Re: 4*0=0 or Another Ur-q bites the dust

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

"Ian J Haseltine" <jim_haseltine@email.msn.com> wrote:

>A recent acquaintance of mine lost his Ur-q on Saturday thanks to somebody
>laying down a slick of diesel that James Bond would have been proud of.
>According to witnesses, the quattro was doing about 40mph when it hit the
>oil, spun 180 degrees and then slid sideways into a wall that was alongside
>the road. Both the driver and passenger were trapped in the car and had to
>be cut free by the fire brigade who removed the roof. The occupants suffered
>relatively minor injuries, cuts, bruises and slight concussion although they
>are at a loss to understand how the passenger survived at all, as the left
>hand door trim panel is now touching the transmission tunnel.

Sounds suspiciously like the way I lost control of my car the very same
Saturday... only I was going very slowly at the time, and I'm thanking my
lucky stars for that... damage is only slight.

Tom

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 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
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 1987 Audi 90q 2.3E, Tizianrot metallic, 164,000km

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