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OFF TOPIC => WORLD NEWS => Motoring => Topic started by: AlanHo on December 28, 2013, 14:20:10
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This guy should go and buy a lottery ticket pronto whilst he is on a run of luck.
BBC News - M11 Christmas Eve crash driver has 'incredible escape' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-25529589)
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Wow!! Very lucky indeed.
I personally wouldn't bother with buying a lottery ticket, they have already used up all of their luck.
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Far Out! :Shocked: :Shocked:
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Bit tough to identify make and model from that pile of scrap metal. One thing is for sure: the manufacturer won't use that picture in their advertisements promoting their cars' safety and durability.
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Ford Focus.
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Bit tough to identify make and model from that pile of scrap metal. One thing is for sure: the manufacturer won't use that picture in their advertisements promoting their cars' safety and durability.
I dunno, the fact they survived is probably a good advertisement... :undecided:
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I think it may be a taller vehicle like a Nissan Qashqai.
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Ford Focus.
Aaagh, I have hired one of those next April/May in UK, tried to get a i30 but not much luck, perhaps I should hire a Centurion Tank for when I drive up the M11, up Cambridge way. :Shocked:
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:eek: :Shocked: :faint:
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Bit tough to identify make and model from that pile of scrap metal. One thing is for sure: the manufacturer won't use that picture in their advertisements promoting their cars' safety and durability.
I dunno, the fact they survived is probably a good advertisement... :undecided:
I think their survival was more good luck than anything else: If they hit the sign a few inches closer to the occupants, it wouldn't have been a happy outcome.
I would be interested to know how fast they were traveling when they hit. The forces that would cause a car to split in two must have been pretty significant.
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...perhaps I should hire a Centurion Tank for when I drive up the M11, up Cambridge way. :Shocked:
Yeah, and watch out for Sheep :snigger:
Crashes and daredevil sheep bring traffic to a standstill in Cambridgeshire | (http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Travel-News/Crashes-and-daredevil-sheep-bring-traffic-to-a-standstill-in-Cambridgeshire-20131227123922.htm)
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...perhaps I should hire a Centurion Tank for when I drive up the M11, up Cambridge way. :Shocked:
Yeah, and watch out for Sheep :snigger:
Crashes and daredevil sheep bring traffic to a standstill in Cambridgeshire | (http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Travel-News/Crashes-and-daredevil-sheep-bring-traffic-to-a-standstill-in-Cambridgeshire-20131227123922.htm)
I will be a tourist mate, driving in the No.1 lane @ 40 mph with the Polish Truck Drivers, holding up everybody. Admiring the scenery I mean, bugger the sheep. :lol: :victory:
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bugger the sheep. :lol: :victory:
:whistler: :eek: :lol:
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bugger the sheep. :lol: :victory:
:whistler: :eek: :lol:
No Rusty, I am not a sheep shagging Kiwi !! :lol: :censored: :kissmyass:
You have a suspicious mind, sorry Elvis. :rofl:
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Always suspicious of you New South Welshmen... :D
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Lexus RX?
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Interesting that all reports i have read do not make any comment on model and make.
Normally this is reported.
Wonder why?
Defect in model i wonder.
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Lexus RX?
Yes could be.. I blew it up on my monitor and it looked familiar (does look suspiciously like a lexus) :hatoff:
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The wheels don't look like any I can find on a Lexus though.... :undecided:
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The wheels don't look like any I can find on a Lexus though.... :undecided:
I just put in Lexus RX in Google images and some look the same to me... :confused:
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I still reckon I'm right. :D
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The wheels don't look like any I can find on a Lexus though.... :undecided:
I just put in Lexus RX in Google images and some look the same to me... :confused:
I did the same and some did look similar but on closer examination they were different... :undecided:
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/rustynutz69/Wheels_zps1b600f57.jpg~original)
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I found several including this RX 300 with very similar wheels
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The taper of the spokes look different... :undecided:
Anyhow, at the end of the day the people survived, that's the important thing... :goodjob:
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The fuel filler is on the left side of the car by the look of things - that rules out most of the Euro brands.
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I think that the car is a Hyundai 2011 ix35. The shape of the rear light and the body join line from the wheel arch is spot on.
I parked next to one at the supermarket today and was able to take a look.
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The wheels don't look right though... :undecided:
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The rear window "spoiler", is a different shape in my pics.
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My money is still on Brian ( a Lexus) spoiler matches in the pix too.. :goodjob:
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I'd like to know why the make and model seems to be such a secret.
Normally it's part of the news report on TV news and in the written press.
After all, under their own rules... It is actually of public interest!
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The rear light does not seem to match that of a Lexus in the UK which have transparent lens covers - not red ones. They are also a different shape.
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Ford Focus.
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Chris Jones, drummer with The Dolmen.
Been trying to see if the car is mentioned on their FB page (https://www.facebook.com/thedolmen?fref=ts) but so far nothing.
Looks like a Focus to me too.
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The wheels are not quite right for a focus. Also the rear light and body panel above it is not the right shape and the fuel filler flap is not visible on the crashed car.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/AlanHo1937/i30%20Forum/FocusWheels_zps69f3408f.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/AlanHo1937/media/i30%20Forum/FocusWheels_zps69f3408f.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v308/AlanHo1937/i30%20Forum/FocusFuelFlap_zps2b4c5161.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/AlanHo1937/media/i30%20Forum/FocusFuelFlap_zps2b4c5161.jpg.html)
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I am now quite sure that car is a 2012 Nissan Qashqai. One overtook me in stop start traffic today and the wheels with raised edges on the 5 broad spokes , rear light with a transparent inset, deep roof spoiler, shape of the body join with the bumper panel, shape of the side panel by the rear window etc were all just right.
The mystery has been niggling me - but I am now gonna leave it alone. Unfortunately the Nissan web site now shows the newly face lifted model with some fancy wheels. But the rear bodywork has not changed much.
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:link: (https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Nissan+Qashqai&espv=210&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=GV_LUv6QNsTgkAXl5oDYCg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=790#es_sm=122&espv=210&q=2012+Nissan+Qashqai&tbm=isch&imgdii=_)
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Rear light looks like Focus, but Citroen DS series also has that kind of design. :undecided:
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That car my friends is a Mitsubishi lancer sportback not many around since their not really popular but pretty sure this is the car ur looking for guys :D
(http://pictures2.autotrader.co.uk/imgser-uk/servlet/media?id=491f9146a0b964c025cc87b358b8a915&width=640&height=480)
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Potnodleman - well done. (We have had those hatchback Lancers here so us Aussies should have been able to get that right.)
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What do you think Alan? I'm happy to concede Brian was wrong! :lol:
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That car my friends is a Mitsubishi lancer sportback not many around since their not really popular but pretty sure this is the car ur looking for guys :D
Congratulations - I am quite sure you are right. Its been bugging me since Christmas - a bit like when you get some music stuck in your mind and your brain keeps playing it.
Thanks for putting me out of my misery................. :goodjob:
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I did that to a horse once.
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:Ouch:
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I did that to a horse once.
On stilts?
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No, I was wearing two thongs. :undecided: