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Also before I had passed my test. It's a fun family story.
Ah, you too? My first crash took place the first time I ever drove on the public highway, with my father in the passenger seat supervising me. T-boned a green Nissan Sunny. It was parked.
I also had a crash in a BMS dual-control car before I passed my test - first time pass, I should add. Given that neither I or the instructor had time to hit the brakes before impact, when the other driver pulled out of a junction straight in front of us without looking, I'm going to claim that one wasn't my fault.
The failed handbrake turn just after I passed my test definitely was my fault. The one where the chap opened a car door straight in front of me (still in the much-abused Maestro) not my fault. He tried to claim I'd been speeding, but given that there was a speed hump just before the spot where he'd parked his car if I'd been doing the speed he claimed I'd have cleared the door with feet to spare. Vertically.
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Mine went something like this:
Driving home through semi-rural Northumberland with my dad in passenger seat and sister in the back. Dad and I have a disagreement about my use of speed (for context my dad has raced on and off for as long as I've been around and enjoys a spirited dive). I say something to the effects of "I'm driving, I'll handle it". My dad gets sick of me being an arse and decides to pull the handbrake on a click to slow me down slightly. Turns out the handbrake was surprisingly responsive and as he pulls it on I look down and then to him to figure out what he's doing. Hands rotate to the same way I'm looking and the car starts to slide, front wheels getting pulled into the soft muddy verge we were passing and then the car performed a 3/4 roll onto its roof and then back on it's side at about 30mph.
I knew what happened, my dad knew what happened. My sister less so. We were all ok.
Que lots of apologies from me and my dad. Lots of looking sheepish. We pushed the 5 back onto it's wheels, and a passing car gave us a lift back to home which was only 2 mins away.
Initially I explained it had been my fault as I was expecting my mum to divorce my dad once she heard but he fessed up and took the blame.
The 5 had the dents removed from the roof and and vinyl roof stuck on top of the metal.
TLDR: I rolled a car with the help of my dad. Pre-passing my test.
ricky2slicky
Late to this but cool to see the list of some of the cars folks have owned. Mines not massively interesting but I can't remember the last time I put it together.
Mini 1000 'Red Hot' - Bought when I was 16 to repair (had a shunt after being restored so needed front subframe, wings etc) in time for me driving. Never got back on the road.
Renault 5 (Ph2) - was an 1100 and then my dad leant it to someone who managed to break it. Later swapped a 1400cc into it. Ended up being the first car I crashed as a result of youthful exuberance/pig-headedness. Also before I had passed my test. It's a fun family story.
'94 Peugeot 106 XSi (Ph1)
'97 Mini Cooper Sportspack
2 x '88/'89 VW Golf GTi - Both 8 valves. Both projects that never really saw the road.
'90 Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi
Renault 19
'90 VW Jetta 1.6
'94 Rover 214
'90 VW Corrado G60
'94 Peugeot 106 Rallye - Never should have sold it.
'96 VW Golf 1.6 - Bought for £100, painted it with £15's worth of graff paint cans. Never let me down.
'01 Citroen Saxo VTR
'98 Honda Integra Type-R DC2 (UKDM)
'90 Eunos Roadster (still in UK)
'07 Jetta/Bora 1.8t
'17 Hyundai Accent (bought to not have to think about anything car related. gets me to work. very boring)