Rammed the Sailing Club (doesn't look like 'at 70mph' to be honest) then poured Petrol all over it and set off flares.......
See, Volvo drivers aren't all the same.....
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82yr old smashes Volvo into building at 70mph
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82yr old smashes Volvo into building at 70mph
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Re: 82yr old smashes Volvo into building at 70mph
70mph? That has to be a joke. There is an obvious arch above where he hit, suggesting maybe a couple of wooden doors?! I doubt more than 25 or so. Problem is, as I have proved to various people over the years, a car doing 5/6000rpm in 1st 'sounds' faster than a car at 2000rpm in top. (I got fed up with neighbours accusing me of speeding on my various motorcycles over the years, just because I was using maybe a little more rpm that necessary in lower gears.)
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Re: 82yr old smashes Volvo into building at 70mph
Fixored.Welly wrote:See, Volvo drivers aren't all the same yet

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Re: 82yr old smashes Volvo into building at 70mph
I must admit, my local Post Office has been pissing me off recently....Doggy wrote:Fixored.Welly wrote:See, Volvo drivers aren't all the same yet![]()
On the speed thing, hitting that there doorway at 70 would've seen the car going straight through the building and out the other side I think

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Re: 82yr old smashes Volvo into building at 70mph
So you can hit a building at 70mph in a V70 and walk away unscathed? Anyone want a game of chicken? 

Re: 82yr old smashes Volvo into building at 70mph
Tragic accident and he had to have three runs at it? 
