My RS is no more... it has ceased to be.
 

As several of you already know, a kid in a 2001 Outback sideswiped me on SR 431 tonight. The car is almost certainly totalled, the left real wheel and strut were ripped off, and the quarterpanel area is hammered. the driver's side door and fender are damaged too. I'm okay, no real inuries, just a little bruising. Pics will be up later tonight.

Yeah man, glad to hear you are okay. It could have been much worse.

Stupid OB kids :(

I'm sorry, man.

What the hell?

That's terrible.

Glad you are alright.

Yeah, glad you're okay man...The carnage was pretty evident, both cars are trashed...I took the pictures of the scene, and they don't do justice of the amount of damage...

Man I hate Subaru on Subaru violence

Glad to hear you're not hurt!

Make sure you don't take the ins. company's initial offer since they'll very likely try to pay you off fast and cheap... Remember they owe you for the car, your dudctable, the lost wages for being out of work, for rental cars, etc, etc, etc... you make want to get a lawyer ASAP.

Also be careful w/ your job... in NV your employeer can dump you over something as simple as "well, since you're not gonna have a car for a few days, we're just gonna hire someone else", and it's perfectly legal due to "Right to Work" laws.

Oh well out with the old in with the new. Fuck you for ruining the WRs.

He has AAA... that could suck. But I have AmFam so maybe my insurance company lawyers can at least fight a good fight with theirs. Not only will I be expecting dealer retail for the car, there's also still about $2500 or more in aftermarket parts on the car I expect to be reimbursed for. $1000 wheels, $1200 suspension, intake, flywheel and clutch, etc. Financially this could possibly turn out quite well, and I really doubt I will get any less than I would have gotten from the couple of interested buyers I had. Plus it will make the whole process of selling, getting cash, buying another car, and not having down time in between easier.

As for work, I knew when I took the job that continued employment is dependant on having a car. But, my boss is a pretty good guy, and he thinks well of me, so even if I missed work tomorrow straightening everything out, I would be in a rental by tuesday at the latest, so laying me off would make much less sense for them than filling two days off basically. They would be well within their rights to cut me loose, but it wouldn't make much business sense and I don't think they'd be inclined to even if it was.

Pics will be up in a few.

And the gold 98s. And the catback Jeremy Starr built. :(

Carnage is not a very strong word.

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Note the condition of the wheel at the bottom of the first pic. That's where it ended up after getting yanked off the car...

Damn that's bad. Call up Xzibit, maybe he can pimp yo ride.

WOW!! I'm glad to hear you are OK. What did the police report say?

100% the other guy's fault. 2 witnesses, my statement, evidence at the scene (placement of bits of Subaru + skid marks) plus his admitted fault equals no trouble with insurance hopefully.

Wow. Carnage is an understatement, that's freakin vicious. Glad you are ok. So much for sellin her...but maybe now you can part what is left out, salvage some of it at least. That is if the insurance co doesn't scrap it.

Man that could have been really ugly..good thing your okay. Good luck in getting money for the aftermarket parts..Whats the next car going to be if it all goes well?

That is unbelievable. So glad you are ok. I hope the kid is ok too?

If you were bruised in the accident I highly recommend getting checked out by a doctor / urgent care asap, like today. If something medical-related comes up even a week from now, it's better that you made an initial medical reporting earlier rather than later. The kid's insurance should end up paying for this appointment.

This was a head-on sideswipe? If so, count yourself seriously lucky. That could have been a lot worse, like hospital ICU-worse. Glad you made it out okay.

It sounds like you're talking about a happy give you free money company, not an insurance company!

I blame a faulty clutch for the accident :P

Wow, man, sorry to hear about the accident. Glad to know that you're ok.

I'll be one of the vultures circling for left overs, If there are any left.

Holy shit dude!! Glad to see your okay, trip that we were tear assing around your neighborhood in that hog 6 hours earlier. Mind job. Hope everything goes well with teh insurance.

p.s. Very clever "3/4 gold"

Glad you are OK, and hope the insurance thing works out OK. AAA should be pretty easy to work with compared to some...

Wonder if somebody should pick it up for salvage and turn it into a dedicated track car...

I'm glad your ok :(

hmmmmm Airport Auto has a WRX and a few Outback wagons if you need a cheap car..........

One would think I might see this car again at the yard

Oh wow, Kevin. We are SO glad you're OK!

It sounds like you are taking it really well so far --- good show.



I hate kids.................that don't know how to drive.


*PS* --- I just saw your sig. I finally sold my old Legacy last week that had been sideswiped by a kid at night as well.......it was the 1990 Royal Blue color.........:huh:

I'm glad to hear you're alright Kevin.

Is the frame damaged too?

Man that sucks! Thankfully you are alright. Cars can always be replaced. Good luck with all the insurance stuff. I hope it all works out for you in the end.

Kevin, sorry to hear that happened. Thankfully you weren't hurt. I have never seen a strut ripped out...wow.

Glad to hear that you are ok.

Did you take that first pic from up in a tree?

Thanks for the well wishes everyone.

The car is definitely totalled. The passenger side of the car near the gas lid is buckled like the driver's side is below the c-pillar, just not as much. No way that car is salvagable, even for a track project. All of the rear subframe points are probably out of whack, along with the whole rear quarterpanel having to be replaced. At this point, I'm not really planning on buying any of it back for part out.

It definitely could have been much worse, but it's not really bothering me. It was over and I knew I was okay before I had time to think about what could have happened. I don't really stress over close calls or things that might have happened. Just ones that did or will.

Oddly enough Mike K, the clutch trouble more or less is why it happened. If I hadn't been a little bit late to work because of that, I wouldn't have been the one hit by him. However, there was apparently a much worse accident somewhere farther up 431. the fire truck that was the first response to the scene, and the first NHP officer that got there both hauled ass up the hill after determining we had no injuries and everything was under control, then another fire truck and another NHP flew by with lights and siren blaring. Maybe I missed out on that one for a reason...

Since I already took off some of the mods, I will post up what's for sale later.

The pic was taken from up the incline on the side of the road.

Well you're right, there's a reason for everything. Make the most out of this outcome.

So what's the next project car?

Next project is a Miata. I've coveted one for years, and modding them is much cheaper than modding subarus.

Sweet! Are you going the Spec-Miata route?

No, I don't have the resources to actually race it. Just going to use it for autocross and trackdays.

OMG Kevin this sucks!!! Well, at least it will make the downtime less of an issue like you said... I know you said to look and see what happened while I was gone, but man I didnt expect to see this :(

Sorry man :(

Okay Folks, if you or anyone you know is interested, the shell would cost me $3500 to re-acquire. The actual price for it is $1900, but then I lose the sales tax and other fees I'd collect from AAA since they wouldn't actually be buying it, which knocks my settlement from $13,500 to $9800.

For those who don't know the details, I would say it's actually worth that much if you had another shell to swap things into. Every single mechanical bit forward of about the B pillars is fine, but the left rear suspension, strut, wheel, control arms, and possibly the rear subframe, halfshaft and/or rear diff is toast. The disc brake components should be okay except the line is broken off in the caliper and the parking brake cable was yanked out. It would be a great candidate for an all-motor build or even turbo project if you wanted to take it a step farther. I have Cobb cams I would part with cheap for anyone who wanted to buy it for that purpose. Also, I would need to have cash in hand or a solid commitment by Monday afternoon, as that's when I'll be signing paperwork.

Did someone say cams? Are they in the car or are they laying around?

They're in my garage in a spare set of heads I was going to get PnP and all that jazz.

Bah heads will cost more than I need to spend.