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Old 12-28-2007, 11:53 AM   #16
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There are easier ways to turn an Audi into an inny.


That was bad, man...really bad.
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Old 12-28-2007, 11:55 AM   #17
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Yes, but it does not mean that I speed nor does it mean that I support those who do so. It means I abhor government approved robbery of the common man that might occasionally go over the limit. There is a huge difference between going a bit over and getting popped and driving recklessly.
In my experience, you are ignored by cops if you only go a bit over.

But rather than go off on this tangent that I opened (sorry), let me jump on the bandwagon to say this guy is simply lucky to be alive, and is probably not the safest driver on the planet.
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Old 12-28-2007, 05:54 PM   #18
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Maybe he'll learn his lesson. Maybe there's a reason luck or the gods or someone intervened and saved his life.

Maybe he was going so fast for a reason. Maybe he wasn't just an idiot driver. Maybe he had an accident because an animal or small child was in his path.

Yeah, speeding is stupid, but it's pretty tough to judge someone when you don't have all the facts.
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Old 12-28-2007, 06:12 PM   #19
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Maybe he ran out and bought a new Audi! Do you think the insurance company totaled the car or made him fix it?
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Old 12-29-2007, 04:53 AM   #20
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It's obvious.. He was driving a little fast down a country road when a tree darted in front of him...offliser (hic)
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Old 12-29-2007, 07:18 AM   #21
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Well the last picture looks like Audi made a really bad rickshaw :S
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Old 12-29-2007, 11:53 AM   #22
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Maybe he'll learn his lesson. Maybe there's a reason luck or the gods or someone intervened and saved his life.

Maybe he was going so fast for a reason. Maybe he wasn't just an idiot driver. Maybe he had an accident because an animal or small child was in his path.

Yeah, speeding is stupid, but it's pretty tough to judge someone when you don't have all the facts.
The guy on this IOTD was _very_ fast. I don't know foreign cars, but today BMW, Mercedes and Audi do great cars that take alot of damage before they look like that. Imagine the forces that tear apart that steel frame (you need force or an idot to do this to a car).
The car has 450-480 hp, I guess it was just too tempting...

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Old 12-29-2007, 12:46 PM   #23
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Right on the money, Mike. This guy was honkin'.
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Old 12-29-2007, 03:38 PM   #24
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Drive the autobahns in Europe, the Audi's and BMW's lead the pack, speed wise. Sure the Porsche's fly but there are just not that many of them. My experience is you can not stay in the fast lane continuously unless you are willing to drive 190 kph or 120 mph
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Old 12-29-2007, 05:37 PM   #25
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120 mph is reasonable with a sound automobile, on a good highway, in good weather. This guy looks like he was doing that on a narrow twisty road with TREES! Bad mojo.
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Old 12-30-2007, 10:54 PM   #26
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The guy on this IOTD was _very_ fast. I don't know foreign cars, but today BMW, Mercedes and Audi do great cars that take alot of damage before they look like that. Imagine the forces that tear apart that steel frame (you need force or an idot to do this to a car).
The car has 450-480 hp, I guess it was just too tempting...

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yep he was going quick. Obviously much quicker than he should have been. I just think there may have been some reason for it. There's not a huge percentage of people who choose to drive like idiots. Maybe he was one. But maybe he wasn't.
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Old 01-04-2008, 05:49 AM   #27
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He sold the car on ebay.
A cached page:
http://www.motor-auktionen.de/archiv/330/index.html

In the end he got even more than 4500 EUR for it (but there's a comment to the auction that there were issues for the buyer didn't pay)
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Old 01-04-2008, 10:45 AM   #28
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when a car hits a tree not frontly but from its side, it usually wraps around the tree.
It could be that Emergency services had to cut the two parts of the car to open it and extract the driver from it.

another experience of car vs tree here (another audi... warning, despite no real graphic, the story is kind of sad since the two people did not survive this accident ) :

http://timeslips.bootnetworks.com/a3tree/index2.html
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Old 01-04-2008, 04:13 PM   #29
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I think it hit on the right front corner and tore the car in two.
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Old 01-04-2008, 10:32 PM   #30
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I've spoken with rally drivers, one thing that makes them a little cautious is trees by the track.
At moderate speed and with a larger tree, a car will wrap around a tree.
At very high speed and with a thinner tree, the tree will slice through the car.
Although these trees are pretty thin, I believe that this guy was, as Bruce put it, honkin'.
And I reckon he's alive due partly to seatbelts and crumple zones but mostly just dumb luck.
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