"I had an accident today, not good!"

Roger, I'm right there witcha. This easter weekend is posessed.

At least you weren't sliding at 35mph on your a$$ like I was.

I lub leathers!

-J

OH NO! damn man, what the hell is going on??

i am not driving tomorrow.

Originally posted by SVTCANUK:
I'm glad everyone is OK. Next time just hit the little rodent.

Yeah it's him or you, and your car for that matter. That's such a bummer, I'm glad everyone is alright. Cars can be fixed.

Originally posted by mikey boy:
OH NO! damn man, what the hell is going on?? i am not driving tomorrow.

Yea no kidding. That really sucks man. Hopefully it's just a control arm that has your rims like that. The rear should be easy to fiberglass up like new.

Sorry to hear that Roger and JVT.

Things can be replaced, people cannot. Be thankful no one was hurt.

if u would've been on stock suspension, maybe you could've cleared over him completely

doesn't look that bad tho, should be an expensive but easy fix

Dang Roger!

Hope you get it fixed real good!

not the way i wanted to see ur car lowered for the first time

NOOOOO!! Not JUST after you got the new BAT kit installed! Man, that REALLY sucks, sorry to hear that Roger. Hopefully AAA takes car of you proper

Damn Rog!!!! Let The crew know if you need any help with anything.. YOu know where here for ya...

Im glad the kids are good.. Same thing happened to me in MY SVT.

That really sucks Roger. I'm glad everyone is ok. Goodluck on the repairs.

man....im sorry....at least your all ok......it should be fixable.....im gonna bet that the frame is ok....you mite need new bumpers, and probably a new drive axle on the passenger side.......glad to hear your okay though....good luck with the car recovery

hey Roger sorry to hear this, good that the kids are OK. Just so you know my car had the same tire lean and it was bent/kinked struts. It's either that or bent control arms. The rear control arms bend if you look at them funny. Not to worry your lovely steed will be back on the road ion no time

Ouch Roger, I am sorry to hear that man. I am glad you and your kids are ok. I am sure all will be good once the repairs are done

Originally posted by The Striped SVT:
So I'm heading N on Jefferson, go around this turn and this HUGE groundhog or posseum runs out infront of me and I jerked the wheel, lost control of my car, dipped into a drainage ditch, hit the passenger side of the car and it comes to rest on a some flat ground.

I've had the same experience in my old 'tique; a huge possum comes out in the middle of the road. This was on the way back from the gym, and there was a small gang of bikers behind me (choppers, not the exercising-kind). I saw it, had plenty of time to react, even travelled a good 10 feet or so, but I decided just to run over it. It felt like running over a construction cone and I was worried it cracked my front bumper. I was more worried it was a dog though.

I hope the Bikers missed it. I think one of them saw me though, and thought I was pretty cool because they chopper'ed on by and gave me a thumb's up. In conclusion, if you think you can clear it you should probably train yourself to run over it.

May fortune favor..

Tim

Sorry to hear about this, Roger. The family's ok, and the car can be fixed. Everything's going to be a-ok.

Glad you and the kids are OK!!
I'm sure the 'tour will be back on the road in no time.

I blame it on ATI. Roger seriously, I started to think about your suspension, and I wanted to see it in the daylight to see if anything was wierd with it.

I am soo glad to hear your kids are okay. We will wax her up really nicely. I'll be happy to help ya clean your UIM/LIM, I did my UIM today while replacing a few things under the hood.

Sorry for the car Rog.

That really sucks. I'm glad you all are alright. Don't you go to the Dragon in October and run it with everyone else? I hope this doesn't mean you won't be there this year.

That's terrible roger! Everyone is ok though and that's what counts. I'd bet money there's no frame damage...just need new control arm(s) and an axle. She'll be good as new in no time.

Originally posted by SVTCANUK:
I'm glad everyone is OK. Next time just hit the little rodent.

Glad to see everyone's OK too.

I was in a similar situation once and let me just say for all intents & purposes, cats DO NOT have 9 lives.

Oncoming traffic to the left, roll up the curb on the right, hey, the path of least resistance was right up the middle.

The overwhelming response on this thread is one of the reasons I love CEG!

Man thats such a bummer. At least everyone is ok and it looks like your car can be completely fixed. Good Luck and let us know how everything goes!

man that sucks so bad dude... and ya easter weekend is possesed.. i had a super close call yesterday where i almost got hit by an oncoming car while rear ending another car

Insane. The best Contours seem to be picking a lot of fights with the accident gods...and losing.

