^^ That is a scary video!
Mini Rolled At 40Mph Pictures
#31
Posted 25 May 2015 - 03:09 PM
#32
Posted 25 May 2015 - 10:23 PM
WOW that video make me think twice about buying a convertible.
#33
Posted 26 May 2015 - 07:18 AM
But then again even convertibles built today still have their flaws. Look at this video (in German) from NCAP showing x4 new convertibles from Peugeot, Vauxhall, Renault etc
Even these deform around the windscreen in a roll over. Also shows how the force rips the rear wheel clean off!
#34
Posted 26 May 2015 - 09:17 AM
Rolling cars insnt a good idea then really, convertible or not.
For anyone interested, here is my replacement, let me know what you think (sadly not a mini)
http://www.theminifo...ni-replacement/
#35
Posted 26 January 2017 - 02:03 PM
Wow, nasty, just found this.
#36
Posted 26 January 2017 - 05:30 PM
a 40 mph impact or roll in any car is going to create massive damage, and remember when it goes wrong 40mph is fast!!!!!
#37
Posted 26 January 2017 - 09:46 PM
Glad you were OK
Edited by mk1coopers, 26 January 2017 - 09:48 PM.
#38
Posted 27 January 2017 - 06:06 PM
Always remember, a classic Mini was designed almost 60 years ago and the levels of crash-worthiness reflects that. Compared to other cars of the late 1950's it was no better nor worse than almost everything else available then.
However, a high-impact roll will cause a lot of damage to even a new car, but probably not as much as with a Mini.
It's something you have to accept if you decide to drive a classic car of any type really, especially a car from the same era. Think how much more unsafe it would be to roll, say, a 1938 Ford 8 or a 1929 Austin 7.
#39
Posted 28 January 2017 - 07:35 AM
#40
Posted 28 January 2017 - 10:52 AM
Yes, life consists of risks and every one of us needs to assess those risks and either accept or reject them.
if one wants the retro pleasure of driving a classic car, then that implied risk has to be accepted. Like you, my Minis are of an age which does not require them to have seat belts, although my rally car has to have a cage and full-harness belts. I accept the risks for the pleasure it gives.
I fly a classic sailplane (a Schleicher Ka6CR for those who might know what that is - G-DDEV) and in a crash it would not be as strong as a more modern glas-fibre sailplane, but it flies well and is a true classic of the air which is one reason I love it. I know and accept the implied added risk and if it worried me I would buy into newer glass-fibre technology.
Very few people wish to drive a classic every day, mainly because they do tend to be lees practical or comfortable.
#41
Posted 28 January 2017 - 12:04 PM
...and also because they value it more and want it to last.
Mini = Sunday best, Corsa etc. = boiler suit.
#42
Posted 30 January 2017 - 03:20 PM
Here's another one,
Does this look like it's had a new rear bottom panel ? badly welded in ?
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#43
Posted 31 January 2017 - 07:43 PM
#44
Posted 03 February 2017 - 11:18 PM
Wow, You are lucky!
Scary to see how fragile they are....
#45
Posted 11 February 2017 - 12:31 PM
My ofshoot from this crash has been a change of career path, moving from infanteer to air corps. Not all bad really.
Health wise im pretty fine. Still have a bad back and my ribs arent in the right place which means i constantly have to have a physio pull my top ribs down as they pinch the nerves going to my right arm.
I still love minis, i am due to be posted abroad either to cyprus or brunei fairly soon so me and the wife decided that while we are abroad we will save for another mini. I loved my 998, nothing special but i want another mini!
It will be used fairly often but not as a daily driver, not like the one i crashed.
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