Saw this one a while ago off the FB
Hope it is not one of the forum
They were talking round the woolongong area
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Hatch come to grief
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, Feb 16 2020 04:19 PM
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Posted 16 February 2020 - 04:19 PM
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Posted 16 February 2020 - 04:48 PM
Bugger, any idea how he ended up in the post at that angle?
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Posted 16 February 2020 - 04:53 PM
yeah...sad for the car, but hope they are OK.
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Posted 16 February 2020 - 05:49 PM
Could only be doing something stupid to end up like that
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Posted 16 February 2020 - 06:29 PM
A dozer is better for pushing over poles. What were they thinking?
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Posted 16 February 2020 - 06:46 PM
Hope people are OK.
Poles and trees always win.
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Posted 16 February 2020 - 09:32 PM
~ Poles and trees always win.
Not if you go back later with a grudge and a chainsaw!
I hope the occupants are all okay of course, but you'd still repair that. At least the rescue monkeys haven't used the jaws of death on it. The rear quarter damage sucks but the rest could come from a sedan donor with some careful chassis aligning.
They were talking round the woolongong area
And yes, "STH216" is a Lake Illawarra highway car (so between Wollongong and Shoalhaven).
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Posted 16 February 2020 - 10:08 PM
Hard to feel sorry for frOcking idiots.
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Posted 17 February 2020 - 11:01 AM
Bet the owner wishes he could rewind the circumstances leading up to the event. Never a good thing when one loses their pride and joy.
Edited by Redslur, 17 February 2020 - 11:02 AM.
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Posted 17 February 2020 - 11:15 AM
It's also possible that he has more money than sense and doesn't give a frOck. With the price of hatchbacks these days I reckon a lot of them are being bought by rich kids who think they make them look cool.
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Posted 17 February 2020 - 03:39 PM
Chain saws don't work on poles in SA. A fella by name of Stobie engineer with electricity trust invented a pole made of concrete and RSJ,
It's called a Stobie Pole.
Stopped a lot of cars since early 50s.
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Posted 17 February 2020 - 03:48 PM
If an Insurance claim it will be a Stat writeoff unless owner repairs it. Can only be a parts car or re-regoed with a different chassis number (which it will probably get with donor front end anyway).
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Posted 17 February 2020 - 05:35 PM
It's also possible that he has more money than sense and doesn't give a frOck. With the price of hatchbacks these days I reckon a lot of them are being bought by rich kids who think they make them look cool.
That reminds me of my mates boss who bought a big dollar, immaculate, original Indy orange lc gtr for his son. Then the son cuts the gtr up to fit a big stereo and the old man was screaming.
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Posted 17 February 2020 - 06:55 PM
Car hit pole is a big earner on the balance sheet. They have a strong and a weak axis. If hit on the concrete side they are generally #@$^%& and the driver pays for replacement. Not cheap.Chain saws don't work on poles in SA. A fella by name of Stobie engineer with electricity trust invented a pole made of concrete and RSJ, It's called a Stobie Pole.Stopped a lot of cars since early 50s.
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