C7 General Discussion General C7 Corvette Discussion not covered in Tech
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Another C7 Accident

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:05 AM
  #41  
Mike Mercury's Avatar
Mike Mercury
Team Owner
25 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 54,204
Likes: 180
From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
Default

"a C6 wouldn't have been damaged to that extent"


Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:10 AM
  #42  
b4i4getit's Avatar
b4i4getit
Le Mans Master
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,813
Likes: 287
From: Toronto Ontario Canada
Default

If you look closely the guy in the beige jacket actually does look like Tadge.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:16 AM
  #43  
Bill17601's Avatar
Bill17601
AIR FORCE VETERAN
Supporting Lifetime
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 6,223
Likes: 441
From: Pennsylvania
Default

Originally Posted by Mike Mercury
"a C6 wouldn't have been damaged to that extent"


Really? Or are you kidding?
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:20 AM
  #44  
Mike Mercury's Avatar
Mike Mercury
Team Owner
25 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Apr 2001
Posts: 54,204
Likes: 180
From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
Default

Originally Posted by Bill17601
Really? Or are you kidding?
Dang dude; I even put the emoticon there !!!

Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:35 AM
  #45  
texvette2's Avatar
texvette2
Race Director
 
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 14,860
Likes: 3
From: 96598
Default

that is what said in another post. Just Wait Just Wait till get in the hands of
inexperienced drivers that happen to be able to buy or finance one. Going to
need a separate column just for reporting. They want to sell to the younger, heck
they can't drive a Cruze much less a 450 hp vette.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:40 AM
  #46  
texvette2's Avatar
texvette2
Race Director
 
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 14,860
Likes: 3
From: 96598
Default

Originally Posted by ckzo6
Looks like it held up better than that Lincoln if it did get T-boned.
No way, that vette would be totaled. Complete Right side gone.
Along with Roof supports. Plastic probably has cracks clear to the
other side. Not even looking at the axles and suspension.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:40 AM
  #47  
JoesC5's Avatar
JoesC5
Team Owner
 
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 41,732
Likes: 1,718
From: Springfield MO
Default

If the Lincoln had had a big black plastic hole in the hood, it wouldn't have buckled up, as the trapped air would have had a place to escape.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:54 AM
  #48  
ckzo6's Avatar
ckzo6
Advanced
15 Year Member
All Eyes On Me
 
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 75
Likes: 1
Default

Originally Posted by texvette2
No way, that vette would be totaled. Complete Right side gone.
Along with Roof supports. Plastic probably has cracks clear to the
other side. Not even looking at the axles and suspension.
Hard to say maybe there was a third car that took the brunt of the impact. I do agree I think the Vette would look a little worse considering how bad the Lincoln looks.
Reply
Corvette Stories

The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts

story-0

10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love

 Joe Kucinski
story-1

Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer

 Brett Foote
story-2

10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)

 Michael S. Palmer
story-3

8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

 Pouria Savadkouei
story-4

10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

 Joe Kucinski
story-5

How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

 Joe Kucinski
story-6

Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

 Michael S. Palmer
story-7

Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

 Joe Kucinski
story-8

150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

 Joe Kucinski
story-9

8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

 Verdad Gallardo
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 10:58 AM
  #49  
gthal's Avatar
gthal
Safety Car
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
Top Answer: 1
 
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 4,875
Likes: 1,174
Default

Originally Posted by texvette2
that is what said in another post. Just Wait Just Wait till get in the hands of
inexperienced drivers that happen to be able to buy or finance one. Going to
need a separate column just for reporting. They want to sell to the younger, heck
they can't drive a Cruze much less a 450 hp vette.
Lots of older folks would be in the same boat... and years of street driving giving them a false sense of ability. I thought I knew how to drive until I started tracking my car and then realized how little I actually knew. Today, after hundreds of track hours, I know more but have so much more to learn and experience. Age doesn't always equate to ability.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 11:01 AM
  #50  
lawdogg149's Avatar
lawdogg149
Melting Slicks
Supporting Lifetime
 
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 2,151
Likes: 62
Default

Photo shopped. Street sign blurred also look over the left rear corner. The guys pants leg isn't grey from the knee down?
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 11:17 AM
  #51  
<<427_V8>>'s Avatar
<<427_V8>>
Racer
 
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 315
Likes: 20
From: Orlando Florida
Default

Looks like a flared rear fender to me - likely is a photochop.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 11:17 AM
  #52  
Hameister's Avatar
Hameister
Le Mans Master
 
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 7,750
Likes: 172
2015 C6 of the Year Finalist
Default

Originally Posted by gthal
Sorry.... didn't get the sarcasm. There is so much crap on here lately that it taints how you read posts
Hey, it's all good....I guess I've gotten sarcastic of late because there is sooooo much speculation, fanboyism, wishful thinking, and sometimes just plain ignorance, on so many threads these days, that I see humor in almost everything.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 11:20 AM
  #53  
-CM-'s Avatar
-CM-
Melting Slicks
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 2,867
Likes: 66
From: . Wyoming .
Default

