Apex Eater

Since I know most people like to see a good wreck, here is what happened on my way to work a little over a month ago. Luckily I had just dropped off my kids and everyone was Ok (minus the old lady who caused it and then didn't stay around, she is going to rot in a very hot place).

After driving a Camary for a month all I can say is we need to appreciate our cars and drive them more and quit bitching about the little things .

JessiahC

iTrader: (5)

Wow, I think I just died a little more inside.

Bullitt

iTrader: (7)

Brutal, man. Glad the kids were out.

laythor

so what happened?

Cattywampus

He got into a wreck.

laythor

well duh.. but his comment about the old who "caused it' makes me think she didnt hit him but had something else to do with how his car ended up in a wreck... which elicited my "what happened" question.

JessiahC

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......

SamiRX-8

So you didn't fixed it ? I know, the muffler and others at the bottom are probably scrabled, but this could be fixed, unless you there in USA don't do it that way

dondo

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crap. sad to see...

Apex Eater

Wreck? This wasn't a wreck I dropped a case of beer on the trunk.

Long story short; an old lady wasn't paying attention to the road and watched the light turn yellow and panicked. So she slammed on the brakes, I was able to stop, the pick-up truck behind me couldn't. I ended up bumping her but she never stoppped and continued on when the light turned green.

Yes, I did have it repaired to the tune of more than $11K in damages. The guy who hit me claimed responsibility and his insurance took care of everything including my RB exhaust. I just got the car back after 4-5 weeks of repair.

Go ahead, ask me what I think of older drivers...

If anyone is interested in seeing them, I have all of the photos the body shop took during the repair.

wrenchrob

that really sucks! hope the repaired turned out ok. just a question. what is different about the shinka edition?

ZachLegend

Thats intense dude! Old drivers suck.

rodjonathan

iTrader: (6)

^ yeah their drivers licenses should expire at 70

Bigbacon

iTrader: (4)

do you know if the police went after her at all?

perks11

ok ill take the plunge...what do you think of older drivers? sorry i had too. glad to see things are ok though and you got the ride back! could have been a lot worse than it was thats for sure

Adamrotor

I think old drivers should take more driving tests to continue driving.

Apex Eater

They said since there was no damage to the front of my car she was not "required" to stop so they did not try to find her. The funny thing is as my wife is driving me to work after the accident about an hour later, I swear I saw her again. My wife wouldn't let me have a discussion about driving skils...

I work with the elderly on a daily basis and believe age is not a good factor, but that said I feel after the age of 65 a driving skill test should be required.

Apex Eater

A shinka version has a limited color based on year, unique interior, and slightly diffeferent suspension. There are more things but I forget. A quick search will give you lots of info. I choose the car because I liked the copper red color.

kersh4w

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yep, after a certain age they should get a new driving test every 2 years.

HockeyRX-8

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pics are painful to look at...Glad no one was hurt and that you have her back

Gopherage

Glad to hear you got it fixed I absolutely love the Copper Red color.

SamiRX-8

Good you fixed it, hope it's fine now.

Shouldn't they by law after 65 ages go every three years to test their medical skills ?

lepichichi

iTrader: (10)

wow that sux! i feel your pain, i was hit just like that a little bit more than a year ago

limpbozkit

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How sad, if it was a regular old 8 not so big a deal but this Shinka will have this collision damage history attached to it's title forever! That sucks because Shinkas are quickly becoming more and more rare.

@!!narotordo