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pawoSD 04-29-2008 05:20 PM

Ever had a truck driveshaft fly into your W124?!? Look!
 
Check out this video that hit CNN today, some guy in MA driving down the freeway behind a truck got a u-joint + part of the driveshaft in his face through the window of his W124 after the shaft blew apart! :eek:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/04/29/quiroga.ma.hit.by.driveshaft.wcvb

Insanity. He lived!

iwrock 04-29-2008 05:24 PM

Holy Crap.

Chad300tdt 04-29-2008 05:28 PM

That guy needs to buy some lottery tickets.:eek:

He seems like a really calm person.

engatwork 04-29-2008 05:30 PM

I imagine it was making a heckuva noise before it came apart.

pawoSD 04-29-2008 06:15 PM

I bet they will find the truck was poorly maintained....

I hope he repairs and keeps driving his "lucky" car... :D

All it needs is: Windshield....dash....and a good detailing. :D

Lexxani 04-29-2008 06:47 PM

daamn. . someone hasn't been maintaining their truck. . dude. . .

Kuan 04-29-2008 08:30 PM

I wanna say the MB kept him alive, but this was pure luck.

Botnst 04-29-2008 08:35 PM

Whoa!

Hatterasguy 04-29-2008 09:23 PM

Wow!

Lots of lawsuit potential their!

Dubyagee 04-29-2008 10:02 PM

I bet he gets a bulletproof windshield.

TMAllison 04-29-2008 10:02 PM

Must be one of those unsafe trucks visiting here from the Great White North that was let in by NAFTA......lots of debate in the West to what extent our Southern neighbors should be allowed access.

That wasnt much damage......I got hit by a semi-truck spare tire that came out from under a trailer at 65mph....that did do some damage.

Peter Kraft 04-30-2008 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lexxani (Post 1839400)
daamn. . someone hasn't been maintaining their truck. . dude. . .

Right on , you know there had to be a bunch a noise and/or vibration before it blew, unless someone forgot to tighten some fasteners when shaft was last out for service.

I vote for poor upkeep....

turbobenz 05-03-2008 07:50 PM

that is sad. he seems like such a good guy

Nate 05-04-2008 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turbobenz (Post 1843224)
that is sad. he seems like such a good guy

Yes, that is sad, but I'll bet he'll become a better, more financially capable, person after it's all said and done...

~Nate

RG5384 05-04-2008 08:26 PM

Actually kind of happened to me in my old SD. driveshaft fell out of the truck i was following, luckily it didn't fly up into the windsheild but it did destroy the oil pan and puge a huge rip/dent in the spare tire well. Scary stuff,


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