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I am posting these for Austin, COntour. This is his 1997 3.0 SE. I will let him do the talking... I am soo glad you are ok dude! That tour took it pretty well. Makes me feel safer in my ride. Being the first person to see these (besides Austin), I will give the warning... WARNING - Graphic Pictures Below - If you cry in junk yards please close this post!!   
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Whoa. I read what he said on that other post about it but that is just terrible. At least he said he will be getting a new Tour' soon. Good luck with your next one! I would cry for months if that happened to my car.
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God dude, I'm very glad you're ok, that's awful man, sorry.
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OK well here's what happened: It was Monday evening and I was just leaving track. I was coming up to an intersection with a turn arrow that was green, as I approched the intersection it turned yellow, and by the time I came to a complete stop I was in the middle of the intersection. I waited in the intersection for the light to turn yellow and hopefully all the Fort Collins idiots would obey the law and stop. Anyways, the light turned yellow, then red, and I saw a car in the right hand lane stop, so I proceded to make my turn. Then about 1/3 of the way into my turn I heard a horn, and I had no time to look, I just instinctually got in the fetal position and closed my eyes. When I opened my eyes I didn't know where I was, and when I got out of the car I realized that I had done a complete 180(on dry pavement) and was up on the grass with two wheels hanging over the sidewalk. In the process of my spin I managed to knock a street light pole, which is why the back part of the car is damage. I had to go to the hospital but was released as being OK. I ended up having a cut knee from my keys' and a bad seat-belt burn and some cuts in my hand from the passenger window glass. And that is how my car ended up looking like it does now. I'm really gonna miss this car  , but seeing how well it stood up to a wreck like this I will most likely get another Contour. So I can basically say this WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT! If not I wouldn't have been hear today.
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so isn't it gonna be your fault though since u made a left hand turn?
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Ouch that's gotta hurt, get all your mods off while you can.
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so isn't it gonna be your fault though since u made a left hand turn?
I dunno what the law is in Colorado, but I believe here in Texas it states that if you enter the intersection to make a left-hand turn before the light turns red, all other traffic must yield to you even if they get a green light until you clear the intersection. They're not even allowed to proceed to move from the line and enter the intersection until it's totally cleared of opposing traffic.
Hopefully there was either a camera at the intersection or witnesses to back up the fact he entered the intersection before the light was red.
Glad to see you made it out alright. That's one hell of an accident. Good thing you didn't have a significant other in the passenger seat. I doubt they'd still be with us.
On a more positive note -- got any parts you wanna sell? 
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Damn dude that must suck big time... So are you going to get a svt now or make another 3.0!?! 
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Please take the pictures away. I can't handle to see a Contour in pain. Hope the insurance nails that punk who hit you. Good luck
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