Forgive me VR4 father..........

[enigma]

for I have sinned

I have a confession to make.........I just cant bring myself to do it at the moment. :undecided

[Nick VR4]

Come on Dave spill the beans
I'm guessing you are thinking about selling the VR4 and buying something else?????

[Spirit]

.......now this sounds interesting......come on Dave we are all friends here, you know you can tell us anything ;)

[Nick Mann]

Don't believe it can be a selling thought.

Have you hurt it?

Have you been caught by mr plod on the way back from the private test track?

[enigma]

Well it started when I went to visit a friend of mine to show how good the VR4 really is.........he brought his brother in law along and we went for a ride! I scared the pants off them and now they both want one. Lots of showmanship by myself and lots of revving and dumping. Then we retreated inside to chat.................

[Spirit]

......here it comes......

/crosses fingers

[Nick VR4]

Then we retreated inside to chat.................
And one wants to buy your VR4 ???

[colVR4]

....there was a fuel leak in the engine, it caught fire, blew up and took out three neighbouring houses :eek:

:-D jk

[enigma]

Well they both decided mine was not the one to buy as recently it had perhaps allegedly had a hard life........dont know where they got that idea! ;)

Anyway it became time to go and some more showboating was expected. Helen and I said goodbye and jumped in the VR4 and I proceeded to give a demonstration of my exhaust and dump valve combo prior to executing a small launch down the road.

Engage gear, hold on the brakes to 2500rpm and..............launch.........a perfect launch apart from one minor detail.................

[zedy1]

come on dave spill the beans

[Nick VR4]

Engage gear, hold on the brakes to 2500rpm and..............launch.........a perfect launch apart from one minor detail.................


You didnt go anywhere :undecided

[colVR4]

the suspense is killing me :sick:

[Spirit]

knackered the gear box ? :sick: /he prays to the VR4 father that he didn't

[enigma]

well...............................it is generally accepted that the perfect launch is one whereby the car grips like buggery and propels itself smoothly but powerfully in the direction that you are facing.....................

[adam_shaw]

You went backwards?

Hope to god nothing bad :sick: ..........

[Spirit]

.......BDA's new name ........"The Storyteller" muhahahahaha

[adam_shaw]

The suspense is killing me. I really _should_ be working, but instead it's;

Refresh, nothing new...
Refresh, nothing new...

C'mon put us out of your misery :D

[enigma]

Yep, you got it adam, backwards it was.................Dont know how or why, but the little buzzer was going but it just didn't register. Now under normal circumstances this would not have been too much of an issue...............

[adam_shaw]

Oh dear :noshake: :noshake: :noshake:

[Nick VR4]

Oh dear indeed
Espically launching at those revs :eek:

[ritch_w]

did you hit anything?
or just hurt your pride? :-D

[enigma]

It would have been OK if my mates dads car was not parked 1ft behind me :undecided

[Nick VR4]

It would have been OK if my mates dads car was not parked 1ft behind me :undecided

:eek: a foot behind your car

This doesnt soon good :(

[Spirit]

Oh sh1t ! How bad is it Dave ? :(

[zedy1]

oh $hit dave i hope its not too bad

[Kieran]

:sick: :sick:

Do I need to lend out my polisher and Meguiar's Anti-mangled metal compound? :( :undecided

How bad is it? Will you now require a GLS-powered lift on the 15th? :undecided

That's bad news Dave :(

[colVR4]

Sorry to hear that Dave. I hope that your pride has suffered more than the cars.

Is his Dad going to claim through your insurance?

[SGHOM]

Oh dear Dave !!! what have you done !!! Am I the only one with a twin exhaust at the rear now ??? 'cus your's are now either side of the mainfold ?? :$ :$
If your going to post some pics, should we all look away 'NOW' ??

[enigma]

Well fortunately for my car I have a towbar which protected mine from much more than some minor cosmetic surgery :thumbsup:

Unfortunately for my mates dads car I have a towbar which makes it look rather like 350 horses have trampled on his bumper......mainly because thats about what happened :thumbsdow

I think all in all it looks worse than it is and my pride has been dented more than the cars. The wallet may take a bit of a beating as well, but that is nothing compared to the serious implications that my stupidity has had on my life at home.

