Confirmation from GM on C7 accident
02-13-2013, 12:17 PM
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I think it was Mero's car in the fanboy video.
Edit: Ah! okay, someone mentioned before that Mero wasn't involved.
Edit: Ah! okay, someone mentioned before that Mero wasn't involved.
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02-13-2013, 12:23 PM
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Let's try this again with proper grammar LOL -
"We can confirm that during routine testing, a Stingray was involved in a one-car accident.
"During evaluation, the inside tire caught the edge of the pavement during a tight corner, leading to the accident. Thankfully, no one was hurt, the car received only minor damage, and no citations were issued."
We can also confirm that the driver was not GM development driver Jim Mero, as reported elsewhere.
"We can confirm that during routine testing, a Stingray was involved in a one-car accident.
"During evaluation, the inside tire caught the edge of the pavement during a tight corner, leading to the accident. Thankfully, no one was hurt, the car received only minor damage, and no citations were issued."
We can also confirm that the driver was not GM development driver Jim Mero, as reported elsewhere.
Still not proper grammar.
1st sentence has restrictive relative clauses and should not have a comma.
2nd sentence take out the parenthetical expression between the commas and you get the sentence "During evaluation leading to the accident." That is not a sentence.
3rd sentence, with three terms with a single conjunction, appears correct.
02-13-2013, 12:24 PM
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02-13-2013, 12:26 PM
#44
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That's the best angle of the C7 yet. Just kidding!
Thankfully no one was hurt and the Vette recieved minor damage. Now put it back on the road and see how durable it is after repairs. Real world testing can't be any more accurate. Something similar happened last year on the Big Sur run we had up here in Northern "Kalifornia". The C6 Vette got messed up realy bad but the driver was fine.
Thankfully no one was hurt and the Vette recieved minor damage. Now put it back on the road and see how durable it is after repairs. Real world testing can't be any more accurate. Something similar happened last year on the Big Sur run we had up here in Northern "Kalifornia". The C6 Vette got messed up realy bad but the driver was fine.
02-13-2013, 12:37 PM
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How many of you will postpone buying an early model if they find out that it is a design flaw that caused the accident. Happens all of the time in the first models.
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02-13-2013, 12:39 PM
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That's the best angle of the C7 yet. Just kidding!
Thankfully no one was hurt and the Vette recieved minor damage. Now put it back on the road and see how durable it is after repairs. Real world testing can't be any more accurate. Something similar happened last year on the Big Sur run we had up here in Northern "Kalifornia". The C6 Vette got messed up realy bad but the driver was fine.
Thankfully no one was hurt and the Vette recieved minor damage. Now put it back on the road and see how durable it is after repairs. Real world testing can't be any more accurate. Something similar happened last year on the Big Sur run we had up here in Northern "Kalifornia". The C6 Vette got messed up realy bad but the driver was fine.
02-13-2013, 12:56 PM
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IMO no way was that the cause, come on he caught an edge and lost it? More than likely it was just horsing around, I don't know who it bodes for worse otherwise, thedrivers lack of skill or the cars inability to be corrected!
02-13-2013, 01:03 PM
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02-13-2013, 01:09 PM
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02-13-2013, 01:16 PM
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The very job of a test driver is to test the limits. That road, if it is the one I am thinking of between Wickenburg and Prescott, is a blast to do it on. Twisties on the side of a hill with many switchbacks because of the elevation changes. It essentially rises from desert floor in Wickenburg to the pine trees in Prescott. Where pavement ends and shoulder begins there are periodically places the dirt/gravel erodes away by rain and has to be filled in. We have had a lot of moisture here the past couple of weeks. As the old saying goes, there but for the Grace of God go MANY of us
02-13-2013, 01:17 PM
#51
Le Mans Master
It's not a parenthetical expression; it's a zealous comma and a bad verb form -- "leading" ought to be "which led" doncha think?
