Murder by screw

[Gutlord]

I'm waiting for the Daily Mail's definitive read on this before I form an opinion.

[anonymous-user]

Gutlord said:

I'm waiting for the Daily Mail's definitive read on this before I form an opinion.

[Dupont666]

thread now removed off PF...

youtube went up and thread went down

I didnt post it just so we are clear.

Edited by Dupont666 on Wednesday 18th August 20:47

[carl_w]

Buzz word said:

On google the surface looks poor and broken.

Not in my experience. Haven't been down that way for a couple of months though.

[Herman Toothrot]

Bit of a shame, I guess google cashe will have will have it for the police and insurance companys to go over. I'm sure with the video clip showing cars and the posters comments it'd be easy to work out who was in attendance.

[Soovy]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I'm just proof reading it. And no I'm not kidding.

[Rich_W]

The cynic in me says that the picture of the screw is a little too perfect. And without being 100% (obviously) could ANY adhesive stick a screw strongly enough if a car went over it at speed it wouldn't move? Saying that if it was a disgruntled resident. I wonder if they'll be out over on the airport complaining about them too?

Video sounds like the car goes over at least twice.

Sad for all concerned, but I doubt this will change anything in the long term. I'll expect a "Death by misadventure ruling in due course"

[mrmr96]

Rich_W said:

The cynic in me says that the picture of the screw is a little too perfect.

What do you mean by that? Someone's crouched down and taken a photo using a phone or camera with a flash. What's overly perfect about it?

Rich_W said:

And without being 100% (obviously) could ANY adhesive stick a screw strongly enough if a car went over it at speed it wouldn't move?

Why would they need to do that? If there was more than one screw then the one in the photo could be a different one from the one stuck in the tyre.

[anonymous-user]

Sounds like a case of natural selection to me. I'm just glad that some poor sod driving home wasn't involved. I know how I'd feel if these dheads slammed into a car with my wife and daughter in it because "they were just having some fun, innit".

Dave

[71notout]

Who says Old Fords Never Die?!

[christianbeccy]

I think it looks like expanding foam.

[TheEnd]

mrmr96 said:

Rich_W said:

The cynic in me says that the picture of the screw is a little too perfect.

What do you mean by that? Someone's crouched down and taken a photo using a phone or camera with a flash. What's overly perfect about it?

I do agree, I would have expected big wide shots of the other screws, and plenty of other pics, rather than one where it looks like too much care has been put into getting a perfect shot.

Anyway, it's looking more and more like the screw can be discounted so it's a bit of a moot point.

[badboyburt]

Street racing, it happens all over the country and will continue regardless how many lose their life, it's a sad fact of today's society.

[s3fella]

badboyburt said:

Street racing, it happens all over the country and will continue regardless how many lose their life, it's a sad fact of today's scumbag society.

EFA

[Alfa numeric]

badboyburt said:

Street racing, it happens all over the country and will continue regardless how many lose their life, it's been going on since the car was invented.

EFA. Let's not pretend it's a new phenomenon. Twenty years ago they would probably heve been joyriding.

[Mr Whippy]

Alfa numeric said:

badboyburt said:

Street racing, it happens all over the country and will continue regardless how many lose their life, it's been going on since the car was invented.

EFA. Let's not pretend it's a new phenomenon. Twenty years ago they would probably heve been joyriding.

No doubt today Plod can't do much because those doing it have little to lose/suffer from the punishments given these days.

Also less TrafPol per car km driven these days?

Dave

[RB26DETT]

May I pay my respects to the Saff ?

RIP Cossie may you rust in peace.




Yes I know im sad, but I bloody love these.

[sc4589]

RB26DETT said:

May I pay my respects to the Saff ?

RIP Cossie may you rust in peace.




Yes I know im sad, but I bloody love these.

... think someone may be able to salvage the interior..? It was a leather one by the looks of things.

Totally agree with you, what a tragic waste of a classic car that's getting rarer and rarer thanks to situations like these...

Edited by sc4589 on Thursday 19th August 18:07

[CarbonM5]

sc4589 said:

RB26DETT said:

May I pay my respects to the Saff ?

RIP Cossie may you rust in peace.




Yes I know im sad, but I bloody love these.

... think someone may be able to salvage the interior..? It was a leather one by the looks of things.

Totally agree with you, what a tragic waste of a classic car that's getting rarer and rarer thanks to situations like these...

Edited by sc4589 on Thursday 19th August 18:07

You fking sad bd Re the interior comment.

These cars are rare because most were either broken for parts,or hardly ever used.

[sc4589]

CarbonM5 said:

sc4589 said:

RB26DETT said:

May I pay my respects to the Saff ?

RIP Cossie may you rust in peace.




Yes I know im sad, but I bloody love these.

... think someone may be able to salvage the interior..? It was a leather one by the looks of things.

Totally agree with you, what a tragic waste of a classic car that's getting rarer and rarer thanks to situations like these...

Edited by sc4589 on Thursday 19th August 18:07

You fking sad bd Re the interior comment.

These cars are rare because most were either broken for parts,or hardly ever used.

Hmmmm... fair point... not sure I'd want to sit on leather that someone removed themselves from the mortal coil on. Would be... uncomfortable...