Confirmation from GM on C7 accident
 

I just got this info from the media guys at Chevrolet...

I just read that on another site.. Thats one thing about these cars, if you catch a wheel on uneven or gouged pavement it will pull to that side really fast.

How can that be an "official" statement from Chevy Communications with grammar that poor?

"...the driver caught the inside tire caught..."

Seriously?

What was he uneven pavement? The Grand Canyon?

The first of many more to come.

SO, wider tires would have prevented this accident :rofl:

Let the :beatdeadhorse: begin!

It was from an email he sent me...not a news release that got ran through the mill.

What site?

Which is it, the test driver from GM cannot drive or an issue with the car?

There's no excuse for someone in communications failing to proofread.

Oh gawd, give it a rest...must everything be bitched about?

You've never made a mistake in an email you have sent? I know I have, even after I have proofread it and spell checked it.

I don't work in communications for a living. ;)

Yes. It's called freedom of speech. Don't like it? Move to Cuba.

That's not the point. The point is, we all make mistakes (communication people included).

Jalopink - Here is what they posted.. Same grammar issues. :ack:

During evaluation, the driver caught 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.

Oh I see...whiney bitching is always freedom of speech.:rofl:

It is here haven't you noticed.

Damn those Jalopink scoopers!:D Looks like they caught the news caught the same time as here!:rofl:

Seeing the picture, I could only deduce that there was an incident, or parking was short and the driver had to improvise.

*Just for the record, I'm having fun. I couldn't care less about the grammar*

Driver not Jim Mero
 

The driver is not Jim Mero as reported earlier

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1...ingray-crashed

Exactly! Some of the drivel on this site is nearly beyond belief.

No matter what your field or assigned task I am sure everyone here has made more than one small mistake. Raise your hand if you have never missed a meeting, misinterpreted a question or comment, been incorrect with a forecast, failed to come up with the best solution to a problem/situation, etc.

I am very careful with email because I do a lot of policy interpretation and explanation but I also send so many email per day that I cannot reread them 10 ways to Sunday before I send or I would never accomplish what must be accomplished. Even as careful as I am I do recall sending out one that, due to a typo, appeared to be part of a communication from Tonto to the Lone Ranger.

The only important thing is the driver was fine, the sequence of events was not from mechanical failure, and Blue (the car, not Ox) will be running at full speed very soon.

:iagree:

I sent it to Matt...there is another one on CorvetteBlogger that they must have gotten independently because it includes other info...

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.

On no, BlueOx just discovered he isn't special and that GM does not only talk with him.

Well said. But as you know, it will not amount to a hill of beans around here. There will always be those that have to pick apart a post if it in not up to what they consider their standards.

You tell him Ox. Exercise your freedom of speech. :yesnod:

:rofl:

We know they aren't going to talk to you...and they know you are coming in Oct. I let them know so they could get that car to fall on you.:D

Having a bad day? :cheers: Life's to short relax and enjoy it :thumbs:

I sent it to Matt myself this morning...:D

They would have to mess up the blue one. :toetap:

Like I said, he had to improvise on his parking spot. The great thing about this spot is you limit your door dings to only one side of the car.:rofl:

So, GM didn't send an E-mail to any other's and just to you, and then you informed everyone else.

I'm glad the Driver wasn't hurt.

But did they have to wound the blue one? Really?

The blue was trying to hard while catching up.....we all know blue is the slowest color:D

That is exactly what I thought. I have wanted to see more pictures of the blue one, but not this way. :cry

No. I didn't say that. Obviously they did because the updated one talks about Jim not being the driver and they cleaned up the writing. Jim wasn't mentioned in the info I received.

I hope you told them to make it a Cyber Gray or a Black one. I don't want to see those ugly black plastic vents as the car comes crashing down on my head.

I think it was Mero's car in the fanboy video.

Edit: Ah! okay, someone mentioned before that Mero wasn't involved.

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.

No, we want your last view on this earth to be the "cheese grater" (as you call it) comin' right at you!:rock:
http://stwot.motortrend.com/files/20...1-1024x640.jpg

That's the best angle of the C7 yet. Just kidding!:rofl:

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.

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.

Running on the Big Sur? That could be seriously nuts. :willy:

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!

Then I'm going to have to wear my helmet like Dale Jr does. Backwards.

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 :rock:

I sure hope they aren't 'performance' testing on a public road with other drivers. Hopefully this was just a mistake while transporting it from place to place and the guy got off the shoulder.

It's not a parenthetical expression; it's a zealous comma and a bad verb form -- "leading" ought to be "which led" doncha think?

Is that a serious comment?

Sure.

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...

Definitional. Pushing it to the limits of what sheer fun monkey business he could get away with on that road with his two buddies in the red and black ones playing follow the leader. Cannot be resisted on that road.......... it IS that good :rock:

Back in 1960, in high school, my best friend sideswiped his mother's car on a bridge(his mother wasn't with him) one night. He told his mother that he reached over to tune the radio, and that caused the accident. The truth was that he was getting a BJ from his girl friend at the time. He was having a little problem staying focused on his driving.

