My Smashed 260rs

[e-clip]

Well I was driving to work this morning as usual on the M1 in QLD and as I just got on the Highway and started to accelarate to 110KM/H I hear this bang at the front of the car and bits of stuff flying everywhere.

I was swearing my head off as you can unstand. I looked in front of me and I couldn't see anything unusual the cars infront didn't stop or seem to have problems.

I couldn't really stop on the M1 being so busy so I got to work and this what I found.

This is the piece of metal stuck in the front of my grill.

Edited July 6, 2010 by e-clip

[darrinspencer]

That really sucks. Lucky it did not go thru the windscreen or worst.

If you get stuck for parts, I have the bonnet, lights and grille, but no 260rs front bar. Could probably repair it needed

[75coupe]

that really sucks... imagine how bad it could of been though, it could of hit you...

[Get EPIC]

F#*#ing hell,i thought my luck lately was bad. What kind of vehicle were you following and was there any damage to your radiator and air con condensor?Hope not.

[M I K E]

yeah definitely sucks, but as others have said you lucked out with it not going through the windscreen etc :S

[msports180]

Ouch...

Back in the old days ( i mean when i was a P plater) i had a awesome chrome tip on my stanza, heard this noise from behind looked in the rear view mirror and saw it bouncing down the road, bounce up and hit the car behind me in the windscreen... Yeah kinda felt bad.

[-RBD2-]

If the front bar is damaged,I know where you can get a brand new one from in Adelaide

pm if you like bud

[-RBD2-]

Sorry,my bad just noticed it's a series 2

meh,I mite just buy the 260 front bar...

[jrm]

Few years back driving the highway at 100kph or 110kph (can't remember the limit anymore) from Brisbane to the Gold Coast, cruising on my long drive back to Melbourne. Up in front of me in the same lane was a carrying furniture on the back - suddenly the tallboy flies off the back and hits the road in front of me, barely had time to swerve and nothing in the right lane - still managed to clip my passenger-side guard & blinker.

Crazy thing is - the guy didn't even notice... I tried flashing and honking, but he didn't get it clearly, so I followed him until his turn-off (maybe 15 minutes) and through the town, into a carpark and just fumed at him as I checked out the damage to the front of my car. He looked a bit stunned, and didn't really know why I was fuming at him until I pointed to where half his load had been (more stuff had subsequently fallen off). I laid into him for not tying it down, etc. I'm glad I followed him, if I'd pulled over before that I would never have caught up to him and I had nothing to write his number plate down on (I have a terrible memory).

He eventually stammers an apology and I managed to get it repaired through his insurance. I had been sitting fairly far back, and I hate to imagine what would have happened if I'd been following closer or hadn't been paying attention to swerve so quick (or if something had been in the right lane).

You were bloody unlucky with what you happened to your car, but - as others have said, at least it didn't fly up and hit the windscreen or do more damage.