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dfour · Sep 10th, 2003, 10:23 AM

It is with deep regret

that I announce that some inconsiderate so and so (I'm trying to be polite) has crashed into our car

(this is AFOUR writing on behalf of a shell shocked DFOUR). The damage was minimal until the unamed male went into road rage mode , jumped on the bonnet and left his knee marks and the subsequent dent behind. Some consolation - he has been charged with Malicious damange and will appear in court shortly. Insurance company was most sympathetic, and the police most helpful after throwing him in the back of the paddy wagon to take him away.

I am very proud to say that DFOUR contained his rage (too shellshocked), don't know that I would have been as calm.

Car goes in for repair on Monday and hopefully will be back as new by our drive on Sunday 21st.

Might get the bonnet stripes quicker than we thought

Regards

AFOUR for DFOUR

Paul · Sep 10th, 2003, 10:34 AM

Shocking stuff.

Hope everything is sorted, and good as new very soon.

Paul

swamos · Sep 10th, 2003, 10:42 AM

Bad news.

Hopefully that's the last time you'll meet one of those for a while

brett · Sep 10th, 2003, 12:17 PM

Hi,
I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles

At least the police got him, hope he has a nice 3 month holiday

.
If I was American I would tell ou to go out and get Johnnie Cochrane and get all you can out the the loser.
and hello 2 mini's in your drive way. Oh but I'm not American

Harry Morant · Sep 10th, 2003, 01:10 PM

Crikey!!! - sorry to hear about the prang. Glad to hear every ones ok. Looking forward to hearing the story over a beer on the 21st.

Mike Clarke · Sep 10th, 2003, 02:09 PM

It's bad enough being in an accident; having some halfwit then attack your car must be very unnerving.

Congratulations to DFOUR for maintaining his composure.

Hope the car is soon back to normal.

gazah · Sep 11th, 2003, 01:09 AM

you've got his address for insurance purposes haven't you!?!

maybe we can have a premature, early september, late night, balaclava-clad, baseball-bat-wielding, run to his house!

so... anyone in for a group-buy on balaclavas!

but seriously, my condolences... a work colleague spent 3 months in intensive care with a fractured pelvis after he totalled his '95 911 on the M4 while being chased by a road-raging nutter in a 4WD! ...& i s'pose dents are better than broken bones!

w4nkers!

NEMINI · Sep 11th, 2003, 01:16 AM

hope your MINI is as good as new quickly

MrMow · Sep 11th, 2003, 02:20 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by brett

Hi,
I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles

At least the police got him, hope he has a nice 3 month holiday

.
If I was American I would tell ou to go out and get Johnnie Cochrane and get all you can out the the loser.
and hello 2 mini's in your drive way. Oh but I'm not American

And if it was Texas, you would empty a clip from your AK47 into him, pausing only to put in a fresh clip..

warped · Sep 11th, 2003, 02:38 AM

Hope you are feeling OK Dave, that must have been a pretty nasty experience

Unfortunately most of us think everyone else on the roads are like minded sane individuals ... the reality is often the complete reverse ... there are some right lunatics out there and it looks like you had the bad luck to encounter one

Qudos to you for maintaining your composure

if someone decided to try and jump on my car I doubt that I would not react in a 'negative fashion'

Really hope that the MINI is back in shape for the drive day

dfour · Sep 11th, 2003, 04:06 AM

Don't know if it will be back for the next mini drive .But I will be there even if I have to drive the other car ,I'am sure a NEW PHAMTOM PURPLE XR6 will fit in with 39 MINIS.

gazah · Sep 11th, 2003, 04:14 AM

that's not the same XR6 i flogged away from the lights last night was it?

i must say far too many falcon owners forget just how much their cars weigh - tut, tut!

painting the roof white & fitting some stripes might just get you in on the day!

AussieMini · Sep 11th, 2003, 07:11 AM

I would have simply got out of my car and knocked his head clean off his shoulders! But then again I like MrMow's AK47 scenario too.

jimskater · Sep 11th, 2003, 07:22 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by MrMow

And if it was Texas, you would empty a clip from your AK47 into him, pausing only to put in a fresh clip..

As an American who doesn't own a gun, I take great offence to the implication that we're a bunch of gun wielding loonies, who would only pause to put in a fresh clip.

More often, we're double loaded--we're actually pausing to grab the other AK47.

Occassionally, we pause to see if they're still twitching.

Sometimes we pause to pull out the .357, and say "Are you feeling lucky, Punk? Was it five bullets or six?"

