An obituary...

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azurael said:

...To the best car that ever was

I clipped a large puddle while trying to slow down, which sent the car hurtling sideways into a kerb at about 30mph. It rolled right the way over and landed back on it's wheels, on the grass verge, facing in the opposite direction to the way I was originally travelling. Remarkably, neither Kitty nor myself were hurt, and the roof didn't buckle, although we're both very shaken up, literally and figuratively.

However, floodwater rapidly consumed the car to the point where we left it, after standing in the rain and snow for about an hour, it was starting to encroach on the boot. I suspect even if it hadn't happened, the damage to the suspension hitting a kerb sideways at about 30 would have been un-viable to repair.

I guess we'll have her towed away for scrap in the morning, once the flood is clear.

I'll miss you, little Peugeot.

THis sounds like the worst driving I have heard off. You approach floodwater at speed then once in it break. Are you a lunatic ?

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bob said:

THis sounds like the worst driving I have heard off. You approach floodwater at speed then once in it break. Are you a lunatic ?

azurael said:

...To the best car that ever was

I clipped a large puddle while trying to slow down, which sent the car hurtling sideways into a kerb at about 30mph. It rolled right the way over and landed back on it's wheels, on the grass verge, facing in the opposite direction to the way I was originally travelling. Remarkably, neither Kitty nor myself were hurt, and the roof didn't buckle, although we're both very shaken up, literally and figuratively.

However, floodwater rapidly consumed the car to the point where we left it, after standing in the rain and snow for about an hour, it was starting to encroach on the boot. I suspect even if it hadn't happened, the damage to the suspension hitting a kerb sideways at about 30 would have been un-viable to repair.

I guess we'll have her towed away for scrap in the morning, once the flood is clear.

I'll miss you, little Peugeot.

Azurael said that he was trying to slow down, when he drove through the puddle

And if you look at this news article, in which coincidently Azurael's car can be seen in the first pic in the background, it's clear that there was a bend in the road, hence he would have slowed down for it.

At no point did his original post state he was speeding...

To be honest Bob I do think that your comment was a little on the harsh side.

Edit: post edited to show Bob's comment which was embedded in Azurael's original quote.