Rancho Murieta Mishap - Page 2

Turbonut48 · #1 (**permalink**) 02-09-2018, 12:17 PM

I dont think the owner was in the vehicle. He did the shift from outside and off it took without any way to try to stop or slow.
Thats why he s not talking about the circumstances.

The Nut.

Buzz · #2 (**permalink**) 02-10-2018, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Turbonut48

I dont think the owner was in the vehicle. He did the shift from outside and off it took without any way to try to stop or slow.
Thats why he s not talking about the circumstances.

The Nut.

Then he would have had to repeat the same mistake twice in a row since it first went forward into the wall of his garage and then into reverse before heading over to the neighbors.
If a car lurches forward on its own under power into a wall, I don't think reaching in and shifting it into reverse is a logical or likely reaction. I would think someone in the driver's seat would be more inclined to do that, thinking he has control of the car. But who knows? It's an unfortunate situation regardless.

patrickt · #3 (**permalink**) 02-09-2018, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RodKnock

Ya, that went WAY over my head. Not sure what TV show is being referred to and I've never heard of a "Porter touring car."

I could google it, but I'm too lazy.

Here you go: My Mother the Car (TV Series 1965

RodKnock · #4 (**permalink**) 02-09-2018, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by patrickt

Here you go: My Mother the Car (TV Series 1965

Ya, looks terrible, but I see "Coach" was the star of the show.

RodKnock · #5 (**permalink**) 02-09-2018, 12:48 PM

I'm kinda curious, does anyone know which Cobra manufacturer made this particular Cobra?

Dirty Harry · #6 (**permalink**) 02-10-2018, 09:38 AM

One time, when I started my car (sitting in the seat, tranny in neutral), the internal contacts in the starter solenoid welded or stuck together, and the engine began running and grinding the starter at the same time. Shutting off the key killed the engine, but did nothing to stop the starter from continuing to turn the engine over. I jumped out and opened the trunk to access the battery shut-off switch I had mounted in there. It was an old, used, solenoid that I had used, trying to cut expenses. The new solenoid has done fine for the last 25 years now, but that first one certainly caused quite a stir. I wonder if something like this could have happened in this instance...

Gaz64 · #7 (**permalink**) 02-10-2018, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirty Harry

One time, when I started my car (sitting in the seat, tranny in neutral), the internal contacts in the starter solenoid welded or stuck together, and the engine began running and grinding the starter at the same time. Shutting off the key killed the engine, but did nothing to stop the starter from continuing to turn the engine over. I jumped out and opened the trunk to access the battery shut-off switch I had mounted in there. It was an old, used, solenoid that I had used, trying to cut expenses. The new solenoid has done fine for the last 25 years now, but that first one certainly caused quite a stir. I wonder if something like this could have happened in this instance...

Not in this case.
The engine needs to be running for the transmission to operate.
At least, you had your thinking cap on, and handling your situation accordingly.
Unlike this Cobra that ended up across the road.

FFR 3099 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-10-2018, 11:42 AM

Don't know exactly what happened, but if the car has an automatic transmission, it happened to my across the street neighbor in the eighties. She rammed her garage then got it in reverse, came across the street and up my driveway, under our 240z, and stood the Z on its nose against the roof gutters of my garage. The Z was pushed into the garage door and into my boat and trailer. The trailer was slammed back into the hot water heater, which crushed, saving the kitchen wall. totaled the Z, screwed up my trailer and pushed the garage eves and gutter up about 10 inches. Also ripped the brick trim in the house loose.....no one was hurt, thank goodness! She said her high heel got stuck in the pedals.