Sad WRX Loss... Happy ending (hopefully!)
10-07-2004, 05:25 PM
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Sad WRX Loss... Happy ending - Finally!
True Story - Last month I took a 400 mile road trip down to L.A. and my Sonic Yellow WRX never made it back home. I lost control of my car around a freeway on-ramp and flew into a mud ditch going at least 70 mph. My car flipped 3 times, and landed upside down. Thankfully, I was wearing my seat belt, and opened the door and just crawled out. I felt a bit dizzy when I got out and I had some minor whiplash but all pain went away bout 3 days later. None of the airbags deployed. My Suby saved my life. I am definitely getting another Subaru!
Check out the pics below. The first one was taken after I just put in my morrettes and cleaned the engine bay.
P.S. I was not racing on the freeway.
Check out the pics below. The first one was taken after I just put in my morrettes and cleaned the engine bay.
P.S. I was not racing on the freeway.
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10-07-2004, 05:46 PM
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Thanks guys, I filed a police report on the spot, and the car was towed to a local impound lot. The insurance paperwork is slow as molasses.
I couldnt come up with a better story to the CHP, because they almost saw the whole thing in front of them. They were in the slow lane to the freeway I was merging onto at the time. So I had to tell the truth, hehe
I couldnt come up with a better story to the CHP, because they almost saw the whole thing in front of them. They were in the slow lane to the freeway I was merging onto at the time. So I had to tell the truth, hehe
10-07-2004, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by sonic_yellow
Thanks guys, I filed a police report on the spot, and the car was towed to a local impound lot. The insurance paperwork is slow as molasses.
I couldnt come up with a better story to the CHP, because they almost saw the whole thing in front of them. They were in the slow lane to the freeway I was merging onto at the time. So I had to tell the truth, hehe
I couldnt come up with a better story to the CHP, because they almost saw the whole thing in front of them. They were in the slow lane to the freeway I was merging onto at the time. So I had to tell the truth, hehe
Got another WRX as soon as Geico finished dorking around. Of course they tried to double my rates; switched to 21st Century and I'm actually paying less now than I was before the accident.
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Go subie safety!
10-07-2004, 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by AWD 20T
I'm glad to see you both are ok, but hopefully it was lesson to the two of you to learn how to drive.
10-07-2004, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dan2304k
Got another WRX as soon as Geico finished dorking around. Of course they tried to double my rates; switched to 21st Century and I'm actually paying less now than I was before the accident.
10-07-2004, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by AWD 20T
I'm glad to see you both are ok, but hopefully it was lesson to the two of you to learn how to drive.