So I told myself I was going to take a break...

[John]

Reviving this thread as I've had the car a blissful four weeks, and it's now crippled as a result of some 3rd world driving tactics. I was driving through a green light, and Camry decided to take a left from the oncoming direction into me and struck me in the driver's side rear wheel. My car is disabled in the intersection and my friend and I go to check on them. They have a child in the back seat and we ask if everybody is OK. The passenger exclaims, "we're fine, but the child is crying. Didn't you see us?" WTF, I almost lost it as it was obvious who had the right of way and I couldn't believe the audicity and the smirk from the passenger. Driver didn't speak English, but she did have insurance (that or her husband's car had insurance). I suppose her towel was blocking her vision.

I now have a broken suspension, damaged wheel, and clamshell. I have no idea what else is damanged (probably replace the Ohlin damper) - but it's not going to be cheap since the dealership has the car now. So, it looks like my Elise will be a short-termer - now awaiting an Exige conversion. Stay tuned...

Anybody want to take the over/under on the repair costs? I'm guessing $15K...