No Brakes

[alrot]

some may consider this as another tale from alrot,but i decide to mention this after the storm pass away,I crash my truck,with a neibor's car,the pump brakes of it fail without warning,It was fill it up with brake fluid, my street has an inclination, i was gonna come BTW to a cybercaffe to connect here,I put reverse,when i aling to the street avenue..due to inclination it didn't stop no brakes the pedal hit the carpet(horrible sensation) i even didn't had time to set D ,so my truck went down, i saw behind in the mirrow a brand new car,i decide to turn everywhere else exept hit this car,i turn right side to avoid a worth an more expensive ending,and hit a Nova 72, guys believe me this is an old and very very hard car i hit right in that chroma thing(don't know name)an i was so hard that rebote and hit the front left side with a minor damage But expensive
to pay,so i had a friend and did the repair job he's almost finish and my neibor is happy my truck has also a minor damage ill have to hit with a big hamer to put everything back,the good new I forntualy did have money to fix the nova,goodbye video card Atis  :'(.......
no no just kidding at the same time an hotel send me 12 tv sets damages ,tvs for repair,i also already finish with the last one,so in a couple days youll see my post freeware screenshots with a bright shining watter with my brand new vide card  ;D

any body can tell me what's the name's part where is used to stop crash?i forgot  ??? in front of all vehicles it activate airbags???

[Jared]

Oops! Sounds like an interesting time!

A nova, come on, hit a brand new ferrari, but not the Nova..  ;D

I too have had the brakes go out, but fortunately we weren't too far from home and there was little traffic at all lights we went through on red! (Not on purpose mind you! )

[alrot]

[quote]Oops! Sounds like an interesting time!

A nova, come on, hit a brand new ferrari, but not the Nova..

[beaky]

I'm not one to criticize (having once let a front rotor on a '74 Polara get so worn that the calipers fractured it;D), but what about the so-called "parking brake" (really an emergency brake)? It should stop you, if it's in good order... it's cable-operated; no need for hydraulic pressure.
You know... that handle on the floor near the seat...?

BTW... when that rotor failed on the Polara, I was approaching a light on a steep incline... hit the emerg. brake right away, but the rear shoes  (drums in back) were also so worn it didn't help much . Good thing the light was green and I could make a turn there- that old car weighed 4,000 pounds, and there was a wall of cars ahead, lined up to enter the Holland Tunnel...!!

[Triple_7]

Ah, that "OH @#$%" feeling

Brakes worked just fine on my old 89 Bronco II.  But I had really thick rubber floor mats.  Took off one day to meet a friend.  Got to his place which has a very long lane to get to the house...usualy drive 20-25 mph down it.  Got to the end of the lane to find that my floor mat had shifted up under the brake.  At this point I was down to under 20 mph but also at the house.  So it was eather turn towards the yard (full of large trees) or hit the house.  So I choose the yard.  I quickly found a nice sturdy tree :-/  Good news, I stopped, and only had a couple cuts and bruises.  Bad news is the Bronco was totaled.  Good part was I got a 91 F-150 out of it

It had a parking break.  But it was one you had to use your foot for and in a situation like that you dont have time to get your foot up high enough and over far enough to do any good   :-/

[Jared]

lol, did I forget to mention that it was winter so we had ice and snow on the road?

Both my dad and I pulled on the E-brake many times to no avail, especially whilst going down the one hill with the idiot and his dog who decided they could walk casually across in front of us.....

I think he got the hint though when we hit the horn repeatedly!

[Triple_7]

These pics were taken litteraly the evening before my little accident.  All clean and shiny right after a wash and wax job.  Was taking the pictures because we were going to sell it

Very nice condition for an 89.  Had only about 70,000 miles on it  Only 10,000 on the new trans.  Ran great...Problem was it only had a little 2.9L V6, didnt have a lot of power if I had more then 1 passenger, and it was horible in winter :-/

A few minutes after waxing

And theres the one little problem that could have made for a better outcome.  Notice the parking/E break is in a very odd spot.  No possible way to step on it quickly.  Kind of a dumb place IMO.


It was an automatic, not a stick.  Thats just for the 4x4 options.  Dont have any pics from the next day.  Didnt want them personaly.  It was my first vehical and kind of my baby  Wanted to add to it but decided to try and sell it insted.  Pretty POed at myself since it all could have been avoided if I had paid more attention to the mat before I took off.  Amazing what a large tree can do even at just 15-20 mph :-/

[TacitBlue]

I wrecked my first car too. An '89 Grand Am. I pulled out in front of a plumber in his big plumber van. It was my fault, and I didn't have insurance, but he let me pay him off in installments of $250 every two weeks. When I gave him the last check, he tore it in half and handed it back to me. Mr. Mike the plumber is a great guy!

ALROT: the word you are looking for is Bumper. Now did you say gasoline is free?! I'm moving to venezuela!!

[H]

I'm not one to criticize (having once let a front rotor on a '74 Polara get so worn that the calipers fractured it;D), but what about the so-called "parking brake" (really an emergency brake)? It should stop you, if it's in good order... it's cable-operated; no need for hydraulic pressure.

I've successfully done that but I'd best mention that one needs to remember to pull back on the release at the same time or you'll lock up.

Now did you say gasoline is free?! I'm moving to venezuela!!

Even if he has to swim there with a barge in tow !

[Carlo]

Even if he has to swim there with a barge in tow !

For free gasoline I'll help towing it.

Happy to hear everything worked out fine, Alrot. I'm waiting to see those screenshots.

Crash

[alrot]

This was my First crash in my hole life BTW my truck is an old wagooneer Pick up 1983 model,the hand brake or emergency brakes,they have been out of service

[Jared]

lol, yeah it is pretty iffy driving a car after some major repairs/modifications have been made, especially if I do them myself!

[Saitek]

You not have a compulsory MOT where you are? In Britain all cars over three years must have an MOT every 12 months. It is illegal to drive without it. An MOT is basically a medical check for a car and they are very strict. Funny I say that - ours got back from its MOT today. It passed.

[beaky]

Never had to use one of those pedal-type emerg. brakes, although I've driven my share of vans that have them. Not sure I could've got to it in time, either... and those cables tend to get slack if you don't check 'em once in a while- might not have done any good.
It's odd that they put it there; must be marketed as a parking brake, as they don't want to use the word "emergency". Stupid. On the old Fords I used to drive for U-Haul, the handle was a great big thing in the center of the console, painted bright orange. Very easy to grab quickly if needed...

[alrot]

Hey I forgot to mention My Truck has intact Air Bags,yeap...I place a couple bags for trash in front of the seat to throw the trash of Mc Donalds ....and some time they get fill with air ,specialy when im on the high way.....