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MY buddy rolled his jetta 6 times *pics*

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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:28 AM
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MY buddy rolled his jetta 6 times *pics*

This is his post on the vortex wild accident! thank god is he is alive. If these pics dont work then click on the the link.




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"So i was drivin home from vacation in York Beach ME and was drivin on 95 in New Hampshire and a trash barrel fell off a truck and i swerved to avoid it while doin like 65 and i rolled my car 6 times in the median and somehow managed to walk away with only some road rash and my face lookin like the guy from the Goonies Movie "

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2729560




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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:30 AM
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Not sure why this is in evo general...but VW are tanks...i used to frequent vortex back when i had my Jetta and there were several threads of guys in terrible wrecks walking away with minor injuries...pretty impressive
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:31 AM
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you can buff that out.




on a serious note glad to hear he's okay, says alot for how well VW's are built.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:32 AM
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volkswagens are amazing when it comes to safety. Yours looks like chopmeat now but Im Glad to hear youre ok. I have a silver vr6 jetta as well as my evo and i love it.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:41 AM
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that's one way to make your own shorty antenna.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Bigl4201
volkswagens are amazing when it comes to safety. Yours looks like chopmeat now but Im Glad to hear youre ok. I have a silver vr6 jetta as well as my evo and i love it.
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Its my buddies dub not mine...i use to have a vr6 but sold it for the evo! But yeah vw safety is amazing.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:45 AM
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Wow! Glad your buddy is ok. He was very lucky to walk away.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 06:48 AM
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robitussin will fix it. Just need mo 'tussin.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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Sorry to see that happen but glad everyone is ok. Whats he going to get an EVO? haha
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 07:28 AM
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jetta ranks #1 in least accident fatalities per million vehicles sold.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 07:33 AM
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Glad he is ok...
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 07:41 AM
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Wow, glad he is ok. Did the truck driver stop to help him? Or did anyone help him?
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 07:51 AM
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yeah i guess the truck driver kept driving but a bunch of people pulled over and pulled him out of the car.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 08:03 AM
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I'm surprised he flipped while swerving at 65 mph. I own that same model jetta and its one of the best handling cars I've ever driven.
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Old Jul 27, 2006 | 08:40 AM
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please tell me your kidding?!
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