02-13-2013, 01:18 PM
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02-13-2013, 01:22 PM
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It rains there? LOL
I guess that could be the case, he might have hooked a wheel and lost it! I guess us regular folk find it hard to believe that a test driver would lose a mule like that if the area was too compromising, especially with such few cars to be driven. Thankfully he's okay but my money is still on monkey business, not pushing it to the limit! Thumbs up...
I guess that could be the case, he might have hooked a wheel and lost it! I guess us regular folk find it hard to believe that a test driver would lose a mule like that if the area was too compromising, especially with such few cars to be driven. Thankfully he's okay but my money is still on monkey business, not pushing it to the limit! Thumbs up...
02-13-2013, 01:25 PM
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It rains there? LOL
I guess that could be the case, he might have hooked a wheel and lost it! I guess us regular folk find it hard to believe that a test driver would lose a mule like that if the area was too compromising, especially with such few cars to be driven. Thankfully he's okay but my money is still on monkey business, not pushing it to the limit! Thumbs up...
I guess that could be the case, he might have hooked a wheel and lost it! I guess us regular folk find it hard to believe that a test driver would lose a mule like that if the area was too compromising, especially with such few cars to be driven. Thankfully he's okay but my money is still on monkey business, not pushing it to the limit! Thumbs up...
02-13-2013, 01:28 PM
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It rains there? LOL
I guess that could be the case, he might have hooked a wheel and lost it! I guess us regular folk find it hard to believe that a test driver would lose a mule like that if the area was too compromising, especially with such few cars to be driven. Thankfully he's okay but my money is still on monkey business, not pushing it to the limit! Thumbs up...
I guess that could be the case, he might have hooked a wheel and lost it! I guess us regular folk find it hard to believe that a test driver would lose a mule like that if the area was too compromising, especially with such few cars to be driven. Thankfully he's okay but my money is still on monkey business, not pushing it to the limit! Thumbs up...
02-13-2013, 01:37 PM
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@ rcallen, sounds like a blast! We have some decent twisties here in the NE but usually with not much run off! Then again those rock walls don't offer too much for error either!! @joesC5, I think it's fair to say we all have one of those stories! i once sideswiped a tree b/c my friend was stanging on the door sill and me like an idiot was watching him and not the road!! P.S. lucky for your pal she did not bite down...lol.
02-13-2013, 01:47 PM
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Thanks Blue for the update on the Blue car. Seems to be making the rounds of every site in existence
No such thing as bad publicity
Glad no one was hurt.............
Too bad people don't have better things to do than worry about Grammar 
No such thing as bad publicity Glad no one was hurt............. Too bad people don't have better things to do than worry about Grammar
02-13-2013, 01:52 PM
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Bottom Line: This is a bad omen. I suggest a prayer vigil to cast out any evil spirits.
May I suggest a vette7 prayer vigil be held today at 6:30pm EST per this forum.
Perhaps Blue Ox resident C7 Dalai Lama can preside over the services?
Say a little sumpin-sumpin,... a couple amens should do it.
Just a suggestion....
Pro Karma
May I suggest a vette7 prayer vigil be held today at 6:30pm EST per this forum.
Perhaps Blue Ox resident C7 Dalai Lama can preside over the services?
Say a little sumpin-sumpin,... a couple amens should do it.
Just a suggestion....
Pro Karma
02-13-2013, 01:57 PM
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Bottom Line: This is a bad omen. I suggest a prayer vigil to cast out any evil spirits.
May I suggest a vette7 prayer vigil be held today at 6:30pm EST per this forum.
Perhaps Blue Ox resident C7 Dalai Lama can preside over the services?
Say a little sumpin-sumpin,... a couple amens should do it.
Just a suggestion....
Pro Karma
May I suggest a vette7 prayer vigil be held today at 6:30pm EST per this forum.
Perhaps Blue Ox resident C7 Dalai Lama can preside over the services?
Say a little sumpin-sumpin,... a couple amens should do it.
Just a suggestion....
Pro Karma