Preppy wrote:
was the speedo converted 2 read in MPH?? cuz he was sayin they were being towed at 40-50mph, that was scary tho
Hi,
I was the driver in the video but I am not the owner. He was driving the Discovery...
The speedo has been converted to readout in MPH rather than KPH. I feel that it under reads a bit.
The whole towing thing was scary to begin with but I got used to the speed after a couple of miles. It was trying to keep the rope tight that was difficult without the break booster working.
What was really scary was hitting the wire pole at over 30 mph. It like being a crash test dummy...and it hurt. I bit my tongue, fortunately not badly, got chafe marks on the side of my neck from the left strap and had a sore and stiff neck for a couple of days.
evo-man wrote:
Seems like someone left the black wire on the road and it locked the steering? what do you think.
Sorry about that Scuby man, i feel your pain.
The wire came from the light pole we ran into, the cable came down when the pole got knocked over about 4' at the top. I thought the wire had caught in the steering but the steering locked when I went around the last corner.
Whats strange is we dont really know why the steering locked. It appeared to be in the accessory position and the steering doesnt seem to lock until you take out the key.
Preppy wrote:
St.Lucia strongest rope didnt hold up 2 da challenge,and was the horn workin??
That damn rope didnt break until we had hit the pole!!
The horn was working but I all I could see was that damn pole up ahead and I pretty much freaked! My son actually had the presence of mind to hit the horn...the Discovery had the windows up and the air con on. I guess he pretty much forgot we were back there...
De sleeper wrote:
damm i can imagine how u felt. that reminded me of my accident but we were goin much faster.
I liken it to falling down a cliff...
I had my foot hard on the brake but the car was not slowing down and I was just along for the ride. The total feeling of helplessness was the worst part.
didnt he feel sum more friction from u holdin the breaks??a i suspect music playin wif AC on and windows up, i doubt he even heard the horn and screaming
the dude with the discovery was neglegent i say, and it was his car he was towin. hell if it was me i woulda been always eyeing my mirror to see whats going on back there. but all windows up and air with music aint seem like someone towing a ride. lol. dude that crash was no fun at all. i felt it. did you all remove the hose from the brake booster before towing?
Word of advice - "Dont let them see you coming"
whispering now....
"True car enthusiasts are open-minded to everyone's creation"
Motion Sickness wrote:
NB Changing the speedo from KmPH to MPH doesn't change the speed reading correctly. You have to change the speed sensor on the tranny too.
was thinkin the same thing too.
Word of advice - "Dont let them see you coming"
whispering now....
"True car enthusiasts are open-minded to everyone's creation"
skidmarx wrote:
the dude with the discovery was neglegent i say, and it was his car he was towin. hell if it was me i woulda been always eyeing my mirror to see whats going on back there. but all windows up and air with music aint seem like someone towing a ride. lol. dude that crash was no fun at all. i felt it. did you all remove the hose from the brake booster before towing?
The steering got locked, hello. maybe the owner should have quickly turned around and pull the car the other way.
That happened so fast, the only way out i can think off was pop the e-brake, but you cpu has to be really fast to process all that data.
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