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bmwloco Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2006 Posts: 1093 Location: Asheville NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:28 am Post subject: Stupiditiy and Beer. It'll get you every time. |
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I made a monumental stupid mistake last night.
It'll live. My wife drove it home from the wrecker yard. H4 bulbs are o.k. Pulls to the right under braking. One fender, front section, bumper, windshield.
I over corrected, hit a guy wire for a electrical pole. I was trying to free myself and access the damage with the officer pulled up.
It's going to take time and money to fix it all.
Damn. |
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TimGud Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2002 Posts: 6459 Location: Rio Rico Arizona
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Wife drove it home? DUI? |
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bmwloco Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2006 Posts: 1093 Location: Asheville NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: |
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Yes on both counts. |
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dborell Samba Member
Joined: January 05, 2004 Posts: 134
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:50 am Post subject: |
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Ouch. BAC level? |
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colorider181 Samba Member
Joined: September 05, 2007 Posts: 39 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Damn, well at least you're alright - could have been much worse. That reminds me...I need to get a front bumper! |
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kwitt800 Samba Member
Joined: April 19, 2006 Posts: 7
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:26 am Post subject: |
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The question is did you get your hard top yet? Are you going to still drive over to pick it up? Sorry about your car. I know how it feels because my brother crashed my 74 last year. Good luck getting it back on the road. |
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FreakCitySF Samba Member
Joined: June 08, 2004 Posts: 642 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:42 am Post subject: |
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Ouch,
Sorry that sucks
My uncle about a year and a half ago was driving around without insurance in a 1994 Dodge Viper he just bought a week earlier for 35K.
Lost control, pinned a toyota corolla against the tree.
Ending up spending 40K to repair his 35K car :(. + 10K for the corolla.
Luckily nobody was hurt.
How are you? Looks like a solid hit.
Did you have shoulder restraints?
Last edited by FreakCitySF on Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:45 am; edited 1 time in total |
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bciesq Samba Member
Joined: April 13, 2005 Posts: 495 Location: Orlando, FL
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:43 am Post subject: |
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I'm so sorry to hear about this.
Did the lower torsion bar get damaged? _________________ '73 Thing -- making 45 mph exciting again. |
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kubelmann Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:19 am Post subject: |
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Bummer. We all feel your pain... <8^0} |
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gfw1985 Samba Member
Joined: December 24, 2003 Posts: 948 Location: Raphine, VA
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:32 am Post subject: |
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Don't feel like you are the only one to make that mistake. Hit a rock on a backroad and sent my buggy into some small trees about 30mph. No real damage, wearing seatbelts, no injuries. Worst part was, I had my 13 year old with me. First time DUI is a misdemeanor, having my son with me at the time is a felony. 1 to 5 plus $2500. Quit drinking that day, three months ago. Hence my new avatar. Still in court. You would think being 58 would of had better judgement. |
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bmwloco Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2006 Posts: 1093 Location: Asheville NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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Damaged parts mostly off. Left front fender (driver) is toast. Bumper too. The front apron box is knackered pretty well too. Nothing that heat and pressure can't fix.
Time to start paroozing the classifieds here.
As for the hard top, not yet. But I have paid for it. Just need to pick it up.
Thankfully, it's not as bad as it could be. |
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kubelmann Samba Member
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markie61 Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2005 Posts: 583 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Stupiditiy and Beer. It'll get you every time. |
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bmwloco wrote: |
I made a monumental stupid mistake last night.
Damn. |
I just gotta say that I am so glad to hear that neither you nor anyone else got hurt. Stupidity is cured by learning from the mistake...unfortunately the education will not be cheap.
BTW, I was going to go to my barn today in the rain to get the measurements of the bolt for my hardtop, but now I'll wait until it's dry...
Mark _________________ Whut is that-there Thang!?
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Chicks dig my Thing - so what if it's little and yellow...!? |
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bmwloco Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2006 Posts: 1093 Location: Asheville NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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Spent the larger part of the day removing the damage. Looks like this with the old stuff off:
[img] https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/390752.jpg[/img]
Note rust in photo... maybe there is a silver lining. Rust abatement!
It's ugly, but it can and will be repaired properly.
It may take time, but its going to get done. |
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Woreign Samba Member
Joined: June 04, 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: Crestview FL
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Fixed your photo:
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bmwloco Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2006 Posts: 1093 Location: Asheville NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks... pretty, no |
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mackaymanx Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2006 Posts: 479 Location: Australia
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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Was it your head that broke the windscreen? |
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bmwloco Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2006 Posts: 1093 Location: Asheville NC
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yes. I was wearing my glasses and got a nice cut and good black eye. My nose is bruised too.
I'm toying with updating the seat belts with three point units. |
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surferdudedav Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 517
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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wow... that sucks.. hope you get it back together...
quit drinking and driving.. not cool |
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Buckly Samba Member
Joined: September 14, 2004 Posts: 1030 Location: Spokane, WA
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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How many beers?
I have a thing that looks just like that but green. Although I bought it that way as a parts car. _________________ Cool runnins,
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Bucky |
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