I have been bored outta my mind sitting at the hospital, so I figured I would throw up some pictures of why I am here lol.
They are redoing the freeways by my house so they have everything tore up. Earlier last week the put new blacktop down, except in a few places where it created a couple dips in the roads. Last Sunday we had a major storm roll in, dumped a ton of rain at one time. I was heading home from work and on this major project road, I can't go very quickly due to how much it was raining. So I am going about 45mph in this 60 mph zone, I hit one of these new "dip" areas. My car then hydroplanes and slides right into the guardrail! Then it get propelled into the other guardrail stopping me.
Total Damage to the car according to the adjuster said was $25K, so they are buying it from me.
Total Damage to me was broken pelvis bone that which caused me a dislocated hip. I got 10 stitches, 7 in my elbow, 3 in my head. I had surgery Wednesday to fix my broken pelvis. I was so busy these last few months, and I guess this is the result of being busy, is hitting the wall head on LOL. I am glad to be alive though.
Just figured some would get some interest outta seeing how a GTO fares against a guardrail lol. Holds up a bit better than GTO vs Tree.
Ha, I had a mercury mountaineer it met an approach and the approach bent it in half. At least your car died a hero and took some of the beating for you.:doh:
I still feel bad about that car, I owned it one year and the only maintence I had to put into the car was oil changes and a sit of tires. Thats all it needed and the car ran good and was super reliable. I feel a bit better now, I look at it dieing as a hero protecting my life which it did a good job at!
If I get a another car, it won't be a mustang. It will something of the AWD variety, I am sick of traction issues. I am definitly waiting until next spring also, my truck is so close to pay off now, so I will have zero car payments again. Its gonna feel wierd to have no payments LOL.
That's crazy John, I just wroked a fatal accident on 94 here in that same storm where a car went drivers door into the end of the guardrail. Glad to hear your ok, and thankful it wasn't a PSN brother.
God was looking over me in this accident, I am very grateful for being alive. I can walk, I just can't put more than 12lbs of weight on my left leg for 90 days. What broke was where the hip sits into the pelvis as I understood it there is a pocket and I basically blew part of the pocket out, so they had plate and screw it back together. Im walking with a walker right now, Im allowed to used crutches in 3 weeks lol.
Been thinking about route, along with EVO, or S4. Another thing I was looking at was a Trailblazer SS, AWD SUV LS2. RIght now I have no clue what I am going to do, Im waiting until spring to make up my mind.
I was on M-53 and about 19 mile road. They have it all tore up over there. Fresh blacktop with the dips happening around the bridges makes for a dangerous condition.
john i was done there not too long ago and i know the area where that happened. glad to hear your ok. but yeah id go with an sti also, but id make sure it didnt have a wing or emblems.
Between the STi and EVO it would be a tough call for me, I kinda lean towards EVO. I am just worried about going around in a car that was made in Japan around here. I like not being hated LOL.
Oh I think I forgot to mention in my first post. I got a ticket in the mail also. No proof of insurance and Not driving with caution or something like that(Have not personally seen it yet). The cop who wrote me up was a dick. He wanted to write me for no seat belt, but I would not say that I wasn't wearing a seatbelt, this angered him.
I never got asked for my proof of insurance either, what's funny is, if he went through my car to find my registration, the insurance proof is right next to it. I am taking it to court and fighting it, the insurance proof is straight up bullsh!t.
EVO all the way !! I am partial to the evo cause I had an 89 fwd eclipse and an AWD eagle talon. The subby Sti is a bad mofo also !! Thats a tough one brother.
Think of it this way the sti is like the muscle car to the evo being like a rice burner. If you need to be sold on sti look up Ken Block on you tube:evil.
EVO is rice FAWK you !! Both of them are ralley cars !! The evo is a bad b!tch . The wings actually serve a purpose on them both .
What the hell gives you the idea either one is rice?
Odd, I just posted two Ken Block videos in Smack Talk maybe 4 hours ago...LOL
I have driven and rode in both the STi and EVO8. The STi was smaller on the inside to me than the EVO, it seemed the EVO had a bit more room inside. Overall I kinda like the way the EVO looks also, but the sound and the transfer case options for the STi are awesome to me. UGhh...Good thing I have a LONG time to make up a decision.
No kidding john, thats michigans roads for ya. Try riding down I 94 in a semi on a full stomach, you'll throw up. And Michigans state boys are nothing short of pricks. But again glad to hear your ok!!
I would serve the city with lawsuit papers the day I went to show proof of insurance. (faulty roadways. Traumatic experience) Hell youll probably never be able to drive again without at least a couple million in compensation for all the therapy your going to need.
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You think Im playin. I really would.
Trust me. There are quite a few lawyers out there looking for a case like yours.
Well a buddy of mine calls me last night to tell me about filing a lawsuit(no joke). Where I hydroplaned there are no signs saying dip in road, so no signing to state there was a road hazard. He was listening to the radio and some women got into an accident in a similar way, and sued the state and the excavating company due to lack of signing and won.
I go home today, and I want my mom to drive by the area where this all occured, if I see no signs, Im calling an attorney to see what they can do.
john i know what company that woman sued (only know cause of the grape vine of excavating companies) and needless to say they are big. but the point is is that a lawsuit should be drawn up. the excavating company, city/county/state, are at fault.
I know, I would have called, but I wasn't even home 7 hours and I ended up back in the hospital. I got pneumonia and I am back in here now getting my lungs fixed.
get an Evo!! I had an Evo 8 and absolutely LOVED it. Don't be gay and get the new Sti or Evo X, they are **** to say the least!
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