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Risked my life driving the 8C

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#1 ·
Risked my life today with the 8C, wheels locked down on a major road while going approx 40 mph, was lucky that in that moment no car was coming in the opposite direction.

Couldn't get the car to move, even after putting it in Neutral and removing the parking brake...

2 State Police cars arrived immediately after I called 911 and were able to isolate the car and direct traffic, the officers were extremely nice and helpfull, +1 for state police.

Roadside assitance arrived after more than 2hrs after I got an eta of less than 1hr... Extremely bad service for the Ferrari-Maserati-Alfa assistance center...
 

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#6 ·
I could think of worse places to risk my life in (your lovely car & Country with the almost foc fuel).

Probably a seized gearbox:(

Glad you're OK, the cars OK & hope it gets sorted ASAP:D
 
#13 ·
This is the best moast ever posted on AO. :D
 
#15 ·
It's not the parking brake, cause the car worked fine, happened about 15 min into driving. Once the car broke the brake worked perfectly, I could put it on and off as usual, I guess its a transmission problem.

However, having said so, it is an extremely serious issue.
 
#16 ·
Glad you're OK Greg but a real let-down for a car of that calibre and age. :(
 
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