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last night was the end of my 83 LE..i'll miss her

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Old May 17, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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last night was the end of my 83 LE..i'll miss her

i was on my way home from cody's(amandas lil bro) baseball game, which in that aspect was a great game to watch. very close game. but afterwards we went to chick-fila's to eat to celebrate the win since cody got the game ending last out which was a hell of a double play...so i was leaving there. told amanda that i wanted her to ride with her mom so that i could go home and take a shower and get to bed. little did i know that tonight was going to be the end of my little rx7.
i was drivin down west walnut heading towards bville and just past ihop. the on coming cars had the left turn light so i let off the gas. i got the green light so i resume my speed from lightly appling the break. 2 cars decide to go it at the last second thinking the still had the right away. *side note* they were from sacramento(spl) and didn't understand the yeild on green. so i missed the first car and the second car was right on his bumber. so yeah...i was F'ED. i ended up hitting his nice new rental at 45 mph. for all of you who dont' know. my car is really small. so after that my car is totalled. no point in trying to fix it. the front end is pushed about 2 feet towards the motor. im suffering from whiplash, i'll be on viciden(spl) for a couple of days.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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here are the pics with my camera phone.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:03 AM
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dang man that sucks. Well you will get the car payed for for sure. Part that sucker out, buy another one.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:09 AM
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Damn! Glad to see your okay! Part it out get some $$$$. How much for the wheels?
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:13 AM
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Man, its sad to see another LE bite the dust! :[

How was your interior? I need some pieces
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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part it out !!!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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Thats harsh man. I haven't seen a pic of a rx-7 mangled that badly in a long time. Hope your alright though. I say part out the remainder of your car, or get a new one for cheap and use parts from your car to repair the other one. Either way, I suggest getting another 7, cause if you don't, you'll regret it. Once you drive a 7 for the 1st time even, your hooked for life. Trust me, I know. I've wanted to sell mine a couple times out of frustration, but never could because I have too much of an attachment to the car. What ever decision you make, good luck.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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very sad.

but you now have a good engine to use in another car.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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Sorry dude...that's a bummer. Best of luck in a speedy recovery. The check will never corner as good as the car...better find another one.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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MAN DUDE ouch that looks deadly thats nice that your ok tho that looked like someone could have been hurt pritty bad man that sucks
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Old May 17, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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Insurance!!!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by MattG
Man, its sad to see another LE bite the dust! :[

How was your interior? I need some pieces
its in decent shape. just depends on what you need.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 02:12 PM
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i plan on parting it out, just have to wait for the insurance company of the other driver to file the claim and lets me do what ever i want to do to her.
thanks. neck is just hurtin from the intiail hit.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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hope you have a fast recovery. Glad your ok. That look horrible. Prt it and get some money and get another one. God bless, hope everything works out the way it should.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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went a took more pics this morning after i woke up...they are to big to upload here. i have them on here, http://www.myspace.com/tierblut.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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you guys are like hyenas. "How much for you rims?" he just lost his rx. he needs some sympathy.....



I call dibs on the rims!.... too late Latin, I already called dibs.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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too bad to see the car in that shape. if it were mine, i'd fix it. i've got whordes of parts if you are considering fixing the car. gld to hear that you're ok though!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 05:43 PM
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Sorry about your loss, hope your injuries heal quickly.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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you guys are like hyenas. "How much for you rims?" he just lost his rx. he needs some sympathy.....



I call dibs on the rims!.... too late Latin, I already called dibs.
What!
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Old May 17, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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sorry for your loss i would die if i lost my 7 in this way.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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I have to say, your car held up well and protected you at that speed, something many members have missed because they think it will never happen to them. If you have neck problems, take you time settling with the insurace company. From experience, neck problems can hang around for years, long after the money is gone for medical treatment.

Good to see you're not badly hurt.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 08:31 PM
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thanks guys.
yeah, its hard to think about parting it out. but there's no way to fix her up if i wanted to. the subframe and frame is bent on the passenger side.
yep, i hit pretty hard. and glad i was in a older car. if i wasn't i would probably been a lot worse of condintion.
i'll let everyone know when i can start to rip her apart and sell to whoever really wants the parts.
grant it i don't want to do that but need the money.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by trochoid
I have to say, your car held up well and protected you at that speed, something many members have missed because they think it will never happen to them. If you have neck problems, take you time settling with the insurace company. From experience, neck problems can hang around for years, long after the money is gone for medical treatment.

Good to see you're not badly hurt.
+1 my dad has a bad neck now because he got hit and did a 360% spin. not going taht fast but still, it was 5 years ago and still ha problems with it.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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yeah, i am going to be sore for a lil while. sorry about your dad.
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Old May 18, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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ever think about selling the whole car???
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