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Old Aug 23, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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Default first pic of my xD...[update] I got my car back.

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Here are a couple of pics after the repairs were made. :D



This isn't exactly what I wanted to post for my first pic. but I never got around to taking any before this happened. It wasn't even a year old yet.

Old Aug 23, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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Noooooo!

What happened? Sadly it looks like its totaled
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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Traffic came to a sudden stop in an unusual area, the guy in fornt of me stopped hard and I couldn't stop hard enough.

I don't think it's totaled but I don't know yet, I should find out on monday.
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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oh that just sucks butt~! sorry to see that.. yikes!
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 07:57 PM
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Ouch man, that sux
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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ouch, sorry to hear, hope you can get it back on the road soon.
Old Aug 23, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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Wow, that hurts the heart. Good luck on monday. Sometimes it looks worse than it is.
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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Your car LOOKS like it is mad!
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by XDME
Your car LOOKS like it is mad!
It probably is mad......At me for crashing...
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 02:54 AM
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How did you feel after the accident? Did the airbags etc do its job?
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 02:59 AM
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Doesn't look like the airbags even deployed O.o
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 03:32 AM
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I'm glad you are OK, but I'm sorry your xD isn't. I hope it all goes well on Monday for you.
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 03:36 AM
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hopefully its totaled so you can get the RS1 jkjk i hope everything works out for you
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Zefoxe
How did you feel after the accident? Did the airbags etc do its job?
Right after the accident I felt fine, a little dazed but okay otherwise.
As for the air bag going off. I guess it did its job. I have a small burn (like a sunburn kind of) on my hand from the powder discharge. it really didn't hit me as hard as I've heard some people say.
It was a fairly low speed crash i was going less than 30 mph when i hit the brakes. not sure how fast on impact.
In all I'm impressed with how well the car handled the impact. the crumple zones and airbag did what they were supposed to, and i was able to walk away.
There was no noticeable damage to the passenger compartment. but it looked like everything from the fenders forward was damaged.
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
hopefully its totaled so you can get the RS1 jkjk i hope everything works out for you
I had the same thought earlier today. at least i still have a sense of humor...
Old Aug 24, 2008 | 04:20 AM
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haha yea man, when i totaled my first tC i just looked at it, touched the front bumper and proceeded to say, SON OF A B!TCH!!!! I JUST SPENT 6 GOD DAMN HOURS CLEANING THIS POS!!!
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 01:20 AM
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tomorrow morning I'll be going to the body shop and getting with my insurance people.
I'll try to get some better pictures. and I'll let everyone know the outcome as to the extent of damage.
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 01:22 AM
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Wow!...
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 05:13 AM
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Man that just sucks.

Did someone say carbon fiber hood, fenders and a body kit.
Old Aug 25, 2008 | 03:21 PM
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Walking away is a good thing! Your ride did its job and it looks like you an save it. Hope your back on the road soon.



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