You're lucky you had the Fr there, obviously that saved the day: the power of prayer. Reminds me of when I had to pick up a catholic priest at O'Hare in Chicago and drive him to the South Side, in 5pm traffic. Normally 1 hr, but with Fr Pat beside me, all traffic on the Kennedy and Dan Ryan expressways instantly parted, like the proverbial waters, allowing 75mph all the way, in rush-hr traffic. Did it in 20 minutes. I'm usually an avowed atheist BTW.
PS: did you work out what was wrong with the 210?