Member Since: 12 Oct 2005
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Beware of your D3's blind spots
11D4 TDV6 MY13' - 2 weeks away!
RRS S/C MY10' - muchly loved and just gone
D3 TDV6 SE MY06' - loved and gone
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26th Jan 2006 7:54 am
Coffeecup
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Middleton, Manchester
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That's a real shame. Hope they get the parts you need quickly and put your D3 back together soon. Coffeecup March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto
26th Jan 2006 8:23 am
SimonW
Member Since: 17 Nov 2005
Location: Basingstoke, Hants, UK.
Posts: 39
Sorry to see your damage. Best of Luck in getting it fixed.
I have always been worried about the size of the A pillar and what it hides. I drive my RR Classic on an alternate basis and the D3 has A pillars 3x bigger!!
Also if you sit on a high seat setting in the D3 and are tall, the rear view mirror becomes liable to hide things too!!Nov '54' TDV6 SE Manual 25,000 miles - Excellent !! Don't buy an Auto until you have driven a Manual !!!!
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Sorry to hear about your misfortune
Hope it gets fixed soon 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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26th Jan 2006 8:39 am
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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Fingers crossed they get you the parts quick. Failing that Dom will have most spare parts to mend it.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
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26th Jan 2006 8:46 am
lee01277
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Shed
Posts: 821
Similar "opps" ..
Low wall on the exit of a multi-story I just didn't see ................Somewhere in-between my old D3 and what's to come next .........
26th Jan 2006 8:57 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Very unfortunate ... but ..... I can't help saying it..........That pillar is about the size of a small country...............and bright yellow ............Mmmmm worrying !!
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26th Jan 2006 6:41 pm
BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
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Re: Beware of your D3's blind spots
Oh dear, but the airbags are primed to go off at 15.6mph (25kph) .
Unnecessary quote chopped. Martin
26th Jan 2006 7:37 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Thats a sorry sight, I feel for you I sincerely hope nobody was watching! airbags are scary, but did they save your life? (obviously they did, but it seems that they deployed very easily).
Once you have got the car back on the road, you will dine out on the story for years
26th Jan 2006 8:31 pm
ontheridge
Member Since: 12 Oct 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 59
11D4 TDV6 MY13' - 2 weeks away!
RRS S/C MY10' - muchly loved and just gone
D3 TDV6 SE MY06' - loved and gone
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30th Jan 2006 10:45 am
10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
Posts: 16534
What bollard?
30th Jan 2006 10:48 am
scorpio
Member Since: 26 Feb 2005
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 237
I was thinking the same thing, now I know I may get slated for this but surely someone has got to be to blame for this and as you say where theres a blame theres a claim.
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30th Jan 2006 10:52 am
ontheridge
Member Since: 12 Oct 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 59
11D4 TDV6 MY13' - 2 weeks away!
RRS S/C MY10' - muchly loved and just gone
D3 TDV6 SE MY06' - loved and gone
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30th Jan 2006 11:04 am
lawman
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: South East
Posts: 72
No doubt the liability insurers of the site will say "Trucks Strictly Prohibited". What is a truck defined as in Aus'?
30th Jan 2006 5:52 pm
ontheridge
Member Since: 12 Oct 2005
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 59
11D4 TDV6 MY13' - 2 weeks away!
RRS S/C MY10' - muchly loved and just gone
D3 TDV6 SE MY06' - loved and gone
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