So the missus wrote off her car, new car suggestions please?

[warped head]

So, today my girlfriend took her car into the garage to see exactly what was wrong with it, and its a VERY dead car.

She hit a speedbump at 50 and bent EVERYTHING!!! struts, axles, tortion bar, basically everything related to the suspension. As a result the car is a write off.

So, she has 1k to play with, needs to be something reasonably reliable, and no more that a group 6 insurance.
She likes the look of a 1.6 vtec civic (the one that looks similar to the accord type R era accord).

Any suggestions welcome.

[anonymous-user]

Get her a buspass! she sounds like a liability! 50 in a 30 and not seeing a speed bump!

[OnTheOverrun]

warped head said:

Any suggestions welcome.

An eye test.

[E30M3SE]

MonkeyMatt said:

Get her a buspass! she sounds like a liability! 50 in a 30 (or less) and not seeing a speed bump!

+1000

Edited by E30M3SE on Thursday 29th April 18:46

[ZOLLAR]

What about the 1.6 vtec civic (you know the one that looks similar to the accord type R era accord).

[pits]

A trip to Swansea on the train to hand her driving pass into the DVLA.

[V6Alfisti]

Not very PH, but a Micra K11 (93-2001) is bullet proof.

[Marf]

V6Alfisti said:

Not very PH, but a Micra K11 (93-2001) is bullet proof.

Is it speedbumptakenat50 proof?

[V6Alfisti]

Marf said:

V6Alfisti said:

Not very PH, but a Micra K11 (93-2001) is bullet proof.

Is it speedbumptakenat50 proof?

I think it could take being dropped off a cliff, seemingly indestructible.

[Alfanatic]

Boring car, £990
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1680475.htm

Copy of Roadcraft, £8.79
http://www.desktopdriving.co.uk/product_info.php?c...

Brick to put under throttle pedal to stop it going the whole way to the floor: £0.40
http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detai...

Use the rest to buy her a mug of horlicks or something to help her chill.

[Tallbut Buxomly]

OnTheOverrun said:

warped head said:

Any suggestions welcome.

An eye test.

In fairness i have come across speed bumps which look just like zebra crossings until you are absolutely right on top of them.

[7mike]

These look good for spotting speed bumps. Perhaps a copy of the highway code with the change (for something to read on the bus)

[warped head]

in her defence the road is normally an NSL
they had a 30 restriction due to road works
they then put in a tarmac speedbump with no warings or white outline
the road works went away but the speed bump remained for an aditional day
was gone the day after and she didnt take pictures for proof.

the 30 signs were also taken away at the same time as the road works so there was no warning t was still there

[OnTheOverrun]

Tallbut Buxomly said:

OnTheOverrun said:

warped head said:

Any suggestions welcome.

An eye test.

In fairness i have come across speed bumps which look just like zebra crossings until you are absolutely right on top of them.

Me too but they're usually in 30mph zones, not 50mph zones. . . . . .

[carreauchompeur]

[anonymous-user]

warped head said:

in her defence the road is normally an NSL
they had a 30 restriction due to road works
they then put in a tarmac speedbump with no warings or white outline
the road works went away but the speed bump remained for an aditional day
was gone the day after and she didnt take pictures for proof.

the 30 signs were also taken away at the same time as the road works so there was no warning t was still there

I apologise a thousand times!........ she still ought to have seen it though

[OnTheOverrun]

warped head said:

in her defence the road is normally an NSL
they had a 30 restriction due to road works
they then put in a tarmac speedbump with no warings or white outline
the road works went away but the speed bump remained for an aditional day
was gone the day after and she didnt take pictures for proof.

the 30 signs were also taken away at the same time as the road works so there was no warning t was still there

I've never heard of a temporary tarmac speedbump before.

It must've caught out thousands of drivers being there a day after the signs were removed on a 60mph road. I'd put an ad in the paper if i were you so you can all start a class action for compensation. One of the many drivers caught out by it must've taken a picture after it destroyed their cars don't you think?

Edited by OnTheOverrun on Thursday 29th April 19:30

[carreauchompeur]

OnTheOverrun said:

warped head said:

in her defence the road is normally an NSL
they had a 30 restriction due to road works
they then put in a tarmac speedbump with no warings or white outline
the road works went away but the
speed bump remained for an aditional day
was gone the day after and she didnt take pictures for proof.

the 30 signs were also taken away at the same time as the road works so
there was no warning t was still there

I've never heard of a temporary tarmac speedbump before.

it's like a black dog. Run out into roads all the time, the buggers.

[warped head]

OnTheOverrun said:

warped head said:

in her defence the road is normally an NSL
they had a 30 restriction due to road works
they then put in a tarmac speedbump with no warings or white outline
the road works went away but the speed bump remained for an aditional day
was gone the day after and she didnt take pictures for proof.

the 30 signs were also taken away at the same time as the road works so there was no warning t was still there

I've never heard of a temporary tarmac speedbump before.

they put it in because no one obeyed the 30 restriction, and as the one lane was very narrow due to the road being narrow and coned off with enough space for lorries ETC to fit it it was only a matter of time before an accident occured.

They just didnt remove it the day they cleared up.

[Matt UK]

Better to be safe than sorry