Hi all, bit of a funny but very bad thing just happened to Mummy-boos tourer, traveling approx 60 mph the passenger side rear wheel decided it was too good for the car and dissapeared accross a field and into a brook.
Meanwhile the car dropped and ground to a halt, is the damage from this going to be repairable or what?? what do we do???
As I write this mummy-boo and stitch-626 are waiting by the car with a boot load of shopping defrosting waiting for a big truck to come get them.
Help!
Help urgently needed! Not urgent now, still funnyish.
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Im carless, BUT, hope to remedy that fairly soon, plus, need to actually be able to drive first so that gets priority!!
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Lucky they're ok!
Surely it would just have worn down the brake disc/anything else thats hit the deck?.
New suspension, brakes... wouldnt have theought it would need much more than that unless its damaged the chassis/floorpan...
The front wheel fell off my mazda once, buggered the brake disc but everything else was fine apart from a scraped bumper.
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We are in Henlow, on Henlow camp, I'll get stitch to fill you all in when they get back.
Hopefully it will just be minor damage then, nothing to break the bank fingers crossed.
Hopefully it will just be minor damage then, nothing to break the bank fingers crossed.
Im carless, BUT, hope to remedy that fairly soon, plus, need to actually be able to drive first so that gets priority!!
Wasn't a 626 by any chance? My ex brother-in-law had one, D reg, noisy rear wheel bearing. He phoned Mazda, they said it would be fine to drive it to them to be sorted, about a mile from the garage, he was slowing for a roundabout, and the rear wheel overtook the car and ended up on the roundabout island.munky30 wrote:The front wheel fell off my mazda once, buggered the brake disc but everything else was fine apart from a scraped bumper.
Glad everyone's OK.
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Update.
Wheel back on, car driven home, so not as bad as it could of been, dont know all the info yet but Mummy-boo will most probably be on after we've eaten with full story.
Wheel back on, car driven home, so not as bad as it could of been, dont know all the info yet but Mummy-boo will most probably be on after we've eaten with full story.
Im carless, BUT, hope to remedy that fairly soon, plus, need to actually be able to drive first so that gets priority!!
was once being towed in a fiesta by eko in a sri cavy, at prob 60+ when 1 of the front wheels decided it didnt want to be part of a 4some anymore and overtook the sri........needless to say, i shat bricks and the wheel stopped for a break about half a mile up the road!!! Happy days 
Glad everyones OK!! 
Glad everyones OK!! Gaffa tape is like "the force" - it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
There's nothing that shouts "Poor Workmanship" more than wrinkles in the Gaffer tap
There's nothing that shouts "Poor Workmanship" more than wrinkles in the Gaffer tap
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Xedos 6. Which doesnt share the platform with the 626, but shares most of the rest of the components like brakes and suspension etc.gortour wrote:Wasn't a 626 by any chance? My ex brother-in-law had one, D reg, noisy rear wheel bearing. He phoned Mazda, they said it would be fine to drive it to them to be sorted, about a mile from the garage, he was slowing for a roundabout, and the rear wheel overtook the car and ended up on the roundabout island.munky30 wrote:The front wheel fell off my mazda once, buggered the brake disc but everything else was fine apart from a scraped bumper.
Glad everyone's OK.
It was my fault though, had just put new wheels on it and forgot to tighten the nuts properly
Good to hear that it was driveable and gladd everyone involved is ok. Lucky, but ok.
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well ive just had a good look athe the car and it looks like all it needs is new disc and back plate.
only problem is no car so i can't get to a spares shop to get the bits.
what a sh**y way tho start the bank holiday weekend, at least the cars o.k(ish)
only problem is no car so i can't get to a spares shop to get the bits.
what a sh**y way tho start the bank holiday weekend, at least the cars o.k(ish)
wanted passenger side rear door for touring.pref dark blue
wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.
I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
wanted, toy Bmw's any series, not for me for my 3year old daughter.
I have a rondevous with death, i drive an E30 in scotland
My ex b-i-l 's 626 actually took the brake drum still bolted to the wheel. The rear axle sheared at the wheel bearing...
Obviously the brake pipe broke too, p*ssing brake fluid out, so no brakes either when he tried to stop...
He called the AA out, and they dumped it in a very inconsiderate manner at the Mazda dealers, blocking their entrance /exit to the service bays...
We thought it quite amusing, not sure Mazda would have done... But they said it would be safe...
Obviously the brake pipe broke too, p*ssing brake fluid out, so no brakes either when he tried to stop...
He called the AA out, and they dumped it in a very inconsiderate manner at the Mazda dealers, blocking their entrance /exit to the service bays...
We thought it quite amusing, not sure Mazda would have done... But they said it would be safe...
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