I crashed the 4b!!

Submitted: Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:04
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Yep...into mum and dads garage thru the brick!!

steep driveway...thought it was in reverse but sometimes it doesnt quite get into gear....slid forward but by the time i hit the brake it was too late and yep...thru the brick and into the garage......me and the girls are ok....

thought the car was holding it all up but it wasnt...dad's bike nearly was though!!

no photo of the car damage cos im having trouble loading it for some reason but lets just say that landy's are tough buggers!!!!

only got a deep gouge in the driver side front quarter panel, bullbar slightly bent in and the bonnet guard got snapped a little cos of the bullbar......

aaahhhh....it was only going to be a quick trip over there too....oh well!!

will get photo of car on 2mrw.....

oh yeah and the cdma aerial snapped at the top!!

Laura!MPG:14!
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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:07

Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:07
OUCH!!!!!

Glad you're okay....that's the main thing........;-))
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:12

Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:12
Just looked at the radar map, looks like your getting wet. Most of it seems to be slipping below us. Bugga have to water the garden mow.
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:08

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:08
Yes mate, we had 24.5mm during the early evening....... about 12mm over the previous day as well. Hope you're getting a bit too.....as well as some rain!!!! haha
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:55

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:55
No on either account. 9.4 Thursday night, 1.4 to this morning although it's still trying now
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Follow Up By: Diver1 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:25

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:25
here's the damage photo.....got to look hard for it!!!!

Laura
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Follow Up By: Member - Bucky (VIC) - Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 15:05

Sunday, Jan 21, 2007 at 15:05
Well done Laura !

Got the rest of the foto's too ( thanks for the giggle )

Well you have an excuse, !!

Being extremely pregnant, you could say that your " unborn " kicked the gearstick out into nutral ,,, ( hehehehehehe )

Main thing is that only your pride was hurt, and I bet " Mum & Dad " will get some mileage out of that one,,, I know I would with our Daughter

Bye now ,, and good luck with your upcoming birth

LOL
Bucky
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Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:14

Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:14
Oh What A Feeling, I'm sure there's a TV ad campaign in there somewhere.

Glad all people involved are OK as we know bricks and mortar can be fixed.

Hope all ends well with the repairs.
Regards Trevor.
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:40

Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 22:40
Sorry for the OT....but how are the Gearmaster Low Range gears going mate? Are you pleased with the choice you made?
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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 08:52

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 08:52
Still completely rapt. You should get a chance to see for yourself, come July. Better than average chance I will be at Warraweena.

Cheers Trevor.
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:09

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:09
Yep, we're locked and loaded for that weekend too....
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Reply By: Exploder - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:33

Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:33
Bet ya the folks are thrilled.
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Reply By: Member - Brian (Gold Coast) - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:33

Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:33
Never mind Laura.... the garage doors can be fixed.

What is more a concern though is that you didn't have it in reverse. If you were out bush and doing a Hill Stall Recovery, you may not have been so lucky. It is important to make sure it is in reverse in situations like this...... if it wasn't in reverse due to a mechanical fault, well..... you need it fixed.

Just my opinion

Brian
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Follow Up By: Diver1 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:08

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:08
Its taken lots of thinking and i never noticed yest morning, maybe cos it never did it, but today i did....we had a hose replaced the day before and now it has a lag in the accellorator....not all the time though....its been booked in to the mech for tuesday..that was done the day before too...so not just cos of this little accident...

but yep ya right...imagine if i was out a yalwal somewhere!!!!bugger that!!!

Laura
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Reply By: Maddmav - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:40

Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:40
Glad you and the tin lids are OK. How's Mum & Dad holding up?

Landys are tougher than most think!!

Looks bad by the pic that damage, but, to a builder it will probably be a sinch to fix.

Last year I asked my son to get the Mav out of the garage. He is used to an auto and the Mav is manual. Well, he started it in gear and went thru the back wall of the garage along with the workbench and heaps of tools.

Over a 4 foot drop onto the back yard with eveything in his path, he was Ok, I seen the funny side with the look on his face, if only I had a camera there at the time.

Only damage to the Mav was paint off the bullbar - The garage needed a lot more work, and I was thinking about re-modeling the work area anyway.

