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Jeff,
We are with you dude. Glad you are alright, but totally understand how you must be feeling. Nice thing is that, assuming you can get the hatch to close, everything in that area of the car is covered by something. Between the bumber, rear valance, body kit, lights, and center fill plate (black plastic), there is no body to be seen, So even if you aren't the type to drive a repaired car, this is probably an exception you can make. I guess I'll see the pictures, but doesn't sound like anything important (strut mounts, axle beam mounts) would have been hurt. Let us know when the pic's are up.
Brian
Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net> wrote:Jeff Toomasson wrote:
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)&@^$#*&^$#&$)#&$)+#(*&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had to get that out of the way. I
think something else will end up being destroyed before this night's over...
Well, friends - it looks like any thoughts of participating in a west-coast
photo shoot are in serious jeopardy.
Not even TWO WEEKS since I have had my euro bumpers installed was my car in an
accident. I'm fine - bruised ego and a progressively stiffening back are all I
can currently report. But 2 wks??
Basically, I was pulling out of a gas station and had to pull around a lineup
of cars to get to the right-hand turn lane. But I couldn't quite align myself
with the lineup so I pulled around - 1 foot into a parking lot. Put it in
reverse, looked over my shoulder - Nothing (just doing one of those quickie
back-ups so I didn't bruise my newly straightened/polished wheels on the curb)
- start backing up and BAM! T-boned my euro bumper (not to mention the rest of
the rear (right smack dab in the middle). At least 6" deep from the plane of
the end of where the bumper would be. Obviously, the bumper's toast. The body?
That brings me to the next ?:
Let me just say that I have a pretty sizeable hangup about keeping a car
that's been in an accident. Pictures will come tomorrow so you can hold off
judgement until then. But I'm not necessarily sure whether I should part it
out or fix it (and when I say fix it, I mean JUST having someone pull the body
to about where it should be. I can do the cosmetics later myself - I just need
to get it primered for a few months so it won't rust (geez, I shudder at the
thought). I do not think the frame is damaged, but I can't tell for sure. I'd
hate to send another 16v to the grave.... :( Hopefully, some of you can
provide your opinions tomorrow when I get pix snapped (damn, I was just about
to buy a digital camera too with the deposit from my rental. F*CK!!!!).
Anyway, just had to get it off my chest. It happened at 10:30 this morning and
I've been aching for some sympathy - I've had a day of work that woud rival
some of my worst.
All my wife cares about is whether _ I _ am alright. Hell - all I care about
is what will become of my 5th Scirocco ;). Will I have to get a 6th before I
had intended??
Tell me if any of you suffer from this: every so often you achieve that plane
of happiness where everything seems to be clicking - personal life, job, home
- and all of a sudden something sh*tty happens to put you back in your
"place". It's that type of gut-check that prevents me from really enjoying
those highs because you always know something's going to come along wreck it.
Today, for me, it was a 2001 Corolla. Damn rice...
Thanks for listening, Jeff (86.5 2.0 16v status: doubtful)
Geez, you must have smacked it really well, I nearly pushed over a 4X4 post at
the track a few weeks back (I was worried about rolling the slicks off the
bead, and the post just blended in, didn't even see it), and it just scuffed
the bumper (my rear valance got chipped tho). Don't can the car, there are
lots looking for one, sucks though. My sympathies, and hope your back's okay.
Cathy
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<P>Jeff,
<P> We are with you dude. Glad you are alright, but totally understand how you must be feeling. Nice thing is that, assuming you can get the hatch to close, everything in that area of the car is covered by something. Between the bumber, rear valance, body kit, lights, and center fill plate (black plastic), there is no body to be seen, So even if you aren't the type to drive a repaired car, this is probably an exception you can make. I guess I'll see the pictures, but doesn't sound like anything important (strut mounts, axle beam mounts) would have been hurt. Let us know when the pic's are up.
<P>Brian
<P> <B><I>Cathy Boyko <losinit@usa.net></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Jeff Toomasson <JTOOMASSON@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> --------------------------------------------- <BR>> Attachment: <BR>> MIME Type: multipart/alternative <BR>> --------------------------------------------- <BR><BR>)&@^$#*&^$#&$)#&$)+#(*&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Had to get that out of the way. I<BR>think something else will end up being destroyed before this night's over...<BR><BR>Well, friends - it looks like any thoughts of participating in a west-coast<BR>photo shoot are in serious jeopardy.<BR><BR>Not even TWO WEEKS since I have had my euro bumpers installed was my car in an<BR>accident. I'm fine - bruised ego and a progressively stiffening back are all I<BR>can currently report. But 2 wks??<BR><BR>Basically, I was pulling out of a gas station and had to pull around a lineup<BR>of cars to get to the right-hand turn lane. But I couldn't quite align myself<BR>with the lineup so I pulled around - 1 foot into a parking lot. Put it in<BR>reverse, looked over my shoulder - Nothing (just doing one of those quickie<BR>back-ups so I didn't bruise my newly straightened/polished wheels on the curb)<BR>- start backing up and BAM! T-boned my euro bumper (not to mention the rest of<BR>the rear (right smack dab in the middle). At least 6" deep from the plane of<BR>the end of where the bumper would be. Obviously, the bumper's toast. The body?<BR>That brings me to the next ?:<BR><BR>Let me just say that I have a pretty sizeable hangup about keeping a car<BR>that's been in an accident. Pictures will come tomorrow so you can hold off<BR>judgement until then. But I'm not necessarily sure whether I should part it<BR>out or fix it (and when I say fix it, I mean JUST having someone pull the body<BR>to about where it should be. I can do the cosmetics later myself - I just need<BR>to get it primered for a few months so it won't rust (geez, I shudder at the<BR>thought). I do not think the frame is damaged, but I can't tell for sure. I'd<BR>hate to send another 16v to the grave.... :( Hopefully, some of you can<BR>provide your opinions tomorrow when I get pix snapped (damn, I was just about<BR>to buy a digital camera too with the deposit from my rental. F*CK!!!!).<BR><BR>Anyway, just had to get it off my chest. It happened at 10:30 this morning and<BR>I've been aching for some sympathy - I've had a day of work that woud rival<BR>some of my worst. <BR><BR>All my wife cares about is whether _ I _ am alright. Hell - all I care about<BR>is what will become of my 5th Scirocco ;). Will I have to get a 6th before I<BR>had intended??<BR><BR>Tell me if any of you suffer from this: every so often you achieve that plane<BR>of happiness where everything seems to be clicking - personal life, job, home<BR>- and all of a sudden something sh*tty happens to put you back in your<BR>"place". It's that type of gut-check that prevents me from really enjoying<BR>those highs because you always know something's going to come along wreck it.<BR>Today, for me, it was a 2001 Corolla. Damn rice...<BR><BR>Thanks for listening, Jeff (86.5 2.0 16v status: doubtful)<BR><BR><BR>Geez, you must have smacked it really well, I nearly pushed over a 4X4 post at<BR>the track a few weeks back (I was worried about rolling the slicks off the<BR>bead, and the post just blended in, didn't even see it), and it just scuffed<BR>the bumper (my rear valance got chipped tho). Don't can the car, there are<BR>lots looking for one, sucks though. My sympathies, and hope your back's okay.<BR>Cathy<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Scirocco-l mailing list<BR>Scirocco-l@scirocco.org<BR>http://neubayern.net/mailman/listinfo/scirocco-l</BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br>
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