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Old 10-24-2006 | 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Ztalker
your absolutely right, only in California lol.
Mattresses, ladders, tire treads, hubcaps, roadkills, tomatos, chairs, baby diapers, driveshafts, chunks of autobody parts ...etc.. etc...you name it. All the money we pay in annual vehicle license fees and other taxes, i don't think our money is spent wisely. This ain't the third world you know.
Haha, unfortunately that happens in other places too. There is a very heavy penalty in NZ for being caught though, but doesn't stop it. Bricks are the worst, so solid, do a lot of damage, followed someone as they ran over a brick. Nasty outcome.
Old 10-24-2006 | 06:49 PM
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Took out an elk when i was 16 in my Nissan pulsar. Hows that for road debris? I wish i had pics of that. The damage was amazing.
Old 10-24-2006 | 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Subrwho
Took out an elk when i was 16 in my Nissan pulsar. Hows that for road debris? I wish i had pics of that. The damage was amazing.
I don't blame an animal though, even those the damage is bad. I blame people. Fu**ing low budget carpenters, tree removers, floorers, etc. Then they go dump their trash in your neighborhood instead of taking it to the landfill.
Old 10-24-2006 | 07:32 PM
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the freeways here in az are terrible, especially the 17, usually as im driving along on my way to school i see all sorts of crap flying all over the place.

and rock chips..........

ive got more chips in my paint on the hood than a Chips Ahoy cookie.
Old 10-25-2006 | 08:54 AM
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I feel your pain I just got my Z back from the shop.
Old 10-25-2006 | 10:16 AM
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The roads here in Toronto is just as bad. Car tax dollars goes into politician coffers for re-election.
Old 10-25-2006 | 10:45 AM
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i just had the windsheild replaced two days ago and today i got a chip, this sucks.
Old 10-25-2006 | 05:22 PM
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I ran over a freakin boxspring doing 70 in my 01 Maxima.
Old 10-25-2006 | 05:28 PM
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Just tonight changing flouresent bulk in garage and the lid falls off smacks the back of my Z. Miffed is putting it lightly...any idea what I can do to repair? Looks like two small chips you would see on front bumper...wouldnt mind that as much but this is right on the back driver side on deck lid.
Old 10-25-2006 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Nforce1
I ran over a ladder on the freeway.... I can sympathise.... $3500 later

damn! what did u have to get replaced?
Old 10-25-2006 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by khyber
Some luck I've got. Just bought my '06 Base 350z, 6mt, two weeks ago, and I was on my way to San Diego last night (to pick up my tail light vinyls that I screwed up installing :P), on the 5 freeway, and I see this giant flat hunk of metal fly out from underneath a van that was in front of my as I was changing lanes. Well, I hear the thing hit the front of my car and after I get out to check it and there is a huge dent on left part of the front bumper. 2500 miles and already something goes wrong. I'll post pics as soon as I'm home later today... Just pisses me off that this kind of stuff happens. But I suppose it could have been worse... could have hit my windshield or messed up more than just the front bumper I guess. Eh.
Just thought I'd vent to people who can truly empathize all the others who have seen have been like "oh it's not that bad". This is my brand new baby .
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did you get the vinyls from bluebat??? cause he shipped mine so saved me a few hundred miles to SD..

anyways.. sry to hear that... roads here in USA aren't that bad comparing to some other places.. I drove a brand new Nissan Paladin in China and the freeway (about 300km drive) had over 30-40 perfect square pot holes.. (3x3x3 feet in size and depth) they were apparently fixing the road and just ignored putting warning signs on at night..
Old 10-25-2006 | 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Subrwho
Took out an elk when i was 16 in my Nissan pulsar. Hows that for road debris? I wish i had pics of that. The damage was amazing.
Dude you had a Pulsar? ME TOO, don't tell anyboby.


Anyway, I hit a cat on the Interstate when I was literally going about 95 MPH in my M3, and really messed up my front end. THAT wasn't cheap! So I feel for you brother-
Old 10-25-2006 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Reyes_USN
damn! what did u have to get replaced?
New front bumper, all plastic underlining, new clear corners, new side skirts, mud guards, front grille, alignment, new front tire, fixed bent rear rims then painting for all those new parts.

sucks... lol
Old 10-25-2006 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Nforce1
New front bumper, all plastic underlining, new clear corners, new side skirts, mud guards, front grille, alignment, new front tire, fixed bent rear rims then painting for all those new parts.

sucks... lol


dayum! im sorry lol, front clip?
Old 10-25-2006 | 10:15 PM
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gotta love cali for one of the worst roads in US.
when i had my civic a big and i mean big as in a grape fruit size rock flys and hits my bumper then hits a mini van next to me.
Old 10-25-2006 | 10:20 PM
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my little brother hit a 12 foot alligator in the middle of the highway one time it put him up on 2 wheels and flipped a mini van over. it almost slid upside down into a canal
Old 10-26-2006 | 05:28 AM
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Do a search for "refrigerator" and you'll find a thread on it.
Old 10-26-2006 | 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by m0nkie
did you get the vinyls from bluebat??? cause he shipped mine so saved me a few hundred miles to SD..

anyways.. sry to hear that... roads here in USA aren't that bad comparing to some other places.. I drove a brand new Nissan Paladin in China and the freeway (about 300km drive) had over 30-40 perfect square pot holes.. (3x3x3 feet in size and depth) they were apparently fixing the road and just ignored putting warning signs on at night..
Yeah I did get them from bluebat... I was going to get them shipped but I was so impatient I wanted them yesterday :P and I love driving (now 2800 miles on my 2 week, 4 day old Z) so I had no problem going down there, it was like a two hour drive.
Old 10-26-2006 | 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ryanmac516
my little brother hit a 12 foot alligator in the middle of the highway one time it put him up on 2 wheels and flipped a mini van over. it almost slid upside down into a canal

damn, never seen a gator in my life


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