Well, at least the Headgasket didn't go..

-westy- · 16 Apr 2006 at 00:51

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Basically, I was reversing down a lane (albeit too fast), the back end drifted towards the bank and dug in, turned the car onto its roof.

moss · 16 Apr 2006 at 00:53

Nasty

What happend there?

Adz · 16 Apr 2006 at 00:54

That can't have been fun! How did you do it?

Glad you're ok

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-westy- · 16 Apr 2006 at 00:56

Info added to opening post

agw_01 · 16 Apr 2006 at 00:58

Jesus ******* christ!

There goes hundreds of pounds and hours of working on the car

Glad you weren't too shaken up though Ben. Just goes to show that Rovers can withstand some battering.

I see you got the spoiler off though

Tesla · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:02

I think that will be uneconomical to repair.

Shame as AGW treasured it.

Mr Joshua · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:04

Glad you're ok

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Have you written a car off before or am I getting mixed up?

-westy- · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:05

Tesla said:
I think that will be uneconomical to repair.

Shame as AGW treasured it.

I know, i'm gutted because I wrecked Andy's car. I consider him a good friend of mine and he spent hours and hours on it.

F355 · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:06

Damn!

No amount of Tcut is going to fix that

-westy- · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:08

F355 said:
Damn!

No amount of Tcut is going to fix that

I thought that when I got out the car after it happened - 'It'll T-Cut out'

geiger · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:12

-westy- said:
Basically, I was reversing down a lane (albeit too fast), the back end drifted towards the bank and dug in, turned the car onto its roof.

Hrm sounds very much like your Rover was imitating an early Porsche 911 for the last few seconds of its life. Fully comp I hope, glad your all right anyhow.

-westy- · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:13

geiger said:
Hrm sounds very much like your Rover was imitating an early Porsche 911 for the last few seconds of its life. Fully comp I hope, glad your all right anyhow.

I was covered fully comp, but i'm not claiming - my excess would be about the same as the value of the car. Plus i've cancelled my insurance now anyway.

geiger · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:32

You might get more by scrapping it for parts but I sold mine to a guy using it for a trackday car. He didnt care about the damage because it was getting a full rollcage anyway

-westy- · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:47

geiger said:
You might get more by scrapping it for parts but I sold mine to a guy using it for a trackday car. He didnt care about the damage because it was getting a full rollcage anyway

Yep, i'm taking quite a few bits off it, including the seats - i'm underselling them at £50 for the lot, but to be honest I just want them gone.

-westy- · 16 Apr 2006 at 01:51

Mr Joshua said:
Glad you're ok .

Have you written a car off before or am I getting mixed up?

I've crashed 1 other car - an old H Reg escort, shunted someone from behind over a year ago.

burns · 16 Apr 2006 at 08:39

Oof. The smae thing nearly hapened to a 205 I was a passenger in once. Ended up doing an impromptu J turn instead, but could have ended quite differently if the banks had been a little narrower.

Matt82 · 16 Apr 2006 at 08:39

that is so sad. my brother had a clio that he rolled off a motorway at 50-odd-mph and it retained a better shape than that rover.

sorry but those cars strike me as nothing but shoddy.

paradigm · 16 Apr 2006 at 10:35

-westy- That must have taken some serious skill mate

At least your ok though

What car will you have by MM4

lukechad · 16 Apr 2006 at 10:44

^^ What are you on about, a new windscreen that will be reet for MM4

Glad you are ok mate.

Matt82 · 16 Apr 2006 at 10:59

how fast was too fast? what speed can you get on the limiter in reverse?