haha, i seen this on pistonheads. Im not surprised that an arab done it though, pretty much everyone over there is rich.
And Luke, listen to jack and stop posting about rio's. Face it, they suck, and there slower than a 3 legged puppy...WITH ASTHMA!
haha, i seen this on pistonheads. Im not surprised that an arab done it though, pretty much everyone over there is rich.
And Luke, listen to jack and stop posting about rio's. Face it, they suck, and there slower than a 3 legged puppy...WITH ASTHMA!
Theres no major damage, surely it just ripped off all your bumper mounts which are plastic on Fords anyway.. If your front sub frame was damaged, i could see your point, but please tell me you didn't claim on your insureance, cos if you did (in the UK at least) it would be a big mistake.
Not like this matters anyway, he has a new car now. Look up.
Did you actually read the thread? The guy who did it was known, and it wasn't my fault, so why wouldn't I claim from my insurance? Would be a big moron not to really, free cash
In the UK if you did it as a young driver your insurance quotes would sky-rocket, even if you weren't to blame...
Oh, over here as long as it's not your fault your insurance can't go up.
Seems kinda normal to me, you're insured, you pay a lot of money for it, they can at least help you if it's not your fault.. That's what you pay them for in the first place. And it's the other guy's insurance or himself who will be paying in the end.
If you claim in the UK, you have to pay more in the long run, so you may aswell pay for the damage out of your own pocket, rather than suffer the whole year round. Why have you got a new car, the Fiesta was fine.... did you sell it, or did it go for scrap? surely a Ford can take more than just a torn off bumper..
Not fair at all, you either do him, or you get him to repay you.. You double punished him. Can't see how a Truck Driver for a legit company didn't have insureance tho... Not a very common thing at all. What Truck Haulier was he driving for when he hit your dids car?
No, I never double punished him, my dad did. You may think its not fair, but i think that people that drive without insurance (when its compulsory) are dicks, end of. How would you feel if you was in this situation, you did'nt tell the police, and then a few weeks later, he crashed into someone again still not being insured but got away? What would the victim do then? He or she would have no choice but to claim on insurance, which then ruins there NCB and will highten there insurance price, especially if that victim was younger. I cant re-call what company he was with, it was'nt my car so i was'nt the one dealing with it. If you dont think its fair that he got punished for driving WITHOUT insurance and BREAKING THE LAW, then your no better then him mate.
No, I just don't think it's fair your dad bribed him and then jacked his ass in regardless. It wouldn't bother me if my car was sorted i wouldn't care if he was uninsured I'd happily send him on his way, if you get an uninsured driver to pay up, you made some kind of history, cos normally they just bolt. I'm not suggesting it didn't happen, if that's what it sounds like, I'm just saying, obviously the guy had some morals if he gave your dad the money. Obviously that wasn't good enough for your dad...
Im sure it was good enough for my dad, but even though he did get payed the cash in the end, it took the guy a good 7 months to do so as he was being awqward (sp) and trying to dodge some payments, so sorry if i did'nt mention that. Also, i think considering the circumstances and the fact the driver drove off even when we got his attention, i think its VERY fair of what my dad done. At the end of the day, if there is a driver on the road driving without insurance, then thats illegal and dangerous to other drivers, so he should therefore be punished.
Also, i dont really care whether you believe me or not. Was just sharing a story.
Also, i dont really care whether you believe me or not. Was just sharing a story.
That makes the story make more sense now, I can see your dads point of view, I was under the assumption he payed up pretty promptly (giving him more credit than due). It doesn't matter if a driver is insured or not. A dangerous driver is a dangerous driver, insured or not insured.
Yes the dangerous part came out a little wrong, i meant to say that if there's an uninsured driver on the road, then that can be a problem to other drivers, but it came out a little different. 
i am not posting about Jeeps all the time, always when i post "something" about a Jeep you will make some stupid post about your shitty kia
I'd rather have a Jeep than a Kia... I think most here would. 1995 Cherokee with a Manual box from the diesel, using the petrol motor
hell yeai want the 98 jeep grand cherokee 5.9l V8 with a (realistic)4-speed automatic
My friend loves Cherokee's, he had one, but he was an idiot, and put it into reverse whilst on a motorway doing 80+mph, blew his gearbox to PIECES, then he sold the shell i think.
:yikes:
we also had a cherokee, but we sold it because it was just standing in fornt of our house
No he didn't. Nor did the guy who 'smashed the sump' off his car actually do it.
Most of your posts are BS tbh, can spot that a mile away.
I return to the fact that one would have to be a world champion weight lifter to be able to put the car into reverse at a decent speed. Even then, the shaft itself would most likely snap before actually engaging reverse. And if by some divine miracle he did manage to put it into reverse, more than just the gear box would be exploded...and if it was an automatic, the selector just moves over reverse, and won't engage. I blame America for these designs 
Wouldn't mind a jeep, but to go for a SUV (can't say jeep instead of SUV here, that would just get confusing) I would prefer the old Defender, the one with the bench rear seats. Probably the most uncomfortable method of transport on the road, but they are just the dog's off the road...although the Hilux isn't that bad, we have one at the farm I'm on for the summer. Hasn't run into any difficulty yet, even with the torrential downpours we've been getting 'round these parts lately
Wouldn't mind a jeep, but to go for a SUV (can't say jeep instead of SUV here, that would just get confusing) I would prefer the old Defender, the one with the bench rear seats. Probably the most uncomfortable method of transport on the road, but they are just the dog's off the road...although the Hilux isn't that bad, we have one at the farm I'm on for the summer. Hasn't run into any difficulty yet, even with the torrential downpours we've been getting 'round these parts lately
Surely if you put the clutch in it would glide in fine?
(Someone who never had and never will try engaging reverse while moving in a car).
(Someone who never had and never will try engaging reverse while moving in a car).
I assume it is an auto in question, so no clutch. Although possible in a manual, in an auto box it isn't happening, I'd assume the clutch computer would freak and just leave the clutch open. Though I don't want to test it on my parents car (the only people I know with an auto) because it costs an arm and a leg to get new parts for their car.
No, even with the clutch in, you can't get it into reverse while at speed. Reverse isn't syncro'ed in any gearbox, so you can't get it in, even with the clutch disengaged. If you did, everything would spin at a gazillion miles per hour backwards, tearing holes in the space-time continuum, and contributing to global warming (and the flat earth, coincidentally). It technically is possible, but highly improbable, and most definitely inadvisable 
In an auto, it's programmed to just not go into reverse above a certain speed. It's perfectly safe to try this out on any auto car (assuming it's less than say 50 years old :razz
, as it is a global safety feature. That said, I still wouldn't
In an auto, it's programmed to just not go into reverse above a certain speed. It's perfectly safe to try this out on any auto car (assuming it's less than say 50 years old :razz
, as it is a global safety feature. That said, I still wouldn't Righty then, good to know. Not that I ever envision myself even attempting such silliness, it is useful to know if for whatever reason I get a sudden bout of retardation I wont be able to chuck a car into reverse at speed. Which is nice.
but you could still put it in first straight from 5th or 6th and kill the engine.
Some people really don't have any decency..
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