Wreck in Mine Rd lot
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Topic: Wreck in Mine Rd lot
Posted By: mycroftt
Subject: Wreck in Mine Rd lot
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 7:53am
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What happened in the Mine Rd lot this morning? I saw multiple vehicles wrecked, police, ambulance, fire department... I heard that the vehicle that caused it was speeding down the row. Was the driver ill? I hope everybody is OK.
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Posted By: elisabeth64
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 12:01pm
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http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/transportation/2011/07/19/car-crashes-through-stafford-commuter-lot/
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Posted By: jadams08
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 2:32pm
All I can say is WOW! I saw that this morning and was wondering what all the noise was about!
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Posted By: mdog
Date Posted: 19 Jul 2011 at 3:54pm
Posted By: jadams08
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 8:46am
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Originally posted by mdog
Poor Mercedes...
Wow M dog. Really?
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Posted By: jadams08
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 8:48am
Update:
" Lot crash was driver's second "
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2011/072011/07222011/640657
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Posted By: mdog
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 1:31pm
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Originally posted by jadams08
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Originally posted by mdog
Poor Mercedes...
Wow M dog. Really?
You don't feel sad that a nice car was driven by an a..hole and got ruined?
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Posted By: Pele
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2011 at 2:10pm
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Originally posted by mdog
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Originally posted by jadams08
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Originally posted by mdog
Poor Mercedes...
Wow M dog. Really?
You don't feel sad that a nice car was driven by an a..hole and got ruined?
Only if it were a particularly nice car. Benzes aren't particularly nice.
Same goes for Audi/VW, most Porsches, and almost any other German car.
Open the hood of one and try to do some work on it.
They love to use Torx (Star shaped), Socket head (Allen keyed), and other odd shaped bolts. You're gonna have to be a contortionist to get to some bolts. Some common tasks require tools that you're going to have to order from a dealer.
BMWs at least leave you some room to get at things... At least in their standard lineup... The M3 and M5 series engine bays can get a bit crammed.
Then the parts are insanely expensive, despite being very similar to parts in Japanese and American cars. Alternators by Bosch or Nippon-Denso are found in almost all cars...
I like the Japanese models where you can pretty much dismantle the entire car with a handful of wrenches and screwdrivers. 10, 12, 14, 17, 19, and 21mm all comfortably fit in my back pocket.
I just haven't been terribly impressed by German engineering.
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