IndyKlipschFan Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 ColterPhoto1 came over last night, parked his car in my driveway and came in to finally hear my system(s). His younger brother and I go back to 5th grade together. Only Problem was, he forgot to put the parking break on, and not in gear it slowely rolled over the edge of the driveway down a hill... It hit a tree to stop it from hitting the neighbors house...... And rolled to a stop. One of those Homer Simpson Moments frozen in time DOH! Thank goodness no one was/is hurt, it will take some body damage on the upper right front but everyone is fine. AAA had to winch the car out 50 feet back up the hill. Michael, obviously shaken up a bit, stayed a bit to calm down. I hope he doesn't beat up on himself too much. Accidents happen, no one was hurt, and it could have been MUCH MUCH worse. Anyone who knows how to post the pic in this thread feel free. Good lesson here if you have a manual car... USE the parking break!! This view is from my back porch. The tree on the far right saved the day! You can imagine my neighbors look on their face when they saw this too, in their back yard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I used to have a 280zx and I walked out of a restauraunt to find it setting in the middle university avenue a very busy street fortunately it was ok but it was very unsettling indeed. It turns out the 280zx was famous for this problem. Glad no one was hurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwatkins Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Friend Michael - This will, one day, be one of your favorite stories to tell on yourself. Remember that you have such a good friend as Indy to record it for all time and be sure the lesson is shared with all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Been there, done that. Bumper sticker on the back of my car says: If you don't like the way I drive, get off of the sidewalk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoriated_Tiger Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I had my miata roll downhill once -- and it had the parking brake on. Glazed pads, I guess. Since then, I got meself into the habit of not only putting the parking brake on, but also putting the car in 1st gear. No more heart-stopping vanished-car moments for me now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted September 10, 2004 Author Share Posted September 10, 2004 BTW, Mike said to post the pic too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Happened to my wife once in Atlanta. She'd parked the car on the street outside the church, on Sunday morning. The car rolled down the hill, backwards, about 150 feet, fortunately avoiding cars parked on both sides of the street, until it swerved back to the side and rolled up the guywire on a power pole. No lie. It was a Plynouth Reliant station wagon and it ended up with only the front two wheels on the ground. It did tear the vinyl bumper guard on the rear, but other than that, no damage. Tow truck just pulled it down off the wire and she drove it home. Her lucky day, mine, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 I came out of a bar one night and my car was on it's side. or was that me? No, I was looking at the bottom of my car. Damn fishermen came over from the island and thought it would be funny to see a VW Beetle tipped on it's side. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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