90 yo dies in new challenger

Sierra · 10-14-2008, 02:35 PM

What a way to go, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,437522,00.html

MCPOAJ · 10-14-2008, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sierra

What a way to go, http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,437522,00.html

god damn she needed a driver mod hope her sons alright

*The_Blur* · 10-14-2008, 02:48 PM

She hit the wrong pedal. How do you do that?

I hope her son is alright.

MrGazinya · 10-14-2008, 03:31 PM

:flag1:

lalometalik · 10-14-2008, 03:50 PM

old people(lets be real, i think we all have a general idea, of how old, is TOO old to be driving) = reconsider their driver's license
IMO
hope the son fares better

Lou · 10-14-2008, 03:59 PM

I hope that, at 90 years old, my friends are still driving.
and I hope that they're driving something powerful at that age, too.

as for the "hitting the gas instead of the brake" question, let me tell you a story about my friend's Dad and his 1986 Corvette. my buddy actually built that little Vette and loved it, but it was an A4 and he wanted a six speed. and even after he got a six speed car and then built the C4 up to be crazy fast as an A4 car, it just didn't seem right to abuse it like that. so he returned it to mostly stock (except for the 388rwhp ZZ4 crate motor. that has a "few" mods on it

) and gave it to his dad. and about a year after he gave it to him, his Dad went to do a panic stop one day and hit the gas instead of the brake, all while swerving to avoid the car in front of him. needless to say, a 388rwhp A4 car, when you slam on the gas while turning, will go into a wild spin after downshifting to God knows what gear. and so the car went spinning and he tried to keep it under control and managed to miss all but one Ford Explorer before it went sliding across the median of Interstate 35. and then it struck a sign and came to a stop.

and the sign said:

VEHICLE CROSSING PROHIBITTED

true story.

TonytheTiger · 10-15-2008, 12:42 AM

My grandpa is 79 years old and and i wouldn't get in a car with him ever, not becuase i don't trust him its becuase his physical at that age you don't have good reaction and the strength to move fast incase of an accident. I hope the son is ok. r.i.p

headpunter · 10-15-2008, 12:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lou

I hope that, at 90 years old, my friends are still driving.
and I hope that they're driving something powerful at that age, too.

as for the "hitting the gas instead of the brake" question, let me tell you a story about my friend's Dad and his 1986 Corvette. my buddy actually built that little Vette and loved it, but it was an A4 and he wanted a six speed. and even after he got a six speed car and then built the C4 up to be crazy fast as an A4 car, it just didn't seem right to abuse it like that. so he returned it to mostly stock (except for the 388rwhp ZZ4 crate motor. that has a "few" mods on it

) and gave it to his dad. and about a year after he gave it to him, his Dad went to do a panic stop one day and hit the gas instead of the brake, all while swerving to avoid the car in front of him. needless to say, a 388rwhp A4 car, when you slam on the gas while turning, will go into a wild spin after downshifting to God knows what gear. and so the car went spinning and he tried to keep it under control and managed to miss all but one Ford Explorer before it went sliding across the median of Interstate 35. and then it struck a sign and came to a stop.

and the sign said:

VEHICLE CROSSING PROHIBITTED

true story.

good story, my dads friend bought a c5 and had it for about a year, well after all that time he was trying to learn more about the car. so he start looking and found out that while racing people drive with TC off......bad idea, so he decided to try it out on a back road...well about 2 minutes after hitting the TC off button he hit a gravel patch and flipped the car on its roof....lol but it ony needed minimal repair work to get it running again....thankfully he wasnt hurt.

*TAG UR IT* · 10-15-2008, 03:41 AM

I don't get how you mistake one pedal for the other. I mean, this is a LEARNED behavior. After 60-70 years of driving, you would think that you would KNOW where to put your foot! On top of that, it caught fire? That's not good for the Challenger....what went wrong in that case!

*Mindz* · 10-15-2008, 03:43 AM

It's called being senile Tag, you'll experience it one day.

*TAG UR IT* · 10-15-2008, 03:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mindz

It's called being senile Tag, you'll experience it one day.

Hope not, man...PRAY that I don't.

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10-14-2008, 03:59 PM	#6
Lou the duck father Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: everywhere Posts: 30	I hope that, at 90 years old, my friends are still driving. and I hope that they're driving something powerful at that age, too. as for the "hitting the gas instead of the brake" question, let me tell you a story about my friend's Dad and his 1986 Corvette. my buddy actually built that little Vette and loved it, but it was an A4 and he wanted a six speed. and even after he got a six speed car and then built the C4 up to be crazy fast as an A4 car, it just didn't seem right to abuse it like that. so he returned it to mostly stock (except for the 388rwhp ZZ4 crate motor. that has a "few" mods on it ) and gave it to his dad. and about a year after he gave it to him, his Dad went to do a panic stop one day and hit the gas instead of the brake, all while swerving to avoid the car in front of him. needless to say, a 388rwhp A4 car, when you slam on the gas while turning, will go into a wild spin after downshifting to God knows what gear. and so the car went spinning and he tried to keep it under control and managed to miss all but one Ford Explorer before it went sliding across the median of Interstate 35. and then it struck a sign and came to a stop. and the sign said: VEHICLE CROSSING PROHIBITTED true story.

10-15-2008, 12:42 AM	#7
TonytheTiger Drives: 1999 camaro rs Join Date: May 2008 Location: phoenix, arizona Posts: 1,160	My grandpa is 79 years old and and i wouldn't get in a car with him ever, not becuase i don't trust him its becuase his physical at that age you don't have good reaction and the strength to move fast incase of an accident. I hope the son is ok. r.i.p

10-15-2008, 03:41 AM	#9
TAG UR IT www.Camaro5store.com Drives: 2014 ZL1 #705 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SA, Texas Posts: 26,558 View My Garage	I don't get how you mistake one pedal for the other. I mean, this is a LEARNED behavior. After 60-70 years of driving, you would think that you would KNOW where to put your foot! On top of that, it caught fire? That's not good for the Challenger....what went wrong in that case!

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