The Vette is Dead
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 1999
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From: Madison Alabama
As other's have said, glad you're OK, maybe the vette can be repaired but don't worry about it now..R & R is what you need!
Not that it would've helped in your situation but I've become more of a defensive driver - leaving lots of room between me and the car ahead. Problem is other driver's seem to view that as an open gap and stuff their car in between.
Happened during the holidays during rush hour traffic. Only the car ahead of me was slowing down when the car next to me thought she had an open lane, darted in and then had to stop suddenly. I ended up locking up and sliding but avoided rear-ending the car that jumped into my lane...would've been my fault I suppose. No damage 'cept for the fact that I blew out seals in both front calipers during lock-up...slow leak, turned up about a month later as puddles under the front tires.
Not that it would've helped in your situation but I've become more of a defensive driver - leaving lots of room between me and the car ahead. Problem is other driver's seem to view that as an open gap and stuff their car in between.
Happened during the holidays during rush hour traffic. Only the car ahead of me was slowing down when the car next to me thought she had an open lane, darted in and then had to stop suddenly. I ended up locking up and sliding but avoided rear-ending the car that jumped into my lane...would've been my fault I suppose. No damage 'cept for the fact that I blew out seals in both front calipers during lock-up...slow leak, turned up about a month later as puddles under the front tires.
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Pro
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Houston Tx.
Thanks for all of the input. I'm feeling better about this more now than I was two days ago. The part that sucks is I went through this three years ago with another car. SOB ran a red light and broke my knee that time. I was getting ready to restore a 64-1/2 Mustang for the wife when this happens. I found out a guy in the local Vette club is a frame and body guru. I'm going to get his opinion as well. I will let you know how it turns out.
Safety Car
Joined: Jun 2002
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you can always get a new car. hope your o.k...i went thru this in 2001 after buldging 4 disks at work i had to go to physical therpy for 6 mts..while coming home from my therpy i was stopped by a state worker when a s. u .v .driver(not watching the road too busy dialing his cell phone) plowed into me around 40 -50 mph....he caused my back injury to be a lot worse.throwing out my S.I.JOINT.prior to 2001 back to 1978 i was at work every day getting near 2000 clocked hrs a year..at 2001 every year it seems to get less and less,,4 mths this year 5 last year ecti hope you dont go thru what i have to..some times back problems dont show up right away..hope you got checked out real good also ..............another thing you have to protect your self -----call a lawyer a s a p -------- im sure glad i did!! carl
Last edited by carl a; Feb 11, 2006 at 10:38 PM.
