as the title said.....

i wasnt drivin like a tool..... it just happenned.....
i was leavin a carpark sort of thing..... have to see it to know exactly.... and it happened...







could have been worse....

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ouch..

your facial expression shows exactly how you feel..

hope ya mini gets better soon

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Sorry to see that happen - as long as you are ok.

I have some of the headlight surrounds if you are looking for some - may have a grille somewhere too. PM me if you are after some.

Hooroo

Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

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Rob Forsyth
Miniot!!

Poo bum.

Chin up mate, happens to the best of us and its a good way of finding out what NOT to do in a similar situation

A friend of mine had the same kinda thing happen..... but his car bounced off a rock wall.

It could have been a combination of many things..... worn/old tyres, aquaplaning...... who knows.....


I hope you kept the sign that was on the pole if there was one

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[NATHAN] -- Sold everything mini related and am back in big beautiful BMWs

Man don't ya hate that.. yer check your tyre's

Lesson learnt I guess

Looks like a metal pole

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Stop Licking the Dog...I Don't Care Who Started It

Bloody hoons!!!!!!

Nah i did the same thing yrs ago, but came round a roundabout sideways and ended up loosing it, mounted the gutter, and flatened the roundabout sign.......Had to replace the entire apron panel, grille/surround/bumper/repair the bonnet!!!


I was not a happy man!

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http://www.youtube.com/user/Hanras

sucks man.... as you said though It could have been worse.

When I was on my p's i had a crash and wrote off my mini. Once you have a bit of a bingle you are usually a better driver for it afterwards.

David

i was leaving a carpark... not being a clown or anything....and it understeered and yer.....it hapened heaps quik and dont know what i did neer the end...

ohhh and it was a metal gate thing i hit....

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This is not meant to imply anything on any one person, however i noticed the red "P" plates.
I am a firm believer that everyone, once they have 6-12 months driving experience , do a defensive (advanced) driving course.

Our driving training system is so focused reducing road trauma by using police and fines that drivers dont really get taught how react when things go wrong.

Pilots, for example, dont progress in their training until they have proved that they can handle all sorts of emergency procedures. Driving is really no different as emergencies pop up all the time without anyone being a hoon.

Many years back, authorities used the slogan "Young drivers are the most skilled but the most killed" From that single issue driving training went backwards and authorities wont admit now that lack of driver skills is a major cause of accidents.

i am booked for the defencive driving course just after my 18th bday in a bit over a month....

i agree with that slogan 100%

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mate that sux, most of us have done it and learnd from it, for me it was mk2 escort vs tree. at least its fixable

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speed costs....how fast do you want to go...

Glad you were smart enough to have the speed down in the wet,
and it's easily fixable.

For me, P-plates + Falcon ute + wet = tree
Speed & power oversteer. Much damage

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Too many cars, and too little time.

harvey is this your first crash?
you learn heaps from your first crash

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Inconspicuously Conspicuous
Appreciation without Depreciation
forever chasing clearer skies...

Mate you were the only one driving the car and while you say you were not clowning you made a mistake in the decision of how fast to drive in the conditions, easy peasy a lack of experience as Mike has alluded to, now learn the lesson and don't make the mistake again as next time it might be someone important to you and not a post

Jon

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