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Old 8th March 2019, 17:34   #11
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Phew. Glad to hear you are "ok".

Look after yourself ...it can take a few days before other aches and pains start coming out.

All the best

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Old 8th March 2019, 18:43   #12
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these Old Bangers aren't too bad when it really matters

I've seen test footage and have always felt confident these cars will sacrifice themselves for us occupants

Glad to hear you are relatively well after this

what make was the other car involved ? (hopefully everyone was well in this car too)



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Old 8th March 2019, 19:22   #13
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Hello there everyone ,

The other chap was relatively ok like me (a bit worse) In His Jaguar x type
With both of us doing 60 mph into each other (120 combined) ,He received a little cut on his nose but other than that as far as I am aware he was doing asbout as well as I was doing.

It’s funny how after being in a major crash like that you suddenly have a new found faith in the engineering and I would buy another one tomorrow however I’m having to wait for insurance related guff

But I’m afraid my ZT is truly stuffed as sad as it is to say .... RIP YG05 OGF

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Old 8th March 2019, 21:55   #14
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Saw on Facebook too.
Glad both guys are okay, the 25yr old design really did its job of keeping the occupants safe.

Any other photos of the damage to both cars?
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Old 8th March 2019, 22:18   #15
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Saw that on FB too, looked bad. Good to know both of you walked away. In any other car who knows what may have happened. I designed the airbag folding and assembly cells for the 45/ZS and 75/ZT many years ago. Good to know they did their job.
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Old 8th March 2019, 22:31   #16
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Wednesday on the A142 my MK2 MG ZT saved my life as unfortunately I had a head-on collision at 60 mph. Thanks to my ZT I only suffered a suspected fractured wrist and abrasions from the seatbelt. I was frequently told if I was in my 1992 fiesta I’d be cream crackered
It looks like you did a good job of it, well done and thanks.
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Old 8th March 2019, 22:46   #17
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Sorry to hear about your accident, I hope you are OK. Good to see the cars did there job and protected you.
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Old 8th March 2019, 22:57   #18
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Holy moly! ... looks like a huge impact, was the other car doing about the same mph? if so ... that's a massive closing speed! in which case the ZT really did hold it's own very well indeed.
Glad you managed to walk away from that with only minor injuries, how did the other occupants fare?
Glad to see you walked away, luck some may say. From the photo evidence and given it looks almost straight on 5-10 degrees off the closing speed will have been 80-90 mph at impact. I wish you a full and speedy recover.

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Old 9th March 2019, 07:27   #19
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The other chap was relatively ok like me (a bit worse) In His Jaguar x type
With both of us doing 60 mph into each other (120 combined) ,He received a little cut on his nose but other than that as far as I am aware he was doing asbout as well as I was doing.
Glad to hear that both you and the other driver walked away relatively unscathed - particularly as I own both a ZTT and an X Type estate.
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Old 9th March 2019, 07:36   #20
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The cars done its job. It can be replaced, people can't. Glad you're ok
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