ship happens '07 accord

[vw_nick]

secondary road on the way home... girl pulled out infront of me - she had checked left, then right, then pulled out, I was hidden by 2 cars parked on the side of the road when she had looked left... applied full horn and brakes... had probably scrubbed speed down to 15 or 20 when I hit the left front fender of her car - which is still driveable.

Looks like I need a new core support, radiator, hood, bumper, grill and lights. (Grill and light was still attached but I pulled them off for the ride home) - broke the upper neck of the radiator.. I was ready to drive it home otherwise. (had recycling in car so lots of jugs for water... but that wouldn't work out w/ the radiator neck broke off)

fender lines still ok, "collision accordion" areas look ok, lower valance looks ok.

I seem to be ok except my ankle is sore from mashing on the brake pedal when we hit. Probably be real sore tomorrow.

Should have it sorted out this weekend I guess... luckily kellie is on maternity leave and I should be able to use her car. (she can't drive on the meds anyway...)

[Calimus]

Nick, that really sucks, but glad you are alright. Also glad it's not a total. Put some ice on the ankle and spend some time with the new baby. Oh, better not forget to spend some time with kellie as well.

[Briano1234]

Dam my luck is rubbing off....

[kamzcab86]

Major bummer! She obviously wasn't paying attention when the instructor said, "Look left, right, then left again before pulling out onto a roadway". Good to hear you weren't injured.

[vw_nick]

insurance adjuster was extremely cooperative, nearly helpful. He read through the ads I sent him from the samba and gave me a fair price on the car. several days spent collecting parts, and several days in the bodyshop next door to work... still need to do an alignment though, drifts slightly to the right, think the right camber is too positive judging by the fender lines. (the right front "frame" did suffer some slight damage afterall)

[Calimus]

Nick, looks like you did a fine job putting everyting back together as always. Glad it all worked out for you.

In rocco news, your old 87' started back with the bogging at idle, but it's randome now, not a constant. Also, since it had to totally working fuel pumps again, it blew a fuel line right before the externam pump. Replaced that and she's a happy rocco again. Now if I could just find a working speedo/odo I'd know just how many miles I was putting on her and what the current mpg's are. I had 4 laying around, checked them all, the odo's are shot in all of them, figures. On to the hunt.

[Briano1234]

I have a working VDO with a good red gear, if that is a help, and it is out of the cluster.

[Calimus]

let me make sure the only difference is the face plate. I'm fairly certain it is, but I need to make sure and I have a cabby cluster around here somewhere (with the same issue as the others of course).

[Briano1234]

it is out of the 89 I had.... but don't call my cell for a couple of days, as I washed it in my jeans, and it has to dry out.

[ibennett]

Not sure if this will help Brian but put the cell phone in a container with some rice, the rice will draw out the moister. Seen this on All My Children last week.

[Briano1234]

Not sure if this will help Brian but put the cell phone in a container with some rice, the rice will draw out the moister. Seen this on All My Children last week.

Easier than that I took it in to the sprint store, saying that the kids left it outside in a down pour.
They took it apart, and the moisture detector wasn't red.... as in it didn't get wet internally.
So they claened the contacts and replaced the battery and it is almost as good as new, the Speaker Phone (the ringer to)
don't work, but what the hell it vibrates......