Scary moment today

**Graeme** · 25th January 2008, 20:58

Had my first scary moment in my new job today. was going down a slip road onto motorway in the sprinter and hit a patch of diesel with surface water on it at 60mph and almost completely lost control. Was going almost sideways and nearly smacked the barrier.

Totally Sh4t myself

**mucklestone** · 25th January 2008, 21:02

Bad Luck, least you controlled it though.... Sprinters are cr*p arn't they.

**Bainie** · 25th January 2008, 21:03

Ohh, brown trouser moment ..

New job ?? i missed that one, what you doing, a white van man ??

**Graeme** · 25th January 2008, 21:30

Originally Posted by Bainie

Ohh, brown trouser moment ..

New job ?? i missed that one, what you doing, a white van man ??

Yep started 2 weeks ago with a storage company as transport supervisor / driver at the moment as were just setting up the branch up here.

Its great, better money, office hours, weekends off, better bonuses its all good mate!

**AndrewTi** · 25th January 2008, 21:47

Merc Sprinter?

Wobble wobble!!!

At speed, you can feel the shell and chassis actually trying to twist itself!!

Iveco Daily - much better all round van!

Glad you're unscathed bud!

**Graeme** · 26th January 2008, 21:37

Originally Posted by AndrewTi

Merc Sprinter?

Wobble wobble!!!

At speed, you can feel the shell and chassis actually trying to twist itself!!

Iveco Daily - much better all round van!

Glad you're unscathed bud!

yeah 07 plate merc nedium wheelbase m8. seems an ok piece of kit.

**_ZS_** · 26th January 2008, 21:39

Sprinter is a better yoke than the Transit now. ESP standard, big hairy 3.2 litre CDi. I got a land speed record in a Renta-Merc Sprinter going down to Dublin of 110 on the tacho.