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Old 11-11-2009, 02:30 PM
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Had one snag my antenna on the Interstate one time, but it definitely doesn't top that mattress, wow.
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Not really exhaust, but a while back some cats crawled into my buddies Intrigue's engine bay on a winter day during school. Came out from football practice, had no idea the cats were there, and started it up. Needless to say there was a lot of noise, and two cats, one of them missing a big strip of fur, ran out from under the car and darted towards a house.

I wish I would have taken a picture, but the serpentine belt snapped and the whole engine was covered with hair. The cats didn't get hurt (I think)....but it made a good story!
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Now I know to stay away from mattress and not even think about driving over one.
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Originally Posted by smokiechicago1988
Now I know to stay away from mattress and not even think about driving over one.
The funny thing is on the mattress story is that the driver had no idea what was going on, took it to that mechanics shop, and said "there is a slight shimmy when driving my car, can you check it out?"
Old 11-12-2009, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by CranMaro99
The funny thing is on the mattress story is that the driver had no idea what was going on, took it to that mechanics shop, and said "there is a slight shimmy when driving my car, can you check it out?"
A slight shimmy... unbelievable lol.

I have a gravel driveway with cows that go across it, and sometimes it is impossible to dodge all of the.... cow leavings.... and it can get tossed on the exhaust pipes. Now let me tell you about a bad smell lol.
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happened to me last year(on one of my LTs)...sucks. i pulled off what i could and the rest burned off, though there is some still stuck that seems impossible to scrape off.
ur better of than the mattress guy tho!
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I had a friend hit a deer once one of the the legs got stuck under his car. Smelt considerably worst than a bag. he actually got out and puked. it was the most disgusting smell i have ever smelled in my life.
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I mistakenly ran over an already dead deer once in my 96 lincoln town car. I dragged it for about half a mile. The car smelled horrible , even on the inside for about a week.

& LOL at the mattress guy.
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been there and done that with the walmart plastic bag. go to a muffler shop or if u have a torch u can do it ur self. get the torch and burn the plastic off. it will take a while if u dont. i was smelling mine for weeks. It took only a couple of minutes and everything was like new again.
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http://blog.cardomain.com/2008/12/17...er-a-mattress/
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So the memory foam company is right, coil spring mattresses do suck!

I never hit any bags but I did hit a few dead carcasses, and once ran over a wheel barrow wheel/tire. There was traffic so I didnt see it until it was too late, obviously every other vehicle was quite a bit higher than mine since it got wedged under my car. I had to pull over and jack the car up to get the stupid thing out of there, luckily no damage though.
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Yes had that happen once. Omg it's awful. Use some simple green and a brush to get it off. I really don't think those plastic fumes are super healthy for you.
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Originally Posted by TooLateVTEC
Never happend to me before, but I would try jacking the car up and using a torch and long screwdriver to scrape that **** off. Im not sure how long I could handle that smell on my damn exhaust.
+1 I would try that too



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