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Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
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10 out of 10 for commitment

What were they thinking?

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31st May 2021 12:01pm

Tim in Scotland

Member Since: 23 May 2007
Location: The Land that time forgot
Posts: 3753

More folks who don’t know what that little R on the gear selector means then, just like the supercar drivers who take to the single track with passing places roads in some of the valleys near here. Even when there is one only 10m behind them they expect you in your normal car to back up 500m to the passing place behind you..... it’s great to watch tour coaches and cars towing big caravans having a stand off to see which will back up too Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
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31st May 2021 12:05pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17386

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

I imagine that they weren't thinking, hence the outcome.

31st May 2021 12:49pm

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7906

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

I assume that was a relatively high speed avoidance manoeuvre, rather than a low speed pass attempt?

Hopefully, none hurt too seriously! James
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31st May 2021 6:17pm

Zed

Member Since: 07 Oct 2017
Location: In the woods
Posts: 3289

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

It must have been a tricky exit for the driver in the Ford. WARNING.
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31st May 2021 6:44pm

90 Dreamer

Member Since: 13 Jul 2019
Location: Oop North
Posts: 2154

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Corris Grey

Feckwits.......

31st May 2021 7:33pm

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5172

Tim in Scotland wrote:
More folks who don’t know what that little R on the gear selector means then, just like the supercar drivers who take to the single track with passing places roads in some of the valleys near here. Even when there is one only 10m behind them they expect you in your normal car to back up 500m to the passing place behind you..... it’s great to watch tour coaches and cars towing big caravans having a stand off to see which will back up too

I have been in some tricky roads in scotland, I was half way up the steepest of the steepest of hills, and a local came around the corner, He had to stop quickly and reverse into a spot so i could get passed, if i stopped, it would have killed the clutch, doing a hill start. i was in 1st gear going up there, and the turbo spooling like hell, I am pretty sure the engine was very close to red line too. dodgy as anything single track roads are! Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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31st May 2021 10:18pm

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5172

Re: 10 out of 10 for commitment

Supacat wrote:
What were they thinking?

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Dead easy that, Sod it i am going for it

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31st May 2021 10:20pm

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1763

JOW240725 wrote:
I assume that was a relatively high speed avoidance manoeuvre, rather than a low speed pass attempt? Hopefully, none hurt too seriously!

Yeah that has to have been a case of too much speed and panic swerving.

31st May 2021 10:24pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

That's funny, I thought the opposite - both drivers thinking their rufty tufty off-roaders can climb the banks and the Ford just falling over

Darren

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1st Jun 2021 5:50am

DSC-off

Member Since: 16 Oct 2014
Location: North East
Posts: 1408

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Aintree Green

Those hedges are just like the wall of death, they weren't going fast enough...

1st Jun 2021 6:47pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

Another for the budding crime scene investigators amongst us, how did this happen?

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2nd Jun 2021 7:36am

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17386

Very nasty for any front-seat passenger.

At least there are many scenarios for that which don't necessarily involve Darwin-Award-levels of driver stupidity, unlike the earlier incident (I won't call it "accident" since it was entirely avoidable) in this thread.

2nd Jun 2021 8:01am

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

Somebody who was really annoyed with the LR sat nav or maybe just needed some direction in life? Darren

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2nd Jun 2021 8:04am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7906

Fell asleep at the wheel, drifted straight into the sign.

I hope there wasn't a passenger! James
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2nd Jun 2021 8:06am

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