Police write off a supercar....

by **aquazi** - Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:43 pm

and the car in question is a Golf:
http://www.prestwichandwhitefieldguide. ... f_inquiry/

:roll:

Fair enough it is a R... but its still only a 2.0 Golf... hardly a supercar!

by **Liam-O** - Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:56 pm

£40,000 doesn't = supercar

Not even close, what a joke of a headline!

by **Adamski** - Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:06 pm

Typical Journo over egging it to make a headline.

Golf does not = supercar :thumbsdown:

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by **lacroupade** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:06 am

I'm trying to work out whether its a bad advert for the car or police drivers?

by **Bing** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:13 am

lacroupade wrote:I'm trying to work out whether its a bad advert for the car or police drivers?

Hmmm... Test drive, 1.50am, no other vehicles involved, roundabout - in a 4WD performance car with lots of electronics. I think the latter lacroupade. He is an ANPR intercept officer - IMO this shouldn't happen to him if he's any good at his job. Though there is no mention of weather as a factor.

by **gannet** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:43 am

icy conditions were mentioned in the report I read of it:

Police officer writes off loan car

by **oli445** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:19 am

Pictures here:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... g-car.html

by **cj_eds** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:35 am

gannet wrote:icy conditions were mentioned in the report I read of it:

[http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1471840_police-officer-writes-off-loaned-40k-volkswagen-golf-in-trafford-park-test-drive-crash]Police officer writes off loan car[/url]

Surely an ANPR intercept trained driver would be savvy enough to expect ice and drive accordingly. Without being there nobody knows what happened I guess.
A Golf isn't a supercar though! Maybe the author drives a more normal spec Golf and fancies the hot hatch one day?

by **gannet** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:38 am

there has also been mention of a train track across the roundabout...

note, I'm not defending the driver at all... but we all make mistakes

by **Bing** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 10:57 am

oli445 wrote:Pictures here:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/ne ... g-car.html

Lucky to get out of that - seems like a good advert for the accident safety provisions VW has engineered...

by **aquazi** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:17 am

yeah i read the driver had to be cut out.

TBH accidents happen.. despite how well trained a driver is... even racing drivers have accidents on normal public roads.. so sh1t happens i guess.

But a hatchback... regardless of its engine is not a supercar... i wouldnt even class it as a sports car... most people wouldnt be able to the tell the difference between the Golf R and the Golf bluemotion!

by **Bing** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:28 pm

Morally I agree with you Aquazi, but what about this -

http://www.ferrari.com/English/GT_Sport ... es/FF.aspx

by **ksher** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:45 pm

It proved that VW are very solid and well built. :rofl:

by **pvr** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 12:59 pm

Well, the conclusion of the investigation will be that a speed camera is needed at the site

by **aquazi** - Thu Jan 26, 2012 1:31 pm

Bing wrote:Morally I agree with you Aquazi, but what about this -

http://www.ferrari.com/English/GT_Sport ... es/FF.aspx

that certainly is no Golf.......

But if that was in blue i recon quite a few of my girly friends wouldnt be able to tell the FF from a Alfa GT :lol: