Hit a large piece of steel today...

[Johnny Wolf]

Got the car back from the shop today,looks great!!!

Drove a few blocks seemed ok.....hit lift a couple of times (car was warmed up they were working on it when I picked it up) seemed fine. Drove a couple more miles, got on the freeway,got on it a little seemed like it didn't hit lift...7000 rpm felt like a Geo Metro,couldn't get out od it's own way. Crused at 65 for a couple more miles, downshifted on the offramp and heard a knock knock knock mixed with the sound of a spun bearing...???? Well, back to the dealer it goes I'm sure it will still be covered under the same insurance claim.

But it does look good, the body shop did a great job. I'll post pix when I get it back...some day.

Johnny

















I Was on the 210 to 57 transition today, cars on both sides of me going about 65-70 and there it was, a piece of steel about 14" wide and 10" tall Ka-f'n Booooom!!!! dented and poped some of the paint of my Kam front end (lucky for me it's plastic and not fiberglass) also took out my oil pan, and then bounced under my car so hard it pushed the right rear passenger floor board up.

Right after it happened all I saw was blue smoke in the rear view. I put it in neutral and coasted off the fwy (about an 8th mile total from impact to off ramp) while on the off ramp the motor stalled and I coasted into a station where the rest of the oil puked out. Arghhhhhh what a drag. I then had it towed to Glendora Toyota.

The tow truck driver was really cool. He was so carefull with the car pullin' it up on to the flat bed making sure not do any more damage.

The dealer is going to call tomorrow b-4 noon and let me know the extent of the damage. The insurance adjuster already called and is going to the dealer tomorrow or Fri to "hopefully" authorize the repair.

Everyone keep their fingers crossed for me, and pray to the car Gods. (I've been saying that long b4 that movie came out)

Johnny

[modenaplz]

man.. that sucks @$$... it's annoying how some people don't have the decency to secure their cargo. at least you're okay--hopefully everything will get repaired at no cost to you :thumbup:

[TRD-CELICA-GT02]

Originally posted by modenaplz
man.. that sucks @$$... it's annoying how some people don't have the decency to secure their cargo. at least you're okay--hopefully everything will get repaired at no cost to you :thumbup:


Word. I always go through that area too (210-57) I hate how people have all this issh coming out their truck beds n all. And even worse, how lazy CAL TRANs is. They pick up the trash on the side, do yard work but don't even have the decency to clean up all the big ass junk in the middle of the freeways.

[CeliCar]

Good luck getting it all fixed up. I fear this happening all the time when people block off any escape space I try to keep around me for just such a situation. Being forced to run over something sucks!!

[Johnny Wolf]

Originally posted by modenaplz
man.. that sucks @$$... it's annoying how some people don't have the decency to secure their cargo. at least you're okay--hopefully everything will get repaired at no cost to you :thumbup:


...only my $500.00 deductable. I was going to repaint the nose anyway because I hit a piece of re-tread (why can't they outlaw those tires they are really dangerous, and always all over the HWY) last month which scuffed it. Just didn't want to do it this way!

[aZnTrD2k]

that sucks man, same thing happened to me last year. :(

[Johnny Wolf]

...any major damage to yours?

Does the Celi have a "low oil" sensor that shus off the car?

Anyone know?

[aZnTrD2k]

cracked my bomex bumper and dented my front bomex plate. Funny thing is the plate is more tore up than the bumper itself which is fiberglass;)

[oONoGoAutoOo]

damn that sucks. anyway to track where the cargo came from?

[2002GT_Celica]

Sounds like you got out without any serious damage. It musta been pretty heavy though to take out the oil pan. This is one of those rare times when you learn to appreciate insurance.

[Johnny Wolf]

Originally posted by oONoGoAutoOo
damn that sucks. anyway to track where the cargo came from?

Nope, just a piece of scrap.

[celica001]

sounds similiar to wat happened to me last winter, took the celi out for lil drive at night siince the roads cleared up, beautiful ****in night, on my way home at round 11 i get off an exit and to the right of me was a gaurd rail and to the left a big eighteen wheeler, of course i look ahead and there was a nice BIG ass MTHFKin block of ice/snow/slush the size a 24pack of pepsi, well i hit it, no where to go, half of it went under the car, boom boom, dented my oil pan, dented my TRD exhaust and did some nice damage to the front of my car. btw- lesson learned, never ever take ur car out when its below 10degrees out...=)

so yea dude, i know how u feel, hope it all gets fixed...i hate when that **** happens...let us know how it goes...i will pray to the car gods for ya =) hehe

[LBCelica2KI]

Same thing happened to me when I had my Civic lifted my car and popped out the ashtray in the back (I found it in the back seat) Ended up spending $1200 since it punctured my fuel tank. On top of that I just lowered the car and added an exhaust the week before and it dented my exhaust.

[F35-JSF]

Ouch.

