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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: tooleater on 06 August 2023, 09:18:06

Title: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: tooleater on 06 August 2023, 09:18:06

Yes my appointment was for tomorrow with Mr Serek, but unfortunately 12.5 years of Mv6 ownership came to an abrupt end yesterday literally 5 mins having just spent hundreds of ££s on 4 x new Bridgestones with less than 1 mile on them. backend went into a slide which i tried desperately to correct, I'm no rally driver, after that it was me and central reservation barrier. Thank God there was no else on the road. the motor is now scrap, interesting the previous tyres where Michelin pilot sport and they never did that..

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: Andy B on 06 August 2023, 09:19:13

Ooops!  :( :(

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: TheBoy on 06 August 2023, 09:51:27

Glad no bones and flesh were damaged, the car is replaceable*


*not that I've found a anything that is as good an all rounder as my old Silver Bullet...

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: tooleater on 06 August 2023, 10:04:28

Yip, Im gutted.. £430 on tyres + £195 for recovery, without doubt the biggest bill in, the shortest period of time ever. Will be Sorn before next Saturday ,after that, I have no idea, cant break live it as I live in a private estate

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: biggriffin on 06 August 2023, 10:18:37

Mmmm...
So insurance will total loss it, And tell you it's there's,, so how do we get it to hoof land  :o Depends how much

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: dave the builder on 06 August 2023, 10:39:35

Such a shame  :( but at least no one was badly hurt .
New tyres need bedding in , like brakes ,gentle to start ,to rip the mould coating off
Also , when swapping tyre brand or even tread pattern , you need to gradually learn how they handle (or DON'T)

Alas , advice too late in this case  :(
 

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: Raeturbo on 06 August 2023, 10:42:49

Sorry to hear that,  I know what it’s like when the Omega has to go🙁🙁

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: Andy H on 06 August 2023, 11:37:27

Rainbow pattern on a wet road? Smell of diesel in the air?

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: dave the builder on 06 August 2023, 11:44:06

Quote from: Andy H on 06 August 2023, 11:37:27

Rainbow pattern on a wet road? Smell of diesel in the air?

smell of "something" I'd imagine afterwards  :o   :D

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: Rangie on 06 August 2023, 11:55:40

Damn shame especially after spending a bit of cash on it, but as long as you escaped unhurt that's the most important thing, know how you must feel though I purchased a really nice Sierra estate years ago from the auctions had it serviced & valeted and then it got written off by a young lad driving a tractor !

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: tooleater on 06 August 2023, 13:47:25

I was half a mile from Watford M1 junction 5. Was specifically going there, not to drive like a madman but to see if the vibration that comes in 65 was still there so I could report to Serek. or it could have a whole lot worse  :o

Title: Re: Bye bye, Old Friend
Post by: biggriffin on 07 August 2023, 16:11:11

Replied  :y