Epic Fail's - Motoring [Read original post, no off topic discussion]

[JimNiki]

Originally Posted by Beer_Bandito

These pics were taken about 20 years ago out the front of my mums nextdoor neighbours house.

An elderly ‘tourist’ lady (being politically correct and non racist) had swung into her drive way to do a ‘U’ turn, and instead of selecting reverse once in her driveway the appropriate distance, floored it, still in drive and mounted the letterbox and dividing fence. Bwahahahahahaaaaaaa

That was a good day.

My god, is that a 120Y!
At least one car there is collectable!

I'm talking about the XB sedan out in the street...

[dylancox]

Originally Posted by DAZZLER351

Yeah OK it isn't car related...

. A couple of days ago stopped at a Maccas in Newcastle late at night. Went to the restroom and smelt something awful. Saw sludge rising out of the drains in the toilet floor, sink and all the toilets were filled halfway up to the brim. Nearly threw up and walked out of the joint.

[Road Games]

Originally Posted by JimNiki

My god, is that a 120Y!
At least one car there is collectable!

I'm talking about the XB sedan out in the street...

Nah 180B by the looks of it ....

And out on the street is an XA or a Fairlane with XA taillights ??

[huggiebear]

Originally Posted by dylancox

. A couple of days ago stopped at a Maccas in Newcastle late at night. Went to the restroom and smelt something awful. Saw sludge rising out of the drains in the toilet floor, sink and all the toilets were filled halfway up to the brim. Nearly threw up and walked out of the joint.

thats their new chocolate thickshake machine...

[au2000]

is an xa....

[S.D.M.F]

Originally Posted by DAZZLER351

Nah 180B by the looks of it ....

And out on the street is an XA or a Fairlane with XA taillights ??

Yep 180B and a XA in the street. XA was a mates car, 302 auto ex taxi with a sh!tload of K's even back then. Used to use one of the those squeegee windscreen cleaner things when it rained leaning out the window while driving 'cause the wipers were knackered. When it rained, he'd offer you a squeegee for your side if you wanted to see. And had a domestic type light switch mounted to the dash for the headlights. Ahhhhh the go ol' days.
Long gone now..........that was over 20 years ago.

[Mr Hardware]

[Road Games]

That is GOLD Nothing will ever top this ^^^

[388cube_edxr8]

He must have put it there by helicopter surely.

[XCwillo]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

Took me a while to realize what caused it
Then i see that the rear trailer axle has come off on the left side LOL!

[buggo]

I think we have found the meaning of this thread. This picture is what fate had install all along. This picture is going on my bedroom wall, no, loungeroom, blown up to 1.5mx1.5m.

[P100 Ute]

it helps seeing the other pix to go with that one..

[P100 Ute]

reminds me of this.

[UNR8D]

^^ that looks like a dead end street, how the hell did it end up like that?

its a towing fail and end result was likely but im just interested to know how much further down the road from the first pic, and im curious to see how it ended up looking like that lol.

[huggiebear]

id say its more like a carpart. pulled in went to stop towbar snapped pushing he car around, hopping the gutter and sending the un-tied down car into the ditch...


thats another pointer about both sets.. neither of them strapped the cars down.. why? are they wanting to die for towing cars heavier then the tow cars?

[P100 Ute]

the one with the falcon towing the Cruizer..
if ya look in the photos theyres lots of things that coulda caused it
1) Jockey Wheel Down.. thats pretty dangerous in iself.
2) bit of speed wobble in the trailer and the falcon doesnt have the weight to controll it.
3) extremly poor tie downs.. the Cruizer is held on by some string.. you can see it on the front wheel in the pix..

[Road Games]

Originally Posted by huggiebear

thats another pointer about both sets.. neither of them strapped the cars down.. why? are they wanting to die for towing cars heavier then the tow cars?

No ,there is distinctly a loose chain around the towbar of the tojo.

[dylancox]

What happened here? The sequence starts with a Falcon pulling a Landcruiser. Somewhere along the line there is a reversal of roles and the Falcon ends up on the trailer (the last pic should have the landcruiser pulling the trailer?). The owner figured he was putting the cart before the horse ?

[Jim Goose]

The towbar tongue on the EL looks like the standard version and not heavy duty.
around 600kg as opposed to 2000kg?

Whats a landcruiser weight? 2.5tons?

Not only a fail, but epic moron

[P100 Ute]

Originally Posted by dylancox

What happened here? The sequence starts with a Falcon pulling a Landcruiser. Somewhere along the line there is a reversal of roles and the Falcon ends up on the trailer (the last pic should have the landcruiser pulling the trailer?). The owner figured he was putting the cart before the horse ?

from original thread about this on another forum

I spoke to the towie that everyone seems to know so much about his ethics & the story goes:

He was at the servo where they were loading it up... He walked over and told them it's too heavy for the car being used... They asked how much to tow it... He told them $80...

They said, "Well it's on now & we'll just take it easy"...

He said they shouldn't...

They said "She'll be right mate" & pretty much ignored the rest of what he was saying about the tie down methods...

He then rang the cops...

Cops told him to mind his own business... (In other words)...

He finished filling up his truck & caught up with them - took the photos...

Little while later the prang happens...

When he gets there, the guy driving the car say's "Wish we took you up on your offer"...

[XCwillo]

Originally Posted by buggo_gt

I think we have found the meaning of this thread. This picture is what fate had install all along. This picture is going on my bedroom wall, no, loungeroom, blown up to 1.5mx1.5m.

This ^ ^

[InfernoSR]

Originally Posted by P100 Ute

from original thread about this on another forum

thanks for putting that bit up!

[Mr Hardware]

Originally Posted by P100 Ute

it helps seeing the other pix to go with that one..

Woah, i wonder what the story is!

[kiwimark]

Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

Woah, i wonder what the story is!

I would suggest that the trailer has shifted left and hit the pole, and then the car has leapt over to the right with the force that compressed the rear of the ute

It is a great day when 2 dunnydores are taken from us at once

[Mr Hardware]

Originally Posted by kiwimark

I would suggest that the trailer has shifted left and hit the pole, and then the car has leapt over to the right with the force that compressed the rear of the ute

Thats my guess too. I whether the broken axle is the cause or result of the accident though.

[huggiebear]

yeah a mate of mine thinks the weight from the accident would have twisted the chassis on the ute

[mrfordfairmont]

Originally Posted by kiwimark

I would suggest that the trailer has shifted left and hit the pole, and then the car has leapt over to the right with the force that compressed the rear of the ute

It is a great day when 2 dunnydores are taken from us at once

my guess is he got "the swing" and lost it going by the marks in the dirt
and trailer and car (2ton) vs. ute (1ton if that)

[Bobman]

Cops told him to mind his own business... (In other words)...

Yet if it killed someone they'd be saying speed caused it. Shouldn't be in the force with an attitude like that.

[wrongwaynorris]

Spotted this abomination at Bathurst the Saturday before the race on the entry to the chase when we went for our firewood . The wayneker was standing next to it proud as punch when he saw me take the photo , I though to myself if only you knew .

http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...azda6FAIL2.jpg

[ebxr82nv]

I saw the same Mazda 6 when I went down there the next weekend