kustus |
07-16-2012 10:52 PM |
Well everyone, I've had my first accident.... but its OK I'm safe and so is the car now. In fact its better than when I first got it. It all started on a warm sunny evening driving back to my parents house. My mom was in the car and I was driving well within the speed limits. While yes I am 21, I wasn't driving recklessly. A deer actually ran out in front of us between traffic and I couldn't slow her down fast enough. So I had 3 options. 1). hit the deer (which was pretty large and I'm sure would have totalled the 8) 2). Go off the road and hit a speed limit sign......or 3). Hit congested oncoming traffic. Needless to say I went with option 2. However a rock snagged the undertray and pulled the bumper down. This busted out both headlights. A corner light. And the undertray was toast. Also it still hit the sign. Which damaged an oil cooler. Well bent it slightly anyways. It was all covered by my insurance minus the deductible. So for $500 I have a new pair of oil coolers( they replaced both for whatever reason) a new bumper, new pair of headlights. Whole new undertray and fender liners. They installed new oil cooler and radiator protection screens and the paint job is better than factory. I will have pics up soon. It was a sad day that turned out better. Also I wrapped it up with a new set of rubber all around the day I got her back. Its like a new car all over again. So if anyone else is as unfortunate as me, look up because it may be better in the end.
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