Here are a few shots of my RX-8. I had it eleven days before a guy hit it on the passenger side and then fled the scene. Local police have not been able to find him. Had several witnesses but nobody could get his license plate before he took off.

On a positive note, anyone that had any questions as to how the double doors would do on impact...here is proof.

http://redneck-puters.com/car4.jpg

http://redneck-puters.com/car1.jpg

http://redneck-puters.com/car2.jpg

bastards... that and a break-in are the worst. I feel for ya dude...

Man that is terrible . . . I really feel for you. Find a reputable shop and get it done right. Brutal. Nuff said.

my mouth dropped to the floor

damn I"m sorry man

Man, I can't believe it. What a bastard.. no matter how much I dislike police, I do hope that they can find the guy that did this. I feel for ya man.

wow, i mean, W O W
I bet when u saw that, u dropped in your knees, look up and said,
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
WWWWWWWHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

insurance will take care of it, right??:D

That sucks! I had a hit and run on my prior car also. I had my car parked on the street and when i got out of work, i found it hit hard. They never found the person that did it. My car was out for like 4 months and my insurance had to pay for the damages since they never found the guy, i thikn the total bill that my insurance paid was around 22-23k. I ended up around $1500 or so out of my own pocket.

I feel your pain.

man sorry to sse this. at least no one was hurt.

Wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy....good luck getting her right again.

F*ckme

Thanks folks!

Unfortunately, I was driving when I got hit. The guy was cutting a corner around a store. I saw him just before the hit and turned hard to the left hoping that he would hit the brakes and maybe we would not hit, but no luck. By the time I got out of the car, he had hit the gas and took off. Messed my back up because of the angle of the hit. I'm just glad a saw him for a split second and turned or he would have hit the front.

Don't have an estimate on repairs yet but my wife called the dealership to see how much just the two doors cost. Try $1,300.00.

Oh well, I'll be sure to post the after shots. Will be taking it to my local dealer for the repairs.

Thanks again guys. Glad I found rx8club...learned quite a bit about things.

Take care,
Ray

Sux, dude. Post some signs where the accident occured for witnesses. Maybe someone can help...

It does look like its just the doors, and no damage to the sills or other panels from those photos. What about the virtual B pillar latching points?

The sills look okay with the exception of a small ding on the RX-8 plate. As for the pillar, the rear door will not open so I am not sure at this point.

http://redneck-puters.com/car5.jpg

Dude that royally SUCKS!! I feel for ya as your car is almost my complete twin!!

Maybe you shoulda chased that sucker down and called the police while you were following him. Easy to say now, but I guess accident shock can suck.

quick someone give me a box of kleenex for my tears

A hit and run is a sueable offense...... SUE THE BASTARD FOR ALL HE'S WORTH!!! :mad:

It would have been mayhem on the streets of Baltimore.Unless he was in a notibly faster car i would have chased him to the depths of hell.

Thought about that after the fact but at the time the last thing I thought would happen is that he would take off. At least by sticking around I got account of the accident from three different witnesses.

Oh well...I'm on the lookout for a champagne color late model Nissan Maxima.

what a bitch move

karma will get to him.

Hey just to give u a heads up... Mazda doesn't sell the outer skin for the back doors... I had to fight w/ my insurance co. to have them replace it instead of fixing it.. If they fixed the door they would have used Filler and i told them Hells NOOOO!! u ain't using filler on my brand new 2004... So Try and have insurance pay for replacement of door... Make sure u get all new parts ... and tell the body shop u want to see everything before they scrap it ...

OUCH!!! I'm so sad to see this. I am glad to see how well the "vitrual B-pillar" held up, though... makes a good case for lower insurance. My 8 is still in the body shop, getting new glass and possible a new skin on the drivers door. The guy at the shop thought they might be able to fix the window frame without replacing the whole skin, but not sure... we'll see. Hopefully I'll hear something today.

You definitely have my sympathy during your period of vehicular deprivation... I'm shakin so bad from 8 withdrawal now that I can barely type this... :P

Originally posted by RX-GR8
man sorry to sse this. at least no one was hurt.

