Silver GTI - J5HDR/HDN or similar??

[Oli]

.....On the back of a lowloader coming into the top end of Bognor Regis, looks like it had been in a ditch.  Wheels didn't look standard, it might of been an Edition 30???

Anyone on here unlucky enough to crash today?? Car on the way to Peter Cooper paintshop perhaps??


The reg could be wrong, but Im sure it started J5???

[Oli]

No one on here then??

[GTIjames]

unfortunately oli it was me  

wasn't planning on mentioning it until i know the full outcome.. but i took it off the road last weekend on route to visiting me mam
thankfully only myself involved, police and ambulance attended and no further action was taken

car is in a bit of a state though and the mechanic's initial feelings is it will be a write off, wee bit gutted as this was my first ever crash and i really loved my ed30    



but onwards and upwards now - off car shopping next weekend  

[Saint Steve]

Oh noooooo!!!!!.

What happened James?

[Hedge]

Sorry to see that mate. 

Fingers crossed the mechanics initial diagnosis is wrong.

[GTIjames]

Wet and muddy road with some brand new tyres caused the back end to fly out when going round a bend next thing I'm ploughing into a grass bank and ended up in a ditch...

Body work doesn't look too bad but front end - engine, rad, gear box, suspension, steering rack are all smashed

Will get final reports this week, I would like it back if possible but not looking promissing

[Saint Steve]

Didnt u have the quafe diff fitted james?? wonder if that constituted to the back end stepping out?

Im gutted for you, as i know how enthusiastic about your car you were.

Main thing is your ok, your not in any trouble, and if it is a right off, you have some money to splash on a new project

[Thor]

Gutted for you dude, car lokked mint at the pod a couple of weeks ago. 

Hope everything works out how you want it to.

[NB07]

thats terrible news james, glad your ok and looking forward to the next project 

[GTIjames]

thanks for the kind words all  

no diff fitted steve, just those hankook rs2 z212 tyres.. awesome in the dry but in the wet they just let go and there was no warning - i have never experienced anythig like it in the 2 1/2yrs I have owned the car...

anyhow if its not fixable then I will be back in something nice v soon - currently without a car as I wanted it to go to a vw garage so no courtesy car.. and its killing me

[RedRobin]

^^^^
Thank Goodness you are ok, James! It was my first thought when Saint Steve txt'd me [Thanks Steve ].

Until I read this I was seriously considering the Hankook rs2 tyres for summer and trackdays. Did you have the ESP on or off? (please PM if you prefer not to say).

[MAT ED30]

  as long as your ok thats all that matters  its only a car 

[Oli]

I thought Id seen the plate and wheels before!  Is it at Peter Coopers, its 100 yd from my work! 

I hope its no too bad or a complete write off, if you know what I mean. 

You're ok and thats the main thing.

All the best

Oli

[GTIjames]

yeah its at peeter cooper body shop in bog, they fixed my mums golf a few years back and also my old lupo after someone reversed into it years ago, always been pleased with the results.. so will have to wait and see

came out pretty much injury free thankfully just a sore neck  

now just want to get back on the road as soon as poss in the ed30 or something else as i miss driving  

[KRL]

Bad luck James and as others have said the most important thing is that you are ok and nobody else was hurt.

Hope you get everything sorted out as quickly and smoothly as possible.