Goodbye rs4 crash! Still here :)

Post by **dazie00** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:35 pm

Lol, got the dog guard out and boot liner! Think ill leave the CDs and sd cards floor mats etc, seats look ok and steering wheel but think that's about it!

Post by **MikeFish** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 5:55 pm

LOL, when I first read that I thought you said you got the guard dog out!!!

Post by **RS6chris!** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:50 pm

dazie00 wrote:Lol, got the dog guard out and boot liner! Think ill leave the CDs and sd cards floor mats etc, seats look ok and steering wheel but think that's about it!

Did the airbag go off ?

Post by **dazie00** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:52 pm

Thank The Lord I didn't have our cockapoo puppy in the boot mike , think he's gonna be a lousy guard dog mind!and if he'd not survived the crash I'm sure my missus would have killed me anyway!

Post by **dazie00** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:54 pm

No airbags went off, not sure why but the pick up truck guy reckoned if they had then I wouldn't be here .

Post by **RS6chris!** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:56 pm

Strange???

Surely some should have done?
What about the curtain bags?

Mind you sounds like if they didn't someone was watching over you that day!!!!

Post by **dazie00** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:01 pm

No bags curtains , only air came out of my bum!

Post by **PetrolDave** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:16 pm

RS6chris! wrote:Strange???

Surely some should have done?
What about the curtain bags?

The airbags need a particular crash profile to deploy, a sideways roll won't normally deploy the passenger and driver dashboard airbags as there isn't enough forward deceleration (and the car is doing less than 20mph when it finally hits an object the airbag won't deploy) and a sideways roll probably won't deploy the side airbags as the sideways deceleration/acceleration won't have the correct pattern (remember they are setup to deploy when a car is hit from the side not when it rolls).

Airbags only deploy under particular circumstances that are usually only seen in a "normal" situation where the car remains on all 4 wheels.

Post by **brn7y** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:49 pm

You are very lucky. Glad you are healing well.

Post by **Audi Pardner** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:03 pm

Like everyone else here in our RS4 community, I'm real pleased to see you got out relatively unscathed Dazie, and for having the balls to admit that it was down to over-enthusiastic driving rather than other factors.

On the insurance front, stick out for the proper price. When a truck driver decided to write off out 3-Series Touring a few years ago, the initial offer from the insurance company was derisory, so was the increased offer. I told told the assessor to find me an identical car with the same spec (M-Sport, heated leather seats, dog guard etc) and I'd have it. He increased the offer by return.

Good luck.

Post by **MikeFish** » Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:30 pm

dazie00 wrote:Thank The Lord I didn't have our cockapoo puppy in the boot mike , think he's gonna be a lousy guard dog mind!and if he'd not survived the crash I'm sure my missus would have killed me anyway!

Yeah, you'd have never heard the end of that one!!

Just out of interest, how old were the tyres? And what make? I know you said it was your own fault but worn tyres have a massive impact on the cars ability to remain on the road.

Post by **lma07** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:24 pm

MikeFish wrote: Just out of interest, how old were the tyres? And what make? I know you said it was your own fault but worn tyres have a massive impact on the cars ability to remain on the road.

Not always the case... new tyres on all corners and hitting standing water.

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Post by **MikeFish** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:39 pm

Tyres won't save you when aquaplanning whether they are new or old, but worn tyres are clearly more dangerous than new tyres (once the tyres have bedded in). My tyres are worn and the cars ability to corner and stop has changed massively.

Post by **dazie00** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:04 pm

I had vred sessnnas I think they are called with loads of tread on , god that grey saloon is a mess , makes u think , someone was looking after me that day .

Post by **murph7355** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:08 pm

lma07 wrote: Not always the case... new tyres on all corners and hitting standing water.
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New tyres, dry conditions and a lucky rabbit's foot can't save you from not being able to read a road and judge your speed properly

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