Jeff C
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Anyone else watching the highspeed chase with the F-250? Blown out a rear driver-side tire, still doing 60mph and I don't even see any sparks flying. I know what vehicle I'm choosing for my next highspeed chase.
Testament to "Built Ford Tough"
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Jeff C
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Oh well, just ended...
Dre L
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I almost had a testament... I almost T-Boned another Trac last night, I gave him the salute.
I don't know if it was actually the owner, or a valet, since it was coming out of a valet parking lot.
I don't know if it was actually the owner, or a valet, since it was coming out of a valet parking lot.
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Larry Phillips
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Where was the chase at?
My wife got in a wreck with my first Sport Trac. She was going to church with her sister and gabbing all the way. She did not see that the cars in front of her had stopped at a traffic light and plowed into the back of a 4 year old Chevy Lumina. The Trac push the Lumina's rear end all the way up to the back window and pushed the car into the truck stopped in front of it.
6 people went to the hospital, fortunately nobody was seriously injured and all were treated and released. The Lumina was totaled and had to be towed away on a flatbed truck. The Sport Trac suffered $2800 damage but it was completely safe and drivable. It had a small ding in the hood, a big dent in the plastic bumper, and a slightly crinkled drivers front fender.
The headlight had been the mounting knocked off and was hanging by the wires.
I used some duct tape to hold the headlight in place and drove the truck for a week while the repair shop ordered the parts and scheduled the vehicle for repairs the following Monday. The vehicle drove perfectly and did not even appear to knock the wheels out of alignment.
Later that evening the police came over our house to get statements from my wife regarding the accident and one of the officers was absolutely amazed that the Sport Trac had done so much damage to the Lumina and yet only sustained what appeared to be only minor cosmetic damge. He said " I guess that's what they mean by Ford Tough" !
...Rich
6 people went to the hospital, fortunately nobody was seriously injured and all were treated and released. The Lumina was totaled and had to be towed away on a flatbed truck. The Sport Trac suffered $2800 damage but it was completely safe and drivable. It had a small ding in the hood, a big dent in the plastic bumper, and a slightly crinkled drivers front fender.
The headlight had been the mounting knocked off and was hanging by the wires.
I used some duct tape to hold the headlight in place and drove the truck for a week while the repair shop ordered the parts and scheduled the vehicle for repairs the following Monday. The vehicle drove perfectly and did not even appear to knock the wheels out of alignment.
Later that evening the police came over our house to get statements from my wife regarding the accident and one of the officers was absolutely amazed that the Sport Trac had done so much damage to the Lumina and yet only sustained what appeared to be only minor cosmetic damge. He said " I guess that's what they mean by Ford Tough" !
...Rich
Larry Phillips
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Oh OH! BATTLESCARS!! I'll show you mine if you show me yours!! 
A 2002 Grand Prix did this.
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A 2002 Grand Prix did this.
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Gavin Allan
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Wow! It did a number on your license plate!
Travis Munday
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Most of my battle scars are self-inflicted from grinders, welders, sandpaper, and other various means of modification....
Tabjo
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Sort of on the "Built Ford Tough" topic, Mine strike on an F250
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Brandon Hughes
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Tabjo, I see the 101 patch. From the trees looks to be the north. Looks like a civilian drove his uparmored F-250 and hit an IED. The civilians gotta understand, those things are to protect them against 9mm sub-machine gun fire, not 122mm IEDs
Tabjo
Active Member
Hyuz I doubt the civilian drove in to it on purpose
I see you're still out in the sandbox, stay safe bro.
I see you're still out in the sandbox, stay safe bro.
Kerry Matthews
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Musta been the one in Riverside County, CA. It was on the news here. A tan Ford F-250?
Larry Phillips
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Yeah, it was still pretty bent up when I turned it in to get my personal plates.
