Saved by the Bra..............
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Racer
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From: Mechanicsburg Pa
Saved by the Bra..............
I took the Vette to work today and during the morning comute a big rig truck pulls in front of me in the left lane and out pops this huge brick size piece of dry mud which takes one hop off the road and right into my nose at 65 MPH...boom!
Luckily I had my GM bra on that day because the mud brick hit so hard it left little pebble shrapnel buried into the bra.
The good news is there was no damage to the nose at all. The bra did just what it was meant to do. It more than justified the cost.
Luckily I had my GM bra on that day because the mud brick hit so hard it left little pebble shrapnel buried into the bra.
The good news is there was no damage to the nose at all. The bra did just what it was meant to do. It more than justified the cost.
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I've been avoiding taking the freeway to work, cause 2 exits after mine there's a bunch of construction going on. Big rigs running all day it seems. I was in my commuter car, and I got stuck behind a truck that was raining pebbles on me! If I was in the vette you would've seen some real road rage!
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Originally Posted by Ta-taaa
Did I say I hate dump trucks???
On a serious note, glad the bra saved your car bro!
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From: Kailua HI
Originally Posted by C5Jim
I took the Vette to work today and during the morning comute a big rig truck pulls in front of me in the left lane and out pops this huge brick size piece of dry mud which takes one hop off the road and right into my nose at 65 MPH...boom!
Luckily I had my GM bra on that day because the mud brick hit so hard it left little pebble shrapnel buried into the bra.
The good news is there was no damage to the nose at all. The bra did just what it was meant to do. It more than justified the cost.
Luckily I had my GM bra on that day because the mud brick hit so hard it left little pebble shrapnel buried into the bra.
The good news is there was no damage to the nose at all. The bra did just what it was meant to do. It more than justified the cost.
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That's why my car has a bra on it every time it goes out. I'm sure it has saved countless chips in the front end.
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Mine's been sitting in the garage. Snaps are going on today. PA roads are bad. I refuse to drive my vette on the upper part of the NE extension of the PA Tpk. Debris sounds like machine gun fire.
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Originally Posted by Ta-taaa
They drive the same in Virginia... Always watching for junk falling off.
The thing I hate MOST!!... Is Dump Trucks!! Ugh!
Good News about the Bra saving your ride!
The thing I hate MOST!!... Is Dump Trucks!! Ugh!
Good News about the Bra saving your ride!