Pics: Totaled Vectra

turbo_lover · 28th January 2005, 05:14

i love vectras...horrific pics of mi frends totalled vectra 2002 .
the car toppled 4 times at 160 ks resulting from a blown tyre on delhi mehrauli road .
cost of damages estimated nearly 14 lakhs , engine is dead the chassis was twisted ...air bags deployed the dash is ripped .. what a waste of a fine machine .. note the side doors have sunken into the body frame ...

here r a few pics

cheers

Rehaan · 28th January 2005, 06:10

Hey TurboL,

How many people were in the car and what were the injuries? I hope nothing serious....

Also, do you have any pics of the tire that blew?

cya
R

ps - next time plz post thumbnails for large images. ill edit it this time.

and what camera/cellfone are the last few pics taken with?

turbo_lover · 28th January 2005, 06:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rehaan

Hey TurboL,

How many people were in the car and what were the injuries? I hope nothing serious....

Also, do you have any pics of the tire that blew?

cya
R

ps - next time plz post thumbnails for large images. ill edit it this time.

and what camera/cellfone are the last few pics taken with?

luckily he was the only guy in the car ..
he was racing his frends skoda whn it happend ..

injuries ...well a broken thumb and stiches on the side of the palm ..coz the steering wheel spun real hard whn the tire burst . and scrathes on his forearm .. i cudnt make out the tyre burst tyre
..

all pics were taken by a 7150 ...

cheers

tabrez02 · 28th January 2005, 10:03

What tires comes with the vectra ? and what tires were there when this happened ? any idea ?

sridhar24 · 28th January 2005, 10:06

Good that the injuries were not serious and I believe that Vectras are one of the safest cars in India.

Rehaan · 28th January 2005, 10:08

I can guarantee that a seatbelt saved this life!

Also, this is a very good example of why seatbelts should be worn on the rear seats as well. ESPECIALLY when on the highway.

cya
R

turbo_lover · 28th January 2005, 10:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by tabrez02

What tires comes with the vectra ? and what tires were there when this happened ? any idea ?

well he was running stocks 215 / 55 R 16 ...low profiles i think ..

cheers

turbo_lover · 28th January 2005, 10:14

opels make one of the most safest cars ... the seatbelts and the the airbags saved his life ..
he was pulled out of the overturned car ..

cheers

GTO · 28th January 2005, 10:21

If this car has toppled 4 times, it sure has held up better than most other cars. Dayyum, tyre blowouts can be nightmarish

GTO

sridhar24 · 28th January 2005, 10:33

This one shows how unsafe are the tube tyres, so everyone should go in for tubeless ones.

turbo_lover · 28th January 2005, 10:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by sridhar24

This one shows how unsafe are the tube tyres, so everyone should go in for tubeless ones.

vectras come with tubeless low profile tyres ...

Rehaan · 28th January 2005, 10:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by sridhar24

This one shows how unsafe are the tube tyres, so everyone should go in for tubeless ones.

Doesnt the Vectra come with tubeless tires as stock??

speedsatya · 28th January 2005, 10:56

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Originally Posted by turbo_lover

vectras come with tubeless low profile tyres ...

tubeless tires arent supposed to lose air suddenly.then how did it happen here..
and just look at the build of the Vectra.inspite of sucha big accident the bonnet,headlamps ,dikky door look okay.except for the roof

amitoj · 28th January 2005, 10:56

OMG tubeless tyres can also blow and result in damage like that???? Then how r they safer than tube tyres?

tabrez02 · 28th January 2005, 11:03

I have heard of some tires blow up in high speeds, one of my friends elantra had such a problem once, but he was safe as there was flat land either sides and went in to paddy feilds. He was running on some korean kumho tires.

28th January 2005, 05:14	#1
turbo_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,377 Thanked: 9 Times	Pics: Totaled Vectra i love vectras...horrific pics of mi frends totalled vectra 2002 . the car toppled 4 times at 160 ks resulting from a blown tyre on delhi mehrauli road . cost of damages estimated nearly 14 lakhs , engine is dead the chassis was twisted ...air bags deployed the dash is ripped .. what a waste of a fine machine .. note the side doors have sunken into the body frame ... here r a few pics cheers Last edited by Rehaan : 28th January 2005 at 06:22.
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28th January 2005, 06:10	#2
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,042 Thanked: 34,074 Times	Hey TurboL, How many people were in the car and what were the injuries? I hope nothing serious.... Also, do you have any pics of the tire that blew? cya R ps - next time plz post thumbnails for large images. ill edit it this time. and what camera/cellfone are the last few pics taken with? Last edited by Rehaan : 28th January 2005 at 06:23.
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28th January 2005, 10:03	#4
tabrez02 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	What tires comes with the vectra ? and what tires were there when this happened ? any idea ?
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28th January 2005, 10:06	#5
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	Good that the injuries were not serious and I believe that Vectras are one of the safest cars in India.
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28th January 2005, 10:08	#6
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,042 Thanked: 34,074 Times	I can guarantee that a seatbelt saved this life! Also, this is a very good example of why seatbelts should be worn on the rear seats as well. ESPECIALLY when on the highway. cya R
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28th January 2005, 10:14	#8
turbo_lover Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,377 Thanked: 9 Times	opels make one of the most safest cars ... the seatbelts and the the airbags saved his life .. he was pulled out of the overturned car .. cheers
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28th January 2005, 10:21	#9
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,518 Thanked: 300,704 Times View My Garage	If this car has toppled 4 times, it sure has held up better than most other cars. Dayyum, tyre blowouts can be nightmarish GTO
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28th January 2005, 10:33	#10
sridhar24 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 1,046 Thanked: 88 Times	This one shows how unsafe are the tube tyres, so everyone should go in for tubeless ones.
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28th January 2005, 10:56	#14
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,348 Thanked: 3,105 Times View My Garage	OMG tubeless tyres can also blow and result in damage like that???? Then how r they safer than tube tyres?
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28th January 2005, 11:03	#15
tabrez02 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 286 Thanked: 6 Times View My Garage	I have heard of some tires blow up in high speeds, one of my friends elantra had such a problem once, but he was safe as there was flat land either sides and went in to paddy feilds. He was running on some korean kumho tires.
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