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drmini in aust

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:46 pm

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Location: near Baulkham Hills, NSW

.....And its sister pic...

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gemma

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:12 pm

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Location: south of adelaide

i got real mad at my old mini once...it wouldnt start for me when my dad had been driving it all day,
we were pushing it up and down the street to try start it again and i got so cross i KICKED it.
underneath the back bumper, didnt hurt the car but sure hurt me

i learnt my lesson that day ouch! the whole top of my foot was bruised, what a fool :roll:

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mini-dunger

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:57 pm

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drmini in aust wrote:

.....And its sister pic...

oh my, I am guessing it was a persons body that bent the steering colum?

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blokeinamoke wrote:

Yep Mokes are ugly - but Moke owners know that. Its like ugly women - she may be a dog but you know your going to get some :wink:

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:01 pm

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Location: near Baulkham Hills, NSW

Yes, that is the Mk1 Mini `collapsible' (well... bendable) steering column doing what it's designed to do.

<Edit> the persons survived.

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grey 64

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:07 pm

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God sure did intervene there.
Whats the story behind that carnage?

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mini-dunger

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:19 pm

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drmini in aust wrote:

Yes, that is the Mk1 Mini `collapsible' (well... bendable) steering column doing what it's designed to do.

<Edit> the persons survived.

will my clubby have one of those? I like the thought of it bending out of the way. Instead of skewering my lung.

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blokeinamoke wrote:

Yep Mokes are ugly - but Moke owners know that. Its like ugly women - she may be a dog but you know your going to get some :wink:

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Hanra

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:52 pm

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grey 64 wrote:

God sure did intervene there.
Whats the story behind that carnage?

Scott had a little incident with a coaster bus. Fortunately Scott and his mrs lived to see another day and Mini/s. He may wish to elaborate a little more if he see's this.

Coincidently, I broke my leg quite badly around the same time this happened and was in hospital for a week. I had quite a few people ringing me to ask if I was ok..... Everyone thought It was my car. A few people only heard on the grape vine that I was in hospital and thought it was me....!

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simon k

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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:09 pm

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Hanra wrote:

I always find it encouraging/amazing that every time you see a photo of a mini that's had a head on collision, the subframe has tipped back as it has with that car, the motor pretty much stays put - I don't know if it was in Sir Alec's head when he sketched it, but it's a bloody good thing

I have a permanent shoulder injury from my accident - my right collarbone is mostly detached from my shoulder joint, it makes a neat party trick to make it poke up

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Morris 1100

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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:11 pm

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mini-dunger wrote:

drmini in aust wrote:

Yes, that is the Mk1 Mini `collapsible' (well... bendable) steering column doing what it's designed to do.

<Edit> the persons survived.

will my clubby have one of those? I like the thought of it bending out of the way. Instead of skewering my lung.

The Clubbie one will work even better. They changed the whole dash structure so that the bottom rail will collapse and the column mount is also designed to push forwards. A much better design.

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superSeven

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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:25 pm

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Location: Soon to be Newcastle

I feel guilty.. nothing more than a scratch from my mini's..

even when I crashed one it didn't hurt me. bless. even when they've caught on fire I've remained injury free.

not to say there hasn't been many skinned knuckles and swearing from bolts which haven't been undone for 20 years suddenly loosening..

touch wood it stays this way.

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drmini in aust

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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:54 pm

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Location: near Baulkham Hills, NSW

Morris 1100 wrote:

mini-dunger wrote:

drmini in aust wrote:

Yes, that is the Mk1 Mini `collapsible' (well... bendable) steering column doing what it's designed to do.

<Edit> the persons survived.

will my clubby have one of those? I like the thought of it bending out of the way. Instead of skewering my lung.

The Clubbie one will work even better. They changed the whole dash structure so that the bottom rail will collapse and the column mount is also designed to push forwards. A much better design.

Note that putting a steering column lowering bracket in a Mini reduces the effectiveness of this safety feature. :wink:

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Timbo

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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:19 pm

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Location: Hobart, Tasmania

drmini in aust wrote:

Yes, that is the Mk1 Mini `collapsible' (well... bendable) steering column doing what it's designed to do.

<Edit> the persons survived.

The steering column in my Moke did the same thing, not quite as bad as that one, but bent like a banana.

Tim

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-=MiniMafia=-

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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:00 pm

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Location: TAS

not a crash, but could have been

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=tfdu27_mYHU

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