Then there was the RX-8 owner that stalled
his rotary and then couldn’t get it restarted…
http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/weird/weird614b.shtml
CAPTION: At
first, this picture doesn't look very interesting, but the story behind it is
funny as hell. This car had stalled out and the owner tried for several hours
to get the car running again. He eventually got so frustrated that he destoryed
his own car. Check out the windshield. He also broke the rear glass and kicked
and punched just about every body panel.
He really ought
to get some anger management treatment.
From: Rotary motors in aircraft
[mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On
Behalf Of Hans Conser
Sent: Wednesday, September 28,
2005 12:00 AM
To: Rotary
motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: RX-8 vs.
Abrams M1A2 Tank
Having driven M1's in another life, I can tell you that a driver could
easily do that to an RX-8 without even feeling it. An M1 will topple trees you
can't get your arms around at idle.
On Sep 27, 2005, at 1:49 PM, David Leonard wrote:
Read underneath the picture:
This brand new car was run over by an Abrams M1A2 Tank. The tank was
taken out of it's shed in the morning and a "No Parking Area" was
set-up where the tank would be driving. Unfortunately this area didn't include
the area immediately in front of the tank shed. The owner of the RX-8 returned
from lunch parking in his usual spot, and went back to work. When the tank was
being driven back to the shed the spotter failed to alert the tank driver that
he was backing up into the car.
The tank just skimmed along the side of the car and ripped off the side
until the tank climbed the fender and crushed the engine. The car was written
off after a strange phone call to the owners insurance company and 3
unbelieving supervisors. The tank sustained a dime sized chip on its paint,
that may or may not have been there to begin with.
Lots of good other stories on that website, like the mechanic who decided
to take the viper on a little joy ride after doing a tune-up and flipped it
twice.
On 9/27/05, Mark R Steitle
<mark.steitle@austin.utexas.edu>
wrote: http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/weird/weird674.shtml
Good engine-donor car. Anyone know "the rest of
the story"?
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