Well it's good to hear you and your kids are in good health. Anything we can do for you/your car, you know we're all here for ya.

Glad your both Roger and JVT.

I am glad to hear you and your girls are okay Roger.

As far as the car....it looks comestic......the wheel bent in just looks like a bent control arm....maybe or most likely a broken ball joint.....

Good luck mang!

Glad to see that you are OK, and that the car is not in worse shape than it is. Hopefully it is only minor damage...

im sure the damage will be minimal

my friend put my car into a cement island at 65

bent all teh rims and blew out the struts

the car still drives fine after i put my steelies on, handling sux though.

Hey Roger, Sorry to hear about the 'Tour. I'm glad your girls are ok. They seemed like cute kids when I met you to pick up the suspension parts. BTW if you need them back till you can get a new set up and running let me know. Anything at all give me a shout.

Like everyone else has said, glad you and your kids are OK. Cars can be fixed. I'm hoping the damage is not too major. Good luck!

Dude, I'm glad you and your kids are OK. I hope your car will be OK too. Keep us posted alright. God bless and the best of luck with the repairs.

Sorry to hear Rog. Why did you swerve for an animal?

Sorry to hear about the accident Roger, but as everyone said, glad to hear you and your kids are ok. Perhaps now would be a good time to go ahead and do what we were talking about at the last meet...

Just glad that everyone is fine. The SVT will hopefully be fine. And JVT, did those frame sliders (?) work?

Originally posted by todras:
Why did you swerve for an animal?

Heh. That's why my driver side foglight is a little jiggly. Never got to see what it was, but I won.

holy [censored], rog! like everyone else has already said, i am very glad to hear that you and the girls are unscathed. to think we were just cruising around in the striped brick on friday after it had been waxed for the redline meet

. i am sure that when it gets fixed it will get fixed properly. oh and how did that antenna get bent?? did u nearly miss a tree or something

? and if you go through any 5 speed withdrawl, ill be more than willing to bring the lowly ol' se over for you to drive.

Originally posted by White99SE:

Like everyone else has said, glad you and your kids are OK. Cars can be fixed. I'm hoping the damage is not too major. Good luck!

Originally posted by Russell-3L:
my friend put my car into a cement island at 65

And you still call him your friend?!?

Roger, I hate to see that man. I've been there, well, not MI, but broke on the side of the road. My first wreck I hydroplaned on the freeway and went off at about 65-70mph. The car *looked* fine, the rear bumper was crooked, but that was it. When the shop put it up on the rack, the impact with a concrete drainage ditch had broken the transmission loose from the motor. Every bolt on the tranny had sheared right out of the manifold. They had to order a new one. Then the dummies (Ford dealer, of course) ordered a MTX-75 for a ZX2, IIRC. Needless to say, I didn't have my car for a month. My first car was an ATX 'Tour SE. He's gone to a better place now.

As for the varmit, you've been to the South enough times to know we eat stuff like that. Just run it over, and then go home and cook it.

Originally posted by Cookie Monster:
ordered a MTX-75 for a ZX2

Nope. ZX3 maybe, ZX2's had Mazda tranny's.

Cars can be replaced. Kids can not. I'm glad you and your kids are ok Roger.

Mark

Wow that stinks man.

I almost got creamed last month too, merging onto 96 this guy in a red Geo metro cuts ACROSS the merge ramp entrance turning the wrong way onto schoolcraft.

I missed his drivers side by inches.

I really doubt your frame is bent though, I slid into a curb once and cocked my wheel in too, had to replace both lower arms, knuckle and strut on that side. Hopefully your new suspension is OK!

Glad y'all are ok Roger; best of luck getting the car back in tip-top!

Now your sideskirt looks like mine!! ok... yours is a little worse, but still.

Sucks! And noone hurt? Just another testament to the safety of our cars!

And JVT... how did yours happen?

To the second batch of you guys, thanks for the words of encouragement, I really appreciate it

The car arrived at the repair shop today and I went over everything with the guy. BTW I've been to this shop before, they painted my grill ring and rear valance, so I have some repore with them. It looks like the rear valance needs some fiberglass repair and I can't see them needing to replace the entire bumper, even if its an insurance job. I'll need to get ahold of Stazi to have him make me a new lower Aussie grill or maybe I could just buy his off of him while his car is down, whatever the case may be, I'm sure he'll come through for me and like someone said earlier, thats why I love the CEG

When I hear some news, I'll post it right here in this post and once again, thanks alot guys, the support I've gotten so far has really kept me up!