@ 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.

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 :cheers:


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Bob Seger can start the services with an a capella version of "Like a Rock" :rock: :rock: :rock:

Just LOL....
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2vU7bl2Ykf...rd+Teacher.jpg

:thumbs: There appear to be multiple problems, none of which I really care about or should have really bothered with, I could have pursued. But I didn't have enough motivation to actually pull out my Strunk and White. To be or not to be thoural. :D

Actually if you look at the photo there does not appear to be and wash out or curb edging although it might be different where he went off! Looking at the lose gravel it's my guess he got in those marbels and lost it!

Yep, those little rivulets meander here and there in a totally random fashion. That is precisely what makes them such a hazard. What you are lulled into thinking is a smooth transition all of a sudden, unpredictably, isn't.

See, just like the wide body C6, the wider C7 with the wheels mounted way outboard is going to cause problems. Our roads are just not wide enough for these wide Corvettes. If a professional can't keep the car between the lines, how are us mere mortals supposed to?

I guess Tadge is going to have to tweak the car some more so you can program "narrow road, loose gravel, no shoulder" into the computer.

What day is Bingo? Please, give it a rest. Are you PO'ed about the Z06 valve issue. Is that what this is all about? You are becoming a real, true pest in the C7 Forum and myself and others are going to report your posts and ask that you are banned. Is that really what you are striving for?

From BlueOxLama...
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I'll start early...but I'm not worried about the sacrificial blue C7...it will be healed and put back on the road...
hominahominahominahominahominahominahomi nahominahomina
OHMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
hominahominahomina

I bet you start bawling when your mommy kills a mosquito. Kind of thin skinned aren't you?

Tell us what you are so bitter over. We will help you deal with it. Really. All this negativity is not good for your health.

It's usually me getting yelled at in the C7 forum...lol. @ blueox, that car may be twisted if he hit the suspension hard enough! Of course they will make sure it's repaired properly just so they can beat on it some more but like I said it may be out of whack!

It'll tell them something about real-world cause and effect...:D

Absolutely, all info gathered by these mules will lead to a better car being built!

So the car is going to be upside down when it falls on him? :D

I don't think it matters what color it is - you know, it's kinda like the old saying - "they all look the same from underneath............" :D

You can make up your own story for how he 'gets it'.

Naw, it's more fun to nit pick yours..............:rofl:

Hey, at least I'm not the grammar police about the GM statement!:D

You lost me on that response......Or should I increase my life insurance.....LOL

Do they know what you look like at the plant? If not, I'll wear a name badge that says..."I'm BlueOx, not JoesC5".

Yes, larger contact patch, bicycle tires always get caught in grooves!:lol:

Accidents happen. And maybe it was a CF member writing the report - would go along with the grammar I've seen here. :lol:

yep you nailed it...its the new age where grown men bitch like women...go figure...:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

Not all women "bitch" - mine doesn't! :yesnod: Maybe you need to start associating with some new ones.............:rofl::rofl::rofl::lol: :lol::lol:

As a side note, when Dave Hill retired; they joked that he was the first person to crash a C6. And also the second person to do so.
:D

:iagree:

Any car will do that. Also, the C7 has narrower tires now, so not as bad as the C6. :thumbs:

Don't worry, here is a song called Blue, that sings about a BLUE Corvette to cheer you up. :hide:
Note** You will see that at the beginning of the video, KEEKS is being abducted by the Blue GM Flying Saucer :D

:iagree::iagree:

I guess it is here! :rofl:

Weren't you following the threads about the front "fangs?" Those are included per European safety regulations to keep bodies from sliding under the car when hit. So now the body flies up and onto the hood, where it is quite effectively held in place by the cheese grater in order to keep it from slamming into the windshield and breaking the glass.

GM is always thinking! :thumbs:

C7 has exactly the same width tires as the C6 base.

Same size as C6 coupe and vert. Narrower than wide body variants.

After all we meant to each other, and now you're throwing me away. I guess that means I'm not getting my usual box of chocolates and a dozen red roses from you this Valentines day.

At least I can still count on BlueOx.

So that's where the Blue Man Group came from.......:D

can we get back on topic? I really want to dive deeper into verbs, nouns and grammar

F'n NOT..

Monte just received a promotion. He is now one of the Editors in the Press Relations department.

He use to be in charge of tail light design.:thumbs:

:iagree: Those guys are "retentive"............. you know, "Consonated" :D

Hey man, gotta admit that was a pretty cushy job until the C7 came along:

https://sites.google.com/site/rcalle...oundsquare.jpg

:rofl:

Why is the spare hanging down so low on that early C4? :eek: An early attempt at an aftermarket extractor/diffuser.........?:D

Thanks. Seger is from Motor City, USA, and the song was the theme song for Chevy trucks in their commercials for a while. The C1 might actually be his :rock:

No clue. Imagine in 1984 the Chevy designers saying, "OK, here is the Corvette tail lights FOREVER. We better make them good!" I bought a 1985 brand new and liked the look of the rounded cube ones better when they appeared. Then I buy a 2007 and there they are again :willy: