Re: My R/T is at the bottom of a river...

From: dvader (dvader@intop.net)
Date: Sun Dec 13 1998 - 14:09:34 EST


Well you're gonna have to have scuba gear to get to it.

>And what is the xact location where this R/T is still siting ?
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>At 11:10 PM 12/11/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>My dad was driving my Black '98 R/T to Louisiana to see his parents. He
was
>>about an hour into the trip when he decided to set the cruise. But it was
>>raining and the roads were covered with water....he began to hydroplane
and
>>before he could do anything the cruise took over and the engine revved. He
>>got sideways and ended up in the ditch. He almost regained control but
>>couldn't pull it out. He ended up in a culvert under a bridge. He thought
>>it was gonna be ok, so he cut the engine off so it wouldn't get water in
it,
>>but then the truck started to shift...and water started to leake in. He
>>turned the key back on so he could roll the windows down to get out cause
he
>>couldn't open the door. He bailed out the window and climbed up the bank.
>>He was standing on the side of the road in the pouring down rain trying to
>>flag someone down. He finally got someone and called the Highway Patrol.
>>After he dried off he called someone to come get him and bring him home,
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>>then he broke the news to me. I would have cried, but I was just glad he
>>was ok. At the moment my R/T with 4,000 miles on it is sitting under a
>>bridge in a huge ditch filled with water. It'll be a while till they get
it
>>out, cause it keeps raining. Thank God for insurance. Now I get to order
a
>>99 i guess.
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>W . Jack Hilton III
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>HEMI@charter.net
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