Originally Posted by gthal
Sorry.... didn't get the sarcasm. There is so much crap on here lately that it taints how you read posts
What do you mean, lately?
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 11:51 AM
  #54  
CREST's Avatar
CREST
Advanced
 
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 82
Likes: 0
From: Houston Texas
Default

That oughta buff right out. Cant say the same for the Lincoln tho
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 12:03 PM
  #55  
pcguy2u's Avatar
pcguy2u
Melting Slicks
Supporting Lifetime Gold
15 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 2,790
Likes: 108
From: On the coast North of SF bay
Default

Originally Posted by OnPoint
Hhmm. So that's why Ox. . . uh Tadge. . . has been so quiet lately. . . .
That has crossed my mind at least twice before.....
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 12:14 PM
  #56  
0-60B4U's Avatar
0-60B4U
Racer
 
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 287
Likes: 2
From: Salina Kansas
Default

Originally Posted by Eagle3sh
Looks photoshopped. Notice there is far too much damage on the older car on the left to produce such minimal area of damage on the Stingray, especially with the C7 being pushed all the way into the crosswalk.
If you study the reflections of both cars in the rain soaked street, you can tell that the photo is real and NOT photoshopped IMHO.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 12:16 PM
  #57  
flange's Avatar
flange
Team Owner
10 Year Member
Photogenic
Liked
Top Answer: 1
 
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 33,478
Likes: 273
From: resting comfortably in my mind
St. Jude Donor '14
Default

Its rumoured that these accidents are instituted by the insurance institute of america. This is to both help them determine where to set rates, and to start building inventory for LKQ (like kind and quality) for when the real accidents start to occur. they take these cars that were going to be crushed, and use the parts to jip you out of new ones if you do get into an accident......
Reply

Get notified of new replies

To Another C7 Accident

Old Aug 1, 2013 | 12:27 PM
  #58  
$$$frumnuttin''s Avatar
$$$frumnuttin'
Tech Contributor
20 Year Member
 
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 16,376
Likes: 404
From: Should this thoughtful, valuable contribution meet with no acknowledgement or 'thanks' this post----
Default

I recognize that street sign...just down the road from the Tech Center...13 mile road, here in MIchigan. Ok, I'll get the 13 unlucky # joke out of the way right now....
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 12:59 PM
  #59  
harrydunn's Avatar
harrydunn
Racer
10 Year Member
 
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 370
Likes: 49
From: Columbia, Missouri
Default

You Photoshop guys crack me up.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2013...n=awdailydrive


Last edited by harrydunn; Aug 1, 2013 at 01:08 PM.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2013 | 01:06 PM
  #60  
Greg00Coupe's Avatar
Greg00Coupe
Race Director
25 Year Member
Liked
Loved
Community Favorite
 
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 13,283
Likes: 2,509
From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh
Default

Originally Posted by Z_Rocks
I was gonna say. It held up from the side much better that the front of Lincoln.

I was raining and I bet the old Lincoln had bad breaks.
Come on........front ends are designed to colapse and sides are designed to protect and not colapse.

And you guys are on a car forum?
Reply



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:43 AM.

story-0
10 Ugly Corvettes That We Still Kinda Love

Slideshow: 10 ugly Corvettes that we still kinda love.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-06-03 10:34:17


VIEW MORE
story-1
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer

A lot of money has changed hands at the online auction house over the years.

By Brett Foote | 2026-06-03 10:21:50


VIEW MORE
story-2
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)

Slideshow: 10 great gifts Corvette enthusiasts actually want for Father's Day!

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-06-03 15:43:40


VIEW MORE
story-3
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems

Slideshow: These are the quirks, annoyances, and oddly lovable problems that every Corvette owner eventually learns to live with.

By Pouria Savadkouei | 2026-05-28 09:31:39


VIEW MORE
story-4
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years

Slideshow: 10 reasons why the C6 Z06 is still a performance benchmark after 20 years.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-27 17:20:09


VIEW MORE
story-5
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972

Slideshow: How much horsepower every Corvette engine lost in 1972.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-27 16:54:53


VIEW MORE
story-6
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!

Slideshow: How to Protect A Convertible Top: 10 DOs & DON'Ts

By Michael S. Palmer | 2026-04-03 00:00:00


VIEW MORE
story-7
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!

Slideshow: The 10 most explosive Corvettes ever built based on power-to-weight ratio.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-20 07:23:03


VIEW MORE
story-8
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter

Slideshow: From C1 to C8 we compare every Corvette generation by the numbers.

By Joe Kucinski | 2026-05-12 16:54:12


VIEW MORE
story-9
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time

Slideshow: Some Corvette pace cars became collectible legends, while others perfectly captured the look and attitude of their era.

By Verdad Gallardo | 2026-05-11 09:50:51


VIEW MORE