Red light runner hit me today
 

A young man decided that it was his right to run a RED light and smash the front of my car today. :mad:
We're fine,but the car is not.

bahh... sorry man... doesnt look that bad. couldve been much much worst since he ran a red light. hmm... its grey too (which is somehting like silver).

aw man that sucks, sorry to see that. airbags go off?

no I was turning and he came out between two cars(not a lane) and I clipped his left quarter panel as he swerved to miss me.
No Air bags

it wasnt a hit and run right? so what happened to the dumbass?

Sorry dude...it looks like you'll only need your bumper replaced?

ouch. hope he's payin.

Lets see ,,, bumper, left headlight, left marker light ,grille,bumper absorbers,
all the stuff behind the bumper,hood is out of alignment,wheel well left front
panel damaged ,lower lip bent,and what ever frame damage behind the bumper cover,left foglight broken, paint on the hood scratched.
The guy did a 520 degree spin after he hit me.
I THINK MAZDA MAKES A TOUGH CAR.
Oh and it was a '96 Furd Muskrat convert that hit me.

sorry man... my grey got reamed from behind by a suburban at a light last may. your car will be good as new when its over, & maybe better... look into what the difference in cost would be if you were to replace the front bumper with the MS piece! we had to replace my exhaust when i got hit, & i ended up with the RB unit & $200 to spare. :D

a yeah, the car took my hit like a champ; it certainly is a little tank in its own right.

,,No he did not leave,, his car would not start. Ha Ha
Nothing because of Arizona Law.

Certain things I learned from the first week I started driving. Even though your light is green, and theirs is red you should still look both ways. Did you?

Second biggest thing is, if your waiting to pull out of a side street and someone has their signal on to turn, WAIT!!! Sometimes it's good old grampa Jones who forgot to turn his signal off. If you pull out you can most definitely expect a broken left arm.

Be careful out there.

Sorry about the luck with the RX-8s Eric!

Make sure the folks repairing the car cover all the mechanicals. I have seen a lot of pictures of broken front suspensions on RX-8s. Seems like they are just strong enough to do the job and no stronger.

Sorry to miss seeing you at PAVs too!

Now on the bright side, can you sneek a body kit onto that car now?! I would like to see the one you were scoping out in real life!

I was turning left from the left turn lane. Light was changing to red.Oncoming traffic had stopped.There are three lanes going north and a left turn lane.Two of the lanes were barricaded due to construction. This left one forward lane and a left turn lane open. There is an area between the left turn lane and the forward traveling lanes,it is called a "gore" it is the shape of a triangle
(white 1 foot wide solid stripe)and trails back ( about four car lengths back) from the cross walk. The base of this is the cross walk line,then it narrows as it trails backward. It separates the left turn lane and forward lanes at the cross walk by about 8 feet.
This Idiot cold not stop and flew out between the two stopped cars ,, the one in the left turn lane and the one going straight ahead.
Would you have seen him?
I have never had an accident that was my fault in 31 years of driving time.

Just sent an E-Mail to a dealer in London. Hope to here something in the near future.
Yes thats England. Hail Brittania.......

Could've been worse...glad to hear you were okay. The Mazda's will take a lickin' and keep on ticken'.

I smell MS front end plus some! :)

Sorry about the accident.... Looks like only damage to bumper and drivers head light.

Dwayne

well, this is just a scratch, mine was run over by a truck, while performing a test drive with a client (i'm a Mazda dealer in Belgium). I was sitting in the back, right side, just have a look !Luky to be alive !

^ Oh wow... whats the story to that? who paid for the damage?

eh that'll buff right out...

It pains me to see an 8 banged up like that. Keep ya head up. It could be worst.

Well she went to the bodyshop today.
Pulled in right in front of a Yellow Lambroghini Gallardo.
He just had a scratch on the left rear quarter panel. I couldn't see it.
The wife said "I want that !" "Save your money" I said.
Now the waiting begins.

Well I think I am gioing to get my 8 back on tuesday this coming week. It's going to be like 24 days,,, good god. I miss my car. Have been driving around in a 2005 Mazda6 AT.
Car is OK and the gas mileage is GREAT. Instead of filling up the 8 twice a week I am filling up the 6 every 2 weeks. Big $$$ saved and it's regular not premium.I'm gonna miss that.

damn sorry to hear that :(