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Old 08-27-2009, 02:40 PM
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The good, and the bad...

First off, THE GOOD!!!







It's a little late, but Norm had his veggie oil kit removed about two weeks ago. Thanks Tyler and Joe for helping!

And now the bad





I was making a right turn on red, and thought the guy had already gone in front of me. Turns out he did, but a girl ran out in to the middle of the intersection. I hit his spare tire (Jeep Liberty), but he was really nice and didn't even ask for my insurance information. No damage to his car, but this happened to mine. Luckily it's a fender, and it needed replacing from an accident my grandpa was in (hit a mailbox) so I'm not too upset about it.

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Old 08-27-2009, 04:00 PM
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Bummer.

Yeah we all have done something like that.
when my Datsun PU was new, the guy in front started to go, I moved up, he stopped, and rolled back into me. tweeked the r/f corner of the bumper.
He said it was my fault, because I was too close, go figgure.

I had a new 69 VW. I was making a right turn, but there was a guy in front also making a right turn.
traffic was heavy on the road we were turning onto. Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw him go, so watching traffic instead of him I started to take off. OOPS. he was still there . dented my head light and hood.

I think I pay more attention now .

maybe you can find a fender the same color and R/R it.

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Old 08-27-2009, 05:42 PM
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Whats up with the metal strip below the headlights? It is bowed out...perhaps related to the accident?
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Old 08-27-2009, 06:22 PM
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That is the cleanest brake fluid I have ever seen (in the TD)... Or it is out!
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Old 08-27-2009, 07:15 PM
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Whats up with the metal strip below the headlights? It is bowed out...perhaps related to the accident?
My grandpa hit a mailbox when he was still alive, the bumper compressed in to the fender and bent it. It's been like that since I got it, however now I have an excuse to replace it with a new/used one! Will be hitting the yard soon in hopes of finding a smoke silver w201.

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That is the cleanest brake fluid I have ever seen (in the TD)... Or it is out!
Just had a bit of a brake job done, that is new fresh fluid!
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Old 08-27-2009, 08:51 PM
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same thing happened to me, the weekend I got my license...
we were coming up to a stoplight, and it was mid december (couple inches of snow) slid into her, no damage.

she turns right on red, I follow, she slams on her brakes for apparently no reason and BAM!
I hit the lady, twice!

sorry to see the fender tho!
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Old 08-27-2009, 11:13 PM
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Beauty mark? That's what I called mine on the Defiant. PDR guy got 90% of it out.

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Dang, that was a nice car...
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Old 08-27-2009, 11:26 PM
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Dang, that was a nice car...

Dang, that was a nice car!!!!! Luckily you retained a nicer one.....

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