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Old 12-09-2017, 10:35 PM   #11
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Re: Potentially dangerous car mishap that turned out ok

Whoa buddy. What a ride.

Back in high school I was out with a buddy in his Pinto. Pitiful little thing didn't have much power but it was cheap. Anyway the roads were wet from earlier rain. I was driving at the time and we were having a good time. Memory fails me but there might have been some beverages there also.. We headed out on a deserted bit of road behind the high school and I was winding her up and banging the gears haha, when there was a dip and rise in the road. Since I was hard in the gas at that point the tire began spinning then the car spun around 3 or 4 times. It finally came to rest with the rear bumper just 2 feet from a utility pole. Not a scratch on it. Some time later we all learned how Pintos were subject to gas tank ruptures when rear ended. That could have been real bad. Lesson learned.
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