Archives & Crash Tests

[John Courtney <dendrite@sbt.infi.net>]

Is anyone aware if there is a method for searching the archives of the
postings to this listserv.  A couple of threads have caught my eye and I
have picked up on them a bit late.  (i.e. Easy to get 280 HP from a 12v . .
.)

Just as an aside, and singing the praises of Audi . . .

Less than 24 hours after I bought my new 93 100cs, an oncoming car turned
left in front of me in an intersection.  I was able to swerve to avoid her
(instant reaction  . . . I had my son in the back seat), but hit a Ford
Escort who had pulled out too far while attempted to make a right turn on
red from a lane perpendicular to mine.   I essentially hit the Escort with a
glancing blow to the left front  fender just anterior to the driver's front
tire, but pinned it to the 12 inch curb . . . thus producing damage that
probably totalled the Ford.   Even the airbag went off in the little bugger.

Total damage to the Audi . . . $2750.00.  All superficial.  No (and I mean
NONE) frame damage,  Replace lights, fender, hood, grille, and other
cosmetic stuph.  My airbag did deploy (even though my impact was a "front"
impact, and this has me a bit worried, but I really didn't "need" for it to
deploy.  All in all, I was really impressed (and glad I wasn't driving an
Escort).

The woman driving the car making the oncoming left in front of me  . . .
left the scene of the accident.  Witnesses got the make and model of her car
. . . but no plate.   I got left holding the financial bag.

John