bgd73 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 After a year and a half of work... one jerk in an old stinky exhausting camaro decides to pinch me between a slow car in the right lane, and his retarded dominace of the passing lane on the freeway. He kept going after a quick nudge sent my car into the guard rail. It was a brown camaro, with my white paint on its right side maine plates, driver had dark hair, male (We got close enough - I could see he was clean shaven in the dim dash lights). As of now, there doesn't seem to be much concern to catch this nut in the camaro by state police. Bizarre. I am pretty sure this is totalled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virrdog Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Ouch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvexplorer Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 My dad had someone almost do the same thing to him but from the passenger side and lost his driverside mirror. He wasn't driving a subaru though. I just think that people suck when it comes to driving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef_tim Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Glad your okay, might be a good time to step into the 20th century and get something with 5 mains:lol: (just a little humor to help ease the pain, most of us have been there at one time or another) Bummer to lose all that work, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 wow... that really freakin sucks. that was alot of work... time to find another sedan I suppose. shouldn't take long to duplicate the mods that were made to the wrecked one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joostvdw Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 it's a real bummer to have something like this happen after all the work, glad to hear your okay... if you would really like to, you could cut the front clip off and weld a new one in, guess the frame rails and such are still intact, but I guess finding a new suub is way easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burtonsnowman Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Cops wouldn't do anything? That's wack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 I had an epiphany. If the car was climbed up on as quick as it was from my point of view and the nut in the camaro... it may explain.I had cars just behind me, we all were in a similar momentum around the speed limit. The honda must have been going super slow- no hazards on.The honda did have a flat tire (honda was on my right). How does a dentless paint brushing from my car to hers cause a flat? Is somebody LYING? I think she was going to slow for the highway.... add to this it was on a corner you just can't see all of. The mystery thickens. I did the best I could. Paint squeezed off on two cars with me in the middle no dents. It was so close, my drivers mirror went forward to the speed of fast camaro going by me, and my passenger mirror went backward to the speed of me going by the honda. Tighter than a mouse fart! The guy on the left doing 70 and one on the right going if half that. Rear ending the slow one would have been a pile up and at a minumum somebody getting wounded. Sacrificed the old sube . My car is a hero that selflessly died to save its fellow citizens! I deserve a new one ! Wheres my lawyer?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Dude, that sucks. At least you're all in one piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subeman90 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 bummer dude...that really sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Maybe its a sign that it is time for a WRX? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Maybe its a sign that it is time for a WRX? No dice, those have 5 mains, he wouldn't want that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 your insurance company might investigate more aggressively than the police.. good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Sadly, one-tenth of that damage would cause most insurance companies to "total" your car. 3 yrs ago, our 87 Turbo-wagon, got the tops of its fenders creased and its hood damaged. "Total"ed... and insurance settled for around $850 on a rust-free good condition vehicle. I am sorry for your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Hmmm. That sucks. Take a look at the nose-job thread http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=55437&highlight=nose+job. It cost us about $300 to fix that I think. But other times I've also swapped the engine for less damage than that, when i had a good body laying around with a dead engine in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 this photo is right next to passenger cylinder head. I am not going to tackle it. I was informed of an 86gl today real cheap til this gets figured. I was jostled no doubt, as facts were coming to me all day.... 17 years of driving, I have never encountered this impossible scenario- the only cause is getting cutoff, nowhere to go. My insurance company has a "blame yourself" mentality apparently, until proven otherwise. the slow honda that drove me to sudden defensive action had a left rear flat tire. The reason for it going so slow? I know I didn't cause it. I hope this isn't a case of lies and fleeing the scene of an accident all at my expense. The jerk in the camaro knew I needed another lane fast, did nothing to get out of the way, then sped off, never stopped. there is 2 wrongdoings, and I am stuck in the middle with a wrecked car (pun intended). This crease is like the other side, bent the whole front end, and engine crossmember is sitting out of level. I will not be fixing it. As subaru_dude said, the stuff I did (most of it) is easily trnasferable to another old sube, but no doubt rusted all to heck in comparison. Sad day for me, thanks for support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted October 17, 2006 Author Share Posted October 17, 2006 here is my last classic loyale video.