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11-02-2008, 08:10 PM
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  | re: My Co-worker lost control and hit a tree Glad hes okay but what an idiot!!!!  Hope hes in good shape after the crash, hope I could say same about the same but it's a write-off  P.s Can I have that engine Cover? 
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11-03-2008, 12:25 AM
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| re: My Co-worker lost control and hit a tree Good to know your friend is fine, crash safety engineers have said that people will most likely not survive any car crash into a solid object at above 80km/h. I am also surprised by how well the car hold up. It doesn't look like the car had a head on collusion with a tree.
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11-03-2008, 03:57 AM
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| Re: My Co-worker lost control and hit a tree Glad to hear he survived. Interestingly you can see where the crash energy was dissipated around the passenger cell of the car. The rear of the roof is buckled and one side of the rear bumper was either pulled off during removal of the wreck or popped off during the crash. The glass meanwhile didn't even crack. You can clearly see where the tree (not a very large one though) went into the bumper/hood area and that the engine took a huge hit. I think Mercedes and Volvo do this type of crash, one that isn't simulated or developed for a lab, better than anyone else. Let’s face it; everyone except the Chinese can develop a car to pass a lab crash test, but real world accidents is where the proof lies. This CL though is a goner. With the exotic build of this car and the extensive damage, to repair it would cost more than the car itself. M
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11-03-2008, 04:02 AM
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| Re: My Co-worker lost control and hit a tree If it had to happen, why wasn't that the new CL and not the old one?  Sorry to hear/see that... 
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11-03-2008, 04:40 AM
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| Re: My Co-worker lost control and hit a tree That looks like a way slower hit than 70 mph... maybe trees in NJ are not as hard they are here in Sweden ;-)
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11-03-2008, 08:56 AM
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| Re: My Co-worker lost control and hit a tree Completely unnecessary to call the driver an idiot or such same. It can happen to anyone. Even very good drivers. We don't know the circumstances so the only mature sentiment is empathy. The car could've hit an oil patch, aqua-planed, swerved to avoid another vehicle (in doing so saving the other person's life). You don't know, so don't judge. It's bad karma. When it comes to driving fast cars, there are two types of drivers: those that have had an accident and those that are going to have an accident. My commiserations and get well wishes to the driver.
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