Well, I figured I would start a thread about mechanical/driver errors that could have really gone bad on our daily commutes and reckless adventures. Heres mine, please post your funny mishaps, no "my floormat is stuck" lol.
1. My 79' el camino had no e-brake cable and the proportioning valve was going out (tap the brakes and the fronts would lock up at random) I was exploring a back road at about 70 mph when I was coming up to a blind hill with a yellow sign that said "10mph" I figured that was just silly to do 10 miles per hour around a turn. When I came over the hill I saw a 90 degree turn with mature woods 10 feet off the road and lots of gravel on the turn. I said "oh ****" and hit the brakes, the front brakes locked up and didn't let off when I let off of the brake pedal, With some quick thinking I pumped the brakes about 75 feet before the turn and they let go, then I floored the gas and turned as fast as I could expecting to hit a tree at 40mph, Some how I managed to get the car sideways and into the turn quick enough to slide on the gravel and get grip right before the trees. I literally had a quarter sized spot of pee on my pants.
2. I had my fun little saab convertible with the top down and the 90wrms per channel stereo jammin' after a car wash. when I decided to floor the gas on a curvy back road, my wet shoe slipped off of the throttle into the gap infront of the center console, and getting my foot lodged between the firewall and console. This led to squeling tires, and angry guy getting his mail, and a cut that made me bleed and ruin my $80 dollar pair of white shoes. Good thing it wasn't a turbo, because I would have been in big trouble if the car actually had guts. Luckly I hit a dear six months later, which makes a great avitar pic
