how do you like your grand am cooked?

[tooslowalero]

this one is well done... she served me well for those short 5 months, sad to see her go out like this

[tooslowalero]

another...

[tooslowalero]

oops...

[tooslowalero]

some more....

[tooslowalero]

you get the idea....

[tooslowalero]

and the winner is...the altima

[Gigante]

sorry to see it go
how did it happen?

[tooslowalero]

there's a bit of controversy there, but we'll keep with the official decision. i was having a hard time finding a hotel i was suposed to meet some people at. sonner or later i passed the hotel and had to turn around. i was in the left lane of a two lane street, the altima was in the right, i put my directional on and checked my mirror, not seeig anything i moved into the right lane, next thing i know my passenger side window shattered and my car spun a 180 and it was over, the cop sited me with "improper turn" as i was moving into the right line so i could turn off onto a side road. perhaps the car was in a blind spot of mine and i just missed it, but what i also missed was the shine of his headlights on the side of me.

as for the controversy, people who've seen the car in person says it looks like the kid in the altima was going pretty fast to do that kind of damage. for the record i was doing the speedlimit.

[ladiesmanga]

*plays Taps*

It's a sad day. Hate to see 'em go.

[Lost My Keys]

even if he was speeding... your still at fault, sux dont it :(

sad to see man

[tooslowalero]

yeah, i'm mildly dissapointed, but hey, that's why they call them accidents, crap happens

[TA^Guy]

:( bummer man. That sucks.

[Artic]

That sucks to hear :(

[red98grandamse]

<sniffle>..........

[GtOfDeath]

I'm sorry to see ur car go that way. Its good thing ur ok.

[angelluv98]

::cries:: that sux.... sorry to hear that! :(

[Big Joe]

dam..........just dam

[GranDamFan]

OUch

I really know how you feel. My 99 Am was not even 6 months old when a school van smacked it in the tush. Hard.

But I went ahead and had the whole back replaced, courtesy my insurance co. Stuck it out in court, won back my deductible, tho it took a long time.

2 ironies:

1. the real cause of the accident: another brand new 99 grand am tried to cut me off (and I got him -- he ended up in court too)

2. here it is, 5 years later, and another idiot in a van smacks the ass again -- guess everybody wants to have a close look. :roll2:

(and yes, it got replaced again, perfectly, courtesy my insurance company -- and now the legalities game again.......*sigh*)

[matts]

sorry to hear it man. for it to cause so much damage to your car it didn't hurt his very much. *hit happens. glad to hear you're ok and you're gonna let it go fairly easy. i've got a few wrecks under my belt and that's the best thing to do. nothing you can do now, it's all said and done with. just go about your life as normal as you can.

you gonna fix that car or get a new one?

[ShutterBug]

sorry to hear that....but cars can be replaced.

[tooslowalero]

Originally posted by matts
you gonna fix that car or get a new one?


i'm kinda hoping it's appraised as a total loss, i want to try to get some day time pics up so you can really see the effects in better detail. some of inside the car too, thank god there wasn't a passenger he/she would have had a broken hip. you can notice in some pics how the seat is twisted. and that was a bit of a tangent, anyway, i'm hoping it's totalled because i just don't think or see it driving straight again, atleast for what the car's worth.

[litdevil316]

sad to hear man. but thank god for that insurence. i learnd my leason. but atleast it was jus minior stuff that you can barely see.

[tooslowalero]

i learned my lesson too, when 18 year old kids come speeding down the right lane, don't rely on mirrors alone. not saying it wasn't my fault considering the circumstances, but i had no lesson to learn here, except instead of 100% caution give 115% you can't control the other people on the road..

[99GrandAMSE]

:tears2:

[OneFastGAGT]

That sux man sry bout the GT

[Matt95GT]

Chris,

I have a bunch of pics from my camera, I will upload/host/post pics if you wish. I have few other angles and an interior shot.

Once again, hope everything works out. How's your shoulder bones doing? Still cracking at all?

[Grandam02chick]

Im sooo sorry chris,I know how much u loved that car,I just wish there was more that we could do.= ( I hope u got check out by your doctor.

[Bouchie11982]

Chris, very sorry about your car. Again we all feel very bad about ur loss...but cars can be replaced...people cant. we are glad u are still alive. i hope u got ur shoulder checked out.it was not a problem for me at all to drive u home...i didnt mind the drive...well besides that lady in teh silver Mustang Gt *crazy lady not paying attention to her car neigbors and almost sideswiped me as she tried to get into the fast lane where i was in, WITH NO BLINKER!*
but we are so glad ur ok...:) and u can still go to the NY meet even if ur driving a 4dr Japanese car :)

[tooslowalero]

here's a few more courtsey of matt.

[tooslowalero]

i hate it when i do that...

[tooslowalero]

overhead angle

[ramairgt1]

wow that is terrible, im glad ur ok

[tooslowalero]

she's no GA, but an n-body none the less, i'm trying to get away from the red, 2 door gm's that i've been in two accidents with blue and 4 doors should do the trick.

[Big Joe]

nice alero!

[30thAnnGAGT]

Originally posted by GranDamFan
OUch

I really know how you feel. My 99 Am was not even 6 months old when a school van smacked it in the tush. Hard.

But I went ahead and had the whole back replaced, courtesy my insurance co. Stuck it out in court, won back my deductible, tho it took a long time.

2 ironies:

1. the real cause of the accident: another brand new 99 grand am tried to cut me off (and I got him -- he ended up in court too)

2. here it is, 5 years later, and another idiot in a van smacks the ass again -- guess everybody wants to have a close look. :roll2:

(and yes, it got replaced again, perfectly, courtesy my insurance company -- and now the legalities game again.......*sigh*)

I realize they're not your fault..... but, I am NEVER riding with you! :) LOL!

Dude, sorry to hear that.......glad you're ok..... but Daaaayyuuuuum!

[GtOfDeath]

Nice looking alero.

[DJHolla]

glad you're ok

[Corey96SE]

Ouch. I hate the law. He should be the one paying for it all.

At least you didn't back into a Mustang. I did that to my friend's back in February. $1000 in damage to his front right fender (replaced and painted). My damage: cracked reflector on the driver side rear bumber and some scuffs that will buff out. Man, his Stang was built "Ford Tough". :roll2: