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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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messed up!

I kind of messed my car up this morning. I was going to work this morning and while driving down volunteer I pulled up behind 2 cars doing 30mph; well that road is about 5 miles long so I pulled out nailed it and when I shifted gears the rear end started to come around. I almost slid into the truck that I was passing so I had to countersteer the other way and then slid car through the desert.
So far I have two bent wheels, two flat tires, the rear valance is hanging and the undercarriage is full of rocks. Nice. I'll know more when I can see it in the daylight.
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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Ouch...departing the paved surface is never good.
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 02:09 PM
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So we will see you at the next HPDE?
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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The wheels look pretty chewed up The rear bumper cover is also torn up a bit. The good news is that my new front bumper should be here in a couple of weeks
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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Sorry to hear it Sam. The good thing is you came out ok. A car is replaceable.
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 10:05 AM
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^ +1
I am sure your car will come back better than before.
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 10:57 AM
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Sorry to hear that man; at least your ok. Think positive, this provides you with a good excuse to put some more stuff on your car while you fix it.
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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Sorry to hear that man; at least your ok. Think positive, this provides you with a good excuse to put some more stuff on your car while you fix it.
Yeah your right
Old Apr 1, 2007 | 03:39 AM
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That Sucks, Sam. I'm glad you are OK.
The damage sounds like an easy fix.
You (and everybody else here) really ought to come out to one of the High Preformance Drivers Education Weekends. It will teach you how to have more fun and how to be safer in a powerful car.
The next PCA/SCCA HPDE is May 19 - 20 in Pahrump.
Old Apr 1, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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I'll consider it after I fix the car.
Old Apr 2, 2007 | 02:36 AM
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$200 for one day or $350 for the weekend.

http://www.lvrpca.com/docs/DE_May07.pdf
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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Well my car goes into the shop on Monday. I debated on doing it myself and not calling the insurance company but I decided that I didnt really have the time and why should I let my insurance company off the hook? This what I pay them for in the first place; why should I continue to pay them fix nothing incase my rates go up. F-that! Anyway Image Makers is doing the work, I'll let you know how it comes out.
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 07:41 PM
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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Looks good, you happy with everything?
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 07:43 PM
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It was straight here
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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The estimate was way too low, that's one reason that I'm letting the shop do it. I walked the shop with the owner and met a rep from his paint suppiler, he says that the ppw is an easy color for him to match. The above pic is pre-4wheeling lol
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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Which Shop. Need some PPW work done soon..
Got it. Thanks Brian. It's been a long day.

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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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What exhaust do you have, I'm in the market at the end of the month and want to hear a few before i buy. Right now the tanabe, Ingen and borla are on my list.
Old Apr 10, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Injen ses. I bought it more for looks than performance, there better exhaust systems out there.
Old Apr 11, 2007 | 12:16 AM
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Dont forget about HKS
Old Apr 23, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Problem! Two possibly three months to get my replacement wheels. Two are bad for sure maybe a third.



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