Accident...
05-13-2007, 04:28 AM
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LTB:
This has been qouted before and part info like this is misleading.
Fact is that tyre pressure will affect the footprint.
Quoting a simple formula that suggests higher tyre pressures will raise the aquaplane speed is not helpful, and given the willingness of some people on the boards to believe anyhting they read on here, somewhat dangerous.
To the poster:
How much tread on those rears mate?
This has been qouted before and part info like this is misleading.
Fact is that tyre pressure will affect the footprint.
Quoting a simple formula that suggests higher tyre pressures will raise the aquaplane speed is not helpful, and given the willingness of some people on the boards to believe anyhting they read on here, somewhat dangerous.
To the poster:
How much tread on those rears mate?
05-13-2007, 05:32 AM
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yeah that's a write off for sure. good that you walked away and that's the important bit.
05-13-2007, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul_c,May 13 2007, 11:16 AM
Sad day gentlemen lost control of the S on motorway-standing water, spun and
ended up in a ditch. I managing to hit both quarter panels and boot lid, loose the
rear bumper bending a rear wheel in the process. D'oh!
It doesn't look good and im sure they'll be underlying damage, suspension etc
Spoken to insurance company and they have suggested three repairers:
Brown & Wilson (n/castle)
J&B Coachworks (houghton)
Bristol Street (n/castle)
I don't recognise the first two and i'm not sure on Bristol Street!?! They've said it
can go to honda.... can anybody recommend?
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ended up in a ditch. I managing to hit both quarter panels and boot lid, loose the
rear bumper bending a rear wheel in the process. D'oh!
It doesn't look good and im sure they'll be underlying damage, suspension etc
Spoken to insurance company and they have suggested three repairers:
Brown & Wilson (n/castle)
J&B Coachworks (houghton)
Bristol Street (n/castle)
I don't recognise the first two and i'm not sure on Bristol Street!?! They've said it
can go to honda.... can anybody recommend?
edit with pic:-
He also works on main dealer Subaru and used to do the TVR main dealer cars as well. I've seen a lot of badly damaged TVRs in his workshop over the years!
Stay away from Springfield bodyshop, they never get things right first time from my experience and research.
Glad you're ok, where'd you do it?
05-13-2007, 05:54 AM
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be intresting to see whats broken to let the wheel go like that, hopefully a ball joint etc has just given way, replace that and it should be rolling get a new rear 1/4 fitted and repair the other side and it's done..
but yeh a write off from the ins point of view, so get paid out, buy it back and fix using 2nd hand parts and keep the change
but yeh a write off from the ins point of view, so get paid out, buy it back and fix using 2nd hand parts and keep the change
05-13-2007, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by LTB,May 13 2007, 03:20 AM
You say that, but if you look at the science it may change your opinion.
A formula was developed in aviation for aircraft aquaplaning on the runway a while back. That formula was 9 x square root of tyre pressure = aquaplane speed.
Now of course other things have to be factored in such as tread depth and tyre footprint, but tyre pressure is more important than you may think.
So if you're inflated to 32 psi that gives an aquaplane speed of 51 mph.
Bit of an eye opener isn't it ?
A formula was developed in aviation for aircraft aquaplaning on the runway a while back. That formula was 9 x square root of tyre pressure = aquaplane speed.
Now of course other things have to be factored in such as tread depth and tyre footprint, but tyre pressure is more important than you may think.
So if you're inflated to 32 psi that gives an aquaplane speed of 51 mph.
Bit of an eye opener isn't it ?
1. Car wheels have tread designed specifically for the displacement of water, most aviation wheels have lines designed so that you know when the tyres are needing replaced (and they improve traction in standing water but not buy as much)
2. Aircraft, relatively weigh alot less than cars and so the aquaplaning is reduced.
3. At increasing speed aircraft have lift that counteract gravity and such decrease the aquaplane speed.
4. most importantly any rule created for aviation has massive margin of error because they are created by crazy health and safety people that seem to think that an engine needs replaced every 2000 hours of use!
05-13-2007, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Beardie,May 13 2007, 06:03 AM
TBH, I think we're lucky that the suspension snaps so easily in side impacts. Otherwise we'd see a lot more rolls.