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God bless this mess...
of a car, well, now its a mess.
Merging into the exit lane, a log truck in front of me dropped off a 2 foot chunk of log neatly under my front passenger tire, I was going about 65. My rim is bent all to hell, the inner tie rod feels broken, door moulding under the passenger side fell of, fender liner did the same in front. Rear QP is damaged a bit at the bottom, strut is toast, rotor is toast. I imagine the steering rack is also toast. swaybar bushing is now several swaybar bushettes. I don't know what would have happened if I had hit that with a bouncier rig, like my land rover. The SVX handled the incedent, as usual, with style. The bang woke up my baby, but the car stayed well planted in its lane, and I drove off to the side of the road unscaythed. On a more grim note, there is a small depression in the roof next to the sunroof that was not there before. I'm hoping its not a bent unibody, and instead the effect of the sunroof slamming up and then down. Anything else you guys can think of to check? On the bright side, I took the brunt of the log and it splintered into a lot of small pieces. The old folks behind me got a bent rim outta the deal, but I'm glad I was the one to hit it first. -Patrick
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Patrick 1995 Ebony Pearl. S.N. 0001 "Araby" JDM Power Mode Switch, Integrated GPS/Video Player 6Xk Miles. 1992 Teal - Sold to Mysvxrocks [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
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Good to hear you and your baby are okay.
Did the truck driver stop?
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Tim 92 Liquid Silver SVX 5MT 2009 BMW Z4 (Gone) 2012 Camry V6 SE |
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Nope, I don't think he knew it even happened.
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Patrick 1995 Ebony Pearl. S.N. 0001 "Araby" JDM Power Mode Switch, Integrated GPS/Video Player 6Xk Miles. 1992 Teal - Sold to Mysvxrocks [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
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You may be able to track down the culprit through your DMV. First, go down and post a complaint with your local law enforcement folks, whomever has jurisdiction over the area where the incident happened. Because logging is an industry that is federally regulated, the company doing the logging and their haulers are all documented. A little digging should be able to pinpoint the specific rig that dropped the log - a violation of the law, even if it didn't hit anybody. Your insurance company should know how to handle this on your behalf but if the claim exceeds your coverage you may want to delve into it yourself. Best wishes.
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Glad you're all okay Patrick! Hopefully the SVX isn't in too bad a shape and can be back in action soon.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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That stinks Patrick. I'm glad you & your son are ok though. Much better to lose a beautiful car, than a priceless member, and his progeny.
I hope you can get the truck driver's insurance to pony up.
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Progressive is taking care of it, All I can say is that I am pleased with them so far. They will be replacing most of the front suspension (anyone else smell konis?) They are also doing a bit of bodywork along that side of the car.
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Patrick 1995 Ebony Pearl. S.N. 0001 "Araby" JDM Power Mode Switch, Integrated GPS/Video Player 6Xk Miles. 1992 Teal - Sold to Mysvxrocks [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] |
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