michael Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 http://www.autoblog.com/photos/aston-martin-vantage-loading-errror/1275175/ (Sorry for the tiny pics, I tried to get life size ones but these were the best I could do) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holden1989 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 might want to edit the title of this thread, bet he waited ages for that!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I would like to see the insurance claim form !! twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Are you feeling okay Michael? Only reason I ask is that you have made a spelling mistake in the title and apologised all in one post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 How on earth did he manage to do that?! Surely he was present when the tail lift was going up, or was it coming down and it rolled off?! Its difficult to see what actually happened, and the lack and size (not being life size ) of photos doesn't help, either. I bet somebody somewhere isn't a happy bunny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 The truck has obviously broken and then it rolled off, broken bit of the truck is on the floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrikbrunt Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 love that second pic, looks like the car is doing a wheelie!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoboblio Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 love that second pic, looks like the car is doing a wheelie!! someone must be able to photoshop it onto the start line at the 'pod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 16, 2009 Author Share Posted January 16, 2009 Sorry I linked straight to the gallery rather than the article... On the rare occasion that an Aston Martin passes into view, it's impossible not to look. Its exquisite sheet metal has a way of making the world a better place, which is why the picture above is so damn painful. We don't have many details regarding exactly how this gorgeous Aston Martin V8 Vantage ended up at a 45-degree angle, but we're pretty sure that's going to show up on CarFax. A quick look at the blacktop beneath the $120,000 supercar reveals that a piece of the truck's loading equipment simply snapped off, resulting in... well... Considering that the owner loved this Vantage enough to have it shipped via a covered carrier (and likely waited months for the right to buy it) you get an idea of just how upset he or she is right about now. Actually, looking at the photo, we can see that the gentlemen responsible for unloading the Aston don't look too pleased either. http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/15/how-i-not-i-to-deliver-an-aston-martin/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveR Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Ouch! That's got to be some sort of crime: allowing that to happen to such a gorgeous car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erol_h Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 i must say the 2nd pic does look cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 OUCH!! What are the chances of it being a write off? Gotta be some serious damage done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexmr2 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I dont think James Bond himself could have parked it better..!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Right, whose fault is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erol_h Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 id still take it in that condition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Garfy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 that makes me want to cry. its knackered alright, look at the dents around the fuel filler, looks like the whole back end has been pushed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Oops a daisy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendor Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Right, whose fault is that? Depends on a lot of things. Thankfully no one crushed under it so that at least helps keeps it simpler. I would say it was either original engineering, manufacturing fault or poor maintenance but you will get all sorts of contributing factors such as how the operator was using the lift. Was he using it as recommended by the manufacturer. Did the car roll back and overload the end tray section therefby causing it to be levered off like a crow bar? I can't see any chocks or webbing restraints to indicate the car was immobile on the lift. Its a fair bet he was not paying attention to H+S anyway as he would normally be expected to cone/barrier the drop zone if he had done a risk assessment for off loading in a public place. Once you start 'looking under stones' in any accident investigation it gets VERY messy. Imagine what it could be like if a fatality had occurred. You would be looking at manslaughter charges for directors etc. and there would be a lot of brown pants for many weeks over this as people realised their legal situation. My best guess at this stage would be the car rolled back onto the tray causing overloading and component failure. The inspector would look closely at records of SWL testing to see if the equipment was intended to cope with this eventuality. The H+S boys would also have a field day as IMHO this should have been reported as an incident VERY likely to have caused an injury. If I was the operator I would have brown pants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecoup Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 looks like the kwikfit boys have designed a new lift for exhaust changes ( no offence ment to anyone who works there ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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