Scary Moment

[elwood]

I was taking a girl friend out for a spin in the Chim on our 1st date this afternoon, driving at about 60mph out of a bend the near side wheel hit a slightly sunken manhole, very loud bang, deafening screeching noise, loss of steering, clouds of smoke and came to halt teetering on the edge of a water filled ditch.
The shock had snapped allowing the body to drop onto the the tyre, don't think she will forget this date.

[apache]

4/4/4, easy one to remember too

[stainless_steve]

i bet it was a bit of a shock
Least your both ok, and the car can be repaired.

[elwood]

She's still talking to me, her brother told her sports cars do stuff like that.
Being financaly challenged does any body have a useable pair of front shocks going begging, we are booked for Back Home but I don't fancy going in her Fiesta.

>> Edited by elwood on Sunday 4th April 22:48

[maranellouk]

Glad you are ok. I too had a moment last year.

Let's just say coroded speed humps which were not visible until it was too late and the lack of height on a 355 front spoiler do not good bed fellows make.

Someone must be able to help you out with the shocks. Boy, girls?