jay_NW Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I hope you get it back on the road soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Nope nothing. The hump was put up in the last 3-4 days. its a road that i go down quite often as its local. all of a sudden a speed hump out of nowhere. thats why when i got out of the car i was like where the hell did that come from, i freaked out because i thought i ran someone over! That looks absolutely terrible ! I bet you did feel like you'd run someone over. Maybe a sleeping policeman. They're a pain for just laying in the road for a nap. I hope you get some recompense. Make sure that there aren't any wanring signs at all for at least a few hundred metres before the hump, just to make sure. Its good you've taken photos too. I remember going on holiday to Lefkas (Greece) back in the 80s, and the little village we stayed in had a relatively busy main road running past it. One day, for no apparent reason, a hump had been laid in the road slap bang outside the local bar. Now watching cars (still doing the speeds they had before), leaping over this new hump, that wasn't there the day before was hilarious for us and the locals, but the mayhem it caused was incredible. No warning signs or anything. Some people were hitting this at 60mph plus! So within the fortnight we were there, it all of a sudden disappeared. Ahh fun times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 How come there arent any speed bumps in France or Germany? Are they more civilised than us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 How come there arent any speed bumps in France or Germany? Are they more civilised than us? No, they just dig trenches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 where was this hump? Sorry to hear about your incident - a shell petrol station destroyed my rx7 bumper 2 years ago. I know how it feels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Gutted for you mate Hope you get it sorted soon, can't help but mention that this might not of happened if you had bought my dash ...............sorry:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 lol, marc you always cheer me up! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 lol, marc you always cheer me up! lol Things must be bad then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 i be honest yes im upset the car got damaged etc. but im so thankful its just cosmetic things that i can fix myself, if it had been mechanical like bent wishbones and broken suspension i would have been so stuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steady_dave Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Thats nasty GL with the council. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Things must be bad then! Watch it you! i be honest yes im upset the car got damaged etc. but im so thankful its just cosmetic things that i can fix myself, if it had been mechanical like bent wishbones and broken suspension i would have been so stuck! I have an awesome Bomex Bigmouth bumper you can have, so awesome it doesn't fit properly as the car is trying to repell the awesomeness:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 lol! you got any pictures of it mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden1989 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 ouch one off the speed bumps in our village got stolen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Sorry to see that damage, but what is the pleasure in owning a road car so low that speed bumps become an issue? I even have customers who have to make long winded detours to get their cars to their own houses from their workplace. It'd drive me nuts, if a car won't go over any normal speed bumps at at least 20 MPH without damage it'd be a none starter for me. How much grief you guys take for the "low" look amazes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Sorry to see that damage, but what is the pleasure in owning a road car so low that speed bumps become an issue? I even have customers who have to make long winded detours to get their cars to their own houses from their workplace. It'd drive me nuts, if a car won't go over any normal speed bumps at at least 20 MPH without damage it'd be a none starter for me. How much grief you guys take for the "low" look amazes me. You are right but I still prefer the low look too Sports cars just don't look right when at full height. I hated my supra at stock height, I was sure it sat higher than my old renault laguna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 its not just the look, it does effect the handleing as well, my sup sticks to the ground now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 its not just the look, it does effect the handleing as well, my sup sticks to the ground now. There's a subtle difference between sticking to the ground and being stuck IN the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 ouch one off the speed bumps in our village got stolen How on earth?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 ouch one off the speed bumps in our village got stolen lmao! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I wouldnt be unsing resins, fibre matt and filler in this weather...wouldnt set properly mate;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 I wouldnt be unsing resins, fibre matt and filler in this weather...wouldnt set properly mate;) i know mate, i have had the car under a big skip cover with 2 fan heaters under the car. left for a few hours and everything was rock solid. otherwise in this cold the filler would take forever to dry and it would just crumble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 ouch one off the speed bumps in our village got stolen One near me was dug up by an annoyed builder who couldn't sleep... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3161840.stm What it doesn't mention in that article is that the road is the only access to a fair sized trading estate with a dairy distribution depot in it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 How much damage?? Did you take a 2nd gear hard pull towards that or something? Get the car back up to normal height, so you can drive it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 One near me was dug up by an annoyed builder who couldn't sleep... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3161840.stm What it doesn't mention in that article is that the road is the only access to a fair sized trading estate with a dairy distribution depot in it! That article is very funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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