Oh.. ffs

[Jim Haseltine]

Had a call to make this evening, but need to take some stuff from home so rather than muck about reversing into the drive just to leave again a couple of minutes later, I left the RS parked half on the pavement outside and being a , I managed to leave it in drive AND didn't set the handbrake. Something made me turn around just as I opened the house to see the car slowly rolling back down the road. After the quickest 20 metres I've covered on foot ever, I got the door open and the hand brake on fractionally after the LHR of the car bushed my neighbour's front wall.
Nothing major, but it'll need a small (and I do mean small) crease in the wing pushing out and some paint.

I'll admit to swearing for a few minutes.

[Ian_C]

Could have been so much worse, and not a call I would want to make to the insurance company......

[Jim Haseltine]

Luckily, the crease is easily accessible through the left hand panel in the boot so a bit of massaging should deal with it on Saturday.
I got a "I told you so" from my partner. "I told you - 8 years we drove pieces of crap as daily drivers with no damage, I bought the A1 and after 3 years it looks like I've been banger racing, you've had the RS 6 months and damaged it 3 times. I TOLD you...."

I had to give her that - I've had more 'own fault' incidents since I got the car than I had in the previous 25 years driving.

[TomRS]

Luckily, the crease is easily accessible through the left hand panel in the boot so a bit of massaging should deal with it on Saturday.
I got a "I told you so" from my partner. "I told you - 8 years we drove pieces of crap as daily drivers with no damage, I bought the A1 and after 3 years it looks like I've been banger racing, you've had the RS 6 months and damaged it 3 times. I TOLD you...."

I had to give her that - I've had more 'own fault' incidents since I got the car than I had in the previous 25 years driving.

Its because when you care you find yourself making more mistakes....

happens to everyone mate just dont leave her in D next time.... im sure you cant remove the keys without it being in Park... at least on mind you cant anyway.

[Jim Haseltine]

I run it keyless....
When I parked the car it sounded a warning which (being more used to other cars) I thought was a 'lights on' alarm although as they're on auto I'm now thinking that it might have been because I'd opened the door while it wasn't in park.

[Jim Haseltine]

And..... that's exactly what it was. Tried parking up in drive tonight - warning beep and a message on the dash about selecting Park and warning that the car can roll, followed by another saying that it won't lock unless it's in Park.