So here’s the story. I was following Andrew home from karting on Sunday. It had been, as Adam (Alacrity024 on nabisco) so eloquently put it, “blowing piss” all day. just drizzling and misting. very cold as well. Anyways… when we got on the ramp for the pike, something black and obnoxious tore past the nose of my car. I’m pretty sure it was an Evo but I was too busy not dying to take note. Like a complete moron I hit the brakes. I went into a plow, pitched the wheel, swung around, counter-steered, slapped back, bounced off a curb, and smashed into the guard rail while partially airborne (as I’m told by Andrew). Andrew was too far ahead of me to seemuch of anything. He said he looked back and just saw the SVX fly into the guardrail.
Seth and I met up with Andrew just before the tolls. We got out and inspected the car. Here are the pics:
Amazingly enough, the engine was completely unharmed. The radiator isn’t bent, no belts were rubbing anything… the ABS solenoid (which entirely failed to do a fucking thing) isn’t where it wants to be, and either is the charcoal canister. Other than that though, the engine bay is as it should be. The steering wheel is 5 degrees or so CCW from where it usually is, and the steering felt a little loose. imagine that. I think the balljoint on the tie rod is smashed up. that would account for both things. all the other suspension members seem in order and the wheel bearing didn’t sound broken. Frankly I’m shocked and amazed at how well she took the hit. we didn’t just tap the guard rail, we ATE it. The fact that I could tuck the airbag into the steering wheel and drive off blows my mind.
Frankly I think the car is totalled based on how much damage I see and the fact that the airbags went off. This really sucks because I could drive it to the junkyard. Honestly I could deal without the car and insurance payments. The CRX is a perfectly capable winter car. She’ll be missed but I won’t fight to keep her.
That’s my story.
EDIT: Andrew (upon reaching the apartment) – “A wise man once told me… ‘Ain’t that some shit'”
I learned my lesson in Maine a few years ago at MFR after some jackass in a truck ran us off the road. Anyone who drives into my path, that deserves to be hit, gets Hit. I’ve decided that it’s usually not worht it to try and avoid some jackass who deserves to get hit. Sorry man. The pics dont’ look that awful, and the damage is limited to one area, but… one never can tell.
“Ain’t that some shit” doesn’t really cover it. That sucks dude. Yea, the damage doesn’t look that bad, but it’s a x y/o car that isn’t made anymore and the air bags went off- I’m thinking it’s going to be totalled.
wow, sucks hardcore….
speed safely
Ugh.
nigga, you trippin. that shit’ll buff.
dude that sucks…but most importantly, i’m so glad you escaped unscathed. there’s a shortage of brilliant physicists in this world.
-sabominator
addendum: and cool guys named seth.
-sab