Mercedes Accident in MD

scottp999 · 05-29-2007, 12:09 PM

Driver Injured After Crashing Car into House

They said the car was going over 100mph and hit several telephone poles, a vacant house and ended up at this brick house where it punctured a hole and went partially into a guest bedroom. Video is worth watching.

http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/H...Y&pageId=1.1.1

KL2DC · 05-29-2007, 12:12 PM

Not sure...Acura RSX?

Dmitriy@AUTOcouture · 05-29-2007, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by scottp999

Driver Injured After Crashing Car into House

They said the car was going over 100mph and hit several telephone poles, a vacant house and ended up at this brick house where it punctured a hole and went partially into a guest bedroom. Video is worth watching.

http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/H...Y&pageId=1.1.1

They said, at the begining of the video, that it was a benz...

KL2DC · 05-29-2007, 12:15 PM

A C230K hatchback...??

fizzle · 05-29-2007, 12:15 PM

yea its a benz. is that a e39 in the garage?? its an sl500 sports package. i can tell from the rims that its a sports package and an SL because my father has one. you can see the roll bar in the last shot.

Colonel'K · 05-29-2007, 12:23 PM

Whatever it was to start with, it's a Mercedes Compact now

fizzle · 05-29-2007, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Colonel'K

Whatever it was to start with, it's a Mercedes Compact now

haha

KL2DC · 05-29-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Colonel'K

Whatever it was to start with, it's a Mercedes Compact now

good one...

mesier1111 · 05-29-2007, 12:35 PM

Just another MB owner pissed he didn't buy a BMW, so he crashed his car because the insurance payout was better than the trade in value so he can go get a 335.

mkoesel · 05-29-2007, 12:53 PM

The driver was an idiot but the fact that he even survived that in a convertible (albeit a hard top, yes) is a testament to the safety of the car.

fizzle · 05-29-2007, 01:03 PM

yea those SLs are very safe. the roll bar saved his life. what i want to know is why he was crusing with the top down at 5am?!

voltron1011 · 05-29-2007, 01:19 PM

The same thing happened to a buddy of mine with his Ford Pinto. He ended up crashing though someones garage and into the dining room where the family was setting up for diner. Luckily no one was hurt (except for my buddy's ego). He tried to place the blame on me because I had helped him bleed his brakes the week before, and he wasn't used to them working so well.

Year's_End · 05-30-2007, 12:16 AM

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The same thing happened to a buddy of mine with his Ford Pinto. He ended up crashing though someones garage and into the dining room where the family was setting up for diner. Luckily no one was hurt (except for my buddy's ego). He tried to place the blame on me because I had helped him bleed his brakes the week before, and he wasn't used to them working so well.

Please forgive me foe my ignorance, but could you elaborate on what "bleeding his breaks" means? Never heard the term...hope it's not too common lol.

Excellence · 05-30-2007, 12:47 AM

SL500... Sigh...
The SL is a beautiful car, sad to see it all crumpled up like a pop can...
Wow the driver survived?! DAMN. Now thats what you call a real safety crash rating! Haha.
Hope that guy is alright...

voltron1011 · 05-30-2007, 12:00 PM

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Please forgive me foe my ignorance, but could you elaborate on what "bleeding his breaks" means? Never heard the term...hope it's not too common lol.

It's when air bubbles start to form in the brake system (like the lines). Over time the brakes lose there effectiveness because the air bubbles are trapped in the hydraulic lines (air compresses, fluids do not compress). So, before bleeding them, he would have to mash REALLY hard on the brake pedal to get any kind of stopping power.... After I bled the lines the trapped air, the brakes were working superbly. The problem was that he was still used to mashing the pedal to the floor to get any kind of decent stopping power. He was driving too fast in the neighborhood and when he hit the brakes he overreacted and slammed them too hard and locked them up, causing him to slide into some people's house.

Mikes12985 · 05-30-2007, 04:59 PM

Yea thats an SL500. My dad has the SL55 which can perform a lot better than the 500 can. From me driving the car all of the time, the car feels so heavy and stable that I couldnt see fliping the unless doing it on purpose. I always have the roll bar flipped up with the top down, the guys lucky he had his up then. Mike.

E90330iS · 05-30-2007, 07:22 PM

Despite the pretty looks of a SL500, I have driven one and I have to say it does not handle anything like the way it looks.

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fizzle is it the 5oclock free crack giveaway? 240 Rep 17,453 Posts Drives: a motorized vee-hickle Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (14)	yea its a benz. is that a e39 in the garage?? its an sl500 sports package. i can tell from the rims that its a sports package and an SL because my father has one. you can see the roll bar in the last shot.
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mesier1111 Banned 38 Rep 1,626 Posts Drives: 335i coupe, titanium Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bucks County, PA iTrader: (0)	Just another MB owner pissed he didn't buy a BMW, so he crashed his car because the insurance payout was better than the trade in value so he can go get a 335.
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mkoesel Moderator 7545 Rep 19,366 Posts Drives: No BMW for now Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canton, MI iTrader: (1)	The driver was an idiot but the fact that he even survived that in a convertible (albeit a hard top, yes) is a testament to the safety of the car.
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fizzle is it the 5oclock free crack giveaway? 240 Rep 17,453 Posts Drives: a motorized vee-hickle Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (14)	yea those SLs are very safe. the roll bar saved his life. what i want to know is why he was crusing with the top down at 5am?!
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voltron1011 Colonel 124 Rep 2,909 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, FJR-1300 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wiesbaden iTrader: (2)	The same thing happened to a buddy of mine with his Ford Pinto. He ended up crashing though someones garage and into the dining room where the family was setting up for diner. Luckily no one was hurt (except for my buddy's ego). He tried to place the blame on me because I had helped him bleed his brakes the week before, and he wasn't used to them working so well.
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Excellence G-STAR 209 Rep 1,897 Posts Drives: E90 to A5 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Richmond, BC iTrader: (0)	SL500... Sigh... The SL is a beautiful car, sad to see it all crumpled up like a pop can... Wow the driver survived?! DAMN. Now thats what you call a real safety crash rating! Haha. Hope that guy is alright...
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Mikes12985 Lieutenant 37 Rep 526 Posts Drives: X3M, 530i, X7 (on order) Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY (LI) iTrader: (10)	Yea thats an SL500. My dad has the SL55 which can perform a lot better than the 500 can. From me driving the car all of the time, the car feels so heavy and stable that I couldnt see fliping the unless doing it on purpose. I always have the roll bar flipped up with the top down, the guys lucky he had his up then. Mike.
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