She wouldn't have been going all that fast. She was in a parking lot and just arcing into a spot against the building.
The pedal did not go to the floor. She knows that for sure. We are beginning to think the failure was of the power brakes. She does not recall the engine reving up and does not think that she either hit the wrong pedal or slipped off of the brake onto the gas. She is 54 and not quite senile yet. A big sadness for her though. She has not had any sort of accident since she was about 16. She went off the road in a snowstorm back then and broke a tierod end on a Ford Torino but did not dent the sheetmetal. Her car has been bumped in parking lots but she has never been in any sort of accident that was her fault. A matter of some pride I guess. I cannot say the same for myself. I have had my share of fender benders over the years. 4 in total if I don't count the ones where someone hit me from behind when I was stopped or hit me in a parking lot when I was not there, but none for about 10 years. Only 2 where I was truly at fault and those were in my wilder youth - the last of which happened in 1976. Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of John Robbins Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 11:26 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] What would you buy now? R A Bennell wrote: > She hit a bollard in front of the local Blockbuster movie store. How fast was she going? If she was pulling into a parking lot, I don't think you would have 'crumpled' any of the crumple zones. > She says she was pulling into the parking spot and stepped on the > brake and it did not stop. Not sure what that means. If it went all the way to the floor it is a bad master cylinder. If it was really stiff, I agree with the no power brakes... You sure have to push hard when that goes out!! John _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
