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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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I was pulled out in front of while driving back to the office at lunch today. I was at a stop light in the far left lane the two lanes to the right of me were stopped and the left lane was moving. A guy in a Scion (student from India) pulled past the two stopped lanes and right in front of me. My only physical issue is upper back is sore and my left leg. I’ll be ok, but my baby is gonna need some work!

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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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looks like your vette took the beating better than his scion. Any airbags or anything?

sorry to hear about your car, the most important thing is you are here to post about it afterwords. make him buy you a tiger shark front end!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:41 AM
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THAT Bastard!...It must be the full moon! tomarrow night is supposed to be the BIGGEST moon of the year they say...so It will be HUGE at dusk...anyway I got a ticket today 70 in a 55...that aint worth crap! But I knew the trooper and he cut me some slack...big time!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 12:42 AM
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suprized that the scion looked that bad compared to your car.

at least it is something minor that can be fixed.

hope you can find a good body shop.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 01:56 AM
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Sorry to see the damage but at least you were not seriously hurt. Best of luck finding a good repair shop and getting the car fixed.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 02:06 AM
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Not good. Hope you get fixed quickly and glad you're OK
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 02:19 AM
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Too bad about the Vette, but it can be fixed. Better get your back checked out.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 02:34 AM
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That partially raised headlight is actually kinda sexy...hmmmm

Reminds me of Mae West....

Seriously though.....I feel your pain...it hurts to see your baby hurting.

Good luck on the repair and paint blending.....
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 06:15 AM
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Damn that sucks!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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ouch
hopefully your back will be fine, the Vette came out reasonable well compared to the econobox
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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sorry that sucks hope all goes well with your repairs
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 09:39 AM
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Painful to see. Good luck with the fix.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Hope you heal quickly and completely. The car - I'm sure it'll look great again when it's repaired.

Hope he had decent insurance.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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Good luck on the repairs!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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Duuuuuude Sorry to see your baby in that shape. Hope you get back to 100% quickly.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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Glad you weren't hurt badly... sorry about the vette!
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:23 AM
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The Vette always comes out ahead. Looks like all bolt on parts.
Good luck
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Patches
Sorry to hear of your misfortune. Hope you heal quickly and completely. The car - I'm sure it'll look great again when it's repaired.

Hope he had decent insurance.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 10:42 AM
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Glad you're okay and I hope all goes well with the repairs. Keep us posted.
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Old Jan 10, 2009 | 11:00 AM
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I'm thinking TS front bumper, hope your ok, good luck with his insurance.
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