Anyone get this email?!
03-13-2009, 10:05 PM
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Anyone get this email?! What causes my car to shimmy?
A woman ran over a mattress/box springs and decided to keep going anyway.
It got caught in the car's under belly and finally whipped around enough to
put a tear in the gas tank, leaking gas. She still managed to drive the car for
30 more miles, with a 60 lb. tangle wrapped around the driveshaft. The
subsequent lack of fuel is what finally brought her vehicle to its knees.
After having her car towed to her dealer's garage, she complained that the
vehicle had a "shimmy" when driving at high speeds.
This is what the dealership found:
A woman ran over a mattress/box springs and decided to keep going anyway.
It got caught in the car's under belly and finally whipped around enough to
put a tear in the gas tank, leaking gas. She still managed to drive the car for
30 more miles, with a 60 lb. tangle wrapped around the driveshaft. The
subsequent lack of fuel is what finally brought her vehicle to its knees.
After having her car towed to her dealer's garage, she complained that the
vehicle had a "shimmy" when driving at high speeds.
This is what the dealership found:
