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rebel-a-wing · 05-21-2008, 06:42 PM

I guess this will be my last post on here for a while atleast until I find out if my baby can be saved or if it is a total loss.

This has been a great site and I did have lots of plans but now all is up in the air.

Thank everyone.

Stephen

cornbeef · 05-21-2008, 07:00 PM

that sucks, hope you're ok and get back lotus driving soon

Bavarian Motorist · 05-21-2008, 07:03 PM

Is that the extent of the damage? Might just look a lot worse than it actually is!

mjf · 05-21-2008, 07:11 PM

ouch! what happened?

Serebo1 · 05-21-2008, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist

Is that the extent of the damage? Might just look a lot worse than it actually is!

Hard to tell from that angle, but +1

fredkto · 05-21-2008, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Serebo1

Hard to tell from that angle, but +1

+2 Man, that hurts! Hope you're OK and back on the road soon.

Dapcius · 05-21-2008, 07:43 PM

Looks like front wheel is pushed way back . That might be the end for this Lotus

Sorry about your ride . Hope nobody got hurt .

rebel-a-wing · 05-21-2008, 07:51 PM

If you look at the Front Wheel you can see it resting against the rear of the wheel well. So I look inside the wheel well and there is an Aluminum Bracket that is torn and looks like a ragged peice of paper. Apparently the Wheel is what took all the hit.

As for what happened I was following my roommate to Lowes Home Improvement Store in Cary NC. I was preparing to change to the right lane and was checking the blind spot when I looked back all I saw was the Rear end of my roomates 280SLK. Apparently the person in front of my roomate got confused with the new traffic pattern and stopped suddenly.

It was all just bad timing. I had enough time to turn my car enough to prevent me hitting the slk with the full front of my car. The result is that my roommates car was driveable and my is not.

The important thing is she is OK and no one was hurt.

Randy Chase · 05-21-2008, 07:51 PM

Sorry Stephen! Glad you are ok

SIIK2NR · 05-21-2008, 08:06 PM

Glad you are ok.... and looks like you're very fortunate you didn't have a passenger in the car. From the looks of it..it could have turned real ugly fast.

fishguy · 05-21-2008, 08:28 PM

cars can be fixed/replaced.
glad you are OK, thats all that really matters.

Aedo · 05-21-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rebel-a-wing

If you look at the Front Wheel you can see it resting against the rear of the wheel well. So I look inside the wheel well and there is an Aluminum Bracket that is torn and looks like a ragged peice of paper. Apparently the Wheel is what took all the hit.

As for what happened I was following my roommate to Lowes Home Improvement Store in Cary NC. I was preparing to change to the right lane and was checking the blind spot when I looked back all I saw was the Rear end of my roomates 280SLK. Apparently the person in front of my roomate got confused with the new traffic pattern and stopped suddenly.

It was all just bad timing. I had enough time to turn my car enough to prevent me hitting the slk with the full front of my car. The result is that my roommates car was driveable and my is not.

The important thing is she is OK and no one was hurt.

Sorry to hear and very glad you are both OK - cars can be repaired/replaced!

Not that there will be a next time but it would have been better to hit full on than with the corner of the car. That way the full crash structure would have absorbed the hit (the Merc would have also distributed the hit evenly accross the back) and it is possible that the car would have been repairable. I know that is very easy to say from the luxury of my desk and no adrenaline in the system and all that...

JoshS · 05-21-2008, 10:02 PM

POsting here should have nothing to do with you owning a lotus or not. THe person who has the most posts does not own a Lotus! And, for some reason we can't stop him from posting. How many posts were made to this forum before someone actually owned a lotus? Posting will keep your mind off your misfortune and hopefully you'll end up with a 240s when all is said and done.

FLuXeXigeS · 05-22-2008, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Randy Chase

Sorry Stephen! Glad you are ok

+1

shay2nak · 05-23-2008, 07:43 PM

wow, that's a big ass hit. glad you're ok.

Mr. Know · 05-23-2008, 08:13 PM

Ouch! Glad everyone is ok. That pic makes me cringe and think it could've been any of us. Hope it all turns out for the best.

Z-dculus · 05-23-2008, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bavarian Motorist

Is that the extent of the damage? Might just look a lot worse than it actually is!

+1. for the first time i'll say not totalled!

akandok · 05-23-2008, 09:45 PM

Any aluminum damage to the chassis=total loss. ( at least mine was)

nockpoint · 05-23-2008, 10:19 PM

These threads always make me cringe. Stephen glad to hear no person was injured... the car however yikes! Hopefully you stick around to show us pictures of a new ride should this one need to be replace. Good luck.

