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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Well, I had this strange feeling that something bad would happen now that the rain has returned. One block from office in Seattle, a Honda Civic ran a stop light from my right. I hit the brakes and slid into her. T-boned her front drivers wheel. No airbags, but I was sure I had trashed the front of my car. Well, I gave her car a thrashing. Broke her wheel, axle, front 1/4 panel, pushed in the headlight. My car... This S2000 just continues to amaze me. The front bumper needs to be replaced. Thats it! it is still intact, just pushed aft a few millimeters. Headlamps are fine, radiator and fan brackets are all straight. Our cars a mini tanks, thank goodness!

Crashes suck no matter what, but, this was a lucky one and props to Honda for making this car so solid. Be safe out there!
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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If the airbags didn't even go off, then the impact must've not been that great..., but then again, you said the Civic suffered quite a bit of damage, right?

That is weird.
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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I am guessing that the Civic's damage dissapated quite a lot of the impact. Good for me, bad for her.
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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Glad you are ok as well as the car.. (partially)
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by knlg,Oct 24 2006, 01:35 PM
I am guessing that the Civic's damage dissapated quite a lot of the impact. Good for me, bad for her.
Who cares about her, she was the idiot who ran the red light the first place
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 12:16 PM
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Have your bumper springs replaced - If i remember correctly, many times they work once and next time will fail, causing a lot of damage.
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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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Car is going to the body shop in an hour. I plan on having the whole bumper assembly replaced and whatever else that needs to be as well. I need to figure how to work a lip into this.
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