However, in Texas, they're not likely to pull out an AK. You're more likely to get a load of buckshot in your happy little @ss, either that or a face full of 30 ought 6. AK's are a more urban, Miami kind of thing.

=============

Seriously, sorry to hear about your troubles, A&Dfour. Hope all is well with both of you, glad you got out of the situation safely, and and hope the MINI and both of you recover just as soon as possible.

cjay · Sep 11th, 2003, 08:10 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by jimskater

As an American who doesn't own a gun, I take great offence to the implication that we're a bunch of gun wielding loonies, who would only pause to put in a fresh clip.

More often, we're double loaded--we're actually pausing to grab the other AK47.

Occassionally, we pause to see if they're still twitching.

Sometimes we pause to pull out the .357, and say "Are you feeling lucky, Punk? Was it five bullets or six?"

However, in Texas, they're not likely to pull out an AK. You're more likely to get a load of buckshot in your happy little @ss, either that or a face full of 30 ought 6. AK's are a more urban, Miami kind of thing.

=============

Seriously, sorry to hear about your troubles, A&Dfour. Hope all is well with both of you, glad you got out of the situation safely, and and hope the MINI and both of you recover just as soon as possible.

Just wondering if anyone in the US has managed to put a gun rack in a MINI??

Someone backed into my car a few weeks back, would have been handy

NEMINI · Sep 11th, 2003, 08:13 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by cjay

Just wondering if anyone in the US has managed to put a gun rack in a MINI??

Someone backed into my car a few weeks back, would have been handy

That would be quite a unique mod

maybe that guy that wanted the confederate flag roof decal?

dfour · Sep 11th, 2003, 08:45 AM

The stupid thing about this whole thing is there was stuff all damage to both cars before he put his knee and hip into my bonnet , but the idiot just keep shouting do'nt move the cars, do,nt move the cars. The law here is NSW. states that if the cars do not require towing or nobody is injuried . You move the cars off the road to allow traffic to flow and exchange details.

TOTAL LOSER

may the force be with him, right up thr a**, with a number 11 steel capped boot that I just happened to have on at the time.

wils · Sep 11th, 2003, 08:50 AM

sorry to hear that some pyscho hit and then jumped on ur car...i would certainly not have reacted in such a controlled manner if it happened to me - hear hear for the boot up the @ss! speaking of pyschos on the road, i was driving behind one of my friends in a civic vti-r the other day and he indicated and overtook a guy who just went spastic and started gesticulating and swearing at him. we just kept going, ignoring the idiot and he started to rummage around in his car for something....finally he produced a spanner and waved it around wildly....we just kept driving but then he threw the spanner at my friend's car - fortunately the spanner missed his car but ALMOST hit my car. oh well we lost the idiot after a while...lucky we're not in america or the guy probably would have pulled a gun on us!

jimskater · Sep 11th, 2003, 08:51 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by dfour

You move the cars off the road to allow traffic to flow and exchange details.

TOTAL LOSER

may the force be with him, right up thr a**, with a number 11 steel capped boot that I just happened to have on at the time.

Where I come from, we call that a Chicago Police Department "Hello!" When administered repeatedly, it has a beneficial effect on the attitude of miscreants with chips on their shoulders and/or ***** for brains.

jimskater · Sep 11th, 2003, 08:57 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by wsw

we're not in america or the guy probably would have pulled a gun on us!

We're not all gun-wielding idiots. Occasionally, we get the spanner wielding idiots, too.

<---unarmed, by choice

Sep 10th, 2003, 10:23 AM	#1
dfour Beach Bum Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Nth beaches ,Sydney Local Time: 06:21 PM Posts: 151 Offline	Mini upset It is with deep regret that I announce that some inconsiderate so and so (I'm trying to be polite) has crashed into our car (this is AFOUR writing on behalf of a shell shocked DFOUR). The damage was minimal until the unamed male went into road rage mode , jumped on the bonnet and left his knee marks and the subsequent dent behind. Some consolation - he has been charged with Malicious damange and will appear in court shortly. Insurance company was most sympathetic, and the police most helpful after throwing him in the back of the paddy wagon to take him away. I am very proud to say that DFOUR contained his rage (too shellshocked), don't know that I would have been as calm. Car goes in for repair on Monday and hopefully will be back as new by our drive on Sunday 21st. Might get the bonnet stripes quicker than we thought Regards AFOUR for DFOUR 1969- electric blue-cooper 1972- brown mini clubman 2003- all electric blue cooper "s"

Sep 10th, 2003, 10:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Trained Monkey My Classifieds Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Big grey box Local Time: 07:21 AM Posts: 40,534 Offline	Shocking stuff. Hope everything is sorted, and good as new very soon. Paul Trained Monkeys

