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richard thomas

posted on 24/12/08 at 07:16 PM Reply With Quote
Don't laugh....ran my own foot over!!

As above, went out today in the Luego, not been for a while so the battery was struggling a bit to start it up.....went to get some petrol, wouldn't start - battery too low.

Thought - 'I'll bump start it myself' - got it pushed up to a good speed, went to jump in and caught my right ankle under the back wheel and heard a loud 'CRACK!!!'


Foot's OK (bit sore), but cracked the rear arch with my leg.



Jumpleads worked better, to be honest.....






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blakep82

posted on 24/12/08 at 07:18 PM Reply With Quote
oooh sore foot just in time for christmas. lovely




*snigger*

sorry

[Edited on 24/12/08 by blakep82]





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omega0684

posted on 24/12/08 at 07:22 PM Reply With Quote
how is the wing?
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fesycresy

posted on 24/12/08 at 07:31 PM Reply With Quote
laughing smilie
laughing smilie






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macspeedy

posted on 24/12/08 at 07:31 PM Reply With Quote
sorry to late
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richard thomas

posted on 24/12/08 at 07:36 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
how is the wing?


Cracked a bit at the lower edge, a chunk of gelcoat about the size of a 50p flew off. Don't think it will repair invisibly, might need to lay up a pair of carbon ones (that's what I told the missus anyway)


Fesy, get up off the floor man! (that's where I was earlier...)






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fesycresy

posted on 24/12/08 at 07:48 PM Reply With Quote
Sorry mate, but I've got this image in my head of you chasing after the car

Have a practice with a Carbon Mods kit:

Carbon Mods

Once the carbon bug bites........





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multanen

posted on 24/12/08 at 08:02 PM Reply With Quote
Exactly same thing happened to me with VW Manx clone! I had other people pushing too and they didn't stop even after my foot got stuck under the rear wheel. First the shoe was worn through, then some skin... Eventually they stopped pushing and asked why the heck I'm shouting.

The moment you are jumping to the drivers seat the rear wheel catches the other foot.

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austin man

posted on 24/12/08 at 08:09 PM Reply With Quote
Honesty is the best policy hands up Ive done the same twice when pushing the car.
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DIY Si

posted on 24/12/08 at 08:24 PM Reply With Quote
Whilst I've not broken anything yet, having no reverse means I push my car from time to time. And I have run my own foot over more than a few times before.





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andkilde

posted on 24/12/08 at 08:29 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by austin man
Honesty is the best policy hands up Ive done the same twice when pushing the car.


Sharp bit on the sill put a great bloody gash in my calf once while push starting the Mini.

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rallyingden

posted on 24/12/08 at 08:51 PM Reply With Quote
I wish I had a pound for every time I have run over my foot with the rear wheel whilst pushing the car out of the garage.

RD

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dhutch

posted on 24/12/08 at 09:29 PM Reply With Quote
Cant say ive quite done that, but having taken to rolling the car out of the trailer with me outside it, taking the hand brake off, rocking it over the cill, and then leaning over to catch it on the handbrake before it over runs into the people carrier, i can see something going wrong at some point!


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iiyama

posted on 25/12/08 at 12:45 PM Reply With Quote
steel capped race boots anyone??
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David Jenkins

posted on 25/12/08 at 02:31 PM Reply With Quote
<snigger>

I've done something vaguely similar - I push my car in and out of my garage, and one day I was pushing it in, and managed to get my toes under the back wheel. It was a case of 'keep pushing' as it would have taken longer to push it back than to keep pushing it forward.

Fortunately it was the back wheel, so I only ended up with slightly sore toes, and no bruising!






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