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so.......i went to pa saturday,and picked up this matador for parts for my jav.
as soon as i got there,it started pouring,we made the deal,
i loaded it up safety chained it and left,started back on my way,
its about 8pm and very dark and very cold.
i had to get gas first so i went downtown and then followed the gps back out,
its a torrential downpour im literally slow rolling..some of the road is icy as well..
i manage to find a car wash and change the shitty back tires to my rollers for the ride back
then i head out again,next turn in like ten miles,so im going really slow with the flashers on.
go the distance and the Gps tells me im a mile out,then .2 whatever,
and its time for the turn so i make the right and go up the hill start slipping and sliding about 500 feet in
and as i do this im looking at the surface of the road and thinking Wait wth is this?
a Seasonal road??...yes..
yes it is,and with this car on the dolly and an icy hill and gravel i cant back down the hill...
so i creep over the crest of the hill,and as soon as i do the truck goes sideways,
the car and dolly push me down the sloped road,and into 2 trees BLAM
car and tow dolly keep going and vanish off the embankment,
and then try to pull the truck with it....yeah,talk about loading your drawers...
i managed to stop the truck Right on the edge of the cliff Sideways on my side.
get out,find out truck frame has snapped
bed is toasted.
axle is bent!
tow dolly no longer has a tongue And a flat tire.
matador is smashed to pieces down the embankment and wedged against a stump and several Small trees keeping it from going the rest of the way to the bottom.
still safety chained to the dolly tho and the truck.
the pic shown doesnt do the angle of this enbankment true justice,its Steep.
i manage to back the truck up and get the safety chains off,and then attempt to call 911.
ha..so..my fone,doesnt have service..nice..
to anywheres because im on the lost forest road of robin hood....
theres probably dinosaurs living out here because no one else does....
so,i wobble the chevy down the slope of doom for a mile which ws more fun!
and come out on a real road,follow it a few miles into town and find This out.
the road before the seasonal road,which i saw a ways back was the Real road i Ended up on.
it should have put me onto it from the start,
but it never even indicated that road and i was watching the roads and the gps like a hawk...
the countdown to the turn was consistent,all the way.
Gps...of Doom.
i know what you guys will say
so heres the pics,and yes,snuffers,my dog,and myself are okay..bit sore and shaken.
as soon as i got there,it started pouring,we made the deal,
i loaded it up safety chained it and left,started back on my way,
its about 8pm and very dark and very cold.
i had to get gas first so i went downtown and then followed the gps back out,
its a torrential downpour im literally slow rolling..some of the road is icy as well..
i manage to find a car wash and change the shitty back tires to my rollers for the ride back
then i head out again,next turn in like ten miles,so im going really slow with the flashers on.
go the distance and the Gps tells me im a mile out,then .2 whatever,
and its time for the turn so i make the right and go up the hill start slipping and sliding about 500 feet in
and as i do this im looking at the surface of the road and thinking Wait wth is this?
a Seasonal road??...yes..
yes it is,and with this car on the dolly and an icy hill and gravel i cant back down the hill...
so i creep over the crest of the hill,and as soon as i do the truck goes sideways,
the car and dolly push me down the sloped road,and into 2 trees BLAM
car and tow dolly keep going and vanish off the embankment,
and then try to pull the truck with it....yeah,talk about loading your drawers...
i managed to stop the truck Right on the edge of the cliff Sideways on my side.
get out,find out truck frame has snapped
bed is toasted.
axle is bent!
tow dolly no longer has a tongue And a flat tire.
matador is smashed to pieces down the embankment and wedged against a stump and several Small trees keeping it from going the rest of the way to the bottom.
still safety chained to the dolly tho and the truck.
the pic shown doesnt do the angle of this enbankment true justice,its Steep.
i manage to back the truck up and get the safety chains off,and then attempt to call 911.
ha..so..my fone,doesnt have service..nice..
to anywheres because im on the lost forest road of robin hood....
theres probably dinosaurs living out here because no one else does....
so,i wobble the chevy down the slope of doom for a mile which ws more fun!
and come out on a real road,follow it a few miles into town and find This out.
the road before the seasonal road,which i saw a ways back was the Real road i Ended up on.
it should have put me onto it from the start,
but it never even indicated that road and i was watching the roads and the gps like a hawk...
the countdown to the turn was consistent,all the way.
Gps...of Doom.
i know what you guys will say
so heres the pics,and yes,snuffers,my dog,and myself are okay..bit sore and shaken.
as well as my friends for the rescue.
