Florida Ford GT Owner Crashes Because He's "Unfamiliar" With Manual Transmission

[Hates_]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a3987 ... nsmission/

Purchased last month for $700k... Ouch! Reading the article the driver claims it's nothing to do with not knowing how to drive a manual.

[mik]

Not related, and the accident isn't current, but this did pop up in my twatter feed yesterday....

[Sundayjumper]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a3987 ... nsmission/

Purchased last month for $700k... Ouch! Reading the article the driver claims it's nothing to do with not knowing how to drive a manual.

Wow, there's a load more to that story !

Though police say the car was not registered or insured when the crash occurred, Guarini claims the car was covered under an umbrella policy and that he just didn't have the documentation available when the crash happened.

aka the "the dog ate my homework" defence.

Guarini was issued a citation for driving with a suspended license...

And he was already banned from driving...

[drcarlos]

Although I'll accept that old tyres and mud on the road will cause a loss of control in certain situations (I doubt there was that much mud on the road in Boca Raton) and old tyres aren't likely to let go at 35mph unless you are being a complete cock. I am failing to see how having a car detailed can cause an accident, I guess there is the old test your brakes after leaving a car wash but this wouldn't seem to be brake related.
Seems like a 'watch this' and then ran out of talent moment.

[Sundayjumper]

I am failing to see how having a car detailed can cause an accident...

If you put tyre shine *all over* the tyre including the tread I guess it could make it slippery, but that would be very very stupid.

But then, driving an unregistered, uninsured car whilst banned from driving is pretty stupid too so who knows ?

[drcarlos]

I am failing to see how having a car detailed can cause an accident...

If you put tyre shine *all over* the tyre including the tread I guess it could make it slippery, but that would be very very stupid.

I did think about that but then the very, very stupid position came to me and I thought, surely no detailer could be that stupid?

[ZedLeg]

There's definitely more to the story.

I'm leaning towards guy who likes a drink trying to show off his new toy

[integrale_evo]

Seems mad that they don’t have a separate test or training to drive a manual because the vast majority seem totally useless in them.

I guess it would be some sort of infringement on their constitutional rights or something

[Mito Man]

I’m guessing he was accelerating hard and still on part throttle whilst changing from 1st to 2nd, this then resulted in the typical muscle car trait of the rears spinning up and the car exiting stage at 45 degrees into the nearest tree/street light.

[mik]

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