Bye Bye 307....had fun while it lasted

[john_h]

Hi guys, just to let you all know i had a serious accident involving my car on the moor road entering whitby....the car is a right off...after i flipped it 3 times...i was very lucky to escape with no scratches or bruises. when i looked at the car anyone in the passanger seat would have been killed out right, as a wooden post is impaled into head rest and a post was 3 inches from my face...still quite shaken up but ok...on the plus side the safety in the 307 is outstanding only concern is...why the fuck didnt my drivers airbag go off....i might get a peugeot as a replacement...but otherwise i think its a departure for me but ill still linger around helping those with leds etc....

what scared me the most was that, the ambulance and police thought they would have been attending a roadside death....

[bettyswollocks]

Sorry to hear that John but very glad you`re ok, i for one hope you stick around even if you buy a Skoda

[chopper1192]

Blimey! Glad you're ok. That plucky little 307 died protecting you from any harm in a nasty sounding accident. It takes a car with soul and character to die like that

Front airbags only fire over a very narrow set of parameters. A certain speed, font impact within a couple of degrees of head on, the car level, etc, etc. If it pings off inappropriately in an accident it ca kill you by smashing you into the door etc if the impact isn't within a degree or two of dead head on etc.

[john_h]

Thanks guys, how did you know i was looking at getting a skoda octavias are nice that explains the front airbags then just aswell they didnt go off. im going to get loads of photos of the car upright when i go to look at it and gather some kit out of it. will upload them...everyone has been saying i was very lucky to get out alive...

[Stubbo]

Bloody hell boyo that sounds crazy, glad your ok though and the car did its job in protecting you

I dare say in something like a saxo or another car equally as tin cannish then the outcome would have been very different

Stick around though even if you desert the pugs, been good having you on here especially as it was you that started the blue dash league going!!

[john_h]

Thanks, i will be hanging around here helping out when i can...looks like i need to update my signiture

i have uploaded some photos to photobucket image links to follow

[john_h]

[Stubbo]

Holy f*ck!!!

You can see how it earns a 4 star though as luckily the door pillars and roof didnt buckle much at all, i dont even think ncap test for rollover do they?

Still cant beleive it though thats absolutely crazy!

[john_h]

i would of thought they would test for alsorts of crashes like...i escaped with no sratches or bruises, just a busted ego and confidence

now its time to wait and see what the insurance will offer me....

[Stubbo]

Yeah this is where the battle begins, they try and worm out of it on any tiny minor detail they can the b*stards!