The cobalt saved my life
04-23-2011, 02:47 AM
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The cobalt saved my life
I was going about 73 on the free way and suddenly headlights flashed me in the face and someone was driving down the fast lane the wrong way and I slammed the brakes and fish tailed sliding right toward them and right before impact my hands spin the steering wheel the other way and my foot instinctively guns it and I swing my rear end the other direction and back straight then. Idk how my feet and hands did it but it was mind boggling
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04-23-2011, 03:06 AM
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I was going about 73 on the free way and suddenly headlights flashed me in the face and someone was driving down the fast lane the wrong way and I slammed the brakes and fish tailed sliding right toward them and right before impact my hands spin the steering wheel the other way and my foot instinctively guns it and I swing my rear end the other direction and back straight then. Idk how my feet and hands did it but it was mind boggling
04-23-2011, 03:17 AM
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glad to hear your okay, seeing all of these crashes and **** makes me feel safer in my car. just in the back of my mind i know that i would walk away from an accident. but my brothers car on the other hand....... 1* side impact rating
04-23-2011, 03:20 AM
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wow, that is a close call. Its the manual transmission man, thats why I love it. You're one with the car literally, you can control it in so many ways. Good to know your instincts and reactions came into play.
04-23-2011, 03:44 AM
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damn dude maybe it was also you skillz and not the cobalt haha.
just got off work 2 lane road some drunk ass was driving in my lane towards me so i flashed my highs and they swerved off the road right into a ditch haha. felt bad but not my problem.
just got off work 2 lane road some drunk ass was driving in my lane towards me so i flashed my highs and they swerved off the road right into a ditch haha. felt bad but not my problem.
04-23-2011, 04:03 AM
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glad to see youre still here
you know i was actually just watching this video
YouTube - 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt - IIHS Crash Tests
i got on the exact same side accident in the video without the airbags and got hit at 45mph and walked away with a bruise on my knee and whiplash for like 3 days now let me tell you this, i wouldn't mind owning another cobalt
pics are in my gallery i don't want to thradjack
you know i was actually just watching this video
YouTube - 2005-2010 Chevrolet Cobalt - IIHS Crash Tests
i got on the exact same side accident in the video without the airbags and got hit at 45mph and walked away with a bruise on my knee and whiplash for like 3 days now let me tell you this, i wouldn't mind owning another cobalt
pics are in my gallery i don't want to thradjack
move yo drunk ass bitch haha
04-23-2011, 08:03 PM
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04-23-2011, 08:52 PM
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had mine fishtail once after taking a corner way too fast haha, scared the **** outta me and took a few seconds to stop it from weaving side to side. couldn't imagine doing it while avoiding other traffic too haha.