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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by trent
That GT looks like it could be fixed, but I thought the doors open up gullwing style on the GT unless the door is broken



no they open like regular doors...which makes entry/exit very undignified if someone has parked next to your car (due to the roof cutout)
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 08:53 AM
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man that sux.... only 9 miles..... must be too excited and got out of control
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by DC52E55
he just fell asleep and hit the pole? what's going on?

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Fall asleep driving a Ford GT? THAT will be the day.

More likely, he just forgot that mid and rear-engine cars don't understeer like most other cars do and just yanked the wheel too hard and veered into the pole before the stability system ( if the car has it.....I don't remember ) could get him back under control.

Another possibility, less likely, is that he stopped and tried to turn around, accidently popped the clutch out a little too much, too suddenly, with too many RPM's, and that enormous torque just shot him forward instantly into the pole.

Either way, he is lucky not to have ended up in the creek....though he may be UP one.

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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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Very sad. Awesome car.
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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I swear...these people must be getting paid to do this.
Trying to hike up the price of exotics...
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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he's really lucky he didnt go off of that bridge and into the creek. At least wait until you're out on the open road or track before testing the vehicle out to see what it can do.
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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wow poor gt- that wouldnt be that hard to fix- would it
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 03:07 PM
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U know I don't get it threads with accidents. They just are not productive to me. We were not there, a million things could have happened. The guy I am sure already feels like crap about it.

I mean, there are people in 100hp Paseos that get in accidents, 114hp Sentras, Corolloas that lose control as well, we don't post those pics.
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 03:36 PM
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cause no body cares if you wreck a corolla
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 04:06 PM
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Go back to driving school, please. Learn to drive fast car, and buy another GT40! Troublemaker GT owner!
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Old Feb 3, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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Wow, the mullet heads are totally harsh on the driver. They don't even know the story and they're wishing death upon the guy.

I guess they're just mad that their holy grail, which will never reside in their garages, has been purchased and damaged by someone else.

Douches.
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Old Feb 4, 2006 | 07:38 AM
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only 9 miles? That is a tragedy. But I hope the driver was ok
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