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Old 15-04-2007, 03:59 PM   #1
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Default Burnt out Fiesta on the news??

Thought I just saw what looked like a 3 door Fiesta burnt out on its roof on the news, some guy pulled a teenager out moment before it exploded. I could swear it has the rear window and cutout for a rear light of a Fiesta... everyone watch channel 9 news tonight to check!

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Old 15-04-2007, 04:03 PM   #2
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...575656779.html This link shows a bit of info - doesn't divulge the make/model.

Either way, someone just lost his/her licence...
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Old 15-04-2007, 11:47 PM   #3
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"The teenager was trapped in the front passenger seat of the car after the driver lost control..."

If it IS really a Fiesta, how the heck can anyone loose control on a Fiesta. Either :-

1) he/she was approaching a corner at 180km/h
2) no thread left on tyres whatsoever while approaching a corner at 180km/h
3) he/she has been playing too much "Burnout" game on PS2
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Old 16-04-2007, 12:02 AM   #4
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My bad, was a riced up Civic. The quick glimpse I kept seeing looked like rear window and tail light cut-out of a Fez.

They said it was going about 100km/h and hit a kerb. Not hard to flip a car even at legal speed when you hit a kerb.
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Old 16-04-2007, 12:18 AM   #5
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Ah I see, well I retract my statement.

I hope no innocent people died.
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Old 16-04-2007, 11:08 AM   #6
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"The teenager was trapped in the front passenger seat of the car after the driver lost control..."

If it IS really a Fiesta, how the heck can anyone loose control on a Fiesta. Either :-

1) he/she was approaching a corner at 180km/h
2) no thread left on tyres whatsoever while approaching a corner at 180km/h
3) he/she has been playing too much "Burnout" game on PS2
LOL! You don't need to be going 180km/h to roll a Fiesta! LOL! 60-80km/h is quite adequate...
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Old 16-04-2007, 11:21 AM   #7
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The roads are full of bad drivers. It's like driving through a minefield out there.
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Old 16-04-2007, 04:40 PM   #8
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The roads are full of bad drivers. It's like driving through a minefield out there.
True that.

I'm always on 100% awareness while driving and try to stay right away from penisheads.
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