Well guys, she served me well for 7 years, now she's off to the crusher. I was going down the road, hit the brakes, got a good first application, then the master cylinder let loose and the pedal went straight to the floor. There was no chance...





This happened on 10/19. All parties involved are okay and the Tacoma that I plowed into drove away. She was cross traffic at a 4-way stop, I hit her right on the rear axle.

 

aww sad to see one die,glad everyone was ok though


btw before u send it off to the crusher could i get some parts off it ???

pretty much want the heads and up

 

Sorry man...car's already gone. I didn't want to have to keep paying for storage on a car that I wasn't about to try and deal with. The sad thing is that yesterday when i went to get my personal stuff out of it...it still started and ran. Fired up the first time with no questions asked. The front sub was toast. Neither of the doors opened without a pry bar and some brute force.

 

she took it like a champ it could have been worst as long as everyone she ok so who's fault was it ?

 

The legal fault is all on me. The brakes failed and I blew through a stop sign. Technically, it was just an equipment failure at a BAD time. So there was really nothing I could do about it. It was a true accident, in the strictest sense of the word.

 

that really sucks man

 

Thank goodness your okay....

 

That sucks. But, you're okay and that means you get to enjoy life and find another project.

 

Damn dude, that sucks! At least you are ok. Are you gonna get another thirdgen?

 

ugghhhh man that makes me want to cry. It hurts to see a fellow soldier go down.


At least everyone is ok though.



Will you buy another one?

 

Man, that does suck! I've had my Camaro for 15 years and if I ever wrecked it I'd go get another one. Once you have one its hard to get something else.

Ken

 

No, I don't think that I'll be buying another one anytime soon. Maybe at some point in the future as a true project, but right now...no.

my wife and I are trying to start a family and I'll need something that I can count on a little more, plus I need better milage now that I commute. I will still be frequenting the boards though.

 

hmm, what kinda mileage were you gettin with tat one? i know with my 91 rs i get 31 highway, and thats with a faulty dizzy.

 

sorry man, really feel for ya, exactly how my car looked after crash. also had the same situ, couldnt really get another - light at the end of the tunnel though - I have one now :-)

 

2_point8_boy--Glad everyone was OK!

All the best to you & your Mrs. 2_point_8!

 

Holy **** sorry man

 

How did I miss this thread the first time around?
That's really too bad...

 

Thats really sad man . The best of luck to you and your family, and best of luck to starting a new project in the future!

 

no E-brake?

 

things like this happen to fast for that

 

i was racing my boss on the freeway i would have to say we were doin at least 110 120 and came up on dead stop traffic my master cylinder went out same thing peddle went straight to the floor and my e brake saved my life if ur quick enough with grabbing it and or down shifting u should have no problems in these bad situations... i actually got into an argument with a friend i told him i could drive around without ever hitting the brake pedal we cruised around for 20 minutes before he was convinced....

 

I did pull the e-brake, but it was only good for the last 50 ft. Drum brakes fully locked up don't stop a 3500 lb car very quickly. It's definitely what saved my life though.

 

Darn, darn and double darn.

I am so very glad that you are okay and I hope your family goals become reality.

Also,we need all the mods we can get to control us great unwashed rabble.

The one strong point about the thirdgens, is that survivability in a crash is very high (I was hit head on on the highway, after spinning out on a highway skating rink, by a full-size van, and walked away without a scratch).

 

hmm... sounds like you need a restored thirdgen with an ls engine??? sorry that happend though i really dont understand how you gave her up i would of saved the engine for a suviner type thing. im definly looking into new brakes now. i got rear ended not to long ago at a dead stop with a saleen mustang that hit us at about 60 in a 40 and we slammed into a pt scarry azz experience but dam DODGE DURANGOs are very tough without an dought! again sorry it happened and glad everyone was ok.

 

everytime i see a crashed thirdgen i die a little on the inside that sucks man.