[s-cars] Rolled a //M Coupe Thursday!!!

[Paul Friedenberg]

Oh yeah, there was some luck, although the car had a lot to do with it... I
think I came out OK because i had my right hand braced on the roof, and my
left braced on the dash. I don't even have any whiplash!!






>From: Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net>
>To: Paul Friedenberg <paulunm at msn.com>, s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Rolled a //M Coupe Thursday!!!
>Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:30:44 -0500
>
>Paul,
>
>That's a great story when you're in the position to tell it from your PC,
>as
>opposed to the hospital!
>
>Glad to hear all went well. Will check on what the height/distance record
>is
>for M-coupes. :)
>
>Bruce
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul Friedenberg" <paulunm at msn.com>
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>Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 8:07 PM
>Subject: [s-cars] Rolled a //M Coupe Thursday!!!
>
>
> > So guys,
> >
> > Right when you thought my crazy antics could not get any worse...
> >
> >
> > Went up to Mora, NM for Thanksgiving, a friend of mine (VW GTI driver)
> > picked me up in his mom's 2000 M coupe (Dinan chip and exhaust). The car
>was
> > incredible, fast as shit, although the whole time I'm thinking, "OK,
>when
>is
> > the rear end going to snap out?" I drove the car for awhile, had a
>blast,
> > started to get the hang of driving RWD. Switched places with my friend,
>and
> > not too much further down the road...
> >
> > We were comming out of a LH sweeper, maybe a little too fast, probably
>90mph
> > (speed limit 25) and the rear end slowly swings out to the right. OK,
>this
> > may have been manageable, had he kept into the throttle. Well, he
>lifted,
> > and the rear end violently swung left. We slid sideways for a good way
>on
> > the pavement, then went into the dirt. We would have been fine had a
>tree
> > not flipped us. We hit the tree, went airborne, and flipped over four
> > times(a witness said we were as high as the tops of the pine trees on
>the
> > side of the road). All I remember at this point was dirt and glass
>flying
> > everywhere. We actually took out three smallish pine trees. We came to a
> > stop, right side up, I was fine, look over at my friend, and he was
>knocked
> > unconcious momentarily. He hit his head on the pillar just over the side
> > window and got a pretty nasty concussion. He is OK, doesn't remember the
> > accident at all. Its a shame, 'cause it was the sweetest thing I have
>ever
> > experienced!
> >
> > I'll post pics of the car as soon as we can get some digital pics. BTW
>my
> > side airbag was the only one to deploy, not sure how I would have been
> > without it(although I think it broke my cell phone, which was in my
>pocket)
> >
> > Moral of the story-
> > 1.If you drive RWD, or even most other cars, stay in the gas.
> > 2.Wear your seatbelt (we had ours on of course).
> > 3.I am not a fan of glass sunroofs, it did not last long, thankfully
>none
>of
> > our limbs went out of it...
> > 4.Side curtain airbags are a good idea
> >
> > German cars kick ass!!! They've saved my ass more than once.
> >
> >
> > Paul "Wreckin' the fuck out of some cars" Friedenberg
> >
> >
> >
> >
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