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| big_D wrote: I suspect very high speed was involved. | |
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Looking at the uprated exhaust, I think you're probably right. Who knows what state the rest of the car was in, or what other mods he'd done.
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| Author: | pcernie [ Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Coventry smash 'splits family's car in two' |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-co ... e-30167098 Should that even be possible? Even with an older car? I mean I've heard of it happening with cut and shuts... |
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| Author: | big_D [ Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Coventry smash 'splits family's car in two' |
It is quite common in high sped accidents, where the impact is not head on. Going sideways off the road and into a tree can do that. I suspect very high speed was involved. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:21 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Coventry smash 'splits family's car in two' | |||||||||
Looking at the uprated exhaust, I think you're probably right. Who knows what state the rest of the car was in, or what other mods he'd done. |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:49 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Coventry smash 'splits family's car in two' | |||||||||
You know who to call.... 
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| Author: | TheFrenchun [ Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Coventry smash 'splits family's car in two' |
I'm guessing they'll be looking for brake marks to check speed. If the driver even broke at all :S |
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| Author: | Fogmeister [ Thu Dec 04, 2014 12:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Coventry smash 'splits family's car in two' |
Mythbusters covered this. Although it was head on with a snow plough. Either way the engine block held the car together. In this case though with it being side contact I can see that happening fairly easily. Front wheel drive too. So the only thing going front to back was the exhaust. I imagine the chassis was rusted to bits. |
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