Safe driving
Vinnie

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Follow Up By: Diver1 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:11

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:11
mum and dad are fine hey...they dont even want me to pay the excess...they were going to have to pay $500 to get the roller doors fixed anyway and get an extra electric one....plus there is a leak in the roof and that if getting fixed too and a few other little things so they are wuite happy that i did it cos its only going to cost $500 instead of a few grand!!!

funny story about that Mav......ya gotta laugh dont ya...!!!

Laura
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Monday, Jan 22, 2007 at 09:39

Monday, Jan 22, 2007 at 09:39
I thought the vehicle was a "Land Rover" (commonly known as a "Landy"). I didn't even think to look at the rig pic in Diver1's sign-off....DOH!!!

Now that I see the photo of the slight damage to the 'Cruiser, I can obviously see that the "Landy" is actually an 80 series, not a 110 or 130 etc as I had in my mind's eye........
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:52

Friday, Jan 19, 2007 at 23:52
Glad no one was hurt lady.

Good SWMBO reminded me of my attempt at demolishing the pillars between the doors two years back Laura. I reversed into the door frame with the horizontally hinged doors open. The pillar was leaning out, the top above the doors too with the pitched roof. The insurance covered it fortunately, well isn't that what you pay for........... Cover your mistakes.
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (W.A) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 01:11

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 01:11
Damn it I can't Help it.......................................LMAO
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:12

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:12
You're a bad, bad boy Doug;-))
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Reply By: Eric from Cape York Connections - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 07:47

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 07:47
Dont let the against 4wd people see that, can see the head lines now

4WD DESTROYS HOUSES

All the best
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Follow Up By: Diver1 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:13

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:13
aahhhh yes but like my sister said if it was her and her excel the head lines would read.....

GIRL KILLED HITTING HOUSE

her car would have crumbled hitting the brick!!

Laura
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Reply By: Kev M (NSW) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 07:59

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 07:59
Strees and accidents do not cause a baby to come earlier. The baby will come out when it is good and ready.

Hope all is ok.

Maybe suggest that they get rid of the centre pillar and have 1 large roller door with elec motor. That way all you would have to do is replace the busted doors.

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Follow Up By: Diver1 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:14

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:14
All is good mate, thanks!!

Laura
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Reply By: Member - Stephen M (NSW) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 11:33

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 11:33
As Kev suggested I would be ridding the two doors and have 1 big double that way you wont have to worry about the centre pilon although it probably stopped you going even further, hope there were no other cars parked in the garage besides the bike that got damaged. Dont worry bout it, can happen to any of us thats why they are called accidents. Some new bricks and doors and all will be good again.As long as no one is hurt is the main thing as said above the garage can be fixed. Regards steve M
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Reply By: nowimnumberone - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 12:41

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 12:41
im glad no one was hurt
but dont change your nick from diver1 to driver1 it just wont work lol
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Follow Up By: Diver1 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:15

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:15
LOL!!!

na ill stick to diver1.....that was less stressfull!!!

Laura
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Reply By: Diver1 - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:27

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:27
here's the photo of the damage....its finally loaded!!!

gotta look for it though....scratch on panel....bullbar bent and not that you can see it but the bonnet protector cracked and aerial snapped up the top....

Laura!MPG:15!
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Reply By: Member - Glenn D (NSW) - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:32

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 21:32
Bad luck

My Grand mother , when she was getting on , had a bit of a moment. Thought she had her car in park but was in drive , slipped getting out to open the garage door. She fell back in the car ( Pulsar ) floored it through front and rear roller doors on the garage , dodged obsticales in the back yard then killed the back fence.

At the time thought it was a bad PITA , would happily put up with the same if she was still here.

Glenn.
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Reply By: Mad Dog - Vic - Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 22:21

Saturday, Jan 20, 2007 at 22:21
"bluddy kids"
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Reply By: Ron173 - Monday, Jan 22, 2007 at 14:51

Monday, Jan 22, 2007 at 14:51
Run away fast
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Reply By: Member - Scott M (NSW) - Monday, Jan 22, 2007 at 15:50

Monday, Jan 22, 2007 at 15:50
Look on the bright side Laura

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