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strath44 said:
If the master servo seals let go you can get full pedal travel to the floor without much resistance, this happened to me a while back a quick pump of the brake pedal usually gice you something but very difficult to do if you aren't expecting it!
Had the brakes had work done on them recently?
I reckon everyone should dive a old Land Rover then it wouldn’t be a issue Had the brakes had work done on them recently?
I had been driving disco 1s for years, finally turned 17 and went on the road in my driving instructors car. Almost put us both through the windscreen as I slammed the brake pedal down in the way I would for the first pump.
Car pulls out in front of me on a roundabout causing me (Megane) to stop.
Car (Qashqai) waiting to join the roundabout stops. The car behind (Audi) plows into them, pushing them onto the roundabout and into me.
https://youtu.be/hyAQkw0DROM
https://youtu.be/Huu-dtmy6Ns
Because I didn't have the home address of the Qashqai driver when I filed the claim, my insurance company wanted me to pay my excess and put it down as a fault claim
Luckily 20 mins later the Audi's insurance admitted fault and stepped in to pay for the repair plus a hire car.
Qashqai is a writeoff - https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/33207069/
Audi was only 3 weeks old but every airbag went off (even in the rear!) so not sure what'll happen to that.
Mine just needed some paint on the bumper, blending on the tailgate and a new sticker. I was worried about what I'd heard about insurance bodyshops on the internet but although it wasn't cheap, I'm very impressed by the quality of the work.
Car (Qashqai) waiting to join the roundabout stops. The car behind (Audi) plows into them, pushing them onto the roundabout and into me.
https://youtu.be/hyAQkw0DROM
https://youtu.be/Huu-dtmy6Ns
Because I didn't have the home address of the Qashqai driver when I filed the claim, my insurance company wanted me to pay my excess and put it down as a fault claim
Luckily 20 mins later the Audi's insurance admitted fault and stepped in to pay for the repair plus a hire car.
Qashqai is a writeoff - https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/33207069/
Audi was only 3 weeks old but every airbag went off (even in the rear!) so not sure what'll happen to that.
Mine just needed some paint on the bumper, blending on the tailgate and a new sticker. I was worried about what I'd heard about insurance bodyshops on the internet but although it wasn't cheap, I'm very impressed by the quality of the work.
AstonZagato said:
My daughter claimed "brake failure" when she drove her car through the garage door. When I got in the car, it was evident there was nothing wrong with the brakes. She'd hit the accelerator rather than the brakes.
My dad did the same and had the cheek to blame me (as a new driver at 17) when he made the claim on the house insurance for a new garage door!jingars said:
Lotobear said:
My old 6 speed Caterham 1.8K (DVA fettled) which I sold over 12 years ago. The new owner had a horrendous smash with his young son a couple of months after he bought it from me (aquaplaned and hit a central reservation) which put them both in hospital for months. It so easily could have been me with my own son
Seeing the result convinced me never to have another one
I have been pointed in the direction of this thread by a mate; surprised to find that my crash had been posted.Seeing the result convinced me never to have another one
I bought the car in September 2007 and crashed it in August 2013. My son (13 at the time) and I were en route to a Lotus 7 Club handling day at Dunsfold. It was very early on a Saturday morning. I have no recollection of the accident, the build up to it, or the best part of a week after. No other vehicles were involved. I was told that the first vehicle on the scene was a van driver who parked up to protect our vehicle, the second was an off-duty nurse, the third an off-duty doctor. I was unconscious, but my son was awake and in considerable pain.
My son sustained multiple breaks to both legs, broken kneecaps and a ruptured spleen.
In the injury Top Trumps I prevailed, breaking every bone in both feet, both lower leg bones, my left femur, five ribs, “some” vertebrae, and a collapsed lung. In addition, I separated the muscles in my left shoulder. I think we should gloss over the damage done to my “gentlemen’s area” by the four point harness, but I am of the view that by keeping us in the vehicle they saved our lives.
Warwickshire police investigated and their conclusion was that we aquaplaned on standing water, hit the central reservation and dug in. No assessment of speed was given.
To try and summarise the recovery, the good news is that medical concerns over my son’s growth plates in his knees being adversely affected seems to have been avoided. He has had the poor form to get taller than me and has grown to 6’ 2” without any issues. He is coming to the end of his first year at a uni in Scotland and is greatly enjoying it, even taking up recreational running. He cannot ride a bike, though - his knees don't like the motion.
His two elder brothers went through a local under 17 driving scheme to prepare them for learning on the open road. He was adamant that he did not want to do the same – or even learn to drive. However, shortly after his 17th birthday (no doubt prompted by the fact that he had acquired a girlfriend...) he decided to take lessons. He has passed his test and I consider him to be a good driver; perhaps unsurprisingly he is very diligent and his scanning/risk assessment seems to be good for one so early in their driving career.
As Lotobear wrote, I lost my job. I remain very bitter about my treatment by my then employer. I was in hospital for three months, wheelchair bound for some time after that, then on crutches. I was out of work for a calendar year; I pushed too soon and I must have looked a wreck turning up to interviews on sticks. However, I am now starting my fifth year with a division of the Cox Automotive (aka) Manheim group, enjoying both the work and the colleagues I work with.
The staff at University Hospital in Coventry were terrific. My wife was – and still is – amazing.
I loved the Caterham and if I were a single man then I would have another one. My wife has told me that if I wish to be a single man, then all I have to do is tell her that I have ordered one.
Because this is Pistonheads, the story has to end with an MX5; bought a 59 plate Mk3 2.0 Sport PRHT as a family acceptable “proper” car with crumple zones, pre-tensioner seatbelts and airbags, which my wife loves and has nicked as her daily; I am not really in a position to argue as I will spend the rest of my time on this Earth in a negative equity brownie points scenario.
Jakg said:
Audi was only 3 weeks old but every airbag went off (even in the rear!) so not sure what'll happen to that.
Very poor design by Audi for every airbag to go off in such a light accident. My aunt is in a dreadful state after being left with severe tinnitus and cognitive issues after a side airbag went off, so really these things shouldn't be triggered unless they're preventing a worse outcome than they can cause themselves.Jakg said:
Car pulls out in front of me on a roundabout causing me (Megane) to stop.
Unlucky and lucky i guess. The Nissan took the full force and just rolled into you really. I know insurance companies CBA but it was clearly the X-Trail that should have taken the insurance hit on that
I don’t want to derail the thread or create an argument but I don’t think you can pin too much blame on the X-trail driver, I agree that without his mistake it wouldn’t have happened but if the Audi driver piles into the other Nissan it can only be their fault in my view. They were either coming in too fast, too close to the Nissan or not paying enough attention in my view. If the X trail wasn’t there and the other Nissan just stalled or something I think the same thing would have happened.
Anyway 10/10 for thread content as others have said.
Anyway 10/10 for thread content as others have said.
skip_1 said:
Could the airbags have gone off because the car thought a rear seat passenger was present, maybe a bag or equipment on rear bench? In the picture the driver is getting something from the rear of the car.
Side airbags shouldn't go off anyway in the event of a light frontal impact. They don't add any value in that scenario but can cause injury.NDA said:
The number plate of the dozy driver who pulled out on the roundabout is clearly visible - can they be pursued?
Frimley111R said:
I know insurance companies CBA but it was clearly the X-Trail that should have taken the insurance hit on that
(my) insurance company wouldn't even take the details of the X-Trail driver.skip_1 said:
Could the airbags have gone off because the car thought a rear seat passenger was present, maybe a bag or equipment on rear bench? In the picture the driver is getting something from the rear of the car.
Maybe - but the front passenger curtain airbag went off too. Maybe they had stuff on all the seats, but I doubt it. The car obviously did it for a reason.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff