EXCESSV
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well my beloved VX II Clubsport R8 got ridden off at 3:40am by myself on new years morning when on my way home.
i dropped my brother back off at a party and i was on my home to get some sleep for the perth cup later on in the day. came up to the intersection to turn right on the street, had my clutch in, car rolled half way in the street as i got my footwork sorted and unfortunately accelerator was done most of the way and the clutch was hanging on the egde and when i realised and took the clutch out the car started to get into a slide and also no thanks to sand and small rocks scattered on the road. the street was very dark. the lighting was **** and as i tried to control it left to right and the final left was over corrected and hit a tree on the passenger side left at 45 degrees to the road. as soon as it hit the tree the cars rear slide all the way around to come to a facing the oppposite direction i was travelling.
after the air bags went off and i came to i hear everyone telling me to get out...the car was making a hissing sound...i grabbed my stuff and jumped out.
after a couple of minutes the horn wouldnt shut up...think its a emergency thing...couldnt get to battery so had to pull fuse out.
tow truck, ambulance, fire brigade and police came...in that order too....
ambulance cleared me...we told the tow truck to bugger off and get a proper one from RAC...fire brigade looked and cleared it from any fire potential....then i got the worst treatment by the police officers involved.
i was sworn at and treated like some idiot hoon...which i clearly am not...
i loved my car and appreciate my cars.
it was just a case of fatigue which lead to it, plus the crap on the road and the poor lighting which gave me no chance of correcting the car out of the slides coz i couldnt see the road properly.
now i just have to wait for what the police come up with and have a interview with my insurance company about the accident and hopefully they will just pay out the ride off.
the roof has kinks in it....looks like the chasis is twisted, engine pushed back and the gearbox was in 1st at the time of accident but is now stuck and the gear lever sits all the way to the right as if the gearbox has moved too...
all this from hitting a tree at 45 degrees in a slide while in first gear
pics below:
what a way to start the new year.....after having a **** 2006 i was hoping for 2007 to be better.
i had my gf of 7years leave me for a 27 year old person who is of asian background after we booked gold coast holiday for feb 2007 (where i was gonna propose with a suprise swim with dolphins at seaworld on valentines day where the dolphin was gonna take the ring to her tied to the end of the dolphins toy!), put money in investment fund for a house, we spoke regularly of kids, house, marriage, etc
i dropped my brother back off at a party and i was on my home to get some sleep for the perth cup later on in the day. came up to the intersection to turn right on the street, had my clutch in, car rolled half way in the street as i got my footwork sorted and unfortunately accelerator was done most of the way and the clutch was hanging on the egde and when i realised and took the clutch out the car started to get into a slide and also no thanks to sand and small rocks scattered on the road. the street was very dark. the lighting was **** and as i tried to control it left to right and the final left was over corrected and hit a tree on the passenger side left at 45 degrees to the road. as soon as it hit the tree the cars rear slide all the way around to come to a facing the oppposite direction i was travelling.
after the air bags went off and i came to i hear everyone telling me to get out...the car was making a hissing sound...i grabbed my stuff and jumped out.
after a couple of minutes the horn wouldnt shut up...think its a emergency thing...couldnt get to battery so had to pull fuse out.
tow truck, ambulance, fire brigade and police came...in that order too....
ambulance cleared me...we told the tow truck to bugger off and get a proper one from RAC...fire brigade looked and cleared it from any fire potential....then i got the worst treatment by the police officers involved.
i was sworn at and treated like some idiot hoon...which i clearly am not...
i loved my car and appreciate my cars.
it was just a case of fatigue which lead to it, plus the crap on the road and the poor lighting which gave me no chance of correcting the car out of the slides coz i couldnt see the road properly.
now i just have to wait for what the police come up with and have a interview with my insurance company about the accident and hopefully they will just pay out the ride off.
the roof has kinks in it....looks like the chasis is twisted, engine pushed back and the gearbox was in 1st at the time of accident but is now stuck and the gear lever sits all the way to the right as if the gearbox has moved too...
all this from hitting a tree at 45 degrees in a slide while in first gear
pics below:
what a way to start the new year.....after having a **** 2006 i was hoping for 2007 to be better.
i had my gf of 7years leave me for a 27 year old person who is of asian background after we booked gold coast holiday for feb 2007 (where i was gonna propose with a suprise swim with dolphins at seaworld on valentines day where the dolphin was gonna take the ring to her tied to the end of the dolphins toy!), put money in investment fund for a house, we spoke regularly of kids, house, marriage, etc
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