You're not going to believe this...

[conradtan]

Ok... I bit the bullet. I bought two brand new Michelin ZR 255/40 17"s for the rear, alignment with printout, new splash guards from the dealer, and didn't go to work installing what I could. Turns out the front tires were out of alignment anyways, AND the rear tires had the WRONG size on them. They had 245/40 17"s which were narrower than they were supposed to be! So now she drives beautifully and I am dirty and happy again. PLUS my smoked tail lights just arrived at my door about 20 minutes ago and I'm going to spend all night installing them then washing and waxing my baby.

Grand total for damages - $980.00

Oh well... I pay half/buddy pays half. So all in all, new tires/alignment for 490 bucks. So the story is this...

We got off the off-ramp, stopped at the light, started the left turn onto the street and he smacked the front tire onto the middle divider first (which caused a bubble to form on the low wall of that tire and misalign it), then scraped the whole left undercarriage over the media till we hit the rear splash guard then rear tire, while still making a hard left, causing the rubber to get pinched between median and rim, all the while only going about 20mph. Air went wheezing out real loud as we went flat in seconds. All so traumatic for me and my baby!

It's funny now, I'm not that upset anymore. Didn't get much sleep though. All my buddies keep saying. "don't worry, it's just a car" I'm sorry... but F**K no it's not just a car damn it! Hehe... They don't understand.

Well she's almost ready to be picked up from the tire place. I'll update you guys again soon, maybe some pics! Thanks for the support. I actually really found a lot of comfort talking and reading your guy's responses.

[unklekraker]

dude..post some pix! I wanna see the lights...dengit! 16 posts and no pix yet

j/k! hahahahahaha!

[conradtan]

I'll be washing it up this weekend. I'll take some pics by the water in Benicia where my folks live. Makes for more "scenic" shots! Haha! How do you post pics here? Its not just an upload feature. The forum only seems to take url's .

Conradtan, no bent or scratched rim? I hope not.

You have a good attitude & outlook.

[conradtan]

No bent rims, some sratches ($120 to get fixed) which I'm going to hold off on as I might be upgrading to 19" rims next year. My outlook is entirely dependant on how workable my situation is. The car issues, all car issues can be fixed by throwing money at it (which sux a$$) but money can always be earned. Just happy that the damages were relatively small. Getting my smoked lights really helped brighten my day though!

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts, or the past, or education, money, circumstances, failures, successes, or what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church or a home.

"The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes."

-Charles Swindoll

[conradtan]

Going to pop in my new lights now. Have a great weekend everyone! And thanks again.

[unklekraker]

Originally Posted by bmussatti

"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts, or the past, or education, money, circumstances, failures, successes, or what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company, a church or a home.

"The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. We cannot change our past. We cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. [B]I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it[/B]. And so it is with you. We are in charge of our attitudes."

-Charles Swindoll

WOW, bmuss!
I have that qoute on my office as a reminder when dealing with co-workers and clients

Originally Posted by unklekraker

WOW, bmuss!
I have that qoute on my office as a reminder when dealing with co-workers and clients

Unklekraker, that quote has been in my Franklin Planner (day planner) for the past 14 years! Easy to read...hard to execute.