Sep 10th, 2003, 12:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
brett 1st MINI Owner in QLD !!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St George Local Time: 05:21 PM Posts: 2,391 Offline	Sorry Hi, I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles At least the police got him, hope he has a nice 3 month holiday . If I was American I would tell ou to go out and get Johnnie Cochrane and get all you can out the the loser. and hello 2 mini's in your drive way. Oh but I'm not American

Sep 11th, 2003, 01:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
gazah M2 Procrastinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: sydney, OZ! Local Time: 05:21 PM Posts: 1,856 Offline	you've got his address for insurance purposes haven't you!?! maybe we can have a premature, early september, late night, balaclava-clad, baseball-bat-wielding, run to his house! so... anyone in for a group-buy on balaclavas! but seriously, my condolences... a work colleague spent 3 months in intensive care with a fractured pelvis after he totalled his '95 911 on the M4 while being chased by a road-raging nutter in a 4WD! ...& i s'pose dents are better than broken bones! w4nkers! come MOTOR with clubMINI

Sep 11th, 2003, 01:16 AM	#8 (permalink)
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Sep 10th, 2003, 10:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
swamos MINI Traitor Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia Local Time: 05:21 PM Posts: 4,986 Offline	Bad news. Hopefully that's the last time you'll meet one of those for a while

Sep 10th, 2003, 01:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Harry Morant The Iron Pyrite Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra ACT Local Time: 05:21 PM Posts: 830 Offline	Crikey!!! - sorry to hear about the prang. Glad to hear every ones ok. Looking forward to hearing the story over a beer on the 21st.

Sep 10th, 2003, 02:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mike Clarke You are number 6 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Perth WA Local Time: 04:21 PM Posts: 5,077 Offline	It's bad enough being in an accident; having some halfwit then attack your car must be very unnerving. Congratulations to DFOUR for maintaining his composure. Hope the car is soon back to normal.

Sep 11th, 2003, 02:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
MrMow MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Melbourne Local Time: 05:21 PM Posts: 183 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by brett Hi, I'm so sorry to hear about your troubles At least the police got him, hope he has a nice 3 month holiday . If I was American I would tell ou to go out and get Johnnie Cochrane and get all you can out the the loser. and hello 2 mini's in your drive way. Oh but I'm not American And if it was Texas, you would empty a clip from your AK47 into him, pausing only to put in a fresh clip..

Sep 11th, 2003, 02:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
warped JCW No. 1459 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Neutral Bay, Sydney Local Time: 06:21 PM Posts: 869 Offline	Hope you are feeling OK Dave, that must have been a pretty nasty experience Unfortunately most of us think everyone else on the roads are like minded sane individuals ... the reality is often the complete reverse ... there are some right lunatics out there and it looks like you had the bad luck to encounter one Qudos to you for maintaining your composure if someone decided to try and jump on my car I doubt that I would not react in a 'negative fashion' Really hope that the MINI is back in shape for the drive day

Sep 11th, 2003, 04:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
dfour Beach Bum Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Nth beaches ,Sydney Local Time: 06:21 PM Posts: 151 Offline	Don't know if it will be back for the next mini drive .But I will be there even if I have to drive the other car ,I'am sure a NEW PHAMTOM PURPLE XR6 will fit in with 39 MINIS. 1969- electric blue-cooper 1972- brown mini clubman 2003- all electric blue cooper "s"

Sep 11th, 2003, 04:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
gazah M2 Procrastinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: sydney, OZ! Local Time: 05:21 PM Posts: 1,856 Offline	hmmmmm......... that's not the same XR6 i flogged away from the lights last night was it? i must say far too many falcon owners forget just how much their cars weigh - tut, tut! painting the roof white & fitting some stripes might just get you in on the day! Attached Thumbnails come MOTOR with clubMINI Last edited by gazah : Sep 11th, 2003 at 04:49 AM.

Sep 11th, 2003, 07:11 AM	#13 (permalink)
AussieMini MINI2 Senior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Brisbane Local Time: 05:21 PM Posts: 687 Offline	I would have simply got out of my car and knocked his head clean off his shoulders! But then again I like MrMow's AK47 scenario too.

