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Turbo Integra + Snowy Roads = Bad Luck: DC2 lovers, shy away

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Turbo Integra + Snowy Roads = Bad Luck: DC2 lovers, shy away

Post by miyagi » March 06, 2007

sooo i'm on my way to watch a movie tonight, and i drive to my house to grab some cash. Hop back in my car, go up the road about 30-35 mph (35mph speed limit) and start going around this one turn ... not noticing that my side of the road has some snow blown on it from a drift or something (it just looked like a greyish white salt covered raod) ... so i start the turn and everything goes as normal, then around halfway around the turn disaster strikes... the car continues straight... so i tap the brake, nothing... realize there is a car coming and just hold on and pray for the best.

Luckily she was slowing up already from coming up a hill and getting ready to go around the turn and was nearly stopped by the time we hit... so damage was minimal and injury was non-exisitant.

Either way - by the time we hit i was only going 5-10 mph, and didn't think damage was going to be all that bad. BUT, due to my car being lowered, i caught the corner of her bumper just in the correct spot to fuck some shit up.

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the bumper isn't shown, but has some scuffing damage, along with two gashes from i dunno what ... definately repairable with some filler and paint though. The lip is untouched, and the hood is undamaged.
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and here's the damage to her car....
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Luckily I have full coverage, so if all goes well i should only have to pay a $500 deductable. I'm just hoping my insurance company will cover the cost of a new headlight and fender, since both are not factory parts. My core support is also a little bent, but only on the corner - so i should be okay.

I'm going to take it to the body shop where i got my car painted originally anyway, and see if they can work soemthing out with me. I was getting ready to go down tomorrow to get a quote for a black roof and interior spray - so i'll see if they can possibly work that into the total cost, so my ins. company ends up paying for it to make it worthwhile.


I've come to the conclusion that this car is bad luck, though. There have been so many problems and mishaps that it's unreal. Every time something looks up, another problem happens....

Soon enough it'll all clear and i'll just be able to drive this damn thing haha..

oh.. and I guess, what goes around comes around, here's a compilation of quotes through the past few months ..
me to todd wrote:i hope you wreck this car soon.

It'd be kinda nice if you died in the accident too, but something awful like broken bones, 3rd degree burns, extreme blood loss or anything having to do with any kind of reconstructive surgery would be sufficient I guess.
me to todd wrote:god this car's gay.

I hope it rolls down your driveway off the 'cliff' into your neighbors yard like your last one did.
me to duanne wrote:30 stones is oooooone shady motha fucka!!!
me to duanne about his shed wrote:also - like i've been saying all along - i really do hope it falls. I didn't take some of those nails out and crack some of the stress points for nothing!
me to duanne wrote:duanne's car with shotgun blasts > duanne's car in any other form.

Personally - I'd like to see that thing destroyed.
me to duanne wrote:duanne ... i really hope your shed falls on your car this winter.

Much like you hope my storage shed goes up in flames.
me to billick wrote:god. I kinda hoped you had died in a horrible car accident or something. I actually gagged when I saw your return....
me to duanne wrote:i'm not your buddy
me to ef8 mcm wrote:ehhh i didn't really like your crx anyway. I'm glad i don't have to put up with looking at it ....
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Post by munster » March 06, 2007

Dammit, Waaaatters. Buy a beater and keep this thing under lock and key once it's fixed.

There's something up with that car. It's cursed.
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Post by kotomile » March 06, 2007

Dang man those quotes are harsh, karma's a mother.
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Post by jdm delivery » March 06, 2007

reading that and looking at those pics just gave me goosebumps
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Post by miyagi » March 06, 2007

munster wrote:Dammit, Waaaatters. Buy a beater and keep this thing under lock and key once it's fixed.

There's something up with that car. It's cursed.
Word. It sucks ... i just got it inspected on friday, and got it street tuned on a massive three psi. I hadn't planned on driving it much until the roads got better, but thought it was snowing, the roads were still bare except for a few certain death traps like the one i fell into.
kotomile wrote:Dang man those quotes are harsh, karma's a mother.

haha my thoughts exactly - worst part is, is they were all in jest... so karma shouldn't have affected me.

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oh well ... guess we'll see what the insurance company says here in a few minutes

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Post by SingleCamEJ8 » March 06, 2007

yikes.
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Post by JDMJedi » March 06, 2007

Damn sorry to hear and see about your whip bro. black ice sucks ass. I hope they fix everything, since it is honda parts, just from japan, they should. I just hope you don't have a crappy insurance company like progressive.
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Post by miyagi » March 06, 2007

yea thankfully everything is O.E. that will need replaced ... but i still have a shady feeling about the whole thing.

They're sending an adjuster, and i have a strange feeling that they're going to dick me and only give me about 30 bucks for a used passenger 95 teg headlight and another 50 for a fender haha.

thankfully, i can get a reciept written up for the parts cost on the conversion, so maybe my ins. company will give me a break... worst comes to worst, i can grab a set of non-hid headlights for fairly cheap i guess

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Post by miyagi » March 06, 2007

well - just got back from the body shop ... they assured me my ins. company will have to pay for all the parts, regardless of whether they're factory or not.

Also pointed out that my hood is cracked a little (although, i think it may have been from before... but i'll milk it anyway), core and bumper supports are both bent and need replaced, along with the fender, fender linings and headlight. Also, my radiator has a dent that looks fairly fresh, so i'll try to get a new one too.

My bumper isn't bad, just scuffed with some gashes, but the body shop told me to try to get them to pay for a new one ... but they'll be able to fix the existing one...

I'll keep you guys updated :(

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Post by boostjunkie95 » March 06, 2007

Damn, that sucks. Sad to see that happen just after you got it back on the road. Atleast no on was hurt and you walked away. I think you will be fine with your insurance, i had someone hit me with a previous car that had aftermarket parts on it and the insurance covered it all, actually got more then what it cost.
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