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Frap
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Posted: 26th Sep 2008 22:49
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Driving to work this morning stopped at a round about and I got hit from behind, I was shot forward almost 50ft. I am hoping its gonna be repaired.

The sorry state of my pride and joy



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bitJericho
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Posted: 26th Sep 2008 22:53 Edited at: 26th Sep 2008 22:53
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Quote: "I am hoping its gonna be repaired."


Harsh, but I would think that the insurance would cover it :S

Glad to hear you're ok (assumedly).


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SunnyKatt
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Ouch. Sorry. Make sure you cover up the license plate of the other car as well.

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Posted: 26th Sep 2008 23:00
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Lotus Elise? I envy you. . .

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Frap
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Posted: 26th Sep 2008 23:05 Edited at: 26th Sep 2008 23:06
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took me ten years to finally get it, It was hit up the rear last year, so I had it completly resprayed from green to red so people would see it better. didnt work obviously.

Cheers yeah I am Ok just whiplash and minor concussion.

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Deathead
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Posted: 26th Sep 2008 23:08
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I would of turned around and shouted at them with profanity, maybe cause a fight.


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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 26th Sep 2008 23:15
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At least you didn't get catapaulted onto someone's front garden like my Dad was in his Punto after being hit by some old duffer in a shiny Volvo who actually forgot which was the accelerator and which was the brake...

He still drives today. How is that legal?

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Posted: 26th Sep 2008 23:16
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Quote: "My baby is hurt"
Phew thought you meant your kid

Gd that your Ok.


Nice car. 10 years? Ouch

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Grandma
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Posted: 27th Sep 2008 01:52
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Quote: "Phew thought you meant your kid"

So did I, good to be wrong sometimes. Though I don't know why someone would ask for help with that on here if it was indeed the case.

10 years? It's always good to have goals in life, but a car is merely a tool used for transport. Try for a less materialistic goal next time. It's those that bring true satisfaction.

Also, how's the state of the other guy/car?

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Agent Dink
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Posted: 27th Sep 2008 02:13
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Oh him? He died, but who cares, this guys BABY is hurt!

Just teasing a bit. Anyhow... 10 years for a car. Yikes. Like Grandma said, it's just a means of transportation.

Also, if you've been rear ended twice in one year, I have to question your driving. Not to pass off the blame, but it's no doubt you're probably accelerating hard and stopping fast... Who wouldn't want to in such a nice vehicle, but erratic driving is never a good idea.

^that's all speculation mind you, dunno if it's true or not^

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Posted: 27th Sep 2008 07:11
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Quote: "Oh him? He died, but who cares, this guys BABY is hurt!
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Haha, lol.

Anyway, sorry about that.

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Frap
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Posted: 27th Sep 2008 08:16
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Both times I was hit I was completly stationary.

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 27th Sep 2008 12:14
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Perhaps the reason is that the Lotus is a very low car and so people in their SUV and people carrier monstrosities cannot see you. Trucks would have no hope either.

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Quote: "Both times I was hit I was completly stationary.
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Mmkay. It was just a hunch, I hope that they were just freak accidents.

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Grandma
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Posted: 27th Sep 2008 14:11
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Quote: "Both times I was hit I was completly stationary."

Am I the only one who found above statement to be funny?

He said it to prove his innocense, but I saw it from a different perspective.

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Posted: 27th Sep 2008 15:19
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At least you weren't catapulted into another car. If you were stopped chances are there was a bit of traffic causing you to wait. It sucks but easily could have been worse.


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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 27th Sep 2008 19:48
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Quote: "Trucks would have no hope either."



So they would run over him then?

Maybe get some hydraulics on that Elise, Frap? Nice car by the way!

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Posted: 28th Sep 2008 20:49
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I've been there man, I've been rear-ended while stopped 3 times!

Last week, Ohio had a huge wind storm (70+ mph winds). On my way home I stopped because a tree branch was in the road. I was about to get out and help a guy move it when I heard another branch hit the roof of my jag. Big scratch across the roof with a small dent and some on the driver side. I'm meeting with my insurance adjuster tomorrow morning. My car is red also, but mother nature can't tell the difference.

First I'm hit by a deer, then a tree hits me. And yet nobody believes that, go figure.


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Matt Rock
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Posted: 28th Sep 2008 21:12
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DUDE, you don't say "My baby is hurt" and then show us a picture of a Lotus Elise all banged up like that. It's rude. The title should be "My baby is hurt [WARNING! Lotus Elise destruction pix]" . I can't watch Hull City beat Arsenal 2-1 on Saturday, then come to TGC on Sunday and see a broken Lotus Elise, lol.

Quote: "I had it completly resprayed from green to red"

Tell me you had a British Racing Green Lotus Elise and you repainted it to red. Red! Ugh! Sorry, I know you're going through tough times, but yeesh!

Quote: "Both times I was hit I was completly stationary."

If you get rear-ended in an Elise while in motion, it'd leave me wondering what it was that hit you, lol.