Yet. :mad:

Wow, my sympathies to you Ray. I hope you're back is OK and the car will be quickly returned to you, good as new. All I can say is - that sucks!

At least it wasn't on purpose. In my last car (Prelude) I had one guy who took exception to my passing him, so he came up behind me at a light and smacked my rear bumper. If I didn't have a good grip on the brakes I woulda hit the guy in front of me. So I pulled over and he flipped me the bird and took off. All I know is that it was a pearl-white Honda, didn't even get the model.

fuck that asshole, if you ever see that cock kick him the balls then continue to impale his worthless body

That is some serious damage, what speed was he doing? Im sure your baby will be back with you good as new, in no time.

Well, it goes in the shop the week of Christmas. It took awhile for the adjuster to get out to give me an estimate and a okay for the repair. Could not get an accurate quote because the model is not in the quote system. The guy at the body shop said not to worry that he would take care of it. He said that he would be replacing both doors. Estimated that it will take 5 days for the repair.

I've seen work from the shop so I feel like they will do a good job. The shop is acutally on the premise of the dealership's BMW/Porche/Mercedes lot.

I'll be sure to post a pic or two of the work when done.

Thanks guys!

thats good news
hope everything turns out alright
so you can start the new year with your new 8

i carry a camera in my car all the time for cases like this.

hey that not a bad idea, any so how much are you guys paying for insurance and what company?:)

Glad to hear you weren't seriously hurt by that horrific accident and sorry to see your car in that shape :( . I can't believe he sped off like that. Anyone with a hint of conscience would have stopped. Goodluck with finding that jerk that done that to you. That person should be stonned to death :p hehe it's only fair!

Originally posted by rjenk
Oh well...I'm on the lookout for a champagne color late model Nissan Maxima.
.....with considerable front end damage!

Just picked her up and the shop did a fantastic job. I'll be sure to post a few pictures as soon as I can.

Thanks guys!

any idea of how fast the other car was going?

that definately sucks someone also hit and run my rx-8 but it doesn't look bad as yours does. someone hit mine in the left rear wheel causing a big dent on the side right above the wheels.

Well, here are a couple of photos...not great due to it being late in the evening. I am just glad to have her back in one piece. Now I can start modding starting with those orange turn signals...

http://www.redneck-puters.com/car2a.jpg

http://www.redneck-puters.com/car1a.jpg

JHouse: As for the speed of impact, I was going about 10-15 MPH while the guy that hit me was going est. 25-30 MPH.

Both doors and the kickplate were completely replaced. Total job cost was almost $3,000.00.

wow
thats great
glad you got it back

Looks great, Ray! I'm so sorry that prick did that to you. A strong case for capital punishment, I'd say!

Glad you got it back...looks great. It's horror stories like this that make me wonder if I should lower my collision insurance coverage. I carry a $1K deductible so if this ever happened to me, god forbid, I'd be out $1K.

It's hard to imagine that the guy that hit you wouldn't have significant damage. Don't body shops in your area cooperate and in the case or reported hit and runs, report any suspicious vehicle?

You would think the body shops would but I guess not since the officer that handled the report pretty much said that if they did not get him that night the chances of finding him later were slim to none.

Nice looking repair job. I hope that your back is doing just as well.

Thanks HIX8, I'm getting there. It is just nice that I don't have to worry about the body work any more.

wow is there a close up of the repair... any alignment done to the car? Better check that out. Also the DSC and TC tested? Becareful with your first 2 runs!

Good Luck with it man! That is a new owner's worst nightmare! At least no one was hurt.

My sympathy goes out to you.

I AM REALLY SORRY ABOUT THAT, IS FUSTRATING, BUT ALLWAYS THINK YOU DID NOT GOT HURT, THAT IS THE MORE IMPORTANT THING, CARS COME AND GO, YOU CAN REPAIR OR BUY ANOTHER ONE BUT LIFE IS JUST ONE....tHANK GOD YOU ARE OK...!!