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stealthwolf:
Well just had a pretty crap sh!te weekend.

Wasn't planning on going up to brum this weekend since xmas is so close but had to go see a mate who's very poorly. May not make it to xmas and probably isn't gonna make it to New Years either.  :sad:

Anway, got up this morn after a sleepless night. Set off and went to turn right at a smallish roundabout. As I was about to exit the roundabout, there was another car coming towards the roundabout, indicating to turn left onto the road I'd just come off. Behind him was some muppet who overtook him, came onto my side of the road, forcing me to keep to the left, and squeezed past and headed straight on.

Because I had to swerve to miss him, I'd clipped the back wheel on the curb as I'd come off the roundabout. Didn't stop to look at the damage because I didn't want to be too depressed whilst driving so ignored it and drove on. After an accidental detour onto the M42N (instead of M42S) and a fairly swift journey, I arrived back.

Went to park the car in the garage and decided to have a look at the damage. I almost passed out. Twice.






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The tyre damage probably looks worse than it is. Only a small slither of rubber, barely a millimetre thick but still, I didn't expect to see that. It survived 165 mile journey at high speed (door to door in two hours exactly).

As I went to go around the car to get back in, a glint caught my eye.



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What a sh*t weekend. Plus I had to post this twice coz I don't know where the first thread went.


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evvo:
Gutted for you mate but a wheel and tyre can be fixed replaced least you got to see your mate.

Chris

bennylenny88:
unlucky mate. dw bout the wheel and im sorry to hear about your mate.

john_o:
we all take pride in our cars so its a real downer when this happens (I did one of my rear wheels too  :confused:).
However its only metal and can be fixed, as youve already experienced, people and life are far more important.
Think of it as an opportunity to modify (new wheels ?  :grin:) and enjoy the time of year with family and friends  :happy2:  :xmastree:
p.s. If you find a good refurb place let us all know.

stealthwolf:
Cheers.
It was more of a rant of a bad weekend - I didn't know how poorly my friend was until I went to see him. Then all this other stuff happens. Difficult to stay strong when everything else keeps going wrong.

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