begin quoting gossamer axe as of Fri, May 20, 2005 at 01:33:58PM -0700: [snip] > I work with a guy that said something went out on his car ( I really > can't remember what it was) on the freeway and it just stopped running > at 70mph. Something mechanical...I've had my car stop running on me > (drove through a puddle and silence) so what really would be the > difference? I'm just curious...
I was a passenger in a car when the distributor ate itself at 70 mph. We were able to steer the car to the side of the road and stop. A bit worrying, but it wasn't a problem. I was a passenger in a car when the front-right axle fell off. Only through sheer blind luck was a serious accident avoided. (It was right in front of a elementary school, during recess!) Losing power can be dangerous (if this had happened as we were crossing some railroad tracks, say...), but not nearly as dangerous as losing steering (or braking). -Stewart "I write software. Therefore, I don't trust it." Stremler
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