Hit and Run
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Topic: Hit and Run
Posted By: gjoconnor92
Subject: Hit and Run
Date Posted: 09-March-2007 at 20:14
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If anybody hears anything pass on information to me or Naas Garda station Today at about 8.35am I was going to Mondello with the Fvee on the transporter. I went past the petrol station without topping up the FVee so I decided to to the "loop" of roads in Prsoperous to bring me back to the petrol station. I turned left at the junction near the GAA. I had to slow because a car was coming down that road. At that point I heard and felt the bang. I pulled in at the front of GAA and got out to find the right rear lights and their mounting brackets mangled. My witness who was waiting to turn right into the same road reckons the car that hit me was a dark maybe black SEAT That was the hit and as you gather from the title of this post the driver did not stop. So if anyone hears anything pass it on to me or Naas Garda station Thanks Gerard
------------- Gerard O'Connor 
1989 E30 320i for track day use 1972 2002 competition car project (delayed!!) http://homepage.eircom.net/~goconnor/Fvee1/FVee.htm - Sheane Formula Vee mailto:bmw2002_92@yahoo.ie - My e-mail |
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Posted By: Mick525i
Date Posted: 09-March-2007 at 20:36
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It just amazes me that this happens. The person proberly thought a its only a trailer he wont be botherd..... B45t4rds... the trailer could be worth more that their damm Seat.... I hope the trailer took a big lump out of their car. Mick ------------- Cheers Mick 
BMW E21 318 1980 BMW E39 525i 2002 MTech VW Golf Gti 2003 |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 09-March-2007 at 20:38
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You possibly won't be able to, but if you could lie in wait so to speak next Friday there is a strong chance that you might get them again (presuming they are regular commuters)
------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: gjoconnor92
Date Posted: 09-March-2007 at 20:38
That is my only consolation. The level of bent metal on the trailer would hopefully indicate a significant amount of damage on the car ------------- Gerard O'Connor
1989 E30 320i for track day use 1972 2002 competition car project (delayed!!) http://homepage.eircom.net/~goconnor/Fvee1/FVee.htm - Sheane Formula Vee mailto:bmw2002_92@yahoo.ie - My e-mail |
Mick525i wrote:Posted By: GusK
Date Posted: 09-March-2007 at 21:54
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This happend me last year, guy did this with his Megane wing mirror on Abbey St and drove off.... I went straight to Store St. and they told me that there were over 100 '99 Blue Megane Saloons in the area and they wouldn't look at the cameras in the area as they were pointing the wrong way I had to shell out for a new wing in the end. Hope Naas are more proactive than Store St. and they track down the idiot Gerard.
------------- Currently: E90 330d Sport Previously: X5 3.0i Sport, E46 M3, E46 318ci,E30 318is. |
Posted By: Fey!
Date Posted: 10-March-2007 at 10:13
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Bad luck Ger. Hope that ye have some luck finding the culprit. ------------- "http://www.tempoantiques.com""> 
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Posted By: gjoconnor92
Date Posted: 10-March-2007 at 10:27
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/78819959@N00/sets/72157594580127350/ - http://www.flickr.com/photos/78819959@N00/sets/7215759458012 7350/ Two photos the first showing the left hand undamaged side and the second showing the right hand damaged side. You can really see the level of bent metal. ------------- Gerard O'Connor
1989 E30 320i for track day use 1972 2002 competition car project (delayed!!) http://homepage.eircom.net/~goconnor/Fvee1/FVee.htm - Sheane Formula Vee mailto:bmw2002_92@yahoo.ie - My e-mail |
Posted By: Ben O Brien
Date Posted: 10-March-2007 at 10:49
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As you said the only consulation is i hope that it took a large chunk out of their heap of mailto:cr@p - cr@p Seat. Sorry to hear it Gerard. ------------- 99' 740iL 99' 728i Sport 98' E39 M5 - Avus Blue, Dec Car! 96' M3 Saloon - Estoril Blue 94' M3 3.0 Convertible 91' E34 M5 - 3.6, Macau Blue *E36 M3's Breaking* |
Posted By: gjoconnor92
Date Posted: 12-March-2007 at 16:30
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Got a price of £79.60 inc VAT plus carraige from the UK for the metal parts demolished. I might have to beat out the old part s for the time being. ------------- Gerard O'Connor
1989 E30 320i for track day use 1972 2002 competition car project (delayed!!) http://homepage.eircom.net/~goconnor/Fvee1/FVee.htm - Sheane Formula Vee mailto:bmw2002_92@yahoo.ie - My e-mail |
Posted By: flyingalexf68
Date Posted: 12-March-2007 at 20:04
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Thats crap Ger. But I'd be certain the other car came off worse looking at
the photos. You're lucky it's not worse. It'd be nice if the Gardai could get them but unlikely. A similar thing happened to me last week. We were parked on the road in Tallaght outside a shop. I was double parked but had my hazzards on and could be seen for 300 yards each way. I was collecting five 7 foot tall glass display cabinets which were all standing up in the trailer about to be tied down and as you can imagine not the most stable things in the world. Just getting the straps we hear a CRUNCH. A girl in a Micra with the L plates up hit the outside wheel arch with her front left wing. We ran around just as she tried to drive forwards again and we had to shout at her to stop. She was very flustered. We told her to turn the wheel to the left and reverse so not do any more damage. So, of course, she turns RIGHT and reverses back. More crunch. Luckily the cabinets stayed up. Her front wing was badly scraped and dented. Then she drove off. No real damage to the trailer though. Wasn't in perfect nick anyway. ------------- 1995 e36 3.0 M3 Coupe, Daytona Violet, AP Racing BBK, CCFL Angel Eyes, M3 Spoiler, M-Tec 3 Steering Wheel. 2000 530d Steptronic, Poverty Spec, 18" Alloys. |
Posted By: gjoconnor92
Date Posted: 12-March-2007 at 21:06
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It amazes me. If they can see the vehicle that the trailer is attached to, the trailer becomes invisible. You probably don't get as many idiots running into the back of horse boxes ------------- Gerard O'Connor
1989 E30 320i for track day use 1972 2002 competition car project (delayed!!) http://homepage.eircom.net/~goconnor/Fvee1/FVee.htm - Sheane Formula Vee mailto:bmw2002_92@yahoo.ie - My e-mail |