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nooo... my car...
Well today i just installed my new clutch master cylinder, working perfectly, felt great did a few doughnuts in the snow to celebrate all was good. So i washed the car got the wheels real well and sprayed the car down allot. Well i went after that to go turn in some applications and before i left the driveway i hit some black ice and slid into a tree doing about 30mph in second gear. My poor car, i wasnt wearing a seatbelt so i went forward and my head hit the windshield putting a nice crack in it. It was running so well too, but i guess its good because i found a newer, better 240d for 200$ with a bad engine, perfect!
Sad day it is..
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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself. George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..) 1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won. pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt. Last edited by whunter; 02-21-2011 at 12:46 AM. Reason: attached picture |
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Glad you were able to walk away from it. Good luck on your new project and try to stay away from those infernal pop-up trees.
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Dang thats alot of damage. well hope that everything turns out ok.
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Sorry for your loss, glad that you came out ok. 2 words: seat belt.
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Dang that was a hard hit! Think you'll be wearing that seatbelt in the "new" 240?
Please photo-document the engine swap, and the transformation from one car to the other. Glad you weren't seriously injured. Sorry your car was........ **edit** {vulture swoops in} btw, don't just throw away that heater valve if you don't need it on the "new" one. {vulture swoops out........}
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Jimmy L. '05 Acura TL 6MT 2001 ML430 My Spare Gone: '95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black '85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White '80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed '81 300TD 240K "Smash" '80 240D 230K "The Squash" '81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John Last edited by JimmyL; 01-08-2008 at 11:28 PM. |
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30 mph is a VERY HARD hit. glad you hit it at an angle to deflect/spread the inertia. I don't think I have ever moved a car other than in my driveway without buckling the seat belt, and I know I never have in the MB's that time buckling the belt is perfect glow plug warm up time... I hope you don't have any follow up pain from the head bang. did you go to the hospital and get yourself looked at?
it's amazing how much those roads and trees move into our way this time of year.
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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread "as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do! My drivers: 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere! |
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**Edit** haha, jimmy alot of people have been asking for parts on the car, as soon as i get the new car and figure out what it needs, ill be happy to send you guys some parts (Sadly the heater valve on this car was bleeding antifreeze maybie it stopped, but you can have it if you want its the mechanical one)
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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself. George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..) 1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won. pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt. Last edited by Cervan; 01-08-2008 at 11:41 PM. |
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ouch... that blows chunks
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I'll see if maybe PNP has one. I don't think I should wait on this too long now that I think of it. But hey, this thread ain't about me........ Dang that was a hard hit...... Glad the jaw didn't whack the top of the steering wheel.
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Bummer.
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That sucks. Just be glad it didn't crack your head.
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Damn!
Good thing you're OK. Remember cars are replaceable, your head is not.
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I need to do that to my VAN so I can buy this nice 450 SEL with the settlement
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Ouch. I know that feeling. Man your head sure did a number on that windshield! Good luck with your project swap. I'm going through the same thing with a pair of '85's. Its a lot of fun and really lets you get to know the car.
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trees are damn strong
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