Can this really happen?...Belt snap, and then dead engine?...

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Reminds me of my oldest daughter's first car, a Buick.

She and her boyfriend we driving up to our Maine farm on the Maine turnpike when the oil pressure lamp went on, she kept driving. Car started smoking, she kept driving. Car started making bad noises, she kept driving. A loud bang and the engine stopped, and she was able to coast into a rest area.

She called me and we drove out to see how bad it was. Had to make an illegal U turn on the pike to avoid a lengthy drive to the next exit. Discovered that AAA had already sent a tow truck to pick up the car and he had made an illegal U turn to the opposite rest area. Made another U turn and climbed up on the tow truck and popped the hood. Saw light through the engine block. Picked up the kids and made yet another U turn. Had the car towed home and replaced the engine. You can't destroy an engine more thoroughly than she had done.

The joys of parenthood!