Spydie is Rear-ended

Has anyone had experience with being hit from behind? We were not going very fast, but the engine hood is all crimped up and the tire holder and exhaust protector were bent, but it looks like the engine is ok. I think the spare tire saved it. The impact caused the engine hood to "jump" up onto the sort of curved piece of fiberglass that is behind the seat backs and that is scratched but repairable I think. It also knocked the spare tire onto the shift mechanism so at first I thought it wasn't drivable, but after readjusting the tire, I could drive it. Has anyone had to get a replacement engine hood? Maybe the driver's side door too. I'm so upset! v

Was it a day dreamer, or did you stop too soon in front of a day dreamer?

John--hi! I stopped at a yellow light, which is very uncommon in Nashville. He "just knew" I'd go on through, so he speeded up. He was in a hurry to get home he said and wasn't paying attention. Probably, he was on his cell phone as well, but he didn't tell me that. v

Hi, Vicki:

Sorry to hear the bad news. Hope he was well insured! You have realized one of our collective fears, unattentive drivers in bigger cars. Wasn't an SUV was it?

You may want to contact Beck. It may take a while, but they should be able to ship you a new rear engine cover from Brazil. It should bolt up to the hinges like your old one. Glad no one was injured. Count your blessings. ;>)

Terry--thank you for the encouraging words. I have alerted Beck so that when the claims adjustor calls they will know about it. The guy WAS in an SUV. He is very well insured. And I'm not hurt--just walking now for a while!! v

Sorry to hear that. I had an 'incident', my own fault, where my hood was cracked about 18 inches on each side of the license plate light. I reglassed it and got it painted with no issues. Perhaps someone in your area could glass the hood back together. My hood is stronger now, and a tad heavier, as I added a tad extra glass on it.

Sorry for your troubles, Vicki, I own a Stupid Utility Vehicle, but don't drive it that way. Glad you're okay. This is one of my fears with this car. I am contemplating extra brake lights mounted so that they shine through the grills. Post some pics of the damage if possible, have a couple drinks and a muscle relaxer, you'll thank me tomorrow!

Bert--I think my engine hood is much too damaged for repair; however, I'm not up on what they can do with glass. I'm sure the insurance company would rather repair it than order new. Come to think of it, if it can be repaired and in short time, that would be the way to go. I'm sure they will have it appraised for that. There is a big Corvette dealership down the street from me--we will see if their glass people can come through.

Daniel--thanks for the tip about a drink and flexoril! That was so hilarious. I know that this kind of accident can happen on any given day with any given car. I'm trying to stay calm, knowing it can be fixed. It's just a huge bummer happening in the summer. v

Vicki my love, I'm so sorry about your incident. Let's hang the bastard by his basketballs.

If you can send me your car, I'd be happy to fix it for you!!!!

Actually, I'm glad you were not injured.

Damn those HUAO Volunteer state drivers that are in a hurry!!!!!!

Vicki

Sorry about Spydie, but really glad to hear you are okay. I saw a bumper sticker I'll have to get for you:

"BACK OFF - Driver has PMS and a GUN!!"

angela

Glad to hear you ar OK.

Since his insurance is paying, I would insist on new parts from Beck and a good paint job from a local shop. Have a doctor check you out for that bad case of whiplash that you got. :)

Have you thought of rigging up some brake lights and driving the car without the rear cover? Maybe his insurance will cover a rental while your only car is laid up.

Well, I'm in a Spyder again--a Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder convertible rental! For as long as it takes to fix Spydie. I have an excellent local shop working on it. I don't know how long it will take to get a new engine hood (the other is not repairable). The driver's door can be repaired. I'm still very upset. I'm not mad at the guy, just upset that he was inattentive at the same time I was on the street in front of him! I will send pictures of the damage as soon as I figure out how to attach them to my messages. Any help would be appreciated.

LJ--sweetie pie! What are HUAO Tennessee drivers?
v

Vicki, it's just a kinder and more gently way of saying HUA !!!!

To attach photo's first click on Photo's at the top of the page, follow the instructions and load the pictures, (remember what names or numbers were attached to the photo's.

After you've loaded the photo's in your folder, click on "post reply", write what you're going to say and scroll down a bit and you'll see 3 lines that say File 1, file 2 and file 3.

Click on the down arrow to the extreme right of the blank line and a menu of photo's you've stored will appear, double click on a photo and then move to File 2 and so on.

LJ--thanks for the attachment tips. I hate to be stupid, but I don't know what HUA means. Can you write it out without getting into trouble?