Originally posted by todras:

Originally posted by Cookie Monster:
ordered a MTX-75 for a ZX2

Nope. ZX3 maybe, ZX2's had Mazda tranny's.

That's what they told me.

Anyway, this same Ford dealer usually calls my car an Escort, so I dunno how they mixed it up.

Damn Rog...sorry about the car...I think you have one of the cleanest cars around the metro area...but I am very thankful you and your girls ok.....like Mark said, cars can be replaced..kids cannot...good luck with the car!!!

It looks like it just messed up your alignment really good on the passenger side. as for the body work...a little costly but no biggie, I think the subframing will probably be fine though. Keep your head up and be optimistic

That sucks man. Next time, hit the critter and we'll be eating good later on.

Hope all works at soon enough for ya and I'm glad you're ok.

Originally posted by 69Boss302:
That sucks man. Next time, hit the critter and we'll be eating good later on.

You from 'round these parts?

OH NO ROG!! OMG!!

. I'm glad to hear that you and your kids are ok. It couldve been worse but luckily you went into a ditch. You couldve wrapped that thing around a tree but luckily there were no trees around. I hope it gets fixed properly man. I wish you the best of luck. I hope its ready by this Sunday before the summit meet

Originally posted by Cookie Monster:

Originally posted by 69Boss302:
That sucks man. Next time, hit the critter and we'll be eating good later on.

You from 'round these parts?

American by birth;
Southern by the grace of God!

Oh my God Roger, glad you are all okay. I just read up on this post. Glad your car is "okay" and is deffinetly fixable. If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me.

CEG is all about making fun of everyone else...shooting ideas down... and what not, but when it is needed... you can count on a whole slew of peeps waiting in line to lend a helping hand. On a lighter note Roger.... even with the mud on your car... it still looks cleaner than mine, hands down. I, (2 days ago), was involved in a little accident. I drove over a part of the road where it dropped about 4 -6" inches (consturction zone), at about 55 miles an hour (posted speeds, mind you!) and bottomed the front end of my car out on the road. Ripped the bottom of my bumper to shreds and broke my fogs out and my new grill.

. I took the day off of work today, got new fogs from ford (what a rip!), grill (could not believe they had one in stock, thanks Jerome!), and "bond-glass" ed my bumper today. The fogs are in, the grill is not (yet), and the bumper work is almost complete. Just need to sand some more, put a coat of bondo glaze compound, sand some more, and repaint. My body shop is gonna do the painting for me, for only like 75 bucks which is alright. Not sure if it will be tip top shape by the april 25th meet (but, oh well!). I needed my front end repainted anyways and the bumper was already cracked. Hope your car gets fixed by the april 25th meet Roger...I'm sure it will be looking BETTER than before! Keep us posted!

Originally posted by todras:

Originally posted by Cookie Monster:
ordered a MTX-75 for a ZX2

Nope. ZX3 maybe, ZX2's had Mazda tranny's.

True!

You know if I had .25 everytime I saw bk4293's contour on a flat bed.....

never mind! Thank God you are all ok

Sorry to see your other baby in distress

Originally posted by MysticFreak:
Dude, I'm glad you and your kids are OK. I hope your car will be OK too. Keep us posted alright. God bless and the best of luck with the repairs.

Speaking of accidents...
I have one that is a little better, and a little worse..
Better, cause it's a miracle that me and my girlfriend were able to get away with so few injuries.. but worse because of the damage to her car.
Well, i'll just let the pics speak for themselves. Poor poor Civic.

Originally posted by Koski:
Speaking of accidents...
I have one that is a little better, and a little worse..
Better, cause it's a miracle that me and my girlfriend were able to get away with so few injuries.. but worse because of the damage to her car.
Well, i'll just let the pics speak for themselves. Poor poor Civic.

One less honda at least.

Originally posted by SVTCANUK:
Next time just hit the little rodent.

I told my wife the same. She almost hit a racoon and swerved and put the car in a ditch too. "The Striped SVT", sounds to me like you had no other choice but to swerve or hit it. If it makes you feel any better, I would have swerved too, it is just a reaction (even though I told my wife to hit the darn thing).

Hey roger, very sorry to hear about the accident, like trapps said its more inportant that you and your kids are OK, thats why we pay for insurance.

