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Offline monsta

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Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« on: 21 May 2014, 09:48 »
Got hit by a wheel coming off a lorry on the opposite carriageway of the motorway and bouncing across!

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Offline virginVWman

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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #1 on: 21 May 2014, 10:07 »
FFS... :shocked: feck being in that at the time
« Last Edit: 21 May 2014, 10:35 by virginVWman »
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Offline GrahamFR

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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #2 on: 21 May 2014, 10:35 »
i dont think it was monsta's mate, just VWR's, but still looks pretty bad, where was the avoidance with the upgraded suspension lol...
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Offline corgi

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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #3 on: 21 May 2014, 10:51 »
I hope they find the culprit... I understand that HGVs are menat to have a mechanism to make sure the nuts don't come loose hence securing the wheel...

He's lucky not to be seriously injured or worse...
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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #4 on: 21 May 2014, 11:07 »
assuming if the wheel came off and did the damage the culprit wasnt going anywhere fast, unless it was feck off lorry with 18wheeler that didnt notice
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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #5 on: 21 May 2014, 11:19 »
I'm amazed that rear window didn't pop.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #6 on: 21 May 2014, 13:44 »
Ouch nasty :shocked:
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Offline Rhyso

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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #7 on: 21 May 2014, 16:14 »
oooo that will take a big pot of T-cut to get that out  :grin: :grin:
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Offline ffrank

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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #8 on: 21 May 2014, 16:22 »
It depends if you can feel it when you run your nail over it though! Ouch.
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Offline GiT1984

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Re: Ouch, Poor VWR GTI!
« Reply #9 on: 24 May 2014, 13:35 »
Owch!  :cry:
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