F***ing Busses!!!
F***ing Busses!!!
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Wildfire

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9,948 posts

281 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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There I was trundling from 1 lane into 2 at a sedate 5 mph and a bl**dy by comes flying up the other way on the white line! I quickly swerve across to avoid head on collision. NS mirror hits another car and door hits their corner bumper, bus smacks my OS mirror and drives off!! I stopped to make sure other car was ok. Lady told me not to worry and that her car was being scrapped soon anyway. Didn't get the number of the bus!

I drive that route most days when taking the GF to work and there is always plenty of room. I guess the bus didn't see me pulling into the right lane! Last tiem I followed a bus down there it was getting away from me quite quickly.

Luckily all I have to show for the incident is a small 1" scratch on the bodywork which I am about to polish out.

rage

barreti

6,689 posts

266 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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You jammy bugger. You smacked both mirrors and didn't break either. Go buy your lotter tickets now!

hut49

3,544 posts

291 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Apparently buses these days have camera's so had it been necessary you could have subpoenaed the tapes . By the way how do you quickly swerve when you're doing 5 mph

Wildfire

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9,948 posts

281 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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hut49 said:
Apparently buses these days have camera's so had it been necessary you could have subpoenaed the tapes . By the way how do you quickly swerve when you're doing 5 mph


Unfortunately I didn't get the number! But at least no lasting harm done. Other lady was very nice about it all. Just a bit shook up.

Well as quick as I could.

Just polished out the scratch with the aid of some P2000 and Faraclea. Now to respray a mini! A fun, fun, bodywork filled day. Luckily I have just bought 2 complete Griffith Doors with mirrors!!



Edited by Wildfire on Friday 19th January 14:11

hut49

3,544 posts

291 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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Wildfire said:
Now to respray a mini! A fun, fun, bodywork filled day. Luckily I have just bought 2 complete Griffith Doors with mirrors!!
You sure are going to need a helluva lot of that filler stuff to blend in Griffith doors on that mini wobble

Wildfire

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9,948 posts

281 months

Friday 19th January 2007
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hut49 said:
You sure are going to need a helluva lot of that filler stuff to blend in Griffith doors on that mini wobble


Just wait and see! silly

Griffter

4,143 posts

284 months

Monday 22nd January 2007
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Bad luck Chris - but a lucky outcome. Thanks to the generous lady your NCB is in tact!