Absolutely gutted!
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Just had the Chim towed away to be repaired. It decided to roll down a hill this afternoon and embed itself in a wall (after hitting another parked car on the way past.) - it has been sitting there happily for the last 6 hours and all of a sudden just went walkies!
Guess I will always leave it in gear as well in future. Oh well, just hope we don't get too much sunshine for the next few weeks
Gerrard
99T Sapphire Blue (and brick red!) Chim 400
Guess I will always leave it in gear as well in future. Oh well, just hope we don't get too much sunshine for the next few weeks
Gerrard
99T Sapphire Blue (and brick red!) Chim 400
Unlucky.
Many years ago I left Carzee's VW in a car park with the handbrake off. The car promptly rolled down the slope of the car park, miraculously missed all the other vehicles and embedded itself in a metal post.
A little more light hearted than your post as it was a few years ago, and the car wasn't worth a great deal.
Good luck on the repair bill!
Many years ago I left Carzee's VW in a car park with the handbrake off. The car promptly rolled down the slope of the car park, miraculously missed all the other vehicles and embedded itself in a metal post.
A little more light hearted than your post as it was a few years ago, and the car wasn't worth a great deal.
Good luck on the repair bill!
Tivs are notorious for this. The hand brake in my chim is at best marginal unless I really crank it on. Typically what happens is that the discs cool down after a run and the hand brake releases as they contract. 6 hours does seem to run this out tho'. Hope that the damage is not too bad.
Cheers,
Steve.
>> Edited by Steve _T on Thursday 2nd May 16:32
Cheers,
Steve.
>> Edited by Steve _T on Thursday 2nd May 16:32
Bugger
My folks had an extremely steep drive so I grew up leaving it in gear on a slope!
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Typically what happens is that the discs cool down after a run and the hand brake releases as they contract.
This is typical of any car with discs all round, when the metal cools it shrinks a little and the brakes come off, whereas on a drum system they get tighter. Some manufacturers use a sep. drum for the handbrake, I think my Senator had this and I know Range Rovers do.
I think you've just got to leave it in gear.
Cheers,
Andy
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This is typical of any car with discs all round, when the metal cools it shrinks a little and the brakes come off, whereas on a drum system they get tighter. Some manufacturers use a sep. drum for the handbrake, I think my Senator had this and I know Range Rovers do.
I think you've just got to leave it in gear.
Cheers,
Andy
Cerb has this too, although thats even worse that the Chimps handbrake from what I can tell.
quote:
Typically what happens is that the discs cool down after a run and the hand brake releases as they contract.
This is typical of any car with discs all round, when the metal cools it shrinks a little and the brakes come off, whereas on a drum system they get tighter. Some manufacturers use a sep. drum for the handbrake, I think my Senator had this and I know Range Rovers do.
I think you've just got to leave it in gear.
Cheers,
Andy
Cerb has this too, although thats even worse that the Chimps handbrake from what I can tell.
quote:
Some manufacturers use a separate drum for the handbrake, I think my Senator had this and I know Range Rovers do.
All Landrovers (except Freelanders) have a separate drum for the handbrake, but most people do not realise that it locks the transmission not the wheels, so if some idiot yanks it on while still moving, it lunches the propshafts and/or the diffs.
No consolation, but learning to leave any car in gear is a good idea. Best of luck with the repair bill.
R
Garage says it's probably going to be a whole front end...
www.singleitsolution.com/images/damage1.jpg
www.singleitsolution.com/images/damage2.jpg
>> Edited by Gerrard on Thursday 2nd May 18:21
www.singleitsolution.com/images/damage1.jpg
www.singleitsolution.com/images/damage2.jpg
>> Edited by Gerrard on Thursday 2nd May 18:21
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Garage says it's probably going to be a whole front end...
www.singleitsolution.com/images/damage1.jpg
www.singleitsolution.com/images/damage2.jpg
>> Edited by Gerrard on Thursday 2nd May 18:21
Now I'm no expert, but a new front end for the damage in the photos, if thats all it is, that seems extreme.
Webbs in Bristol will do a quote by photo over e:mail, so it may be worth giving them a shout.
Hope it all gets sorted v.soon!
Edited to say just seen who you got the quote from, get a second opinion.
Matt.
>> Edited by plotloss on Thursday 2nd May 18:28
Two Chimaera rolled into 1 X Elise + 1 x Noble at a track day recently, plus my truck rolled down a hill on its own, in surrey only 3 months ago, wrote off a Taxi queing in traffic and gave his passengers a hell of a scare, luckily no one injured, I drove my truck to the next job! only smashed the headlight. It happens to everyone, hope the repairs go well.
Nik
Nik
Unfortunately it might be a whole front end, if you look at the bonnet / wing alignment it's out, so something has moved. GRP spreads impact loading so there could be some additional damage underneath or in the engine compartment we can't see. Also the car looks like it's a pearl colour, painting alone will be minimum of £250 per panel ( incl materials/VAT), and you'll need to paint both wings, bonnet and possible part of the doors to achieve a colour match.
I'd have it checked for other damage and make sure it's repaired properly.
I'd have it checked for other damage and make sure it's repaired properly.
I thought you left it in 1st, pointing up hill, and reverse pointing down hill ?
That way the engine has to be turned backwards if the car moves... ????
Surely if it's in 1st when pointing down hill, if the car does start moving, there is a slim change it'll try & bump start ?
Or am going compleyely mad ????
That way the engine has to be turned backwards if the car moves... ????
Surely if it's in 1st when pointing down hill, if the car does start moving, there is a slim change it'll try & bump start ?
Or am going compleyely mad ????
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