My Crown Victoria P71 Proved Its Mettle (And Metal)

Kinja'd!!! "AllanJH" (AllanJH)
04/16/2014 at 00:03 • Filed to: accident, close call, potholes, Crown Victoria, P71, durability

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Hit this pothole going about 70, as I had no time to slow down or dodge it because of other cars. No damage. Went by the next day and there were some pieces of plastic scattered around the area, and the pavement was even more damaged.

Anyone else ever come away from something you thought was severe with little/no damage despite your expectations?


DISCUSSION (7)


Kinja'd!!! CounterTorqueSteer > AllanJH
04/16/2014 at 00:09

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I was driving a Mazda 3 one evening a few winters ago when a wheel came off of an oncoming salt truck. I swerved to the side to avoid the bouncing wheel and it hit me on the driver door. The impact sounded huge but when I pulled over it had just left a small tire scuff. I came out super lucky.


Kinja'd!!! offroadkarter > AllanJH
04/16/2014 at 00:10

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Thats nothing for a P71


Kinja'd!!! ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > AllanJH
04/16/2014 at 00:17

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That's not a pothole, that's a crater.


Kinja'd!!! sony1492 > AllanJH
04/16/2014 at 00:29

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'Merica

For the EPIC road and the car that could handle it.


Kinja'd!!! AllanJH > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)
04/16/2014 at 00:48

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It looked large enough for me to fit inside. I just wished I had some road flares or cones to mark it so others didn't hit it.


Kinja'd!!! HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > AllanJH
04/16/2014 at 01:05

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In my 92 Camry I was "drifting" in a snowy parking lot. I hit a patch of ice and slammed into a brick wall. I figured my rear bumper was got. got out to look at he damage, and it was nothing, just some spider webbed paint.


Kinja'd!!! Echo51 > AllanJH
04/16/2014 at 04:52

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360'd off an icy road on summer tires into the side of a field, had to get pulled out of it... Nothing damaged but some dirt stuck to the bottom of it...