Jay Kae Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Well, I can truly say that I am lucky to be alive this morning.... I was on my way this morning as per usual on Monday morning and I was overtaking a car and on my other side was a big truck, as I was halfway alongside the truck this almighty "BOOM" and out of the corner of my eye I see that two of his tires have blown, the truck started fishtailing and the truck started moving towards me, in a split second I had to decide to slam on my brake or see if my V12 would get me past in front of him.... I decided the latter because there were 4 cars straight behind me... I think the front of the truck must have missed me by 30 cm's if it was that. Sooooo... I am glad to be here, he did not hit anyone luckily and pulled into the side of the road. So there, that was my morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhockey21 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 That's scary, V12? What kind of car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 It was scary indeed, AMG S65 V12 BiTurbo... issa my baby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Venema Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Jensen Button survives! Close call mate, and glad you are still with us matey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainey Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I was going to ask the same thing about the car! Nice man! Glad you got out of that one, sometimes you just can't see it coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dow Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Did you get his number so you can bill him for the 5 litres of fuel your donk would have chewed getting outta dere? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Jensen Button?, sounds more like Jay did a Mark Webber! note to self regarding V12: ignore any complaints from Jay about cost of petrol! Glad your OK mate, I have had a few close calls myself lately but nothing like that, thank goodness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhockey21 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Sounds sleek! what year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Bugger Jay , Speaking as a past transport driver that was one of my worst fears actually, being in traffic and not seeing some debris on the road and this in turn causing a fracture and eventual failure of a tyre further down the road. To put everyone in the picture a 10.00 X 20 Truck tyre can have some 120 Cu Ft of Air and are inflated to around 120 PSI The explosive force is enough to break windows if you beside it at the time. But being sandwiched between a truck and the "K" rail divider would somewhat stuff your morning up. Now onto the V12. Properly tuned the AMG V12 will actually give very respectable consumption at around 25 MPG or for you modern types 11.2 L/100Km. BUT open the tap and watch the fuel usage rise. Close call Jay better buy a lotto ticket or work from home it's safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyla1 Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I've always said, you can't beat horsepower. Glad to hear you made it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Actually Tonya it will be the massive torque available from this engine that saved the day here. Mind you at full noise this thing can churn out 600 + GG's between 4700-5300 RPM will more pull than a catholic boy chior at Saturday arvo practice . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Rottinger Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Had a similar thing happen to me quite a few years ago in my VJ Regal Valiant 4.3 ltr. Got me out of the crap too. I doubt my Xtrail would save me today. Good to hear you are OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Mason Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 nice to have that kinda donk to get you out of sticky situations mate, did you need to clean the leather once you got to work? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Glad to hear you survived the Morning Commute JayKae...those things can be tough indeed. Now, as a Yank, I gotta ask...just what the heck is a 'donk' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 "donk" Aussie slang for "Donkey" aka the motive power to propel the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumman Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Sniper, this might help in translating Aussie slang in future: http://www.australianhistory.org/australian-slang-atod.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Gotcha, thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurdy Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 How long did it take to get the seat outa ya butt JK?? ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 lol you guys crack me up but it is a 2007 model, my absolute pride and joy. How long did it take to take the seat out? What do you mean? It is still there hehehehe, seriously though, it was very lucky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBaker Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 I had a simular sort of experience about 1 1/2 weeks ago.. I am a P-Plater with an XR-6 Turbo, and if I had anything less than it, I could have been in some serious sh!t... was travelling south along mitchel freeway in perth through road works area, and some silly girl in a hatch hit a bollard and swerves ACROSS the freeway, I see this out of the corner of my eye and absolutely floored it... she scraped my back bumper, a split second earlier and it would have been like the pitts manouever where i would have been swung around into other cars on the freeway... anyway she continued on to take out another car and they both crashed into the crash barriers.... I can't even remember the details because it happened so quickly, and I just went into survival mode (its the first time i ever had that!)... but yea... im glad i picked up my XR6 Turbo.. sometimes it's better to have a powerful car to get out of trouble.... but if used inproperly can just get you into just as much trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Correct, I had a play with this one on Eastern Creek in a controlled environment, lots of fun and it really teaches you how powerful this car actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyhalf Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Nice work. Were you on the M5 may I guess? Every time I go in that tunnel I fear for my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice_King Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 If I'm with the family I simply won't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Dog Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 You really take your life in your hands just getting to work - but except when these "close calls" happen we don't even think about it! Glad you stayed safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyhalf Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 AMG hey? Site Administration must pay better than I thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolter van der Spoel Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 pppppppppfffffffffffffffffwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww, close call matey, glad to hear you got away unscaved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Baumanis Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 So glad to hear you are ok Jay. You never know what's coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ja-durant Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Jay,glad to hear you this morning. jacques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeugli Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Hi JayKae, strong car, adequate reaction, good luck - and a guardian angel too. Good to know you are well. Cause of your experience this morning and cause of "flyhalf" mentioned a dangerous tunnel in Sydney, I remember a vid which friends of mine in Fremantle sent me a few weeks ago about a dangerous tunnel in Moskow. (May be you know it allready.) I would like to post this short vid (1.9 MB .wmv-format) but I don´t know how?. Can you or anyone else please help or can I send it to you privat and you post it for me? (I have it on an email with private addresses and names.) With Regards Rainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted June 1, 2009 Author Share Posted June 1, 2009 Thanks heaps guys for the kind comments LOL@flyhalf, site administration pays nothing, just my own enjoyment, my daytime job pays me royally though @Jason that is the SL65, I have a S65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Glad you're still with us Jae. After that perhaps you ought to go and get a heart check up? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Good you have a powerful car mate! We couldn't do without a site admin ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnrjim67 Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Count your blessings bud and what a machine you drive too good on you, just looked at your sig too the site admin and is that what I see a Skulltrail system with dual 4870x2 and all that sweet ram and those 10,000rpm drives man you dont muck about its all or nothing for you. You really gotta count your blessing both for the near miss and what you have its obvious your a porn star lol. But seriously your safe and thats all that counts in the end, but if you need a cheauffeur Im up for the job ill keep ya safe from the trucks lol. Keep smiling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThrottleUp Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Good to hear you made it ok dude and yes this just goes to show how good it is to have a powerful machine. Green schmeen I say - big engines, big power. Bring on the GE90s, V12s and all the turbos in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Well Jay sounds like you need one of these in your Merc Glad you are alright though mate. cheers Iain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 ;DThat's brilliant Iain. You should be patented! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Kae Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 lol Ian that is great mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Ian, that was too funny....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Dog Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Iain, I think JayKae would prefer the ejection seat that has the parachute OPEN BY NOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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