If any sheet metal needs to be replaced make sure you tell your body shop or insurance co. that you want OEM PARTS INSTALLED NOT AFTERMARKET SHEET METAL

JVT Damn bro thats why alex won't let me get a bike, pretty scary sliding down the street like a sheet of ice huh?
I hope your ok.

Next time you see some hot chick try not to stare that long, just make a U-TURN!

Glad you guys are both ok!

Originally posted by WOLF24:

I told my wife the same. She almost hit a racoon and swerved and put the car in a ditch too. "The Striped SVT", sounds to me like you had no other choice but to swerve or hit it. If it makes you feel any better, I would have swerved too, it is just a reaction (even though I told my wife to hit the darn thing).

Wasn't anyone taught not to swerve for the very reason the outcome is what happened to Roger? I don't even think about jerking the wheel when I see something. Front bumper covers are cheap.

and when you get it fixed paint it black with yellow stripes next time

count your blessings

if you get a new car go for the 300C pseudo Benz with 5.7 v8 and awd

Sorry to hear Roger. I hope everything turns out O.K. for you. That's what happens sometimes during spirited driving. I'm just glad for you and your kid's sake that it didn't turn out worse. God knows "why you were out there" and was just giving you a little wake up call to keep the "suspension tests" on a track and without the wife/kids in the car. Or to at least keep them in a helmet if they're going to be your rally navigator.

Originally posted by JVT:
Roger, I'm right there witcha. This easter weekend is posessed.

At least you weren't sliding at 35mph on your a$$ like I was.

I lub leathers!

-J

D@mnit....Rog...sux bout your car, but I doubt it got into the substructure...so it will be just fine...heck maybe you can get rid of the plastic stripes and have the shot in paint while they are fixing the car....

JVT...leathers=good...I have got to test some out in my days...and lets just say crashing with leathers is usually better than crashing without...there is an OWNED pic of me with a without leather crash.....

Geez rog, glad to hear you and the girls are OK.

Of course, I know what I would attribute the loss of control to . . .

Originally posted by todras:

Originally posted by WOLF24:

I told my wife the same. She almost hit a racoon and swerved and put the car in a ditch too. "The Striped SVT", sounds to me like you had no other choice but to swerve or hit it. If it makes you feel any better, I would have swerved too, it is just a reaction (even though I told my wife to hit the darn thing).

Wasn't anyone taught not to swerve for the very reason the outcome is what happened to Roger? I don't even think about jerking the wheel when I see something. Front bumper covers are cheap.

That's how I remember it, from the old drivers ed days. Common sense really.

yeah $hit happens

Originally posted by gsxr907:
yeah $hit happens

WHOA!!!!

Those are some SERIOUSLY f'ed up 'tours!!! Whats with the pole running through the middle of the last one? And that silver one?? How many times did that flip!?

Originally posted by Rara:
Geez rog, glad to hear you and the girls are OK.

Of course, I know what I would attribute the loss of control to . . .

Thats a possibility Brian

, but I just don't know and how would I?

Judge- your idea about the stripes are half right, I might just take them off the car

I've been thinking about a "new look" and this seems like a good time to do it, I just don't know. What do you guys think? I want to do some version of the "strobe stripes" down the side, kinda like the Neon SRT-4 in sport compact car right now, but different. They'd be in black and I'd end up having my FSVT rims shot in black w/ the ring left polished/silver.

As far as my car goes, I called the bodyshop yesterday and they're up to $2200.00 so far and thats w/o the suspension parts they're going to need. One thing thats being replaced is the front bumper, so I'll try and get the old one and maybe give it away to someone who needs it (hint, hint John, you serf!) I just hope the struts are ok, they were kinda hard to get due to them always being on backorder. I expect the car to be there for the rest of the month, oh well

Just do the look change.. you'll never know if you'll like it until you do it so just go for it.

Originally posted by mbSVT:

Originally posted by gsxr907:
yeah $hit happens

WHOA!!!!

Those are some SERIOUSLY f'ed up 'tours!!! Whats with the pole running through the middle of the last one? And that silver one?? How many times did that flip!?

Hard to say but yeah very bad. For the record Both cars are 2000 csvt's

Yeah Roger, this is the perfect time to make that change. I think it would look sweet myself.....DO IT

Originally posted by The Striped SVT:
One thing thats being replaced is the front bumper, so I'll try and get the old one and maybe give it away to someone who needs it (hint, hint John, you serf!)

oh man, thatd be awesome if you could get a hold of that bumper, it doesnt look messed up at all! plus a measly serf like me could really use one

It doesn't look like I'm going to know anything until the end of today, they have the entire car torn apart, but were still checking the suspension as of yesterday. As far as the "change" goes, it looks like I'm just going to have them take the stripes off and I'll go from there. I look at it like this, I'd have to pay to have the rear/front bumper stripes re-done anyways, so now is the time. As far as the rims getting done, that will have to wait...I think

After seeing the pics of the FSVT rims done in black through Ford Motorsports (although theres are completely black w/ the inners in silver

) I kinda have an idea what it would look like, thats why I wanna go that route. Whatever the case though, when I get my car back, it will be "stripe-less"! If I can find one of those companies that do the advertising graffics on cars (you know, the ones that completely cover the car) I might have the roof panel done in black and no, I'm not having it painted either, no way because if I wanted to change it out, all I gotta do is peel it off, just like the stripes

it will be wierd, to say the least, to see your car without the stripes. but i suppose change is good. oh and you should convince them that u need a new rear bumper cuz of the crack by the exhaust and then donate it to a measly serf

Yeah.. you don't want a repaired bumper.. screw that.

The crack in the rear bumper is in the valance panel, so I think it will be ok. I need to go up there and talk to the guy and try and look at my ride

I did talk to the guy yesterday and he was waiting to hear back from the insurance adjuster, he was in a meeting all day, figures

I have the worst luck when it comes to things like this and I guess all the good karma I thought I'd have coming my way is showing its face

He did tell me that the steering knuckle and both struts are shot on the passenger side of the car. This sucks because theres always a backorder on them, just what I needed, more waiting. I bet the car isn't done for another 3 weeks!

Originally posted by 5speedSerfSE170HP:
it will be wierd, to say the least, to see your car without the stripes. but i suppose change is good. oh and you should convince them that u need a new rear bumper cuz of the crack by the exhaust and then donate it to a measly serf .

John--I get the feeling you'd make a good gov't lobbyist--LOL

But you're right, Rog's car would look strange w/o the stripes. It would be like the Lone Ranger w/o Trigger--but we would eventually get used to it.

Hey Rog,

I posted this earlier in the thread, but I'll do it again. Since your right side struts are blown, you can get yours back. I still haven't got em on my car yet. I would even put them on for you if you like. I don't know how long you may have to wait for BAT to get you some new parts. PM me or call my cell. I'll be out in E. Lansing this weekend but I'll try to check my e-mail and PMs.

Well I found out something yesterday that was very interesting. The bodyshop is having a graffics guy re-do the stripes as it was apart of my car before the accident, so I'm going to stay "The Striped SVT"

I'm going to have the entire stripe job re-done, but this time I'm going to go with a darker colored stripe package and alittle wider, probably 9" wide instead of 8". I remember seeing MikesonestripedSVT and thats the color I need as it matches the interior perfectly, not an easy task. The struts were ordered from BAT, but the guy I deal with at the bodyshop was out of the office, so noone knew how long the backorder is/was. I need to call them on Monday, just so I know how much longer I'll be w/o my ride

Ah yes! To swerve or not to swerve, THAT is the question. Perhaps the answer lies with the relative high-speed skills of the driver. Sometimes our skills fail us. And sometimes, despite our skill level, it may simply be a poor judgment call. Consider my own similar experience:

Despite being a graduate of Bob Bondourant's School of High Performance Driving, and despite considerable experience "taking the bends" at Mossport, I faced a similar situation with a critter in the road.

It was a beautiful day. The road was straight and true through deserted farm country. My SE was cracking along at around 90 MPH. There in the middle of the road an animal stood frozen. Rather than swerve, as Roger did, I took a calculated risk. If I could get there in time, before it moved, I thoiught I would have a good chance of straddling it. I floored it and hung on. The ATX kicked down and I could hear that subliminal, agressive growl of my Duratec engine. Just at the encounter point, I glanced at the speedo. Hmmm...108 miles an hour. The following sickening thud told me I was unsuccessful.

Now here's the hard part: I was able to limp into a gas station in the next town. But now shock was turning into realization. Now don't get me wrong. I don't belong to PETA or anything like that, but I AM an animal lover. Tears welled up in my eyes as I experienced a flood of guilt and remorse. I rolled back my head, closed my eyes, and, even though I was alone in that car I cried out aloud in anguish, "That poor...COW"!