Man of Steel · 05-24-2008, 05:25 AM

I'm SO sorry to hear about this. As fellow Carolinians (of the Southern extraction) Mrs. Man of Steel and I offer our heart-felt condolences and hope to see you in your new Lotus on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the not-too-distant future.

Most importantly, we're glad to hear that no one was seriously injured.

05-21-2008, 06:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
rebel-a-wing Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 75	Well it has been fun.... I guess this will be my last post on here for a while atleast until I find out if my baby can be saved or if it is a total loss. This has been a great site and I did have lots of plans but now all is up in the air. Thank everyone. Stephen Attached Images

05-21-2008, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
cornbeef Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reading Pa Posts: 494 Images: 14	that sucks, hope you're ok and get back lotus driving soon __________________ "People think I'm an idiot or something, because all I do is cut lawns for a living. People don't say that about you...as far as you know."

05-21-2008, 07:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bavarian Motorist Live to Drive Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NYC/Westchester, NY Posts: 10,852	Is that the extent of the damage? Might just look a lot worse than it actually is! __________________ Be an alpha male. Drive a Lotus.

05-21-2008, 07:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
mjf elf Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 1,339	ouch! what happened? __________________ 2007 Elise Type 72D #6 of 50

05-21-2008, 07:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
rebel-a-wing Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 75	Damage and Explanation If you look at the Front Wheel you can see it resting against the rear of the wheel well. So I look inside the wheel well and there is an Aluminum Bracket that is torn and looks like a ragged peice of paper. Apparently the Wheel is what took all the hit. As for what happened I was following my roommate to Lowes Home Improvement Store in Cary NC. I was preparing to change to the right lane and was checking the blind spot when I looked back all I saw was the Rear end of my roomates 280SLK. Apparently the person in front of my roomate got confused with the new traffic pattern and stopped suddenly. It was all just bad timing. I had enough time to turn my car enough to prevent me hitting the slk with the full front of my car. The result is that my roommates car was driveable and my is not. The important thing is she is OK and no one was hurt.

05-21-2008, 07:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dapcius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	Looks like front wheel is pushed way back . That might be the end for this Lotus Sorry about your ride . Hope nobody got hurt .

05-21-2008, 07:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
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05-21-2008, 08:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
SIIK2NR Exige 260 Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 369	Glad you are ok.... and looks like you're very fortunate you didn't have a passenger in the car. From the looks of it..it could have turned real ugly fast.

05-21-2008, 08:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
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05-21-2008, 10:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
JoshS Come on down Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,964	POsting here should have nothing to do with you owning a lotus or not. THe person who has the most posts does not own a Lotus! And, for some reason we can't stop him from posting. How many posts were made to this forum before someone actually owned a lotus? Posting will keep your mind off your misfortune and hopefully you'll end up with a 240s when all is said and done. __________________ '06 Elise Phantom Black, Touring, Starshield, Powder Coated Black Wheels, Bobble head IMUS

05-23-2008, 07:43 PM	#15 (permalink)
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05-23-2008, 08:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
Mr. Know British by extrapolation Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Marin, California Posts: 3,349 Images: 6	Ouch! Glad everyone is ok. That pic makes me cringe and think it could've been any of us. Hope it all turns out for the best. __________________ 07 Magnetic Blue Exige S Join the Blue Lotus Team on Facebook.

05-23-2008, 09:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
akandok 2006 Lotus Elise Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,808	Any aluminum damage to the chassis=total loss. ( at least mine was) __________________ “The biggest cause of trouble in the world today is that the stupid people are so sure about things and the intelligent folks are so full of doubts.” Bertrand Russell John 3:16

05-23-2008, 10:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
nockpoint Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 814	These threads always make me cringe. Stephen glad to hear no person was injured... the car however yikes! Hopefully you stick around to show us pictures of a new ride should this one need to be replace. Good luck.

05-24-2008, 05:25 AM	#20 (permalink)
Man of Steel Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 158	I'm SO sorry to hear about this. As fellow Carolinians (of the Southern extraction) Mrs. Man of Steel and I offer our heart-felt condolences and hope to see you in your new Lotus on the Blue Ridge Parkway in the not-too-distant future. Most importantly, we're glad to hear that no one was seriously injured. __________________ 2006 Ardent Red Elise Touring Pack, Star Shield, hard top, Valentine 1 and bracket, sun visor delete, micro mirror, carpet buttons, new mats, Sector 111 "bootie", racing stripes FAIL :-( ;Chuforia graffix, Stage II exhaust, de-snorkeled, Green filter.

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