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Re: Bugeye meets Accura, film at 11

To: spridgets@autox.team.net, grbyrns@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: Bugeye meets Accura, film at 11
Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 15:26:38 -0700 (PDT)
Glen,

Count your blessings! At least your accident happened BEFORE you repainted your 
sprite;->

 - Bryan

BTW - I think I saw a pair of 'shelby mags' on e-bay, you might want to check 
out. 

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>Subject: Bugeye meets Accura, film at 11
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>Looks like my new paint job may be coming sooner than I thought.
>
>Today, one the way to lunch a teenage girl fresh off her learner's permit in
>a new Accura Integra just couldn't wait for through traffic any longer and
>pulled out into me as I passed by.  Luckily, I saw it coming and took enough
>evasive action to limit the damage.  Struck in the right rear fender/wheel.
>Fairly minor sheet metal damage, possibly rear susp. misalignment.  The
>worst damage was the plastic cap from the center of my vintage Shelby mag.
>Crushed!  Her insurance will probably be good for a paint job, but how do
>you replace the Shelby mag cap?  Ironically, I had been missing the fourth
>cap since I towed it home for the PO's place.  He found it recently and
>mailed it to me.  Guess what was sitting on my front porch when I finally
>got home after completing the accident report?  I STILL only have three
>Shelby mag caps. AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!
>
>On the bright side the damage to the Accura was pretty bad.  It looks like
>my wheel took/delivered all the force to the left front of her car.
>Thousand or better in damage to her car.  The City of Davis just gained
>another bicyclist once her mom sees the car and sees the police report.
>
>One thing to say about light little cars, on a glancing blow they tend to
>break loose and get shoved around without absorbing much force from the big,
>nasty, mean, modern cars.
>
>Glen "wainting for the estimate" Byrns
>


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