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Gonzo
January 1st, 2002, 16:17
This year has all ready been great for me.

Today My girlfriend and I was comming back from her grandfathers house and it was a icey road and I hit a few pot holes and I went to slow down and I put on my breaks(Not a good move) and then I slid off into the ditch. Me and her never got hurt, lucky cause if it was a few more feet infront we would have hit a big rock or if we would have went a few more feet behind we would have rolled right over. It took 2 trucks to pull us out and a few men to push and me driving it out. Nothing major happend just riped the rubber of the tire off the rim but I went and got that fixed for 4 bucks.

Just though I would shair my "GOOD" day with you.
vorapoap
January 1st, 2002, 16:21
!!!!!!!! Very nice to hear that..

I wish your car has got an insurance. :)
Gonzo
January 1st, 2002, 16:42
Like I said its was nothing big. Just when they pulled me out the rubber just got pulled off the rim, so we just put the spair tire on and then I dove to the grage and got them to put it back on the rip and tommorw I will go out and put it back on. Nothing else happend to the car. Thank goodness. Also I just got the car inspected yesterday at the same place I got to put the tire back together.
Giancarlo
January 1st, 2002, 17:56
My family car has anti-skid protection... which basically means that if the car starts to skid the suspension doesnīt move, basically locking the car back into place. I donīt know why it wasnīt thought of before. The car is a Dodge Sport SE minivan.
Gonzo
January 1st, 2002, 18:14
But still probley not any good for where I was at. the road was all ice. and I mean all of it was. It was also a mud road too so that does not make it anybetter. But when you are sliding on ice the worse thing that can happen is if one of all of your tires stop, that will make you go side ways. What I done was when I was going for the pot hole is I put on my breaks to slow down so I could just go around them but then I brakes locked on me so I had no choice to keep going for the ditch.

I have a 92 sunbird GT.
Giancarlo
January 1st, 2002, 18:22
Originally posted by Gonzo
But still probley not any good for where I was at. the road was all ice. and I mean all of it was. It was also a mud road too so that does not make it anybetter. But when you are sliding on ice the worse thing that can happen is if one of all of your tires stop, that will make you go side ways. What I done was when I was going for the pot hole is I put on my breaks to slow down so I could just go around them but then I brakes locked on me so I had no choice to keep going for the ditch.

I have a 92 sunbird GT.

This is a rugged sport car with truck suspension so it would work on the ice. It is the 2001 Model. What it does is the lock goes into place so all the wheels start moving forward.
LeX
January 2nd, 2002, 06:09
Originally posted by Giancarlo
My family car has anti-skid protection...That's ABS, correct?
Giancarlo
January 2nd, 2002, 06:39
Originally posted by LeX
That's ABS, correct?

I am not sure... I will have to look that up.
Akalon
January 2nd, 2002, 06:55
Anti-lock Braking System? I thought most cars had that??
Gonzo
January 2nd, 2002, 07:09
ABS Brakes are not the same as that anti-skid system.

ABS brakes are not going to lock on you. meaning once you let off of them they will stop and your wheels will keep turning.

Alot of cars do have ABS breaks
LeX
January 2nd, 2002, 07:10
Well, ABS isn't standard...
trenzterra
January 2nd, 2002, 07:43
Maybe it means:

Auto Braking System
Auto Banging System
Anti-Terrorist Banging-Hi-jack proof System
LeX
January 2nd, 2002, 08:00
Are you playing dumb or do you really not know? Somebody already explained it.....

BTW, the version I heard was Anti-Brake(-e+ing) System... :confused:
Gonzo
January 2nd, 2002, 08:08
ABS does mean Anti-lock Braking System.
Giancarlo
January 2nd, 2002, 08:53
This car has Anti-skid lock. Which is not the standard and is only on a few cars.
Nick
January 3rd, 2002, 11:18
Speaking of wrecks, some guy fish tailed on the road this morning and hit my mom head on while she was driving my car. It is completely totaled :( :mad: :cry2: :angry2: . But my mom is ok :) .