[Shotimes] Demise of my White '93 MTX

[Donald Mallinson]

Glad your personal damage wasn't any worse.  As someone with 
direct experience with the long-term effects of a sore neck 
(rollover accicent in my case), I can tell you that you 
should watch for damage later in life.  I have three fused 
vertebre now and can't turn my head much.  Had I known to 
watch out for this, I could have done some simple exercises 
25 years ago that would have prevented this.  So talk to an 
expert on the spine and neck about how to prevent problems 
decades down the road.

Hope you keep your SHO going!

Don Mallinson

Jim & Debbie Leyden wrote:

> Well Folks,
> 
> 
> 
> It looks like it might be the end of the road for my 93 Oxford White MTX.
> I was rear ended on I75/85 in Atlanta yesterday morning in a multiple car
> collision.  The traffic in front of me came to a rather sudden stop.  I was
> able to stop easily in time and leave about five feet between me and the car
> in front of me.  The F-150 behind me wasnt paying attention and locked them
> up sliding into the back of my SHO.  Since he came to an abrupt stop, the
> person behind him never had a chance and plowed right into him, causing the
> F-150 to hit me again.  The only bright side to the entire ordeal is that my
> direct boss (VP of Operations) was about four cars back and saw the whole
> thing.  He managed to avoid hitting anything or getting hit by dodging into
> the HOV lane.
> 
> There isnt really that much damage done to it but Im positive the
> insurance company is going to total it out.  Id like to purchase it back
> from them and repair it since the only true structural damage was where the
> bumper reinforcement ceased the back wall of the trunk.  This is pushing the
> rear valance panel in about >.  Other than that, two taillights, two new
> rear bumper shocks, a new bumper skin and reinforcement, replace the exhaust
> (one side is pushed in) and it will be good to go.
> 
> 
> 
> I, on the other hand, didnt seem to fare quite as well.  Yesterday I went
> to the ER to get checked out since my neck was stiff.  For some reason the
> ER was slammed with accident victims yesterday to the point that they were
> treating patients in the hall.  They told me that they would have admitted
> me for observation but there was no place to put me!  So, they gave me some
> pain killers, and muscle relaxants and sent me home.  I just returned from
> the Drs office where I was told that I had strained my neck and back and I
> will be out of work until at least next Tuesday.
> 
> 
> 
> Jim
> 
> 93 Red MTX
> 
> 95 White MTX
> 
> 
> 
> 93 White MTX sitting in FPSs yard awaiting disposition.
> 
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> 
> 
> 
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