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1cKN8h4vFk befores and afters, etc. The aftermarket fenders did alot of work. I am real glad they were on the car and new. They are indeed an important structure strength. (65?mph impact) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 If you do get that 86 GL, at least you'll have a good working SPFI setup for it, and convert that old carb'd one to SPFI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 So the honda was going slow in the right lane, and you got suprised by it and shifted left into the path of this camaro? Did the camaro hit you in the rear corner and send you into the gaurdrail? If so, Legally the accident is his fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgd73 Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 If you do get that 86 GL, at least you'll have a good working SPFI setup for it, and convert that old carb'd one to SPFI. True. The person who explained it to me says it has buglights like loyale. It must be spfi already? Will check up on it soon. I am putting the 2wd engine in a crate, fuel pump etc if what I want happens. Believe it or not, I am sensing tension from the landowner where I am living.. before this is even resolved. Coincidentally the same way I lost a dl that needed welding. I am real lucky. I hope there is no problems with sawzalls and an engine in the driveway in a matter of hours 91loyale: I was no doubt pushed hard on the front. I am assuming a drunk or other mind altering weirdness with the driver. I absolutely had to use the left lane, he must have been out of mind. In slow motion I looked right at him as the inches were closing in. Bizarre. Check photo at bottom of this page http://93loyale.com/accident.html It shows the beginning of the push that sent me. No matter what the biased police officer thinks, it was a hit and run, fleeing the scene of an accident, and driving to endanger, although, the little honda was going so freakishly slow, legally too slow for highway?, that driver could be in trouble. I am finding it way out to lunch that the officer ignored what I was saying and he even made a wise rump roast remark after mentioning the camaro: "Well he's gone now, we won't find him." Lets all give a big round of applause for trooper Daniel Ryan of troop E maine state police. He wouldn't know integrity if he got sideswiped by a drunk guy in camaro avoiding an old lady doing 35 on the interstate if he had it recorded himself on his video cam. Maybe if I mentioned I was a disabled veteran, with my disgusting facial hair and all, he would have listened. Repulsive. Truth prevails one way or another, and I'd love to witness it happen out loud anytime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 The bug lights were standard on all GL/GL-10/RX/Loyales. The only ones with the four headlights were the DLs. In 86, it most likely is carb'd. The SPFI cars were rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 True. The person who explained it to me says it has buglights like loyale. It must be spfi already? Will check up on it soon.I am putting the 2wd engine in a crate, fuel pump etc if what I want happens. Believe it or not, I am sensing tension from the landowner where I am living.. before this is even resolved. Coincidentally the same way I lost a dl that needed welding. I am real lucky. I hope there is no problems with sawzalls and an engine in the driveway in a matter of hours 91loyale: I was no doubt pushed hard on the front. I am assuming a drunk or other mind altering weirdness with the driver. I absolutely had to use the left lane, he must have been out of mind. In slow motion I looked right at him as the inches were closing in. Bizarre. Check photo at bottom of this page http://93loyale.com/accident.html It shows the beginning of the push that sent me. No matter what the biased police officer thinks, it was a hit and run, fleeing the scene of an accident, and driving to endanger, although, the little honda was going so freakishly slow, legally too slow for highway?, that driver could be in trouble. I am finding it way out to lunch that the officer ignored what I was saying and he even made a wise rump roast remark after mentioning the camaro: "Well he's gone now, we won't find him." Lets all give a big round of applause for trooper Daniel Ryan of troop E maine state police. He wouldn't know integrity if he got sideswiped by a drunk guy in camaro avoiding an old lady doing 35 on the interstate if he had it recorded himself on his video cam. Maybe if I mentioned I was a disabled veteran, with my disgusting facial hair and all, he would have listened. Repulsive. Truth prevails one way or another, and I'd love to witness it happen out loud anytime soon. That color looks the the rootbeer brown that GM used in the late '70's and 80's. Not too many Camaros have that color, especially the gen 2 Camaros. At least not ALL of us Camaro owners are a-holes on the road..... SOrry to hear about your loss my friend, tends to happen to the best of us anymore:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beataru Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Time to get an old beater and make it a BEAST!!! reinforce it with the beefiest cage you can make... have it have like 600BHP and go running camaros of the road for FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA A HAHAHAHA A HAHAHAH sweet victory :mad: thats what i hate most about driving!!! YOU CAN BE THE SAFEST DRIVER ON THE ROAD but someone else can screwup EVERY THING ELSE just like that! :mad: It makes me mad..... oh well... your loss will not be forgoten! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 oh yeah... btw, was it driveable in that condition? seems to me like something would have punctured the radiator, but it looks sorda questionable to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daeron Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 FAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHKKKK!!!!! dude, you just declared your work "done" like, yesterday!!!!!!!! no words. Mr Talkative here has nothing to say. see line #1 of my post, and repeat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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