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Sad to say Jetta GTD - RIP
by
zagarus
on 14 May, 2008 15:00
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Figured id put this here as this has been the only section i ever really used the most.
May 1st on my way home from work the Jetta GTD was struck down my a nice little old lady in a Taurus. With the only thought of playing bingo on her mind the old lady tried to brave four lanes of traffic in order to get to her destination. However, she forgot other cars use those four lanes so therefore due to a lack of judgement she took out me as well as another car. Ill let pictures speak for themselves now, i did get news that the accident was 100% her fault.
I was in the right lane and the focus was in the left lane. Unfortunately i had nowhere to go when the focus slammed on his brakes and i found out why. All i could do was slide into the Taurus of the old lady (Who didnt have her seatbelt on). Everyone did survive though and me and the car beside me walked away with minor injuries. Old lady that cut us off was not so lucky and had to be rushed to the hospital after it took them 1.5hrs to get her out of her car.
The car is a write off but i already have the rebuild planned out.
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#1
by
Baxter
on 14 May, 2008 15:27
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*** the bed, that sucks.
Next project now eh!
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#2
by
rallydiesel
on 14 May, 2008 15:29
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That makes me cry. At least you are ok. They should make license retesting mandatory for people over 75.
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#3
by
zukgod1
on 14 May, 2008 15:34
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I actually got a upset belly seeing those pics..
That blows!!
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#4
by
thedeezel
on 14 May, 2008 15:37
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That should buff out no problem...
Seriously sucks, will you be able to salvage the motor or any other good bits from it, or did you let the insurance company take it?
Hope your next project turns out as nice, that was one sweet Jetta.
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#5
by
zagarus
on 14 May, 2008 16:00
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the engine seems ok, fuel pump got smashed so hope i get money back for that as well. I kept the car for me to salvage parts, as for the new rebuild.
Its getting a 1.9TD. Im picking up the new car this sunday as well.
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#6
by
burn_your_money
on 14 May, 2008 16:10
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Wow that looks pretty bad, glad to hear you are ok.
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#7
by
Dirtrag2
on 14 May, 2008 16:11
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Arrrrghhhhhhhhh :evil:
that just sucks, my condolences to you.
best of luck on new build tho :wink:
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#8
by
jtanguay
on 14 May, 2008 16:50
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old + lady + driving = epic fail :shock:
man your car was awesome... sucks that its destroyed now, but good luck on the new build
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#9
by
Dakotakid
on 14 May, 2008 16:55
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...soon, only criminals will have bingo cards...........
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#10
by
Ziptar
on 14 May, 2008 16:55
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:cry: Glad you are Ok. At least it'll live again somewhat. Keep us posted on the new build.
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#11
by
zagarus
on 14 May, 2008 17:13
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new build is a 1992 Alpine White Jetta Coupe. Gonna be swapping in a 1.9TD with T3 turbo, intercooled, GTD injectors, blah blah this, blah blah that, some sort of Giles pump, 2.5 inch straight pipe exhaust. We shall see how she turns out
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#12
by
rabbitman
on 14 May, 2008 17:28
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man......I almost cried looking at those pics. sorry to hear about it. :cry:
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#13
by
Op-Ivy
on 14 May, 2008 17:46
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Hurts to see those pics again Tom... Can't wait to see your new ride!
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#14
by
CoolAirVw
on 14 May, 2008 17:59
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I'd be crushed if I had a nice car like that and it was totaled.
Let me know if your parting it out.