Earlier today, before I left work I decided to take a trip down memory lane and take a look through my car's file from the days when I was still a customer. I found slips for nearly $4000 worth of tune-ups, maintenance and suspension mods in one summer alone. Shortly after the slips ended I started working as an employee and have spent the last two years scrounging parts and working into the wee hours to get my car just how I wanted it. As it sat (up until an hour ago) I had a lightly tweaked S50, GC coils, ST sways, solid bushings all around, E36 M3 rack, Recaro Speeds, Massive BBK, SSR Comps. and a bunch of other misc bits that I had acquired. It was a labor of love and I have had my hands on nearly every inch of that car either replacing, upgrading or modifying.
I saw the deer but it was too late. It was in the opposite lane and moving into my path at a steady clip. The rain, a mild case of excessive speed and exhaustion led to panic reaction with all four wheels locked I hit the deer head on at nearly 60mph. It hit above the bumper, destroying the kidney grill and everything from there over to the passenger side. the hood became a ramp and the deer cleared a decent distance before landing in crumpled heap in the woods.
The hood, radiator, radiator support, right fender, headlights (Bosch elips), euro grills and anything else that was unlucky enough to be in the front of the car are toast. It drove home (this happened about a half mile from home) despite the flat spots on the front tires but based on the extent of the damage I'm sure the insurance company will call it a total. There's body rust that makes fixing this shell a lost cause anyway. The obvious solution will be to buy a clean shell and swap the good bits over but I may end up parting the car out and going a different route. That is not a decision for now though, sleep comes first and then a painful call to the insurance company in the morning...
It's been a fun six years and I almost completed a project but I'll be back in some capacity soon...
~Brendan
I saw the deer but it was too late. It was in the opposite lane and moving into my path at a steady clip. The rain, a mild case of excessive speed and exhaustion led to panic reaction with all four wheels locked I hit the deer head on at nearly 60mph. It hit above the bumper, destroying the kidney grill and everything from there over to the passenger side. the hood became a ramp and the deer cleared a decent distance before landing in crumpled heap in the woods.
The hood, radiator, radiator support, right fender, headlights (Bosch elips), euro grills and anything else that was unlucky enough to be in the front of the car are toast. It drove home (this happened about a half mile from home) despite the flat spots on the front tires but based on the extent of the damage I'm sure the insurance company will call it a total. There's body rust that makes fixing this shell a lost cause anyway. The obvious solution will be to buy a clean shell and swap the good bits over but I may end up parting the car out and going a different route. That is not a decision for now though, sleep comes first and then a painful call to the insurance company in the morning...
It's been a fun six years and I almost completed a project but I'll be back in some capacity soon...
~Brendan
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