Audi Accident
Mar 19, 2004 | 07:48 PM
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Audi Accident
Mar 19, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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I dont even want to know what happened to the driver.
Mar 19, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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From: Canada
That's a horrific accident.
It must have been going at crazy speed.
Mar 19, 2004 | 08:21 PM
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From: Pennsylvania
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!! That is crazy!!! Best of luck to the drive is all i can really say.
Can anyone make out what it says on the speedo?? Maybe that was how fast they were goin at the moment of impact/
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Mar 19, 2004 | 08:28 PM
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From: Georgia
My guess is his speed was at least 90kph (~60mph).
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Mar 19, 2004 | 08:33 PM
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no air bags or they were not working???
Mar 19, 2004 | 08:44 PM
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From: new jersey
looks like a sheet over a body in the first pic
but that is a crazy accident
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Mar 19, 2004 | 09:13 PM
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Originally posted by ISinnXL
no air bags or they were not working???
Since it appears to have been a heavy side impact, initially, the sensors were not triggered.
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Mar 19, 2004 | 09:33 PM
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From: Hamilton, NJ
I can't imagine the accident occuring at anything less than 80-90 mph.
I was involved in a collision going 70 and my car looking NOTHING like that.
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Mar 19, 2004 | 09:42 PM
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From: Lovely OC
that's defintely something like 70mph of IMPACT.
damn i can't imagine what happened to the driver... i didn't read through the posts over there, anyone knows?
Mar 19, 2004 | 09:55 PM
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From: California
That is crazy! I would expect blood and guts everywhere.
Mar 19, 2004 | 11:22 PM
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From: Ontario
OH MY GOSH! That is disturbing. They must have been going VERY VERY VERY fast to have had that happen.
On a side note: Does anyone else find it sooo annoying to browse those threads with a tree view?
Mar 20, 2004 | 08:02 AM
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From: IL
I would be curious if this is indeed real - It does seem real, but
1. The drivers side airbag did not deploy - I realize size impact collisions don't always fire the airbag, but side impact collisions of that nature would seem to.
2. The car body pieces seem relatively free of scratches - There are dents up the ying yang but no scratches.
3. The motor in the picture looks old. I'm not an Audi specialist, but I would be curious if that IS an Audi motor.
Like I said, probably real, but who knows these days!
Mar 20, 2004 | 11:03 AM
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From: Texas
hard to tell what kind of audi that is. it was debadged. BUT that engine does look akward. its to large for the 1.4t, but it has a turbo. Im going to say that its the newer audis with the 2.7t. Im going to go with 100+mph to split a car in half.
Mar 20, 2004 | 11:51 AM
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From: California
Disturbing.
My guess was that it slid sideways into the tree...when it sheared apart, it started tumbling.