Sorry Helen :scelp:

Good news is that it should all be sorted by the meet in Swindon, the bad news is that Helen no longer wants to come in the car with me..........totally understandable I guess

:dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :dunce:

[enigma]

Dont worry Derek, the exhaust is fine!
I have a cracked bumper and a bruised tailgate........nothing a couple of hundred notes wont sort out. :stunned:

[SGHOM]

perhaps you should add this to your dash, next time you put the car in reverse !! :-D ;)

[enigma]

Thanks for that Derek!!! :-D

I think in all the excitement and testosterone that would have been missed too :noshake:

[SGHOM]

Thanks for that Derek!!! :-D

:
your welcome !!! :$ :$
lets have a look at the damage then Dave ??

[enigma]

your welcome !!! :$ :$
lets have a look at the damage then Dave ??

Show me your vents and I'll show you my dents!!!!

[Spirit]

Dave, the main thing is that nobody was hurt of course ;)

Glad the damage was not as bad as it could have been, and I am sure Helen will calm down in a day or two. She must know your ways so she knows what you are like behind the wheel (cue crazed madman look). I am sure she was just a little embarresed more than anything and she will be taking the p*ss out of you on the 15th :-D

[SGHOM]

Show me your vents and I'll show you my dents!!!!
my vents are still in the same place as your dents !! :$

[SGHOM]

and she will be taking the p*ss out of you on the 15th :-D err........... and we wont be Dave !!! honest !! :wiggle: :devil5:

[Spirit]

err........... and we wont be Dave !!! honest !! :wiggle: :devil5:

....well I for one am saying nothing until I have successfully completed my first track day this Saturday :shrug:

(definition of success: no damage to car and nothing breaks ;) )

[enigma]

Nothing to see here......move on!!! :dozey:

[Bagofsand]

Dave sorry to hear about your shunt. However you may be able to help me, i have been trying to find anyone who will fit a tow bar to my 1998 Legnum but to no avail. Where did you get yours fitted? No i dont tow a caravan if anyone is wondering!!!

[enigma]

I bought it with the tow bar on........good job really as I have no need for one and therefore wouldn't have had one fitted! Looks like a simple job though, there are 2 chassis rails that you can tie together at the back if you take the bumper off.......some nice big box settion and thats it job done!

[Nick Mann]

Sorry to see the damage, mate. :sad3:

Hope the loving returns quickly, both for your car and from Helen! ;)

Vicky would not let me forget that for a long time...... :sad3:

[enigma]

Vicky would not let me forget that for a long time...... :sad3:

I am sure that I will never ever........ever......EVER live it down!

[haydar]

I bought it with the tow bar on........good job really as I have no need for one and therefore wouldn't have had one fitted! Looks like a simple job though, there are 2 chassis rails that you can tie together at the back if you take the bumper off.......some nice big box settion and thats it job done!

I think towbars are an excellent idea :) . Daves car does not look at all like it's hit a car hard. I remember when I was at Uni, had an old Cavalier with a towbar. Once while I was doing a three point turn I didn't see a lamp post and hit it quite hard while reversing. Stepping out of the car I was expecting the worst but was amazed to see I had it the lamp post (round type) perfectly with the end of the towbar! No damage at all :) :) :)

[Brind]

Unlucky mate!! at least the damage doesn't look that bad.. interesting to see the other car though.

[enigma]

hhmmmmm.......the other car..........mushed!

Its not suprising though having had my car in full on launch mode plough in to it with a tow bar. Unfortunately no pics, I think they would make me cry though!!!

[SGHOM]

I am sure that I will never ever........ever......EVER live it down!dont worry Dave, you will live it down.

At swindon !!! te he !! I'll follow you down if you want ?? very closely, so no-one can see the damage !! :-D ;)

[Kieran]

/Thread Hijack

That's a point - are us Northerners travelling down in convoy?? A sort of Luddite invasion fleet? :-D

[SGHOM]

me & Dave might, we'll wait for you there Kieran !! ;) ;)

[Kieran]

me & Dave might, we'll wait for you there Kieran !! ;) ;)

Bah! :veryangry You cheeky get! :furious3:

You're only worried because Alex is gonna catch up with you and Bitchslap ya for taking the mickey out the Mighty GLS!! :p :-D

Just you wait... Whilst you're in the pub my MMCS extraction team will spring from their hiding places and bust your car over :smoking: :-D

[Spirit]

me & Dave might, we'll wait for you there Kieran !! ;) ;)

.....wait for it....Kieran's reply...."don't worry guys I will catch you up at the petrol stations you need to stop at" ;)

[Kieran]

.....wait for it....Kieran's reply...."don't worry guys I will catch you up at the petrol stations you need to stop at" ;)

And you can shaddap too!!!! :furious3: :whip: :wall: :lolz: