Found this while at work and thought it was tragic, but itmakes an interestingpoint: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/dec/09/ukcrime

 

He is one of the admins on a UK forum I use. Some say hes being used as an example, others say he was and did drive to fast. Who knows, the papers tend to draw their own conclusions anyway. A very tragic story tho.

 

I remember seeing a picture of the aftermath, not too good. I don't get the this part

"the bracket close to the rear axle snapped" That was the cause of the rollover into the river. The article doesn't say if that was an area modded by the driver. In fact it doesn't mention any of the mods the driver had done to his vehicle.

 

heres some more. the trial is currently in process

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/7773989.stm

 

Very sad.
Thats why you always use store bought mods.
Also the news article has a anti-Land Rover tone to it if you ask me.

My wife and I were wondering how in the hell they fit 9 people into a LR, until I saw it was a 110 Defender.

 

"Some 30 defects were found on the four-wheel drive after the collision in Lincolnshire last year, including a failing hand brake, worn rear brake drums and shoes, a loose steering wheel and mismatched calipers."

"The engine came from another vehicle, the gearbox from a friend’s Land Rover and the rear axle from a fifth car."
"But the Frankenstein vehicle was a botched job. Its defects also included a badly fitted offside rear wheel, a misaligned trailing arm bracket and mismatched trailing links. On September 16 2007, it was a corroded hanger on the rear axle that snapped as Gresham tried to pass an on-coming vehicle at Tattershall Bridge"

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/ne...-14112953.html

I THINK THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED...

 

On the flip side, it would suck to lose half your family and then go to jail. I think I agree that it could have been prevented but who hasn't seen a crazy rig going up the trail with kids hanging out the windows having a ball. Its a tough one.