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sitting at a light on mccarran last tuesday.

drunk driver not paying attention to traffic or his surroundings.

hit me in the arse going 50+ mph. i flew forward and took out 3 lexi (multiple lexuses) and a kia. its a very sad week for me. over 300 personal hours and 27000 dollars in parts in my poor destroyed baby.


he hit me so hard in the rear that it split my subwoofer box in two pieces. i have major whiplash and yet another concussion.

just needed to vent my sadness somewhere.

Son of a bitch man... I hate to see that car go. Probably the most impressive STi I've seen in person. Hopefully you get first crack at his insurance, because I highly doubt he has the coverage for all of you...

I am sorry man. That sucks big time. At least you weren't injured to bad. Even though wiplash is painful.

wow. That totally sucks man.

crap. sorry to hear that.

Sorry Phil...heartbreaking. I'm glad you're okay, that looks like a huge hit...

Was this at the W. McCarran and I-80W intersection? If it was I drove by and saw a black Impreza (didn't look for long, didn't want to add to problem) that was crunched up badly and the driver was getting help. I also saw a few Lexus's and a Kia off to the side.

Glad to see you made it out alive, Subaru's really are safe cars and it look like this one did a good job protecting you. It's got to hurt with how much you put in to the car but at least that stuff can be replaced, you can't :)

Sorry to hear it Phil :(

It pains me to see pictures like these(of Subarus) especially when it's a Members vehicle. :( sorry to hear of this Phil. Get better soon so you can go car shopping again. (I know you'll miss her)

I think the only time I have seen your car was at night because I remember the ccfl headlights. The guy had insurance I hope? If so you need to jump on that like Kevin said before all the lexus owners start calling.

Phil, I'll sell you my car if it will make you feel better.

Man, sorry to hear it, Phil :(

Man......not sure how I would react to that myself......that is a terrible shame. At least Subie > (Lexi + Kia)

yep that was me... another concussion and im sure ill have dain bramage

Wow, so sorry to see Phil. You're car was amazing, it sucks to see all that hard work and dedication be destroyed. Hope you have a speedy recovery and all is well.

This is totally suck. I know how you feel. My Talon got total a while back with stupid driver ran stop sign. I strip and transfer most of the part to another Talon. But it never the same. My old Talon always fast in ESP. :(

Sorry to hear that. Glad it was not far worse for you though.

On the parts and insurance side... Just a couple thoughts.

See if you can get it powered up long enough to unmarry the AP. I think you have one. Pull the fuel pump relay first should help. If they won't let you, pull the ECU and do it in another '05 if you can. Somebody should let you use their car for 1/2 an hour.

If it sounds like there is not enough money to go around, see if you can get any of your parts off. Wrecking yard my not want to give you access, but push hard...

Maybe this is the opportunity to skip Meth next time so you can come out and drive with us. That's as close to a silver lining I can offer.

Freaky! It's scary to think how often this kind of shit happens. I hope it works out to be a blessing in disguise somehow...or to have at least some silver lining.

This is why I hate people who drive drunk.

They ruin beautiful things, like cars, and peoples lives...

I'm missing the blessing in disguise part. Phil's car was one of the best around... tons of performance with show car quality looks and it wasn't tacky even while being nearly over the top.

It hurts to see all that great work trashed by someone's terrible decision. Hopefully that jackhole gets some good prison time over this. :mad:

At least he's alive and (relatively) okay. That's really all that matters. It was just a car. :)

You're missing more than that. ;)

True.

But Cody was implying there was some good to come from the wreck. All I'm seeing is that at least it wasn't as bad as it could have been. But that's not silver lining... still nothing good comes from this. Even if Phil heals fully, even if he gets totally comped for the car via insurance, he's still out all the labor, and the car is still in a scrap heap. :(

i really thank you all for the compliments... i didnt really know you all thought so highly of my scooby. it makes me feel a little better.

its a total as of today according to three different adjusters and an appraiser. the best part is not only am i going to get paid for 70% of the aftermarket parts because of my rider. but i can strip off any and all parts i want to sell or whatever. so if any of you are interested in anything i had shoot me a pm or a phone call. 229 2699 dont block your number or if you do leave me a message.

as far as personal damage goes i was the only one that went to the hospital. i wont post all the damage cause my lawyer would probably go into fits admiting whats wrong. but ill just say im laid up pretty bad. staying in bed everyday resting my neck. everything above my waist is hammer wrecked. if i hadnt been wearing my 4 point racing harness i would be dead. almost 100%

the most depressing thing is exactly what sperry said. all my labor. its all out the window. i may have 27k in reciepts for all the parts BUT since i did 98% of the labor myself... i get the shaft on that.

thanks guys for your best wishes.

best thing i have that is one of a kind and would be awesome for you guys in autocross.

my bride mazoria low max and prodrive 4 point harness. both are in great condition, the bride seat has a small scratch.

Ugh, Speedy Recovery, Mang. :)

Did you ever post a mod list? I'm sure a lot of us would be interested in many bits and pieces.

Totally! Post it all up! I don't have any money, i'm just excited to see all the parts.;)

So sorry to hear about this.

True, it is just a car, and you have your life - but as Scott alluded, it was a creation, an engineered work. That is something not recoverable.

If that driver hit you at 50mph, you really are lucky you are not dead. (Subaru safety rules!) I think the girl who rear-ended me was 'slowed' to 25-30mph, and it still totalled my car, and it still hurt like heck! I hope to God that driver has insurance that will take care of you physically. Don't overlook anything (physical ailment-wise)! I hope you start to feel better soon.

I would not reuse a harness that had been in an accident. even if visibly it looks OK, the webbing of the belt is likely no longer elastic or something. IMHO it is just not worth reusing a piece of safety equipment. Would you reuse a helmet that had impacted something? No thanks.

Nevermind.

Sorry, quoted the wrong post... Fixed.

Come on Dean, you're telling me that you have never reused a condom?

That's different, you can turn them inside out. :P

:facepalm:

Like he said, it's not a good idea to reuse those belts as-is. You can likely send them back to the mfr. to have them inspected/re-webbed though.