Corvette maneuverability
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Corvette maneuverability
I got a chance to try it out this morning. I was driving on the freeway at about 75 (ok ... maybe 80) in the third lane from the right. A large empty box fell off a truck a few hundred feet in front of me. I had enough time to see where it was going, check for other vehicles, and still avoid the box.
The Vette performed admirably.
The Vette performed admirably.
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Had the same thing with a 5 gallon bucket off of a old beater pickup truck. It slid then rolled and I swear it was looking for my front end as it moved. When I turned it turned 
and it spewed broken glass dirt and God knows what else.
It was a crock playing with the stupid thing at 70. People behind me slowed down as I danced with the damn thing. I missed it and all its contents thank goodness.
I'm glad there wasn't a cop around he'd have thought that I downed a 1/5 of Jack.
and it spewed broken glass dirt and God knows what else.It was a crock playing with the stupid thing at 70. People behind me slowed down as I danced with the damn thing. I missed it and all its contents thank goodness.
I'm glad there wasn't a cop around he'd have thought that I downed a 1/5 of Jack.
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Had a similar situation happen to me... A bucket of tar or black goo fell off the back of some dump truck things... I swerved avoided it all... The tailgating Lexus was not so lucky.... 
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Originally Posted by Pilot1996
Now if I can just find a way to avoid all those little rocks that are flying into me...
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Your in AZ so I am guessing its a lot like NM.. I had the same problem with cracked windshields and chips in my 67 stang....
An easy solution is to double your distance from the car in front of you.... I never had any real problems with that again after I backed way off of the cars/trucks in front of me..
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Glad you missed the box. Being able to make sudden steering moves to keep you out of dangere is one of the things I love about this car.
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A few months ago I was in Orlando for a UCF campus tour and then later that night Halloween Horror nights thing with a friend of mine visiting from Germany anyway .... on the way from UCF back to Universal on I-4 I was about 70ft or so behind a work van when all the sudden a few pieces of what looked like aluminum siding come flying off the racks on top of the van , I glance in the rear view and swerve into the middle lane to avoid these things bouncing around in the road while the A-hole riding my azz in his huge Excursion plows into these things. 
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Originally Posted by WolfeBros
Nice save Dawg.
The Vette can do amazing things when the driver pays attention.
The Vette can do amazing things when the driver pays attention.
Sweet!!
