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Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! #1661527
30/10/2022 20:18
30/10/2022 20:18
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Driving back from Edinburgh this afternoon on rather greasy / wet country roads and pressed the loud pedal coming out of a bend. Lost the rear end and ended up on the other side of the road in a flippin ditch grr. Insurance organised recovery and drove it back home and all seems in order apart from a cracked bumper! Note to self - drive to the conditions. School boy error blush But no injuries apart my pride so we drive another day thumb


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Re: Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! [Re: G_Man] #1661532
30/10/2022 21:06
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Lucky you escaped unharmed Alan shocked

You can always mend the motor, but yourself.....

Autumn leaves as well as late afternoon sun are a nightmare this time of year.


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Re: Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! [Re: G_Man] #1661537
30/10/2022 22:51
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Sorry to hear that Alan.

Best wishes

Paul

Re: Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! [Re: G_Man] #1661540
31/10/2022 09:49
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Originally Posted by G_Man
Driving back from Edinburgh this afternoon on rather greasy / wet country roads and pressed the loud pedal coming out of a bend. Lost the rear end and ended up on the other side of the road in a flippin ditch grr. Insurance organised recovery and drove it back home and all seems in order apart from a cracked bumper! Note to self - drive to the conditions. School boy error blush But no injuries apart my pride so we drive another day thumb


Ouch frown

Pleased you're ok.

Re: Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! [Re: G_Man] #1661549
31/10/2022 19:22
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When the F or TF (have both) let go, they go big time and are very difficult to save. I spun my F on a damp morning where the local refuse lorry had spilt it's hydraulic fluid, it snapped on me on a right hand turning managed to steer it well sort of, round a parked 21 plate Lexus and luckily they had a big dropped kerb drive....tracking out and a conifer dented the wing,,,,PDR removed it. You may have goosed the rear crash cans under the TFs bumper,,,,,,both F and TF sensitive to tyres so if you have some cheap crap especiall in Winter will be more of the same.....Toyos are good on the TF

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Re: Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! [Re: G_Man] #1661571
01/11/2022 11:55
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Originally Posted by G_Man
But no injuries apart my pride so we drive another day thumb


Obviously you weren't trying hard enough if the car is still usable laugh

Glad you're ok.

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Re: Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! [Re: G_Man] #1662240
04/12/2022 20:48
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Quick update - garage checked the car and all good on suspension etc and my insurance company asked me how I intended to repair the bumper damage. Told them £350 for primed bumper and paint so they said crack on and case closed thumb Goes down as a non-claim accident so retain my NCB.

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Re: Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! [Re: G_Man] #1662243
04/12/2022 23:40
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Good news !

Paul

Re: Oops crashed the MGTF - lucky escape! [Re: G_Man] #1662250
05/12/2022 09:48
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Originally Posted by G_Man
Quick update - garage checked the car and all good on suspension etc and my insurance company asked me how I intended to repair the bumper damage. Told them £350 for primed bumper and paint so they said crack on and case closed thumb Goes down as a non-claim accident so retain my NCB.

smile


That is good news thumb


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