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Old 03-22-06, 12:52 AM
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On the lighter side, and just to be a smart ***, Find a New Barber. Glad to see you are still moblie. I can't believe the tow lot wants 150 a day for storage. That's like tripping old ladies down the steps to steal thier subsistance check.
Old 03-22-06, 01:03 AM
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That sucks that you didn't get a chance to take the engine out. I would've paid the 150 per day for just one day

That's all it would take.

But take care, again.
Old 03-22-06, 01:04 AM
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i wouldve gotton it towed home?
Old 03-22-06, 01:07 AM
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Thanks for the support everyone. Yea the impound lot is also a police impound lot, so it's a pain in the *** to see the car, they have to take ID, and stand next to you the whole time.


I did walk away with one thing from my car, the side badge that said Mazda RX-7

sad part is that half of the "M" is broken off.
Old 03-22-06, 01:16 AM
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Hell that gives it character!!
Old 03-22-06, 05:39 AM
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what are you going to replace the wreck with? and now you have a "good" reason to have a fast and furious paul walker buzz cut.

not that I would suggest that you buy a mini, check out this link for entertainment:

www. mini.ca

I'd believe that ad like I'd believe that the whip weilding dominatrix is a genuine spam ( the pork by-products spam, not the internet kind) gorged english woman
Old 03-22-06, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
Wow...It goes to show ya though..that the car was made good..Thank God for that..)


idk from what he said it was only 4mph and the pass side door was in the middel of the car? i love my fb but i have takin it all the way apart and gutted it ive seen whats in them and its not much.. i would say they are well built for wrecks

and from the pics i have seen of FB's getting in to wrecks they have not looked good. that is why i have a cage in my car and every1 else should also if you plan on doing any kind of dumb driving in the street... ie racing,drifting,running for the cops,

glad to see you are ok tho man sucks about your car being dead.. but atleast you are in CA where all the old cars are rust free and NICE
Old 03-22-06, 10:41 AM
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wow, that had to be scary blackin out and wakin up on the stretcher. I am glad to hear your alive. There are to many stories like that where people dont make it.
Old 03-22-06, 12:12 PM
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hehe the azda. the modified version of the mazda
Old 03-22-06, 12:14 PM
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I thought mini was sexy. guess its the motion in the ocean
Old 03-22-06, 12:21 PM
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Ouch! Another one bites the dust. Good tohear from ya.
Old 03-22-06, 03:24 PM
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**** that sucks dude...glad to hear your okay...hope that his insurance is paying you truck loads of cash...
Old 03-22-06, 03:36 PM
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OMG dude im glad that your ok, sorry about the car. its better that it was the car and not you!
Old 03-22-06, 04:08 PM
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Damn man, that sucks! Least you came out of it semi-okay. I feel bad for you losing your 7. It sucks that our cars are also so low-slung that no one can see them sometimes. Nearly had been in a T-bone accident myself with a pickup truck (him at fault) had I not seen him coming blindly between two cars and yanked my steering wheel to the right. *I* would've been broadsided.

Glad to hear you're doing fine, please tell us you'll be getting another 7 to play with.
Old 03-22-06, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 81gsl12a
idk from what he said it was only 4mph and the pass side door was in the middel of the car?
40 - 50 mph from a truck at least 2x the weight of the Rx-7. It doesn't seem like unreasonable damage.

Unfortunately, when you're the smaller car in an accident, you usually loose.
Old 03-22-06, 08:58 PM
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you should take what you can from that car...put it into your next fb...and then bury it half out of the ground in a side lot somewhere as a memorandum...
Old 03-22-06, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Manntis
if it's any consolation:

This is 'Pamela', my first GSL-SE, before:



And here she is after turning a corner on a windy mountain road in the rain, discovering a car parked in the middle of the highway blocking the lane, and swerving to avoid being sandwiched between said parked car in front and the semi-tractor skidding on locked brakes behind me:



note the roof at the B pillar is almost touching the headrest. That's what happens when you land on your roof, boys and girls.
have you sold those rims yet, they are nice
Old 03-22-06, 10:11 PM
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thats utterly brutal. the most important thing is that you are ok. it sucks losing the car to an impound yard. there will be other 7's in your future. a few guys on ohiorotaries lost their 7's in the past couple of weeks. spring is not turning out to be a great time for the FBs'. i keep mine put away until may. no chances of weather causing an accident. as for other drivers, that a whole different story altogehter..
Old 03-23-06, 12:27 AM
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have you sold those rims yet, they are nice
Salvaged 2 of them for the new SE, Carmen
Old 03-23-06, 12:31 AM
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well all i can say is DAMN, and dude there was a passenger in your car you just didnt know cause the person was your gardian angel man and they were watchin out for you. Oh and sorry about the 7 im sure you'll have another one before you know it.
Old 03-23-06, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Manntis
Salvaged 2 of them for the new SE, Carmen
they are nice , Im gunna be lookin for something simple like those in the future
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Enkei RS Evolution or RSE (same thing) 7 spoke, 3 piece rim look.
Old 03-23-06, 03:05 AM
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how many fb's are still on the road? And which one will be the last fb???
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they sold almost a half million FBs, so there's quite a few to go.
Old 03-23-06, 07:27 AM
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Glad you are ok. Accidents suck, hopefully you can pursue something with insurance.

I have to say this though...

"Man, you got knocked the **** out" lol. Gotta find some humor in it - makes it easier, at least for me when bad **** happens.



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