Police officer Loves the 914, I even casued a car, CRASH.... OPS, |
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Police officer Loves the 914, I even casued a car, CRASH.... OPS, |
cbenitah |
Aug 29 2005, 12:12 AM
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Protected by the Swedish Maffia Group: Members Posts: 848 Joined: 16-August 05 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 4,597 |
hey guys,
I need to share my story for the day... (I feel like the kid in the family who does all the worng things) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/aktion035.gif) Anyhow, I was going up I-5 north towards L.A and listening to some good music, feeling the wind in my hair and mostley thinking how GOOD life actually is! Then in a hill (up) there is some traffic jam and my car dies from whatever reason. and you guys who have been heloing me might think the same as i did... BATTERY again.. I pull over to the side, and I'm in lane #1 and have to merge towards the emergency lane.. Trying to start but wont get ignition.. So here I am, in the middle of a hill with 5 lanes of traffic to my left and 5 lanes of traffic to my right... All i can do is to call my friend in SD and ask him to come up and jumpstart me... I also call Scott from this forum and he tried his best to help me locate a new battery for my car, but since its a sunday everything is closed. The funny, or maybe not so funny, thing I have noticed here in america is that people slows doen everythime they see a car which is either crasched or standing in an bad place... So this huge traffic jam starts to build up just were i am.. so im sitting in the car waiting an hour and then this guy is giving me a weird look, forget to look straight a head and rear ends this SL 500 mercedes... ops, sorry for casuing a car accedent, no one got hurt though which is very good. (sorry for keeping this so long, but there is more0 The cop who deals with the accedent starts to ask questions about my car and is really getting into it, he need me to move but the only way is a towtruck and thats another hour away.. (oh it didnt work to jumpstart it) so he turns on his sirens and stops all 5 lanes of traffic and slowley pushes me to the nearest off ramp, he uses his huge bumper to push me forward, while he is giving me directions over the speaker.. Theend of this story is that i finally got a new battery, and we had to push start it since the starter is prob. broken... The thing is, why would anyone wanna keep a car you have to jumpstart 6 times in 2 days and being pushed by a police car... Well, I wasnt mad or anything, i still think this is the best car i have ever been in! Thanks for listening all you guys who made it this far down, haha... (i have pictures of it as well, but will post them later if you want?) /Cris (who now know how good it is to have AAA) |
mightyohm |
Aug 29 2005, 01:04 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 2,277 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 162 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
You stopped in the middle lane of I-5?
You are lucky to be alive! |
redshift |
Aug 29 2005, 01:07 AM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
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Hammy |
Aug 29 2005, 02:12 AM
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mr. Wonderful Group: Members Posts: 1,826 Joined: 20-October 04 From: Columbia, California Member No.: 2,978 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Post the pics! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/w00t.gif)
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orange914 |
Aug 29 2005, 07:56 AM
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http://5starmediaworks.com/index.html Group: Members Posts: 3,371 Joined: 26-March 05 From: Ceres, California Member No.: 3,818 Region Association: Northern California |
i agree |
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Joe Bob |
Aug 29 2005, 08:58 AM
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Retired admin, banned a few times Group: Members Posts: 17,427 Joined: 24-December 02 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 5 Region Association: None |
I think the club should ask for a group rate from AAA.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif)
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Howard |
Aug 29 2005, 09:04 AM
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Incontin(g)ent Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,785 Joined: 24-July 03 From: Westlake Village, CA Member No.: 943 Region Association: None |
We already get a group rate from AA (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) |
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Flat VW |
Aug 29 2005, 09:21 AM
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Illegal Soapbox Derby Racecar Group: Members Posts: 1,692 Joined: 13-November 04 From: Phoenix, AZ Member No.: 3,105 |
If I was with AAA, I would ban teeners, they cannot possibly make ANY money on them. John (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) |
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mudfoot76 |
Aug 29 2005, 09:33 AM
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Currently teenerless :-( Group: Members Posts: 946 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Carmel, IN Member No.: 1,814 Region Association: None |
That is presuming that in your area(s), AAA has arrangements with towing companies that will acutally tow a 914 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) (though I guess I shouldn't have too many grumblecakes, because yokel they sent out for me wouldn't load the car, it forced me to figure out what was wrong, and I ended up fixing it on my own, and I'm back on the road....) |
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Toast |
Aug 29 2005, 11:35 AM
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Not bad for carrying sway bars. Group: Members Posts: 3,377 Joined: 20-January 04 From: Las Vegas Member No.: 1,580 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Because your in love with the damn thing! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) I had 2 VW beetles that had broken down on me so many times I gave up counting after 25. Were talking about freeways, streets, intersections.....I cant tell you how many times I had to push that thing off the road, or have my ass sticking out the rear off the side of the freeway wrenching away, or having to walk to get parts, to find a pay phone, or get gas because my gas gauge want working corretly. Yet, I still loved those damn cars. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) Glad you made it off the 5 safely! Interesting adventure you had there. As an old saying (I use to say) goes.... "Trippy shit happens every day!" |
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cbenitah |
Aug 29 2005, 02:42 PM
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Protected by the Swedish Maffia Group: Members Posts: 848 Joined: 16-August 05 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 4,597 |
Here are some pics from my strange evening... The photo when the cop was "pushing" me didnt work fro some strange reason..
Whats infront of me (IMG:http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/3788/imgp38081wd.jpg) Whats behind me (IMG:http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1949/imgp38126pq.jpg) Sitting sideways is actually very comfortable (IMG:http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/2675/imgp38146sh.jpg) |
Hammy |
Aug 29 2005, 05:06 PM
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mr. Wonderful Group: Members Posts: 1,826 Joined: 20-October 04 From: Columbia, California Member No.: 2,978 Region Association: Northern California |
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