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Old Nov 8, 2005 | 11:24 PM
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Seating home watching the 11 am news on tv. A 2001 bmw crash through the single side garage door. My 2000 custom vette got push in to the work bench. damage to front&rear. Cost to repair 1500,00 to repaint. 2,500 for new front bumper&rear . I came close to kill the driver. They had AAA.
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Old Nov 8, 2005 | 11:26 PM
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yeah... I'd have come close to killing the driver too. How do you hit a house in the middle of the day?
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Old Nov 8, 2005 | 11:28 PM
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pics?
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 12:52 AM
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yeah thats a definate Wow, were you home at the time?
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 12:55 AM
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Sorry to hear. Good luck with all the repairs.
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ELTGuy_C5
yeah... I'd have come close to killing the driver too. How do you hit a house in the middle of the day?
Ya gotta lead it a little
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 01:22 AM
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WOW! Sorry to hear about this! Bet it was a shocker! What did the driver say??? Excuse??????

Hope you get it repaired perfectly and soon....
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 01:47 AM
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Sorry to hear. Good luck with all the repairs.

Hang in there.
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 02:03 AM
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damn, are ya forin?? cant spell?
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 02:17 AM
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WOW! What did the driver say??? Excuse??????
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 05:46 AM
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bummer. driver was dui??? bub
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 05:55 AM
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woow glad you werent hurt, car can repaired
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 06:43 AM
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Sorry to hear the bad luck, at least it wasn't through the living room.
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 06:49 AM
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Good luck on the repairs!!!

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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 07:05 AM
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WOW! Sorry to hear about this! What did the driver say? Excuse?



Good luck with the repairs
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 07:51 AM
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Now, that really sucks!
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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That's crazy! I hope everything works out ok for you, the garage and the car.....
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 08:55 AM
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Old Nov 9, 2005 | 09:28 AM
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That really sucks, I would love to hear how the driver explained this one. Good luck with the repairs.
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