in my 2 and bit years of driving i have never crashed, dinged or scratched a car my datsun is crash free, some close shaves! but i have lived, learnt and grown wiser

hope it continues *touch wood*

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It's good to see that the experience has had a positive outcome, since there has been no repeat since.

I have been singularly fortunate in that i have been on the road nearly all of my working life, & with well over a million k's behind me, i have never been involved in a motor vehicle collision in about 37 years,... & yes, luck has had a hand in it, but so did the ability to know when to BACK OFF. Statisticly, i will be involved in a prang or two before i get too old to drive, but so far, so good.

Speaking of not letting others touch your datsun, I was really upset at my mechanic for leaving grease all over the bonnet of my ute while he was having a rest from servicing another car. I sure did tell him off I think he was so scared that he went and bought a car cover for it while its in the workshop

Well between my buddy and myself , the 1200 as been in the Family 24 years and the car was purchased from the original Old Lady owner. The car has done road trips all over Califronia and Nevada - plus been raced at Las Vegas Speedway , Willow springs , Buttonwillow, Laguna Seca and Sears Point. In all that time I've only had a bent radius rod and a cracked windshield , both from having to take to the dirt to avoid T-boning a spinning cars.
Now with that said part of the joy of 1200 ownership is the fact that you can flog these cars mercilessly and they eat it up. I count wrecking one on the street silly because there are so many track days availible.I would be upset if I stuffed my 1200 but I know this happens in racing. The car is road legal for tarmac rally and I would not risk it driving to fast on public roads becuase there is so much that can go wrong like a train or deer in the middle of the road.
Of course in the meantime I will still drive the wheels of it at Vinatge Road Races.


Tom Grossmann

No, I towed it home, removed R/F guard and bonnet, pulled out the damage, skim of bog, new bonnet, guard and radiator, on the road again. And yes I was dumb and stupid at the time (Happened about 10 yrs ago)
neglegence is not checking the cup's condition before filling it with coffee. metephoricly speaking

An "accident" is when the handle detatches from your coffee cup & it falls & breaks. Something totally beyond our controll.

I still believe that there are NO gun "accidents" & no, well almost no, car "accidents" The Captain is RESPONSIBLE for the safety of his ship, & all who sail in her, no matter if it is a metaphoric ship,..with wheels. Were you charged with an offense, like dangerous driving, or driving in a manner negligent?

The "right to wreck your own car"??? "Perception"??? Ummmm, if you say so.

A14force
Yes, you can, but you probably learned to do that from reading my posts.

Its about remorse. If you rite off a datto or any good car youll always kick youself for it. Because you know what its VALUE is (not just monetary). I rolled
my V8 valiant coupe when Iwas 17 and now whenever I see a cherryed out one it makes me weep. Like wise when I parked mums fiat on its roof in a river , now I see a fiat Im like SO WHAT . Imagine (heaven forbid ) your dodge coming to greif Chris, to a fool who didnt know better theyd think it was no big deal as aposed to the unspeakable tradgedy it would be .

(I sure can rant cant I?)

True true, accidents do happen, stones, pots and kettles, bigger fish to fry, etc. The point I was trying to make is if you put all the effort in rebuilding and careing for your car then only you have the right to wreck it (intentionally or not). Its about perception

I guess that the people highest on the exclusion list would include those that drove their own car into a train.
I don't mean to be sarcastic, but isn't that a bit like the pot calling the kettle black. I guess that by that i mean,...before condemning the driving skill of others, perhaps we should all look at our own records.

Let he who is without sin, etc etc. [whew, thet lets me off the hook]

I don't think I would be leting anybody near the drivers seat of my latest project, unless the keys were firmly in my pocket. Too much time and effort invested, to let some mindless asshole destroy it. If your willing to let someone drive your datto then its as much your fault as theirs if it goes horribly wrong