Civic rearended my 5k: Civic lost

[Bob]

I guess Im just used to the old school Audis with a little 'substance' 
behind them! Sad.


sdewitt at stx.rr.com wrote:

>That's not far from what my 00 a4 is... With the exception of the aluminium bumper bar..
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bob <bob at audisport.com>
>Date: Thursday, September 23, 2004 12:03 pm
>Subject: Re: Civic rearended my 5k: Civic lost
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>>Speaking of car vs cars (kind of)  I was helping a friend install 
>>a 
>>turbo and ems system on a new ford zx2. The entire front end of 
>>the car 
>>is plastic. Not just the bodywork but all the framework, the 
>>radiator 
>>support, the bumper behind the bumper cover..everything! We kind 
>>of 
>>looked at each other with disbelief and were glad that neither of 
>>us 
>>drove such crap.  I dont see how the car is supposed to survive 
>>any kind 
>>of accident, even a small one, but then again, that my be the point.
>>Bob
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>>Drew Boyd wrote:
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>>>haha you need one of those little car "kill" silouettes of a 
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>>honda now
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>>>On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 12:08:38 -0400 (EDT), Kurt Deschler
>>><desch at alum.wpi.edu> wrote:
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>>>>I had a nice little Honda Civic rear end my 5k last night. The 
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>>front end
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>>>>of the civic was crumpled while my 5k recieved a small paint 
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>>mark on the
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>>>>plastic bumper. My bumper mounts weren't event bent! The kid 
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>>wanted to
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>>>>know how much money I wanted but I told him to keep his money to 
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>>fix his
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>>>>car and leave before I changed my mind. There was a very long 
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>>skid before
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>>>>he hit me, but I don't think he was moving that fast. Maybe 
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>>these ricers
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>>>>should consider upgrading their tires and brakes instead of 
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>>lowereing>>their cars so they fit under mine and making their 
>>mufflers so loud that
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>>>>they can't pay attention to the road.
>>>>
>>>>      Kurt
>>>>      87 5kcstq
>>>>      89 200tq
>>>>      00 s4
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