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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 11:57 PM
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How many of you out there have had mishaps in your vettes
that resulted in damage, or a ride home on a flat bed?

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That was a bad day

hit something metal on the highway,popped the back tire
make a long story short slid off the highway....ouch
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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Good lord man. That's rough.
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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Wow...sorry to see that man
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 12:07 AM
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oh yeah those are old pics by the way
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by 209TIME!!!
How many of you out there have had mishaps in your vettes
that resulted in damage, or a ride home on a flat bed?

I will start this off with a couple pic's













That was a bad day

hit something metal on the highway,popped the back tire
make a long story short slid off the highway....ouch
That sucks....but it could be worse.......
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by bd2626
That sucks....but it could be worse.......

That bothers me just looking at it
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 10:03 AM
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Hope that car was parked. Otherwise they still have people in there
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Originally Posted by 65convt

That bothers me just looking at it
yeah me to.... I don't think the outcome was very nice
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2nd day I had my car, a large dog ran out in the road. Hitting it was unavoidable. That was a year and a half ago, I'm yet to replace the front bumper. Instead, I bought a bra and cover up all the cracks and damage.

I've hit something else since then too, now the other side of the front bumper is messed up. hopped a couple curbs and scuffed up my sweet wagon wheels too.
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Originally Posted by yamahajo
2nd day I had my car, a large dog ran out in the road. Hitting it was unavoidable. That was a year and a half ago, I'm yet to replace the front bumper. Instead, I bought a bra and cover up all the cracks and damage.

I've hit something else since then too, now the other side of the front bumper is messed up. hopped a couple curbs and only managed to scuff up my wonderful wagon wheels instead of destroying them so I could get new ones.
Fixed......
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I'll keep my fingers crossed.

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dang that sucks, hope the repairs go well
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a T-Top hit me at 140 mph.

I hit a deer at 55mph


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i hit a BIG possum doing like 80mph abt a week ago. ripped off the scrape gaurd on the drivers side...so i just took the other side off to make it look right haha
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I bought an 81C3 once.....
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took a trash truck in the butt..

39 days to fix..
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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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Some ButtMunch decided he liked my lane better than his, 32 Days to fix!!!.........
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Originally Posted by hmannini
some buttmunch decided he liked my lane better than his, 32 days to fix!!!.........
ouch!!!
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Originally Posted by Grumpy
took a trash truck in the butt..

39 days to fix..
I always get nervous with big trucks behind me.
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