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

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In a message dated 11/29/02 8:25:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
s-car-list-request at audifans.com writes:


> 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:

Glad you and your buddy are OK.  Here's another take on the moral of the
story:

1. Seatbelts save lives.
2. This wreck didn't happen because your friend lifted off the throttle --
this wreck happened because your friend got himself (and you) into a
situation he didn't know how to handle.  He was driving way over his head.
3. Driving 90 mph through a 25 mph curve on a public highway is criminal
insanity in ANY car.
4. There's no substitute for driver training.  Sounds like your buddy needs
to find a track and take a driving school or two.
5. Yes, German cars kick ass.  But you can get killed and kill others in them
just as fast as in any car if you don't know what you're doing.
6. As long as this remains "the sweetest thing [you've] ever experienced,"
you won't be driving any of my cars!

Again, I'm so glad everyone came away unscathed.  I hope you and your buddy
can use this experience to avoid ever having to go through it again.

Chris Eck
93 S4 TQ
59 Bugeye
91 CB 750