It was really a bummer this morning, going to Panera Bread with Dave in Big NuNu (his Superformance Cobra) and me in my Mitsubishi Spyder, when I'm usually in Spydie. v v

LJ--I'm testing your instructions for attaching photos. v

LJ--here's a really good picture of Spydie and Big NuNu in the country. v

LJ--this is fun. Here's Spydie on vacation. v

HUA= Head us A$$
HUAO= Head up Anal Orifice

OKAY?????

It's cop talk

Wow, the lodge looks a lot like the Bates Motel???

Vicki, Y'all did good posting them pic-tures (southern talk)

Ok, now that you've mastered the fine art of posting photo's, show us the damage to your rear end, (the car, that is) HA

Larry,

Does that mean

HA=Head-A$$ or

HA=Hey A$$hole?

You use it alot! HA

Respectfully,
Mike

You're such a potty mouth, I'd suggest you flush your mouth with a bottle of anti-bacterial soap.

HA = a shortened version of HA HA, or LOL, as in laughing, (you know!!!)

I'm so disappointed in you

LJ--I must have had my HU my A to not have heard this abbreviation before now.

If you were truly Southern you would say "pitchers" instead of pic-tures. HA (oops) I forgot to take pitchers (!) of the car, but the guy at the shop has taken some and is going to email them to me, then I'll send them on since my honey showed me how to do that! I'll attach a shot of a baby bird that was born outside our room at the Bates Motel while on vacation.

Mike--I think you are so funny.
v

I'd go back and check on Norman, make sure he didn't put that bird in a kettle and make soup!

Sorry about pitchers, kind of like winders huh!!!

LJ--yeah, like "them pitchers are like winders to the soul." v

Yeah, exactly the same only entirely different.

I just had new souls put on my shoe's, but I can't find the winders??? Do they put those winders on shoes to "see" if your feet smell??? In the real world, we all know that feet don't smell, that's a job for your nose!!!!!

Put the crack pipe down, LJ. v

That wasn't nice Vicki, you've hurt my feelings!!!

At the risk of butting in...

Peayun - A writing instrument or a device to hold baby diapers on, or a place to keep dawgs, as in "Gimme thet peayun so I sign this hyar check" or "Putt them dawgs in the peayun afore they git gone.".

Fur - distance, as in "It ain't fur to tha' dawg peyun."

Fer - a preposition, as in, "Look at 'em dawgs runnin' fer they peayun!"

Far - A noun indicating burning materials, as in, "He dun set far to tha' chicken coop!"

The key to "talkin' Southern" is to keep all the sounds in the back of your throat and never close your lips (Unless you're gonna spit)

Terry--wher yew fom? v

LJ--I wouldn't hurt you for the world! You're my (secret) lover. Please say it isn't so. v

Thanks VV, I'll get over it real soon,

Vicki V,

I'm down hyar in Georgy...'bout 80 miles north of 'Lanta. I 'uz borned and raised up in Birmunham, Alybamy, but wandered up hyar 'bout 30 yars 'go.

I know yuns in Nashville..That whur yuns from?

T

Terry--you have me beaten on the Southern talk. It's easy to talk that way, but very hard to know how to SPELL those words! Anyway, so you're in Georgia. That's cool. Atlanta's fun. I used to run the Peachtree Road Race every year for almost a decade. It was really a great event. I was born in Memphis; went to grad school at UAB. Birmingham is such a great city. Dave and I might retire there we like it so much. I was at UAB when Gene Bartow was the basketball coach. Were you there then? After B'ham I went to Louisville (great city) and taught at U of L; now I'm in Nashville at Vanderbilt. (I'm not crazy about this town, but don't tell anybody). v
P.S. See me racing Spydie.

Vicki V -

We probably walked some of the same sidewalks at UAB, although years apart. When I completed my doctoral work at UofA in Tuscaloosa, I completed an internship at the Center for Developmental and Learning Disorders at UAB during the 1974 academic year.

As I said, I was raised in Birmingham and until last fall my mom lived in our childhood home in Vestavia. I really enjoyed growing up in that area and despite all the cracks about Alabama being 50th in everything, got an excellent education and was, for the most part, a contributing member of society.

As for writing "southern," a lot of my grad work was in language and learning disorders and for fun I used to study the grammar and syntax of different variations of southern speech (I know, it sounds geeky, but it is truly facinating...)

I saw your photos from the time trials...Looks like a lot of fun.
TMc

Glad to hear you are of Vicki. It's hard to be seen in this car especially in parking lots. You always have to be on the defensive.

Tony

Vicki, just a thought...instead of grafting a new backend on the car, put another front end on the back - that would be cool.

I am sorry to hear of your misfortune...I wish your car a speedie recovery...

Mike, you should have written "a speedie spydie recovery"