Be Careful out there!
Hi All,
Just thought I would share this with you;
Last Saturday I was behind a Sainsburys Artic truck (a MB one no less) and instead of pulling away he rolled back, and back a bit more, and then a bit more until...... you guessed it.... bang, crunch he rolled back into yours truly! The Brush Guard took the full force
It was only over about 10-15 feet, however the momentum was enough to dent one of the pillars to the Brush Guard and bent it out of shape and push the whole thing back to the grill. Am just waiting to see what the price is for new parts. They admitted liability straight away.
Now for the warning bit - when I was down at the Garage getting the estimate, aparently this is a problem that is more common than most people think, so leave some space just in case, when you next pull up to a big truck, I can tell you, seeing the cars that this has happened to, anything less than a G and it will ruin your whole day!
Spider1V
sorry to hear the unfortunate event joe...
glad no one hurt is the first thing to come to mind.
its at times like these that we really appreciate these tough vehicles. nothing else makes you feel soooo safe ..
wishing you and the family safe and happy motoroing mate !
hus
Will you be able to get your scratched alloys fixed as part of the damage now?
Oh dear oh dear. Scratched the alloys eh? lol
Glad to hear you are all well mate.
I'm surprised you didn't put it into low ratio and pushed the truck forward, that would have given the driver a suprise.
;-)
FauLt mate
So the damage estimation has come through - £3,270.
Now lets see what they have to say about that!
Spider1V
P.s Thanks dad for the spelling correction ;)
put some pictures up Joe
Joe does`nt do D-I-Y
*sniff* Actually I can put air in the tyres, water in the reservoir and petrol in the tank. I have also been partial to changing the head lamp bulbs as well as changing the tyre when flat *sniff*
Spider1V
Now I'm sure I've got a photo somewhere of a 15yr old lad changing your tyre for you on a beach in Yorkshire..................
Now don't you start Chris! LOL we will be getting Dentsmithy making some comment soon.....
Can I NEVER forget my baptism of fire! :)
Spider1V
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then he could have argued it was my faut! lol
Spider1V