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Rob - 09 Jul 2008 00:11 GMT

Always check your hand brake...

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pws - 09 Jul 2008 15:08 GMT

> Always check your hand brake...
>
> http://jalopnik.com/398128/for-sale-clean-mazda-miata-slight-water-damag
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Putting it in gear might have helped, along with turning the wheels
before shutting it off.

OTOH, it does show how clean she keeps her car. If my Miata went into a
pool right now, the water would not remain that clear. ;-)

Pat

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Iva - 10 Jul 2008 13:10 GMT

> Always check your hand brake...
>
> http://jalopnik.com/398128/for-sale-clean-mazda-miata-slight-water-damage

My older brother called me two nights ago and told me about this.
Apparently that poor Miata belonged to his neighbor, who sold it about
6 months ago to his brother-in-law and wife. What the photos don't
really show is the damage to the fence around the pool.

Iva & Vixen
2004 Classic Red
No more winkin' Miata

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pws - 10 Jul 2008 13:43 GMT

> My older brother called me two nights ago and told me about this.
> Apparently that poor Miata belonged to his neighbor, who sold it about
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> 2004 Classic Red
> No more winkin' Miata

If I owned that house, I might look into a sturdy metal replacement
fence. The people are in warm-weather clothing, the owners could have
easily been using the pool when it happened.

They were all actually quite lucky since nobody was even injured.

This will just be an interesting insurance claim, nothing overly tragic,
especially since it was a red Miata. ;-)

Pat

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Chris D'Agnolo - 12 Jul 2008 21:14 GMT

Good point!

Chris
99BBB

> This will just be an interesting insurance claim, nothing overly tragic,
> especially since it was a red Miata. ;-)
>
> Pat

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Ken Lyons - 10 Jul 2008 22:45 GMT

The lack of shown damage to the fence caused a bit of "PhotoShop"
discussions around this. What appears damaged in the first photo DOES look
to be a bit small for a Miata to run through.

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>> Always check your hand brake...
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> 2004 Classic Red
> No more winkin' Miata

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Iva - 12 Jul 2008 14:24 GMT

> The lack of shown damage to the fence caused a bit of "PhotoShop"
> discussions around this. What appears damaged in the first photo
> DOES look to be a bit small for a Miata to run through.

Well, more photos can be found here:
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Car-rolls-into-neighbor-pool/ss/events/us/070708ca
rpool;_ylt=A0WTcUSYrnhISHgAWRlH2ocA#photoViewer=/080707/480/bedf0e8fe3a44f17a9bb
35a07becf6bc
or at http://tinyurl.com/57s2tb

Iva & Vixen
2004 Classic Red
No more winkin' Miata

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Christopher Muto - 12 Jul 2008 19:32 GMT

after seeing those, i now see that it did roll through that small opening
and took part of the fence with it. must have rolled backward to rest
against the wall once it hit the bottom... as it start to slide to the deep
end. poor little thing doesn't know how to swim. if it were wearing one of
those Styrofoam bubbles it would probably have kept its head above the
water.

>> The lack of shown damage to the fence caused a bit of "PhotoShop"
>> discussions around this. What appears damaged in the first photo DOES
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> 2004 Classic Red
> No more winkin' Miata

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XS11E - 12 Jul 2008 16:59 GMT

> The lack of shown damage to the fence caused a bit of "PhotoShop"
> discussions around this. What appears damaged in the first photo
> DOES look to be a bit small for a Miata to run through.

We may be missing the point here, the question is:

Is this an acceptable method of washing a Miata?

Vote here:

_____ Yes

_____ No

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Lanny Chambers - 12 Jul 2008 18:33 GMT

> Is this an acceptable method of washing a Miata?

Sure. It's the "DeepCleaning(tm)" method.

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Christopher Muto - 12 Jul 2008 19:27 GMT

i find this funny. i don't see it like that. it seems that your
interpretation of the photo was that the car drove through the opening of
the fence and then fell into the pool but that doesn't make sense to me.
give the position of the car, with the rear up against one wall, i believe
that the car probably rolled in to the pool backwards and came to rest with
the back bumper touching the wall. that would mean that the broken fence
would be on the other side of the pool... the side where the crane is
positioned. that is my 2¢ anyway.

> The lack of shown damage to the fence caused a bit of "PhotoShop"
> discussions around this. What appears damaged in the first photo DOES
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>> 2004 Classic Red
>> No more winkin' Miata

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dale_peterson - 12 Jul 2008 21:16 GMT

> Always check your hand brake...
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> http://jalopnik.com/398128/for-sale-clean-mazda-miata-slight-water-damag
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Rob and others,

Note in the picture, NO Oil Slick.
shouldn't have a problem with the EPA receiving approval as a fresh water
submarine............... Anyway was a clean pit stop...........
diddly

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