In all seriousness though, I can totally understand why someone would save that long to get a Lotus Elise, it's one of my three main "dream cars," alongside the Ferrari F430 and Aston Martin DB9. The damage doesn't look *too* bad, it seems to mostly be body work. You might need new exhaust tips and the rear diffuser is going to cost some serious coin, but I mean hey, this is a Lotus Elise, not a Honda Civic or whatever. Not that you should have any real issues, I'm sure you had good insurance on this thing. Sorry to hear (and see) about this, glad you're okay and the damage was minimal though.

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Frap
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Posted: 29th Sep 2008 15:55
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Not gonna hear for a few days if mine is gonna be fixed, hopefully it will, but the insurance company have given me this to play with while they are deciding what to do with mine



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Now thats a car!

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Posted: 29th Sep 2008 16:04 Edited at: 29th Sep 2008 16:06
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Whoa!


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Posted: 29th Sep 2008 18:32
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dang that's a nice car.


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Posted: 29th Sep 2008 19:43 Edited at: 29th Sep 2008 19:44
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screw the old car, run(:\\edit No, drive...) away with that one...
and end up somewhere nice...



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Posted: 29th Sep 2008 19:49
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I'll take the "old" car off your hands if you want... You can keep that car.

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I hope you fix it up good man!
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Nice...

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Is that an Exige or the new Elise?

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Gotta be an Elise as there's no roof on it.

Now how come you get an Elise as your rental and my rental history consists of either a Taurus or a Commander?


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Nice car(s). But 10 years? Come on...

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Quote: "My baby is hurt"


Throw it out, adopt/have another one.

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When I read My baby is hurt

Im like wut?

and then Figured out its a car lol.


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MY car is an 98 Elise completly bog standard, With UK insurance you can goto 3rd parties that will supply you with a like for like car and handle most of your claim. Yeah it took me ten years to save for it, in that time I did buy a house and various other stuff happened that meant it took me longer than I had hoped.
If the insurance company cant/wont fix it I doubt I could afford another in this current economic climate. I should find out on Friday.

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Quote: "If the insurance company cant/wont fix it I doubt I could afford another in this current economic climate."


You were rear ended, you didn't cause it. I'm sure you'll get a good settlement. Worse comes to worse you'll get cash and can think about buying an upgrade


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Looks like my birds car (2002 faster version 0-60 in 4.9 secs). She reversed into something a while back and dented the rear heat protector thingy you get on the faster ones.

Downsides are that practicality is almost non existant, you look like an idiot getting in and out (is a sliding type motion), it handles like a fat pig at really low speeds (no power steering option till about 2005 I believe), has the visibility of a small submarine, has the road presence of a tricycle (no-one can see you), feels like you are lying down in a bath (lots of metal), has pretty much no gizmos (the *hole* for a stereo used to be an option, as well as carpet), and sounds like a clanky old piece of machinery from the inside. Apart from that the damn thing is *awesome*. Heheheh

Oh, and my birds car is red with the black alloys. Nice, but I prefer the look of that gun metal rental above. Better with the black alloys though.

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I always prefered the look of the series one, the later ones are a bit steryle in the way they drive.
I do agree that it is the most impraticle car I have ever owned, getting in and out is an art in itself but something you get used to. In the two years I owned the car I have never felt it needed power steering. With regards to the lack of visibilty removal of the rear view mirror and replacement for a small one did wonders. I agree no one sees you on the road but that is down to poor driving of others, you get used to driving very defensivly, worst offenders are van drivers, one of the reasons I had it repainted bright red. No point in having a stereo as you can never hear the thing over the engine noise. there are a whole list of other flaws as well. But I have never driven anything like the Elise, its so much fun.

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Can't you just leave the banged up vehicle with the Insurance guys and tell them to exchange it for this cool bird. Looks like a Batmobile on steroids.
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Damage doesn't look too severe, mostly body work. I'd be surprised if they didn't repair it. I guess it all depends on if anything was bent in the engine.


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my car is better...



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Posted: 2nd Oct 2008 01:41 Edited at: 2nd Oct 2008 01:42
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That's a nice car you got there.

I've been in a car accident too, though.

Bridge looked bigger from a distance.

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opps, didn't know there was a second page, double post sorry

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Grandma you shouldn't be driving, your too old lol

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Quote: "Bridge looked bigger from a distance"


That looks like something I've done in gta4 a few times


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Quote: "No point in having a stereo as you can never hear the thing over the engine noise"
You haven't been in my bird's car then Honestly I put it loud, but she likes it one step below fatal ear injury...

Quote: "That looks like something I've done in gta4 a few times"
I remember once getting to a roundabout from a dual carriageway (ie. fast road) and seeing a car upside down in a tree about 10 foot off the ground. Nicely balanced in the thin branches it was. Nothing visibly damaged either. Nice...

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there's this one section with a dumpster in the game that's just off the road. I stuck a car in there once Today, from the road, I flipped it and got it stuck in a small alley engine side down, trunk side up.

I dunno how I manage that kinda stuff Can't wait for it to come out on pc so I can play on my puter

Anyways...


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"Objects in mirror may appear bigger"...... but not that big. See what happens when you let a grandma behind the wheel!


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G-String.

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How dumb can a machine get. Boy this is getting on my nerves. I'll put up a million G-Strings, in public, if I want to. The audacity of this machine, constantly telling me what to do.

What's wrong with this darn machine. I put up a post on the "Word Association" thread and it pops up on this thread.
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