Legacy Destroyed!!!

JaySVX · #1 12-18-2007, 03:14 PM

Christmas is a week away... I'm driving down the freeway home from work in my 1996 Subaru Legacy LSi. While the exterior might have minor imperfections, the interior was immaculate. Then, some ***** crosses two solid white lines, an empty lane, to directly in front of me, who is doing 55mph, doing a mere 20mph. I slam on my brakes to avoid a collision, in the process upsetting everything in the back, where I stored my Christmas presents I had bought, including a 6 volt farm/truck battery I bought for my father for his 1949 Chevy Pick-up. The battery spilled acid all over, ate clear through my carpet and virtually everything else in the trunk.

At the time, I did not flag her down to check the damage, which I should have done. Instead, I was furious, that I got in the other lane, which was clear of cars, and sped ahead. I knew the battery was back there, and that it probably flipped, but hoped that it was sealed to the point that it wouldn't leak from being flipped around. I arrived home 10 minutes later, checked, and sure enough, everywhere. Now I'm 10 times more furious than I was when it happened. I thought I'd give her the benefit of the doubt, having some shred of faith in humanity left, but now I realized that I should not have done so. I'm done with people being inconsiderate, I'm done giving people "one more chance". From now on, someone does something like this, or any other form of ill will towards me, I will take appropriate measures. By that, I don't mean taking a tire iron to her window, but flagging her down and calling the police.

On a related note, if anyone has a grey carpet out of a 1996-1999 Subaru Legacy wagon in very good condition they want to sell, please let me know. Subaru can get the carpet, but it's $359, and that's just not happening.

/rant

I cannot exclaim how infuriated I am right now, that people would be so inconsiderate. It baffles my mind. This ***** had no thought in her head other than of herself. There are many things I'd like to say I'd do, but better judgment kicks in and prevents me from doing so.

If anyone sees a 50ish woman driving a gold acura sedan, that looks very well off type, the type that if you were to see, you'd be like "man, she seems like a *****", driving around, be sure to give her the finger for me.

/rant pt. 2

Since I have a very poor ability to portray emotions of any sort, and i know that this post doesn't accurate portray how angry I am, I'm just going on the record stating the fact that I haven't been this angry in ages. I'm a man of principal. Weather it's $5 or $5000, it's the principal of the fact that this woman was so much of an inconsiderate person with no regards for other humans. I pride myself in my consideration I portray towards others. To see others with none, it burns me up.

JaySVX · #2 12-18-2007, 03:45 PM

To further illistrate my point, I have drawn a graphical representation of the event. Please see below:

As you can clearly see, she crossed directly into my path, there was no swerving that could be done. Why I let her go is completely beyond me. It will, however, never happen again. Even if a battery does not spill all over the back of my legacy.

SVXyGirl · #3 12-18-2007, 04:11 PM

On my way home from VA beach this past weekend we almost creamed some retard in a honda because he did the same thing. He did the same exact thing except that we couldn't jump into another lane and we were in a box truck filled with stuff and towing a heavy RV trailer. After laying on the horn for a good while he looked in the mirrior like "what? what did I do?"

I could not even tell you how many times this has happened to me. One of those times almost involving a nasty (and a possibly fatal) accident. People DO NOT think when they drive. I hope you get your legacy looking beautiful again.

Hondasucks · #4 12-19-2007, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by JaySVX

To further illistrate my point, I have drawn a graphical representation of the event. Please see below:

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Originally Posted by SVXyGirl

On my way home from VA beach this past weekend we almost creamed some retard in a honda because he did the same thing. He did the same exact thing except that we couldn't jump into another lane and we were in a box truck filled with stuff and towing a heavy RV trailer. After laying on the horn for a good while he looked in the mirrior like "what? what did I do?"

I used to drive a box truck for work (Salvation Army) and people used to do dumb crap like that to me all the time.. But I had to be nice cuz of the big "salvation army" logo on the side, and couldn't lay on the horn or flip people off.. I just had peace that since SA = Christian organization, messing with the Salvay driver = Messing with GOD, so I figured He'd take care of 'em for me lol... I think part of it was cuz this truck was a 350 TBI, barely had enough power to get out of its own way (and got 6MPG on a good day... 454 would have gotten 8 lol) so most of the locals didn't want to be behind me

Speedklix · #5 12-18-2007, 05:54 PM

I had a woman in a blue audi 4 with MUNICH as her custom tag run me clear off the highway in my SVX. I was just talking about this today! I caught up to her are blared the horn, she wouldn't acknowledge me AT ALL!!!

I really should have called the staties on her, but let it slide... really regretted it when I discovered the cracked rim a few days later.

subi-crosser · #6 12-19-2007, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaySVX

To further illistrate my point, I have drawn a graphical representation of the event. Please see below:

As you can clearly see, she crossed directly into my path, there was no swerving that could be done. Why I let her go is completely beyond me. It will, however, never happen again. Even if a battery does not spill all over the back of my legacy.

