I have crashed my beloved TF. I was travelling from Manchester to Burnley early last Sunday, after dropping my mother off att he train station. I was on a dual carriageway, travelling at around 60/65 mph in a straight line. I felt the rear move a little - presumably after hitting a patch of ice - and before I knew it I was travelling sideways. I tried to straighten up, but I had no control: I slammed into the central reservation, rebounded the opposite way, headed into a steep verge on the other side and flipped the car.
I was unhurt. I didn't realise at the time but I must have been knocked out as I heard another motorist who had stopped, on the phone as soon as I realised I was upside down. The windows had smashed and the door opened easily for me to crawl out. The only injury I had were cuts from the glass that I crawled out on.
As you can see the car is pretty badly mashed up. To its credit the hardtop stayed in place and gave me a lot of protection - God only knows what would have happened without it. The car was essentially resting on the windscreen and the seat headrests. Roll hoops would have preserved the cabin space much better, and I would suggest all convertible owners to get them. The windscreen retained most, if not all, of its original structure.
So... do you think they'll write it off?
I fear this will be the end of my F/TF ownership. Even if I can put aside the vulnerabilities of a convertible that I have been confronted with, either my mother or wife would murder me if I suggested getting another. It's been fun.
I was unhurt. I didn't realise at the time but I must have been knocked out as I heard another motorist who had stopped, on the phone as soon as I realised I was upside down. The windows had smashed and the door opened easily for me to crawl out. The only injury I had were cuts from the glass that I crawled out on.
As you can see the car is pretty badly mashed up. To its credit the hardtop stayed in place and gave me a lot of protection - God only knows what would have happened without it. The car was essentially resting on the windscreen and the seat headrests. Roll hoops would have preserved the cabin space much better, and I would suggest all convertible owners to get them. The windscreen retained most, if not all, of its original structure.




So... do you think they'll write it off?
I fear this will be the end of my F/TF ownership. Even if I can put aside the vulnerabilities of a convertible that I have been confronted with, either my mother or wife would murder me if I suggested getting another. It's been fun.