Sep 11th, 2003, 07:22 AM	#14 (permalink)
jimskater 'til death do us part Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Local Time: 11:21 PM Posts: 6,534 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by MrMow And if it was Texas, you would empty a clip from your AK47 into him, pausing only to put in a fresh clip.. As an American who doesn't own a gun, I take great offence to the implication that we're a bunch of gun wielding loonies, who would only pause to put in a fresh clip. More often, we're double loaded--we're actually pausing to grab the other AK47. Occassionally, we pause to see if they're still twitching. Sometimes we pause to pull out the .357, and say "Are you feeling lucky, Punk? Was it five bullets or six?" However, in Texas, they're not likely to pull out an AK. You're more likely to get a load of buckshot in your happy little @ss, either that or a face full of 30 ought 6. AK's are a more urban, Miami kind of thing. ============= Seriously, sorry to hear about your troubles, A&Dfour. Hope all is well with both of you, glad you got out of the situation safely, and and hope the MINI and both of you recover just as soon as possible. www.scmm.org GP 0101

Sep 11th, 2003, 08:10 AM	#15 (permalink)
cjay "No Works for me!" Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 05:21 PM Posts: 481 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by jimskater As an American who doesn't own a gun, I take great offence to the implication that we're a bunch of gun wielding loonies, who would only pause to put in a fresh clip. More often, we're double loaded--we're actually pausing to grab the other AK47. Occassionally, we pause to see if they're still twitching. Sometimes we pause to pull out the .357, and say "Are you feeling lucky, Punk? Was it five bullets or six?" However, in Texas, they're not likely to pull out an AK. You're more likely to get a load of buckshot in your happy little @ss, either that or a face full of 30 ought 6. AK's are a more urban, Miami kind of thing. ============= Seriously, sorry to hear about your troubles, A&Dfour. Hope all is well with both of you, glad you got out of the situation safely, and and hope the MINI and both of you recover just as soon as possible. Just wondering if anyone in the US has managed to put a gun rack in a MINI?? Someone backed into my car a few weeks back, would have been handy

Sep 11th, 2003, 08:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
NEMINI NEMINI.org Join Date: Sep 2002 Local Time: 02:21 AM Posts: 7,866 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by cjay Just wondering if anyone in the US has managed to put a gun rack in a MINI?? Someone backed into my car a few weeks back, would have been handy That would be quite a unique mod maybe that guy that wanted the confederate flag roof decal? NEMINI.org, NEMINI.us, NEMINI.info, NYMINI.org

Sep 11th, 2003, 08:45 AM	#17 (permalink)
dfour Beach Bum Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Nth beaches ,Sydney Local Time: 06:21 PM Posts: 151 Offline	The stupid thing about this whole thing is there was stuff all damage to both cars before he put his knee and hip into my bonnet , but the idiot just keep shouting do'nt move the cars, do,nt move the cars. The law here is NSW. states that if the cars do not require towing or nobody is injuried . You move the cars off the road to allow traffic to flow and exchange details. TOTAL LOSER may the force be with him, right up thr a**, with a number 11 steel capped boot that I just happened to have on at the time. 1969- electric blue-cooper 1972- brown mini clubman 2003- all electric blue cooper "s"

Sep 11th, 2003, 08:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
wils formerly known as wsw Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 06:21 PM Posts: 642 Offline	sorry to hear that some pyscho hit and then jumped on ur car...i would certainly not have reacted in such a controlled manner if it happened to me - hear hear for the boot up the @ss! speaking of pyschos on the road, i was driving behind one of my friends in a civic vti-r the other day and he indicated and overtook a guy who just went spastic and started gesticulating and swearing at him. we just kept going, ignoring the idiot and he started to rummage around in his car for something....finally he produced a spanner and waved it around wildly....we just kept driving but then he threw the spanner at my friend's car - fortunately the spanner missed his car but ALMOST hit my car. oh well we lost the idiot after a while...lucky we're not in america or the guy probably would have pulled a gun on us!

Sep 11th, 2003, 08:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
jimskater 'til death do us part Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Local Time: 11:21 PM Posts: 6,534 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by dfour You move the cars off the road to allow traffic to flow and exchange details. TOTAL LOSER may the force be with him, right up thr a*, with a number 11 steel capped boot that I just happened to have on at the time. Where I come from, we call that a Chicago Police Department "Hello!"* When administered repeatedly, it has a beneficial effect on the attitude of miscreants with chips on their shoulders and/or *** for brains. www.scmm.org GP 0101**

Sep 11th, 2003, 08:57 AM	#20 (permalink)
jimskater 'til death do us part Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego Local Time: 11:21 PM Posts: 6,534 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by wsw we're not in america or the guy probably would have pulled a gun on us! We're not all gun-wielding idiots. Occasionally, we get the spanner wielding idiots, too. <---unarmed, by choice www.scmm.org GP 0101

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