Member Since: 16 Dec 2010
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
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Driver lucky to be alive!
This is one of the reasons I have bought Lr's since 2000
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The Land Rover Discovery, driven by a local medical professional, proceeding east on the highway towards Meerensee, had stopped for the red light when the truck – apparently without braking – smashed into it from the rear.
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While a passing motorist chased after the truck, the driver of the Discovery was, amazingly, uninjured and able to get out of the wreck.
http://zululandobserver.co.za/37418/driver...p;at_tot=1Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW
Probably picked up the bits and drove home.A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
23rd Jun 2014 10:09 am
muddywheels4wd
Member Since: 16 Dec 2010
Location: East Riding of Yorkshire
Posts: 1681
Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW
Still hoping for a S2 one day!
23rd Jun 2014 10:10 am
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 12319
One very lucky driver, bet he buys another Disco after that Cheers Ian
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23rd Jun 2014 10:40 am
LandRoverAnorak
Member Since: 06 Mar 2014
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1172
It's stories like this, and particularly that one about a head on with an Audi a couple of years ago, that eventually persuaded me to move to a Discovery from a Defender.Darren
"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia
Member Since: 08 Aug 2011
Location: North of the south
Posts: 1795
I echo the comment by LandRoverAnorak. The picture of that accident is still fresh in my mind.Man with no D3 anymore, but cant leave the forum....how sad.
23rd Jun 2014 11:18 am
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
The Audi one was truly horrific.....and played no small part in my decision to stick with a Discovery...."Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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23rd Jun 2014 1:15 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20858
Never thought the back end of a D3 chassis was quite THAT strong... My D3 Build Thread
Glad the driver walked away Cheers Ian
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24th Jun 2014 4:54 pm
jonnybgud
Member Since: 18 Dec 2013
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 397
Unfortunately last year my friends D3 met a polish lorry driving on the wrong side of the road coming round a corner, sadly the passenger was killed, luckily the other ocupents survived, you could not tell from the wreckage it was a D3 nor would you think that any body had survived... If it had been any other vehicle none of them would have stood a chance
24th Jun 2014 5:22 pm
robbo770
Member Since: 29 Jan 2013
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 2294
Re: Driver lucky to be alive!
muddywheels4wd wrote:
This is one of the reasons I have bought Lr's since 2000
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The Land Rover Discovery, driven by a local medical professional, proceeding east on the highway towards Meerensee, had stopped for the red light when the truck – apparently without braking – smashed into it from the rear.
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While a passing motorist chased after the truck, the driver of the Discovery was, amazingly, uninjured and able to get out of the wreck.
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One very lucky driver, bet he buys another Disco after that 