Sorry, Roger....J/K

ah looks like someone finally got their username to work

! but you forgot to update your name, pops...

Was he kidding about the whole story

and yes, that name needs to be changed to "3SE's" Nice to see back up on the boards, I guess it wasn't the forum afterall

LOL!

That was such a touching story....you're makin' me all verklempt

As predicted, the Bilsteins are on backorder, well the rear ones are anyways, so it looks like the car will be sitting there for a couple weeks. I told the guy at the bodyshop that BAT has one or two fronts and they need to get on the list for needing a rear. I thought some good karma would come my way as I've tried to be a good guy here in the CEG but it isn't to be

Thanks for your support on this matter anyways guys, I really appreciate it. I'm not adding anything else to this post as theres nothing else to say. If/when I get my car back, I'll post the pics in another post, so wish me luck, I really need it

***UPADATE*** The rear Bilsteins will be in in 10 days, light is being seen at the end of the tunnel...finally

Oh and BTW, I'm up to $5600K worth of damage, mostly all suspension/radiator & associated parts. I guess I'll have a "new feelin'" car when its all said and done, along with new and improved stripes and the cool lookin' S2000 antenna

It will look toight with the S2000 ant.

Hopefully the car will get done sooner that that. make sure your brakes go on correctly, we all know that old people use them alot!

The guy at the bodyshop called me again yesterday and ran a couple things past me. It seems now that my car is 4 years old they don't want to replace some of the parts with factory, they want to go aftermarket. In particular, the A/C condensor and radiator which I allowed them to do, but I sprung the money out of my pocket to pay the difference for the wheel hubs/bearing to get Ford OEM. Either way, everything is covered with a lifetime warranty (I think they do that because who keeps their cars long nowadays, so they're covered) I did mention the brake clip to him and atleast he has the otherside to use as a reference incase it isn't right

on the body parts issue. Are you going through your insurance? I think I remember that you were. The body shop can not tell you or suggest to you to replace factory body parts with aftermarket one unless you are paying all out of pocket. The insurance company can not even tell you that. Factory parts must be replaced with factory parts and aftermarket parts must be replaced with aftermarket parts, that's the law. It seems to me that someone is making some profit at your expense in the way of cheaper parts.

Something to ponder.

Not in all areas. I'm not sure what the lasws in that state are. In Massachusetts, You only get new OEM parts if the car is less than 1 year old or you buy the "OEM Endorsement".

However, the aftermarket parts have to strictly adhere to the OEM specifications. PLEASE REMEMBER, the job of the insurance company is to return your vehicle to the condition it was in at the time of loss.... NOT better, NOT worse. If your car is aging, you can't expect to have all NEW parts installed. It's called betterment.

I work for an insurance company and as a car nut, it kills me to think about aftermarket or non-OEM parts being installed in your car, but if they do it for you (someone who cares about their car), they have to do it for everybody else (most who could care less about the car they drive), and that could lead to higher insurance rates.

Good luck and make sure you are happy with the work done by the shop. Some shops will try to use OEM used parts instead of New aftermarket parts (At least you'll get the OEM fit and some Ford logos...

I have AAA of Michigan for insurance and it does work out that way for me. I mean the parts have a lifetime warranty, but then again, who keeps there car that long anyways so their butts are covered in that way. I may or may not keep the car long enough to take advantage of that lifetime warranty as I don't know what my next car is going to be (either the new Mustang or an EVO) Its going to come down to how I think the CSVT is holding up after 6 years of ownership. If it does and I think its an OK "daily driver", I've probably get the Stang, if not, I'd sell it and buy the EVO which I can drive year round

I'll cross that bridge when I get to it, but in the meantime, I just want my CSVT back!

dayam dude... i just read this thread... hope everything works out for ya...

Originally posted by ghosstryda:
dayam dude... i just read this thread... hope everything works out for ya...

Me too and it looks like I'm about a week and half away, that is if everything goes as planned on BAT's end. The backordered strut should be in on the last day of this month and then its just a matter of how quick it gets to the bodyshop. If all the planets line up, I'll have the car back and it will be even better than before

banana dance for you!

Sorry to bring up an old thread.

Having kids in the car had to freak you out.

I was always taught however, never ever attempt to aviod small animals by swerving. Just try and brake your way out of it.

