Emotional Attachments to Vehicles

Fuzzzy

I would love to hear the details of this one.

dave11

My then fiancee's car's engine had seen better days. This was one week before we were married. I didn't want her stranded if it broke down, so I told her to take the Z, and I would drive her car. She said "What if I have an accident?" I told her it was insured. Sure enough - she did have an accident. She ran over an open manhole cover, the car was spun to the left, and she was center punched on the right side. The car then spun around again and over a curb and into a building. The doctor asked her what kind of car she was driving. When she told him, he said it saved her life because the lower center of gravity kept the car from flipping but instead it spun.

That is why I said my first Z gave it's life for my wife's. This happened over three decades ago. This is why we have a fond spot in our hearts for Zs. This is why even though we are retired and well into our 70s we bought a new Z.

Fuzzzy

Lucky indeed! Thanks for sharing.

A young woman hit an open manhole near here a few years ago and was killed. I don't recall the exact car she was driving, but I remember thinking at the time that it was a very common and vanilla automobile. The saddest part about her death was that a couple of motorists had called to report the cover was off; one had his call passed around by several departments in what looked like an effort to avoid work and responsibility. Lawsuits are still in progress.

dave11

Before we were married, her car had seen better days, so I told her she should drive the Z since her cars engine was getting ready to blow. She drove over an open manhole that was unmarked. It spun the car to the left and she was center punched in the right side. She was spun clockwise over a curb into a building.

She was lucky she had a mild concussion, broken ribs, and some other injuries. At he hospital a jerk of a cop asked if she had been wearing her seatbelt. The doctor confirmed that she had because of her left breast was black from bruising. The cops said that if she had been in her car, it would have flipped instead of spun and her injuries would have been much worse or fatal.

That was the end of my 280ZXT. I still have the girl!

Fuzzzy

Wow! Just saw this response, so I apologize for the delay. Thanks for the f/u.

Lucky indeed. Several years ago a woman in this area hit an open manhole that someone had neglected to replace the cover when they were through working. I don't recall all the detail, but it was a city street and she was indeed killed. She was from a very prominent family, so the story stayed in the news for an extended period of time. Sad and completely unnecessary.