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Thread: Bad day at the Dodge dealership
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04-21-2009, 01:46 PM #1Moderator
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2016 Silverado Z71- 1999 Camaro SS #1437
Bad day at the Dodge dealership
An eye witness tells his story:
I was dropping off a car I just fixed at the Dodge dealership yesterday and this was going on , snapped a pic with my cel. As one of the techs was driving the brand new Challenger RT around the dealership the throttle suddenly stuck wide open , his only choices were to jump a 4 lane highway or slam into the rendezvous on the used car lot. He bounced of the rendezvous and took out the light post , rendezvous hit the intrepid ......
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04-21-2009, 01:49 PM #2HERE WE GO STEELERS!!!
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wanna get away
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04-21-2009, 02:06 PM #3Senior Member
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04-21-2009, 02:10 PM #4I don't sell out!
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Nice new car. Fucking throttle sticks and almost kills somebody. Hope the driver is alright
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04-21-2009, 02:15 PM #511 years of bangin gears
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Phantom Black Metallic- 2004 GTO M6
That's..........................gonna leave a mark.
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04-21-2009, 02:17 PM #6Senior Member
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I'm guessing the throttle sticking had something to do with the gas pedel being pressed against the floor. Someone couldn't handle the power.
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04-21-2009, 02:22 PM #7Think Spring.....
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NBM- 2000 WS6
Originally Posted by korndawg
My thoughts too...........
This guy was owned bad.
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04-21-2009, 02:26 PM #811 years of bangin gears
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Phantom Black Metallic- 2004 GTO M6
Makes me think of that good ol' saying..."FK ME SSSSSSSSSSSSIDEWAYS!!!!!" from "Blade:Trinity.
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04-21-2009, 02:49 PM #9Senior Member
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His 3rd, and most logical and effective choice, would have been to just quickly pop the tranny into Neutral. Originally Posted by doberman 152
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04-21-2009, 03:00 PM #10Impounded
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What the hell kind of option package is that? Originally Posted by doberman 152
An eye witness tells his story:
I was dropping off a car I just fixed at the Dodge dealership yesterday and this was going on , snapped a pic with my cel. As one of the techs was driving the brand new Challenger RT around the dealership the throttle suddenly stuck wide open , his only choices were to jump a 4 lane highway or slam into the rendezvous on the used car lot. He bounced of the rendezvous and took out the light post , rendezvous hit the intrepid ......
Nostalgia third gen camaro package?
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04-21-2009, 03:04 PM #11Member
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Not a Dodge fan but hate to see a new ride wrecked like that
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04-21-2009, 03:32 PM #12Exalted Cyclops
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2002 Z28 A4 NBM- Sadly now demodded :(
No brakes? No "throw it into neutral"? No "turn the ignition off"?
In that case dumbass deserves to be PWNT!
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04-21-2009, 03:36 PM #13Member
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turn engine off...???
probably a newbie driver....
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04-21-2009, 03:38 PM #14Senior Member
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SS: NBM, tan top- 1998-SS, 2010 Jetta TDI
yes, turning the engine off is the best option!
throwing into neutral will almost certainly destroy the engine
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04-21-2009, 03:59 PM #15Senior Member
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05 Wrangler- 00 Z28 sold :-(
exactly...it's also drive-by-wire so if it "got stuck" it sure as shit wasn't from the throttle cable. Originally Posted by korndawg
Last edited by SeVeReDiStOrTiOn; 04-21-2009 at 04:01 PM.
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04-21-2009, 04:04 PM #16like I give a FUCK
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05 gto- stock n paid for
lyin ass spun it around and biffed it
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04-21-2009, 04:17 PM #17down in it
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my guess is that it happened really fast your mind just doesnt think that quickly. I'm so sure everone here would never ever crash a car that has a stuck throttle right?
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04-21-2009, 04:21 PM #18I see Yello and I like it
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iv already seen pics of a new 2010 maro smashed up
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It'll buff out...
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04-21-2009, 04:27 PM #20Awaiting Activation
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Pewter Metallic- 2002 Trans Am WS6 M6 D1SC
Wow, just wow. This was really his only option? WTF.
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