Mine was girl in a green cav! I could draw the same pic! She knocked me onto the median!! ( from the 'hammer' lane!) I was in a county owned, 'cop' looking gray Caprice! Some people should just stay HOME!! The worst part with me was ALL THE DAMNED paperwork it required!

wannarace928 · #7 12-18-2007, 04:21 PM

That sucks.

This happens to me a lot. The drivers are horrible around here. And really dont care.
I actually had less near accidents in NY, than I have in Ohio.

Hocrest · #8 12-18-2007, 04:34 PM

I should be getting to Harry's sometime soon, I'll see what I can find.

If I can't find a "Perfect one", do you want a "good one".

SilverSpear · #9 12-18-2007, 04:46 PM

Sorry to hear that man, really SUX

And Glad you got her name right on the map you draw!

NikFu S. · #10 12-18-2007, 05:58 PM

Well, I am glad you didn't get into a wreck at least.

If it were me I would have pulled her over and given her a lecture. I've never seen this particular maneuver, though.

JaySVX · #11 12-18-2007, 06:43 PM

Across 2 solid white lines! through a clear lane! Into my lane! It infuriates me!

Like I said, i'm no longer paying for other people's mistakes that did an injustice to me. It's absurd. People aren't going to learn until it hits them in the only place they seem to have any feeling, their wallet.

NapaBavarian · #12 01-16-2008, 06:36 PM

Sorry to hear that

sounds like me december of '06, on the way back from the body shop geting an estimate for damage done earlier that day by a left turning motorist I almost creamed a mustang, he was stoped in a lefthand turn lane and I was going 35 in a dedicated straight through lane, when I came to a stop we were 3 abreast in 2 lanes, I was yelling obcenities and shaking my fist in the air, his eyes were huge, never seen anything like it!

As far as your carpet, I saw 2 outbacks and I think a 96-up legacy in the Rancho Cordova CA (sacramento) pick-n-pull last week, but you'd need to find a local to look since I'm 1.5 hours away and only have full size truck to drive

Quote:

Originally Posted by JaySVX

Christmas is a week away... I'm driving down the freeway home from work in my 1996 Subaru Legacy LSi. While the exterior might have minor imperfections, the interior was immaculate. Then, some ***** crosses two solid white lines, an empty lane, to directly in front of me, who is doing 55mph, doing a mere 20mph. I slam on my brakes to avoid a collision, in the process upsetting everything in the back, where I stored my Christmas presents I had bought, including a 6 volt farm/truck battery I bought for my father for his 1949 Chevy Pick-up. The battery spilled acid all over, ate clear through my carpet and virtually everything else in the trunk.

At the time, I did not flag her down to check the damage, which I should have done. Instead, I was furious, that I got in the other lane, which was clear of cars, and sped ahead. I knew the battery was back there, and that it probably flipped, but hoped that it was sealed to the point that it wouldn't leak from being flipped around. I arrived home 10 minutes later, checked, and sure enough, everywhere. Now I'm 10 times more furious than I was when it happened. I thought I'd give her the benefit of the doubt, having some shred of faith in humanity left, but now I realized that I should not have done so. I'm done with people being inconsiderate, I'm done giving people "one more chance". From now on, someone does something like this, or any other form of ill will towards me, I will take appropriate measures. By that, I don't mean taking a tire iron to her window, but flagging her down and calling the police.

On a related note, if anyone has a grey carpet out of a 1996-1999 Subaru Legacy wagon in very good condition they want to sell, please let me know. Subaru can get the carpet, but it's $359, and that's just not happening.

/rant

I cannot exclaim how infuriated I am right now, that people would be so inconsiderate. It baffles my mind. This ***** had no thought in her head other than of herself. There are many things I'd like to say I'd do, but better judgment kicks in and prevents me from doing so.

If anyone sees a 50ish woman driving a gold acura sedan, that looks very well off type, the type that if you were to see, you'd be like "man, she seems like a *****", driving around, be sure to give her the finger for me.

/rant pt. 2

Since I have a very poor ability to portray emotions of any sort, and i know that this post doesn't accurate portray how angry I am, I'm just going on the record stating the fact that I haven't been this angry in ages. I'm a man of principal. Weather it's $5 or $5000, it's the principal of the fact that this woman was so much of an inconsiderate person with no regards for other humans. I pride myself in my consideration I portray towards others. To see others with none, it burns me up.

Landshark · #13 01-16-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by JaySVX

Then, some ***** crosses two solid white lines, an empty lane, to directly in front of me, who is doing 55mph, doing a mere 20mph.

most likely a SWAT team member, getting ready to militarize and mobilize.

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On a related note, if anyone has a grey carpet out of a 1996-1999 Subaru Legacy wagon in very good condition they want to sell, please let me know. Subaru can get the carpet, but it's $359, and that's just not happening.

you can get a giant roll of tan or grey automotive grade carpet at Pep Boys for like $20 or $30. i have a roll of it that i was gonna use to make a trunk mat for my SVX, but never did. i'd send it to you, but its tan.