[autxr]

Man, that sucks. You should have gone back for that piece of metal, steel prices have gone through the roof, it was worth some change!

Scott

[F22-Raptor]

Sue the city for not keeping the road clean...

[Mistrimeat]

Originally posted by Johnny Wolf
I hit a piece of re-tread

I hit a peice of gatorback about a year ago and somehow it dented my DOOR. I guess it wrapped around my tire and it flung around the side somehow. $650 to fix and that is with a discount.

[Johnny Wolf]

Just got word from the dealer:

NO MOTOR DAMAGE!
Only sheared the bottom of the oil filter off. I couldn't see it after the mishap because all of the lower plastic was hangin' down everywhere.
Did however dent the APEX exhaust pipe and muffler, hope they will cover it, I believe a stock system is prob more $

Today I have to pay the $13.00 (for filter and oil) to release it to the body shop. I'm going to go there and check out the work they've performed on other cars... I am one picky fawker.
Insurance adj will be there tomorrow @ 9:30 am.

So far so good, stay tuned, film @ 11.

Keep prayin' to the car Gods, I think it's workin'!!!

JW

[modenaplz]

Originally posted by Johnny Wolf
Just got word from the dealer:

NO MOTOR DAMAGE!
Only sheared the bottom of the oil filter off. I couldn't see it after the mishap because all of the lower plastic was hangin' down everywhere.
Did however dent the APEX exhaust pipe and muffler, hope they will cover it, I believe a stock system is prob more $

Today I have to pay the $13.00 (for filter and oil) to release it to the body shop. I'm going to go there and check out the work they've performed on other cars... I am one picky fawker.
Insurance adj will be there tomorrow @ 9:30 am.

So far so good, stay tuned, film @ 11.

Keep prayin' to the car Gods, I think it's workin'!!!

JW

nice.. let's hope everything else goes smoothly

[Dawnskaybug]

I sold a caddy to a guy and the one he wanted was 8 hours only one like it this side of the mississippi . So I picked it up and on the PA turn pike hit retread after a metro with like 8 people hit it and threw it in the air knocked the turn signal clean off did damage to the front and underneath . The customer still took it after the body shop did there thing to it

[Revlimiter01]

Originally posted by modenaplz
man.. that sucks @$$... it's annoying how some people don't have the decency to secure their cargo. at least you're okay--hopefully everything will get repaired at no cost to you :thumbup:

What he said :).....I don't understand why some people could be so out of it as to not realize losing such a large object..there was a construction ladder on the freeway here once that I almost hit

[aZnTrD2k]

haha last week a saw a chair fell off a pick up truck. I'm glad i was at the fast lane and he was on the far right lane:thumbup:

[Johnny Wolf]

...it's a battle field for us "track sweeps" out there.
Jeez!

[spaztikid]

that really sucks.... good luck with the insurance adjuster.

no suprise to me that your in Cali.... all those POS bean trucks out here with tons of shyt waving around in the wind...

...but there's still enough time on the cops schedules to target us.

[Johnny Wolf]

A big thanks to everyone for their "well wishes" I'm sure everything will work out. I'll post new pix when it comes out of the shop I just put new ADR M SPORT wheels on b-4 the accident. Looks totally different now.

Lates,
Johnny

[WhtCelicaGT02]

If it makes you feel any better, I ran over a cat Monday night after work. Didn't mess up my car but I was so sad for the cat. It's STILL laying there too. I have to see it every night leaving work now. :sadwave:

[Johnny Wolf]

Hey all,
Here is the latest:

Estimate is $3100.00 and includes:

Repair and paint nose
Repair and paint pass side skirt (they are goin to repaint drivers side too)
Replace oil pan (dealer said it wasn't damaged... it is.)
Remove carpet kit on pass side to cut out and replace hole/dented rear floorboard.
They are only going to cover a "stock " exhaust. You cant see the dents (only on muffler and one on the pipe, it doesn't affect the sound) so I'll put that money towards getting the hood repainted it never looked good anyway.
Then they will colorsand and buff the entire car.

They said one week (bullsheeeet) I guessing 2 weeks. I told them to take their time, they know I'm a pickey Fawker...


Stay tuned...
Lates,
Johnny

[GTflava]

if it makes you feel any better i almost hit a couch on the 91 a few months back

[Johnny Wolf]

Got the car back from the shop today,looks great!!!

Drove a few blocks seemed ok.....hit lift a couple of times (car was warmed up they were working on it when I picked it up) seemed fine. Drove a couple more miles, got on the freeway,got on it a little seemed like it didn't hit lift...7000 rpm felt like a Geo Metro,couldn't get out of it's own way. Crused at 65 for a couple more miles, downshifted on the offramp and heard a knock knock knock mixed with the sound of a spun bearing...???? Well, back to the dealer it goes I'm sure it will still be covered under the same insurance claim.

But it does look good, the body shop did a great job. I'll post pix when I get it back...some day.

Johnny