Totalled My Protege
June-24th-2004, 10:28 AM
#32
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Jesus man that sucks. Glad you're okay. Is that a regular sedan with MSP headlights/bumper? I noticed the foglights (well, foglight holes) I would say I know how it feels, but my wreck was barely a dent next to that one.
I saw somebody mention the fact that his airbags didn't deploy. This is a GOOD THING!! The air bags would have hurt a lot more than helped in this case. Air bags are designed to deploy only in the case of head on collision (or side collision with side air bags) The bumper wasn't hit straight on in this case, so the air bags wouldnt have helped at all. I'm gettin tired of sayin this to people. Air bags are for the most extreme accidents only. Unless you're gonna fly through he window, the air bags will hurt more than they will help.
I saw somebody mention the fact that his airbags didn't deploy. This is a GOOD THING!! The air bags would have hurt a lot more than helped in this case. Air bags are designed to deploy only in the case of head on collision (or side collision with side air bags) The bumper wasn't hit straight on in this case, so the air bags wouldnt have helped at all. I'm gettin tired of sayin this to people. Air bags are for the most extreme accidents only. Unless you're gonna fly through he window, the air bags will hurt more than they will help.
June-24th-2004, 03:51 PM
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ditto on that. i was thankful that the suv was at a full tilt otherwise i would have had a fun ride in the back of an ambulance or dead. as far as the bumper remark, that is a P5 front bumper that was only on for 2 weeks. that pissed me off the most. but now i am a proud owner of a 01 mazda protege mp3. i love it to death. If anyone browsing this forum is looking for a set of ES fog lights, Shift **** or Altezzas. gimme a holler i have all of them for sale OBO. just let me know. thanks
July-4th-2004, 02:01 PM
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Hey I just wrecked my car in May I feel ya:
Sorry the pics suck. I didnt have a digi cam and well what I have is what the cam place gave ot me on a disk. yuck. I fucked my knee up because when I hit the altima I had my knee under the steering column
Sorry the pics suck. I didnt have a digi cam and well what I have is what the cam place gave ot me on a disk. yuck. I fucked my knee up because when I hit the altima I had my knee under the steering column
July-5th-2004, 10:20 AM
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lol. thanks alot. Sadly that happend at a stop sign. I was doing about 5mph if that. Fiberglass Body kits + rear bumpers at any speed =bad. I would have hated to see what the outcome would have been at 45mph
July-7th-2004, 05:48 PM
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Man, I was in an accident like that. I rolled a ranger and the cab was totally smashed in, I had a huge headache the following day or 2, or 3. That sucked. Insurance covered the truck, and I got a little back....enough for a down payment.
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