My Recent Car Wreck
Originally Posted by xknowonex
My Cavalier wasnt that bad. It had pretty much all highway miles. I only replaced a leaky fuel press regulator since I bought it. It idles like a new car even at 125k miles. The motor-mounts and bushings needed replacing though.
I don't know anything about this "fuel press regulator", but sounds scary especially when it's leaky
Good thing you replaced it, otherwise.......... 
If that was me, I wouldn't know how much to thank those good samaritans. I hope you're keeping close contacts with them
On a side note, my wife got into an accident in a cavalier also, about 15 years ago, but nothing like yours.
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Originally Posted by babyGS3
wow.. that looks scary...
what happened if i may ask?
glad ur ok.
what happened if i may ask?
glad ur ok.
He was driving back from the slopes, went off the road, flipped, car is like it is in pics. Time to get a Lexus.
James
theres like a little story right above the pics lol
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I agree with the assessment of a blown or failed tire. Do you remember feeling a pull to the right before you went off the road? it would not be as severe with a rear tire as with a front but would still be noticible. When is the last time you checked the pressures?
As far as the car catching fire, you were correct to get out ASAP but fuel injected cars generally do not catch fire in rollovers as easily as carburated ones. Cars with EFI have a G-activated emergency switch (usually mounted in the trunk) that cuts off fuel flow from the tank when it senses a severe impact or rollover.
As far as the car catching fire, you were correct to get out ASAP but fuel injected cars generally do not catch fire in rollovers as easily as carburated ones. Cars with EFI have a G-activated emergency switch (usually mounted in the trunk) that cuts off fuel flow from the tank when it senses a severe impact or rollover.
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Originally Posted by jet864
CLIFF NOTES
He was driving back from the slopes, went off the road, flipped, car is like it is in pics. Time to get a Lexus.
James
He was driving back from the slopes, went off the road, flipped, car is like it is in pics. Time to get a Lexus.
James
Yes....but if you want REAL rollover protecion with a tanklike structure, get a Mercedes S-Class or a Volvo S80.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
I agree with the assessment of a blown or failed tire. Do you remember feeling a pull to the right before you went off the road? it would not be as severe with a rear tire as with a front but would still be noticible. When is the last time you checked the pressures?
As far as the car catching fire, you were correct to get out ASAP but fuel injected cars generally do not catch fire in rollovers as easily as carburated ones. Cars with EFI have a G-activated emergency switch (usually mounted in the trunk) that cuts off fuel flow from the tank when it senses a severe impact or rollover.
As far as the car catching fire, you were correct to get out ASAP but fuel injected cars generally do not catch fire in rollovers as easily as carburated ones. Cars with EFI have a G-activated emergency switch (usually mounted in the trunk) that cuts off fuel flow from the tank when it senses a severe impact or rollover.
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Say what you want about the engineering or manufacture American Iron, but that Cav performed it's primary mission very well!
It saved your butt.
Glad you're still with us, xx!
It saved your butt.
Glad you're still with us, xx!
This is almost exactly what happened to me
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/050605_nw_pursuit.html
This is kinda trippy when I saw this on the news today. It was kind of like a reenactment of what happened to me. That guy ran off the slope of a similar incline , went as far I did down it, and sustained similar damage to his truck. Mine landed on its top with the motor still running. Fortunately I did wore a seat belt unlike the passenger of that truck; he was ejected. The spot of my accident was scattered with random belongings of mine.
In regards to a car catching on fire when its upside down, some friends of my friends happened to loss control of an M3 couple years ago, flipped it, and it caught on fire. Two front passengers got out but the guy in the back didnt.
http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/news/050605_nw_pursuit.html
This is kinda trippy when I saw this on the news today. It was kind of like a reenactment of what happened to me. That guy ran off the slope of a similar incline , went as far I did down it, and sustained similar damage to his truck. Mine landed on its top with the motor still running. Fortunately I did wore a seat belt unlike the passenger of that truck; he was ejected. The spot of my accident was scattered with random belongings of mine.
In regards to a car catching on fire when its upside down, some friends of my friends happened to loss control of an M3 couple years ago, flipped it, and it caught on fire. Two front passengers got out but the guy in the back didnt.
Last edited by xknowonex; May 7, 2005 at 02:14 AM.
Originally Posted by mmarshall
I agree with the assessment of a blown or failed tire. Do you remember feeling a pull to the right before you went off the road? it would not be as severe with a rear tire as with a front but would still be noticible. When is the last time you checked the pressures?
As far as the car catching fire, you were correct to get out ASAP but fuel injected cars generally do not catch fire in rollovers as easily as carburated ones. Cars with EFI have a G-activated emergency switch (usually mounted in the trunk) that cuts off fuel flow from the tank when it senses a severe impact or rollover.
As far as the car catching fire, you were correct to get out ASAP but fuel injected cars generally do not catch fire in rollovers as easily as carburated ones. Cars with EFI have a G-activated emergency switch (usually mounted in the trunk) that cuts off fuel flow from the tank when it senses a severe impact or rollover.
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Glad you are safe, healthy, and able to join us here at CL. Good to hear that you were wearing a seatbelt. From the other vid you posted of a similar accident, you were able to see what happened to the driver who was wearing a seatbelt versus the passenger who wasn't.
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