Posted By: bridges
lost control of my coupe, very lucky. - 24/05/2010 13:30
this morning I was driving along on a road i knew very well I was cornering at a moderate speed but within speed limits on a sweeping B road.
halfway through the bend the steering felt non responsive and the back swept out. pulling the car to the right and across the other road lane.
(thank God nothing was coming the other way)
At this point my pants changed from a shade of navy blue to a lightish brown.
I was spinning to the inner kerbed section of corner at a sideward angle, and so I managed to counter the car from the skid but I was now travelling at a 45 degree angle to the road and the car ran over the kerb and onto the grass verge at around 15mph, but thankfully at this 45degree angle.
Now sat on the verge having travelled through the grass a few metres I sat there, before getting out and walking round the car shaking like a leaf. all wheels were present and appeared bolted and at true angles. I got back into the car,
At this point a car drove past and embarrased i pretended that it was not bizarre for me to be parked here, I must have looked like a bird watcher or someone who had chosen a poor site for sexual acts.
I started the car and drove very slowly, bizzarly, no rattles bangs, squeeks, even the steering was true. at slow speeds I could not identify any obvious fault.
I winged the girl in home
all the way back i was thinking about how bad the bodywork, le kit, alloys, intercooler, etc. must have been hit.
On getting home I had a good look round getting the jacks out,
The car has only just had new wishbones, Trackrod ends, droplinks, clutch, tyres, tracking etc. so this is where i looked first but knew id done the job properly and so all was ok, back tyre was down 10psi and so far this is my culprit and possibly my tracking is out although it had been checked, hmmmm
so damage report,
my shabby front bumper is now really bad and so I shall repair and respray it as i already had bought the paint.
one tyre has a damaged belt, so no driving the car on it as it has a bulge.
slight scuff to the alloy.
and Tracking needs doing.
I feel so very lucky and glad i was not travelling fast but was incredibly shaken,
here are the pics.
still had grass on le lips
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g105/matthewlittle2006/2010_0524ccc0013.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g105/matthewlittle2006/2010_0524ccc0012.jpg
halfway through the bend the steering felt non responsive and the back swept out. pulling the car to the right and across the other road lane.
(thank God nothing was coming the other way)
At this point my pants changed from a shade of navy blue to a lightish brown.
I was spinning to the inner kerbed section of corner at a sideward angle, and so I managed to counter the car from the skid but I was now travelling at a 45 degree angle to the road and the car ran over the kerb and onto the grass verge at around 15mph, but thankfully at this 45degree angle.
Now sat on the verge having travelled through the grass a few metres I sat there, before getting out and walking round the car shaking like a leaf. all wheels were present and appeared bolted and at true angles. I got back into the car,
At this point a car drove past and embarrased i pretended that it was not bizarre for me to be parked here, I must have looked like a bird watcher or someone who had chosen a poor site for sexual acts.
I started the car and drove very slowly, bizzarly, no rattles bangs, squeeks, even the steering was true. at slow speeds I could not identify any obvious fault.
I winged the girl in home
all the way back i was thinking about how bad the bodywork, le kit, alloys, intercooler, etc. must have been hit.
On getting home I had a good look round getting the jacks out,
The car has only just had new wishbones, Trackrod ends, droplinks, clutch, tyres, tracking etc. so this is where i looked first but knew id done the job properly and so all was ok, back tyre was down 10psi and so far this is my culprit and possibly my tracking is out although it had been checked, hmmmm
so damage report,
my shabby front bumper is now really bad and so I shall repair and respray it as i already had bought the paint.
one tyre has a damaged belt, so no driving the car on it as it has a bulge.
slight scuff to the alloy.
and Tracking needs doing.
I feel so very lucky and glad i was not travelling fast but was incredibly shaken,
here are the pics.
still had grass on le lips
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g105/matthewlittle2006/2010_0524ccc0013.jpg
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g105/matthewlittle2006/2010_0524ccc0012.jpg