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10-21-2009, 02:31 PM
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Three teens wreck 2010 Mustang GT on test drive
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10-21-2009, 02:52 PM
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DAYUM!!!!!!!!
  i couldn't even test drive my 09 Challenger when I went to look at it, until I signed the papers, and even then was only allowed to drive it on site. WTF? no salesman with 3 Teenagers? Glad the Kids are OK, bet the dealership's a$$ is grass!!
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10-21-2009, 03:20 PM
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Eh, just a couple of scratches. Body shop will fix 'er up jus like new.
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10-21-2009, 04:03 PM
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By golly, if that were a '59 Impala it would barely have a scratch!!!!
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10-21-2009, 04:09 PM
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What was that line in the movie "Fast times at Ridgemont High"?
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10-21-2009, 04:18 PM
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This would be it
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10-21-2009, 04:22 PM
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Publicity stunt. Car was going over 100 MPH, no seat belt, one was thrown from the car and they all walk away with minor bumps and scratches?? Come on..
Oddly enough the speedometer gets stuck at 105 MPH, there is a pic of it and they are quick to mention the car has a 5 star crash rating which is now confirmed as well deserved..That says it all.. I don't buy it.
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10-21-2009, 05:09 PM
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Ah, it'l buff right out.
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10-21-2009, 05:36 PM
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10-21-2009, 06:21 PM
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I have a couple of friends get thrown from a Chevelle in the 1970s. One guy was never the same (Brain Wise) after that. The other guy survived just fine, (minus the foot and ankle which were severed by the windshield). The car speedo was jammed at 115 which was a very easy speed for a 396/375 car at the time. That was the guys in the front seat. The two people in the backseat , (boy and girl) were killed in the crash (car ran off the road and hit a concrete culvert).
Where could Ford "FAKE" a crash like that, Yveyant? Any crash like that would have to be created in the Crash Barrier Building in the infield of the Ford Proving Ground in Dearborn, Mi. NO Vehicle is ever removed from that Test Track crash site and parked in a basic parking lot with a wood stockade fence around it. How many crash tests have you actually observed at an OEM Manufacturer's site? Yveyant? I have observed a lot of them when I worked on the Dearborn Proving Grounds. Tom Vaught
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10-21-2009, 06:31 PM
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That'll buff right out!
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10-21-2009, 07:41 PM
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10-21-2009, 07:57 PM
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Back up Tom, you jumped the gun.. I don't think FORD had anything to do with this and I never said that.
My money would be on something more along the lines that the car was stolen off a dealer lot. No elaborate stories. This "Story" came from a Mustang Blog and was published 3 months ago. In my opinion this was cheap publicity to get people to go to their blog and at the same time brag about the new Mustang's 5 star crash rating with this being the alleged proof as to how good the car can fare against a 100 MPH crash. They succeeded there, because here we are three months after the "Story" still clicking on the site. This past three months, that site has probably had more hits then ever before. No different than buying a STAR magazine. To add: This is not a Mustang bashing post. I love Mustangs and to date have owned 12. If this story is true, more power to the car for taking care of it's passengers, but I doubt it.. Come on.. not one, but three people survive a 100 mph crash with minor scapes and bruises AND one gets thrown from the car at 100 mph and walks away, give me a break, the B.S. meter is pegging there. Something is not right. When the author was asked to verify the "Story" he simply re-posted the exact same thing with no additional details and refuses to cooperate, do the research. It is not verified that teenagers were in the car or that it was being test driven. 100 MPH in a car is criminal on public streets, with that said, this car would be sitting in a police impound yard or in front of a police station. If teenagers were in the car and a salesman let this happen, it would have been all over the news by now with reports from the local police in which this originated. This would make headlines. I could be wrong and this is only my opinion. Time will tell..
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10-21-2009, 07:59 PM
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Tom makes some valid points.However, i'd counter with"What dealer today would toss the keys to 3 "teenagers" for an "un-supervised"test drive?Something is "odiferous" in a Scandanavian country.
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10-21-2009, 08:36 PM
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Do you think that will show up on a carfax? whats with the speedo?
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10-21-2009, 08:43 PM
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Geez...
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10-21-2009, 10:14 PM
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Haven't seen the blog, but I agree, at max velocity it's doubtful someone would survive being thrown *but* (at a much lower speed) you can get thrown without enduring much more than some minor abrasions. |
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10-21-2009, 10:48 PM
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Ouch.........doubt that will buff out. When in high school, a buddy and I test drove a new Porche while on lunch break. I was 17 at the time, and they let us take it out by ourselves. Picked up 3 girls and went crusing around for a couple hours. Redlined it in 2nd a few times as upshifting was difficult with 5 people stuffed inside. Took it back and parked it then hopped into his SS and left, no questions asked.
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10-21-2009, 10:53 PM
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Back in the late 60's I investigated a single car accident on base. It was a Nova with the 350, 4 speed and still had the paper plates on it. The driver lost it at about 115 MPH but the first roll over occurred after the car had slowed to about 70 in the field. Rolled three times and each time one of the guys came out. Only injury was the driver with a broken arm - he was the last one thrown out and the car ended up on his arm. It happened on Saturday, and the two passengers were back on duty that Monday without missing any time. The driver reported for duty on Wednesday with the arm in a cast. Their story was the car had a blowout and they were only doing 60-65 MPH and don't know how things happened. We had everything from the burn out to the marks where the car left the road to the distance the car covered while in the air. The Nova was unrecognizable and all four wheels had been torn off.
That said, I don't see any evidence of a roll over from the pictures, and the teens sure wouldn't survive going through the windshield. Last year two teenagers in our town were killed when they were ejected from a 2007 Yukon on a relatively slow speed roll. Driver was wearing his safety belt and only had cuts and scrapes. The SUV was scraped up but surprisingly all the back glass was intact. Both teens landed on the pavement and were killed instantly.
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10-22-2009, 01:13 AM
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