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Sprint Hartless

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:47 pm
by ChicagoMike
Wanna see what happens when a big 'ol semi truck merges into your lane without seeing you??? Here ya go.......

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Basically I was passing a semi truck, and I was right around his passenger door when he decided to come into my lane. I slammed on the brakes, but I didnt make it in time, I had no choice but to slam a curb. If I didnt go into the curb he woulda taken off the whole drivers side of my car. I managed to change out the rim and drive the car home, but its pulling hella hard to the right. I might have bent up some of the suspension, but IDK, I haven't put the car up in the air yet. Hopefully (crosses fingers) it just needs an aliegnment.

F-ing truckers. :x

Oh, by the way, I'm gonna try to get that rim fixed for sure.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:48 pm
by Bouli
omFg

glad your are't hurt m8..


but damn... that's fucked up for the rim and prolly the car too...

good luck with it m8

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:59 pm
by ChicagoMike
Bouli wrote:omFg

glad your are't hurt m8..


but damn... that's fucked up for the rim and prolly the car too...

good luck with it m8


Thanks for the well wishes. :thumb:

I'm gonna do my best to bring everything back to 100% healthy.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:05 pm
by Civic_HatchSI
holy! glade you ok! I would be pissed!

there was no way you could of sped up to avoid him?

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:07 pm
by ChicagoMike
JDM-Chick wrote:holy! glade you ok! I would be pissed!

there was no way you could of sped up to avoid him?


It all happened so fast, to be honest......I dont think I woulda made it in front of him. He just came into my lane hard and quick, my first reaction was to just hit the brakes.

Thanks too BTW, I'm glad I didnt get the squish.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:18 pm
by Civic_HatchSI
ChicagoMike wrote:
JDM-Chick wrote:holy! glade you ok! I would be pissed!

there was no way you could of sped up to avoid him?


It all happened so fast, to be honest......I dont think I woulda made it in front of him. He just came into my lane hard and quick, my first reaction was to just hit the brakes.

Thanks too BTW, I'm glad I didnt get the squish.


yea I know what oyu mean, first reaction would be brakes. Did it damage the car at all? or mostly just the wheels

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:25 pm
by ee8
damn, thats a nasty dent......

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:35 pm
by ChicagoMike
JDM-Chick wrote:
ChicagoMike wrote:
JDM-Chick wrote:holy! glade you ok! I would be pissed!

there was no way you could of sped up to avoid him?


It all happened so fast, to be honest......I dont think I woulda made it in front of him. He just came into my lane hard and quick, my first reaction was to just hit the brakes.

Thanks too BTW, I'm glad I didnt get the squish.


yea I know what oyu mean, first reaction would be brakes. Did it damage the car at all? or mostly just the wheels


The car pulls to the right now, but IDK if it just needs an aliegnment or if somethings bent, I'm gonna find out for sure. Luckily its only that one rim thats damaged.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:36 pm
by ChicagoMike
ee8 wrote:damn, thats a nasty dent......


But it looks to only be the lip, hopefully its fixable, if not.....I'll be REALLY pissed.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:38 pm
by teal_dx
damn, I feel like pouring a 40 just looking at that wheel. I hope it can be fixed, not like you can just order another one :x

you have a stock horn? after SUVs cutting me off and not even hearing my horn, I bought a $30 air horn. Now I honk and mofo's listen 8)
I recommend it.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:51 pm
by ChicagoMike
teal_dx wrote:damn, I feel like pouring a 40 just looking at that wheel. I hope it can be fixed, not like you can just order another one :x

you have a stock horn? after SUVs cutting me off and not even hearing my horn, I bought a $30 air horn. Now I honk and mofo's listen 8)
I recommend it.


Tell me about it!! I've had 40 different sets of Rota's, and this has to happen with the Harts. :thumbdown:

Yeah, I'm on a stock horn, but it wouldnt have mattered anyway, he came over to fast.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:09 pm
by id3379
are your tires ok ? :cry:

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:12 pm
by Gorveatt
Holy shit Mike that sounds like it was fucking close. that could have been alot worse, i knew people that were killed by Semi's

And i hate to be a nay sayer, but i don't think that wheel can be fixed :cry:

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:16 pm
by ChicagoMike
id3379 wrote:are your tires ok ? :cry:


All but that one on the damaged rim.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:19 pm
by ChicagoMike
Gorveatt wrote:Holy shit Mike that sounds like it was fucking close. that could have been alot worse, i knew people that were killed by Semi's

And i hate to be a nay sayer, but i don't think that wheel can be fixed :cry:


It was VERY close, it definately could have been worse, I was almost EG-less all together.

You really dont think it can be fixed?? Its just the lip thats damaged, not the entire rim.

None the less, if it cant be fixed I've got a line on some 14" Wed Sports, but thats only if I cant fix my broken Hart, lol.