"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux)
01/03/2014 at 14:00 • Filed to: None
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"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux)
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couldnt get a snap of the Prius, but I will tell you it won. Nice 300sdl smacked up.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> 505Turbeaux
01/03/2014 at 14:03 |
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As the driver of a W124 300d, I can attest to a Prius beating it off the line. In hand to hand (wheel to wheel?) combat, I don't know. General ability to not BLARG in the snow, the Prius probably takes the crown - I drove on a number of roads like that this morning.
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505Turbeaux
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
01/03/2014 at 14:09 |
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I have driven many a 124/126 in the snow. Aint bad with the right skins. But I was looking at the Prius, bumper cover was smashed up and into a taillight. The 126 front frame rails looked like they must have been twisted a bit, so that thing is toast. Up here could have been rotten though below the body, and that heavy engine decelerating might have pulled it around a bit
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> 505Turbeaux
01/03/2014 at 14:15 |
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It's no W123 300d in the snow, that's for certain. A heavy nose, relatively soft front suspension, and light rear make those funny any time traction comes up short.
From strike location on the Prius, then, may have soaked a lot with the battery box/surrounding framing - which could be good or bad. Just hard enough it protected the car structurally - good. Hard enough to warp or trash the battery area - very very bad.
Most Benzes like to fold up to soften impact and dive the engine, so very possibly toast.
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505Turbeaux
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
01/03/2014 at 14:17 |
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yeah I have seen those engines take a dive before...those squirelly things in the slick. Good tires dont even make a difference. Chains do though!