I have hit a few racoons and whatnot by doing this but I stayed in my lane and never caused any damage. The worst part is getting out of the car and making sure they are dead. (crowbar works wonders) Point is its never worth risking your car, yourself , or in your case kids.

[GnuLoCo]

Originally posted by GnuLoCo:

I was always taught however, never ever attempt to aviod small animals by swerving. Just try and brake your way out of it.

I have hit a few racoons and whatnot by doing this but I stayed in my lane and never caused any damage. The worst part is getting out of the car and making sure they are dead. (crowbar works wonders) Point is its never worth risking your car, yourself , or in your case kids.

[GnuLoCo]

Small animals I agree with. Out here in Colorado you have to watch out for deer and elk! They cause so much damage it will total the car and they will still run away from the accident with minor injuries.

The bodyshop expected the rear strut in yesterday and I don't know if it did, didn't want to jinx/bug them about it. He told me if it did come in Friday the car would be done at the end of this upcoming week. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting a bit brighter and I can't wait to see the "new and improved" CSVT of mine

The only thing I don't know about is going back and "enjoying" my ride the way I used to. I'm not a loose nut behind the wheel, especially with my kids in the car, but having not been in this situation before I don't know how I'll react when I slip behind the wheel for the first time in about a month

You'll be fine---remember that last bad accident you drove by and swore to slow down? Maybe you did or maybe you didn't but since you were the accident the last time, you'll remember it and slow down or maybe think twice, but you'll still be OK. Just don't react like Drew Carey did after his accident---he froze. LOL Lookin forward to seein the new and improved. Did you decide what to do with the stripes? Post pix if you change them.

I got a call from the bodyshop today and they talked to BAT, the damn strut just came in to them and its being shipped out ASAP but get this, its not being overnighted, WTF

I just don't get it but I know this, I'm going to be EXTRA careful with my car when I get it back. Now it looks like the strut will be there Tuesday and my car should be done by the end of next week, SIX days before SZ04'

Six days should be enough time to get a couple dozen coats of polish though! And you'll have the freshest car at SZ too; fresh as a spring daisy!

Lets just hope that even if the bodyshop gets the strut on Wednesday they have it done on Friday. I'm assuming that the suspension/radiator parts have already been installed and the only thing left to do is hang the bumpers, adjust the exhaust, install the rear strut, 4 wheel alignment, install the headlights/grill, re-do the stripes, install the S2000 antenna and then road test it. After that they'll wash it, but just go get the dust off of it. Once I get it home, its getting a clay and 3 step (except the bumpers) and a full interior detailing, gotta get that "accident" feel off of it

I just hope that something goes right for me once with this month long nightmare

They actually got the strut yesterday (Tue) and thats great because they told me the car will be done on Friday, lets just hope it doesn't need a new rack and pinion as he wants to drive the car about 10 miles to make sure it doesn't need anything like a new rack and pinion. They had a sample of the new blue for the stripes and its actually very cool, a darker blue thats metallic

That combined with the S2000 antenna, freshly painted front and rear bumpers and the new suspension, it will feel like a new car, not the way I wanted to go about doing it, but will be "new and improved" none the less. I will take some pics this weekend under a new post and let this one fade into oblivion.

As if I didn't have enough hurdles with my car I got another one yesterday, the rear wheel hub. They go to put it on and its defective, so they ordered another one and it too was bad, WTF. This is just how things go when it comes to something with me, I have a long history with things never going right when it comes to modding/repairing my ride

In addition to that, Derek (SVT Barge) is dealing with them about getting my S2000-like antenna and it will not be there in time, so the guy at the bodyshop will have to "modify" my old antenna and I will not have any reception for awhile until I get my new antenna hooked up, figures but atleast Derek is talking to them in yet another "non-factory" piece on my ride

He told me it doesn't look like the car will done today and should be done on Monday, 3 days before SZ04' starts

Geez, ROger. After you told me about your antenna, I bought one off eBay that day, for $12 and I have it already.

I'm going to install it this weekend, as well as my new exhaust.

Your problem is that you never try and make things easy for yourself. That's why "I" am here - to help you buddy!

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Your problem is that you never try and make things easy for yourself. That's why "I" am here - to help you buddy!

What do you mean

Will tomorrow be the day

They got the alignment done and took it for a road test, everything was fine, but get this, the striper ran out of vinyl doing the stripes, imagine that

I know this is an old saying, but if it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have NO luck at all!