Well, my prank of a "what car should I buy" thread has taken on a new meaning:
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I was driving on the beltway last night, cruising all the way to the right when a Hyundai driver decided they wanted to occupy the exact amount of space I was safely keeping from the car in front of me (traffic was heavy of course). As I began to coast down to retain the gap, cars up ahead began panic braking and the ripple rearwards had me well and truly on the brakes (not into ABS, but hold onto your ass level of pressure), and the lady driving a 2011 Civic behind me didn't slow at all. ~65mph into ~30mph.
She admitted to both me and the trooper on scene that she was looking at her phone at the time of the crash. She was hit with the airbag, I'm so far OK - back was definitely feeling tweaked last night - we'll see what the next 48hrs. holds.
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The car is going to Safford Collision in Tyson's today or tomorrow, I'm not holding my breath. I'm planned to be present with their estimator while he does his thing, and they've been cleared by my insurance to disassemble whatever's necessary to perform a thorough inspection. If by some chance the car is slated to survive, and it checks out and aligns right, I'll continue with my original plan of driving it until it needs to be scrapped.
It's always felt like I was the mold around which this car was designed, just a perfect daily for me - and with brand new tires and brakes to boot. Sigh.
I was driving on the beltway last night, cruising all the way to the right when a Hyundai driver decided they wanted to occupy the exact amount of space I was safely keeping from the car in front of me (traffic was heavy of course). As I began to coast down to retain the gap, cars up ahead began panic braking and the ripple rearwards had me well and truly on the brakes (not into ABS, but hold onto your ass level of pressure), and the lady driving a 2011 Civic behind me didn't slow at all. ~65mph into ~30mph.
She admitted to both me and the trooper on scene that she was looking at her phone at the time of the crash. She was hit with the airbag, I'm so far OK - back was definitely feeling tweaked last night - we'll see what the next 48hrs. holds.
The car is going to Safford Collision in Tyson's today or tomorrow, I'm not holding my breath. I'm planned to be present with their estimator while he does his thing, and they've been cleared by my insurance to disassemble whatever's necessary to perform a thorough inspection. If by some chance the car is slated to survive, and it checks out and aligns right, I'll continue with my original plan of driving it until it needs to be scrapped.
It's always felt like I was the mold around which this car was designed, just a perfect daily for me - and with brand new tires and brakes to boot. Sigh.
Current: '20 Kia Stinger GT2 RWD | '20 Yamaha R3 | '04 Lexus IS300 SD
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here