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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 09:40 PM
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so i was driving home yesterday and i was following someone on the interstate. well the person in front of me ran over something kicking it into the air, which than had a date with the front of my bumper.





it could be of been worse. not sure if it was actually a tire, but it was something. can't wait to get this fixed. theres something different about driving something when you know theres something wrong with it.
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 09:43 PM
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Ouch. Sorry to see that.

I've been hit by tire debris myself, but it only left a mark, not physical damage.

Good luck on getting it fixed as quickly and cost effectively as possible.
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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at first i didn't think theres any damage because all i heard was me running over the tire. until i get out and took a look.
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 09:49 PM
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Dang that sucks man... Look at it this way... new bumper=No Rock chips!
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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Dang that sucks man... Look at it this way... new bumper=No Rock chips!
or something better, time for.........new front lip
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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ouch that sucks man!
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 11:17 PM
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can i buy your bottom lip?
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Old Nov 30, 2007 | 11:42 PM
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Sorry man, hope you get her fixed soon! I'll crack open a san mig. for you!
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Old Dec 1, 2007 | 12:00 AM
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lol this reminds me, about a month ago i ran over something i couldnt avoid on the interstate, it looked like a harmless piece of tire but it turned out to be a piece of metal that i hit and the car jumped like a couple inches. i was like damn i pulled over and found my under panel completely torn and my middle torsion bar bent back which in turn put strain on my rear tires, i ended up leaving the underpanel unfixed and paying $90 to get my torsion bar replaced, guess it wasnt that bad.

i feel for u man, i hate driving the car when i know there is somethin that needs to get fixed, it just really bugs me
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Old Dec 1, 2007 | 06:58 AM
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ouch......
I had similar experience before....but not as bad.....
like others said....time to get the front lip!
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Old Dec 1, 2007 | 07:50 AM
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Sorry to hear about your impact. I was driving on the freeway a couple of weeks ago, and there was a fricken chair sitting in the middle of the freeway!! There were a lot of cars swerving all over the place to avoid it. If somebody actually hit that thing, it would have caused major damage.
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Old Dec 1, 2007 | 10:49 AM
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Sorry to see that and hope you get it fix soon.
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Old Dec 1, 2007 | 01:24 PM
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i guess its another excuse to buy a bottom lip. question is which one.
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