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Mercedes Brakes Stop Working at 190 Kph... But Bow Was It Stopped?
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| Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Posted on 05/17/2016 11:18:20 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
I have an “N” position. That makes the engine go but not transfer power to the car. It will stop the car in a minute or two.
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posted on
05/17/2016 11:52:59 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
To: Blue Jays
My first thought as well - he rides the brakes so long that they fail, and so he grabs his phone ...
Must be MB’s fault.
And Arab drivers wonder why we don’t trust them on our freeways.
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posted on
05/17/2016 11:55:38 AM PDT
by
texas booster
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget; factoryrat
You guys are confusing it a bit. The Saudi was going 190KPH, which is 118 MPH.
To: nickcarraway
So he gets on the cell phone to call the police? Must not have been any traffic. He could have put the transmission in a lower gear and lightly applied the parking brake to slowly come to a halt, if he had enough open road to make a phone call.
To: ConservativeWarrior
Buy an Audi
Ahh yes. Audi is always a fine choice when seeking to avoid sudden unintended acceleration.
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posted on
05/17/2016 11:56:21 AM PDT
by
golux
To: Cincinnatus
Then theres Bob Newharts driving instructor: The other way of stopping? You throw it in reverse.
The added drag of the transmission when it falls out of the bottom of your car will slow it down.
To: nickcarraway
Foot off the gas and downshift even the automatic.
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:03:12 PM PDT
by
A CA Guy
(God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: nickcarraway
So a Muzzi banged a policeman from behind in a 25 year old car?
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:03:13 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: factoryrat
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:04:05 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: nickcarraway
Oh! 190kph. Well that puts it into muslim goat humping territory.
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:05:53 PM PDT
by
factoryrat
(We are the producers, the creators. Grow it, mine it, build it.)
To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget
190 kph isn’t 75 miles an hour - it’s a little over 115 mph. And yes, I’ve driven a bit faster.
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:07:50 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: golux
Audi’s are so good at accelerating they’ll often do it on their own. :)
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:08:09 PM PDT
by
ConservativeWarrior
(Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
To: nickcarraway
The average IQ in the best of muslim countries is 84.
Much, much more than half of these populations are operating below the level of rabid chimpanzees.
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:09:03 PM PDT
by
meadsjn
To: nickcarraway
If I didn’t know better, I’d suspect that this story was posted to get our attention away from Obama’s covering up of the Iran deal...as it is SO BLATANT that we’re getting played here...after being told that the car is a 1991 model year.
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:09:15 PM PDT
by
BobL
To: I want the USA back
You used the "N" word!! Running to my safe place now. 😀
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:09:25 PM PDT
by
MotorCityBuck
( Keep the change, you filthy animal! ,)
To: nickcarraway
Maybe they should let women drive.
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:11:12 PM PDT
by
jacknhoo
(Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
To: Slicksadick
That was awful. Off-duty policeman driving, so he wasn’t clueless about how to slow the vehicle, 120 mph, brakes wouldn’t work. Drive by wire, electronic failure. Guess he couldn’t put it in neutral, either. Horrific crash, they died.
To: nickcarraway
Does nobody comprehend shift into neutral and coast anymore? It’s like those idiot Prius stories a few years ago. There are many many ways to stop a car without having to hit anything.
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:12:09 PM PDT
by
discostu
(Joan Crawford has risen from the grave)
To: golux; ConservativeWarrior
"Freeper slam against Audi vehicles"
You do know this ridiculous and baseless claim against Audi vehicles was proven wrong?
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posted on
05/17/2016 12:13:12 PM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: nickcarraway; PAR35; factoryrat
Woops. I stand corrected. 118mph. That is quite a bit more than 75. Standing by the calling the Saudi stupid. Drop it in neutral and coast to a stop. All modern engines are governed and wont blow up even redlined for a long time.
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