My Terrano Is Dead! Fortunately my wife is ok

jims-terrano · 04-12-2016, 16:25

My wife had an accident in the old truck, a vehicle coming the other way on the wrong side of the road. I'm more pissed off that our government have cut the nhs so much that there was no ambulance for her or the other drive and we had to carry our loved ones to our cars and take them to hospital ourselves. Both her feet were trapped by the pedals so she is now having xrays.
Fingers crossed both my wife and the other driver are ok.

chip · 04-12-2016, 16:47

Sounds like a bad one Jim, hope your wife and other driver get the all clear.
The paramedics are brilliant, it's just they are spending more time looking after patients in the hospital car park because the a&e is bursting at the seems.

jims-terrano · 04-12-2016, 17:09

Just a waiting game now, my two sons are with her at the moment. I've been back with the other truck to collect the dog cage from the house nearby but to be honest the dogs won't be going back in there it's too far gone now. I've tried to post a photo from my ipad but it just fails and I haven't got the patience. Just waiting for my daughter to come home now.

don simon · 04-12-2016, 17:10

Healing vibes being sent. I hope everyone is alright. I wouldn't worry too much, the NHS will be getting £350m a week very, very soon.

zippy656 · 04-12-2016, 17:32

bad news mate.

fingers crossed Mrs is all right and cooking and cleaning again soon

emjaybee · 04-12-2016, 17:50

Best wishes and hears hoping SWMBO will be fine soon.

Monaro Pete · 04-12-2016, 18:07

I hope all is not serious for your wife. Yes the Hudds A+E was only closed a year or so back. Now the closest for you is Halifax I believe. Bloody stupid what they do.

rustic · 04-12-2016, 18:23

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Originally Posted by emjaybee

Best wishes and hears hoping SWMBO will be fine soon.

Blimey Jim, hope your wife is ok and soon recovers from the trauma. Life is on a knife edge, events take place when you least expect them.
The important thing is your wife is ok, subject to X-rays but should make a full recovery.

Makes you wonder if looking after an old vehicle is worthwhile, following a bump of any sort will write most cars off that are over 10 years old.
I think of all the work you have done to it

Mind you, good job you did the rework, had it been in it's original state... Things might have been different.

Gosh knows what a 21 year old Maverick is worth lol...
Best wishes to your wife for a quick recovery.
Uncle Rustic

briggie · 04-12-2016, 19:21

hi jim , sorry to hear about this , but if I can help in anyway , taking you places etc , let me know

Barrbeast · 04-12-2016, 19:53

Sorry to hear Jim, thoughts are with you

perelaar · 04-12-2016, 20:14

Best wishes!! It wasn't by any chance a driver from the continent? I'm dreading driving in the UK when I come over in May...

solarman216 · 04-12-2016, 21:13

Just as well it was a Terrano with a chassis, most other motors without would have folded, I can tell you how solid the T2 is as almost completed cutting through one at engine/gearbox junction to remove the engine and front supension as one lump, used 3 9inch metal discs and 6x4.25 thin ones and still got a bit of cutting to do, it is megga thick to the rear of the bottom wish bones.

Sincerely hope the Mrs is OK the motor can be replaced, Rick

Lazy-Ferret · 04-12-2016, 21:21

Sending best wishes to your wife, I hope her legs are OK.

Sent from my SM-T705 using Tapatalk

Blocky10 · 04-12-2016, 21:38

Shocking news Jim. I hope it's a speedy recovery for your wife, but I've recently found out it takes longer the older you get

All the best.

jims-terrano · 04-12-2016, 21:41

We have just got back from the hospital. Her right foot is the worst where it was trapped in the pedals, she has broken metatarsals. Her other ankle and leg is badly bruised and her upper body has muscle strains a bit like whip lash.
I sent a photo to a friend who does recovery and he says if it had of been an ordinary car with that kind of impact the outcome would have been totally different. Tired now but when I get chance I will post some photos.

She is gutted to loose her Terrano

04-12-2016, 16:25	#1
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	My Terrano Is Dead! Fortunately my wife is ok My wife had an accident in the old truck, a vehicle coming the other way on the wrong side of the road. I'm more pissed off that our government have cut the nhs so much that there was no ambulance for her or the other drive and we had to carry our loved ones to our cars and take them to hospital ourselves. Both her feet were trapped by the pedals so she is now having xrays. Fingers crossed both my wife and the other driver are ok.

04-12-2016, 21:13	#12
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	Just as well it was a Terrano with a chassis, most other motors without would have folded, I can tell you how solid the T2 is as almost completed cutting through one at engine/gearbox junction to remove the engine and front supension as one lump, used 3 9inch metal discs and 6x4.25 thin ones and still got a bit of cutting to do, it is megga thick to the rear of the bottom wish bones. Sincerely hope the Mrs is OK the motor can be replaced, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

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04-12-2016, 16:47	#2
chip Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: london Vehicle: terrano II Posts: 139	Sounds like a bad one Jim, hope your wife and other driver get the all clear. The paramedics are brilliant, it's just they are spending more time looking after patients in the hospital car park because the a&e is bursting at the seems.

04-12-2016, 17:09	#3
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Just a waiting game now, my two sons are with her at the moment. I've been back with the other truck to collect the dog cage from the house nearby but to be honest the dogs won't be going back in there it's too far gone now. I've tried to post a photo from my ipad but it just fails and I haven't got the patience. Just waiting for my daughter to come home now.

04-12-2016, 17:10	#4
don simon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Gone. Vehicle: Terrano ii Posts: 2,215	Healing vibes being sent. I hope everyone is alright. I wouldn't worry too much, the NHS will be getting £350m a week very, very soon.

04-12-2016, 17:32	#5
zippy656 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Devizes Wiltshire Vehicle: Nissan Note Ntec 1.5 Posts: 14,138	bad news mate. fingers crossed Mrs is all right and cooking and cleaning again soon

04-12-2016, 17:50	#6
emjaybee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Oxfordshire Vehicle: 3.0Di SVE '05 5 door. Posts: 1,536	Best wishes and hears hoping SWMBO will be fine soon.

04-12-2016, 18:07	#7
Monaro Pete Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Nr J28 M1 Vehicle: 03 Terrano 2.7 TDi Posts: 995	I hope all is not serious for your wife. Yes the Hudds A+E was only closed a year or so back. Now the closest for you is Halifax I believe. Bloody stupid what they do.

04-12-2016, 19:21	#9
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	hi jim , sorry to hear about this , but if I can help in anyway , taking you places etc , let me know

04-12-2016, 19:53	#10
Barrbeast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dundee, Scotland Vehicle: 1990 4.2 SWB Safari Posts: 2,615	Sorry to hear Jim, thoughts are with you

04-12-2016, 20:14	#11
perelaar Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Belgium Vehicle: Terrano II 2.7TDi SWB '97 Posts: 802	Best wishes!! It wasn't by any chance a driver from the continent? I'm dreading driving in the UK when I come over in May...

04-12-2016, 21:21	#13
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	Sending best wishes to your wife, I hope her legs are OK. Sent from my SM-T705 using Tapatalk

04-12-2016, 21:38	#14
Blocky10 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Welcome to Norwich, a fine city Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 3.0 SVE Auto Posts: 3,601	Shocking news Jim. I hope it's a speedy recovery for your wife, but I've recently found out it takes longer the older you get All the best.

04-12-2016, 21:41	#15
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	We have just got back from the hospital. Her right foot is the worst where it was trapped in the pedals, she has broken metatarsals. Her other ankle and leg is badly bruised and her upper body has muscle strains a bit like whip lash. I sent a photo to a friend who does recovery and he says if it had of been an ordinary car with that kind of impact the outcome would have been totally different. Tired now but when I get chance I will post some photos. She is gutted to loose her Terrano