Edited by Semi hemi on Thursday 1st November 15:26
The laugh of it is that is in the "Classic" section
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