Just got rear ended.. FML

[denzCRV]

Like the title says. Been a streak of just bad luck for me since July started. First I had a plan to see a friend tomorrow but that got cancelled all of a sudden by my parents making plans for something this weekend. Then today, I got rear ended! Damnit... Pics later when I get home, I'm at work and I can't upload the pics on this computer...:mad::mad::mad:

[GTCB-chris]

:eek: that sucks!

[whoa]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!:eek:

[denzCRV]

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs163.snc1/6092_119650479492_613954492_2915000_7008639_n.jpg

This ES330 got sandwiched into my car (so he's not at fault)
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THE ONE AT FAULT
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[Serj22]

Your V looks like it only suffered bruises. I'd check the frame to see if it's damaged, but you sure proved the final bout in the Toyota Vs. Honda war. Looks like you prevailed. That's a crazy intriguing design on that lexus. The only part crumpled is the hood. The law of the universe states taht if he went up under your bumper, the fenders and grill and bumper should have also cracked and broken... but they appear intact.

[denzCRV]

I think my spare is what saved the front bumper on the ES330 plus he's a car while I'm an SUV. The same thing happened when my mom got rear ended in our old RX300, the damages on the rear (she got sandwiched) were the bumper and the exhaust pipe got pushed/bent back! Otherwise the Nissan Altima who hit her had to be towed away because she went UNDER my RX300. I still believe Toyota and Honda are equally well built considering that now my family has experienced an accident in both a Toyota (Lexus RX300) and a Honda (1st gen CRV)

I just hope they will REPLACE my spare cover and my rear bumper as I got the rear bumper all scratched up when I bought her 2nd hand. Not to mention, the ES did scratch my chrome exhaust tip :p so I want a new exhaust tip too! lol.

But as far as the V's damage, I'll have to really have the undercarriage checked out if anything moved in terms of the floor board or whatever. I remember when we had the RX300 appraised, the first body shop DID NOT NOTICE that the spare tire floor under the RX was PUSHED BACK.. but the 2nd shop noticed so I'm really going to investigate my undercarriage and see if there's anything "odd"..

I don't think there's frame damage. Heck, my door didnt even get bent even tho the spare took the hit (which is a big damaging item in a rear end colllision)

[whoa]

Wow, you came out of it relatively unscathed!

[tkcr]

If you ask me Denz, It's a minor inconvience to getting a new rear bumper and spare tire cover. Those are about the only thing that is scratched up on mine too, but too much money to replace. Now this way someone else gets to pay for them.:p

But oviously your V sustained for less damage than the others involved.

[denzCRV]

Thanks. Yes I am still amazed till this very moment when I look at these pictures and analyze how much damage that my rear spare did to the ES330's hood! I was expecting (before I inspected the damages) that my spare cover would have been cracked or popped in, and the ES's hood would just be slightly bent, and the front bumper either cracked or something. Amazing though how the ES330's bumper looks untouched. :confused:

[Radar24]

Thanks. Yes I am still amazed till this very moment when I look at these pictures and analyze how much damage that my rear spare did to the ES330's hood! I was expecting (before I inspected the damages) that my spare cover would have been cracked or popped in, and the ES's hood would just be slightly bent, and the front bumper either cracked or something. Amazing though how the ES330's bumper looks untouched. :confused:
I think you might want to remove the spare tire and closely inspect for new ripples or cracked paint before you conclude that the only damage to your V are those few scrapes. It does not add up.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. What that indicates is that somewhere on the rear door, spare tire, or door hinges and door frame they had to absorb an impact about the same as on the ES330. It does not make sense for the hood to absorb 99% of the impact almost completely sparing your V. Hoods do not crease that easily. I know the hoods are made to do that but it normally takes a substantially big impact to bend a hood like that.

The tire cover I would consider as transparent. Or the same as if it was not being there as far as absorbing energy. I have never seen one but it just looks to be plastic with no real strength or stiffness. certainly not a bumper. So if that is true then the impact had to be transfered to the 'bumper below the spare. But that does not look like it absorbed much either!

So what actually did end up absorbing the impact? That would be the important question. Since you keep your vehicles in meticulous condition.

-Rg

[denzCRV]

So what actually did end up absorbing the impact? That would be the important question. Since you keep your vehicles in meticulous condition.

-Rg

That's a good question. Without removing the spare cover, I've looked at the spare tire's bracket and it didn't seem to have dented my trunk door. So without removing the cover yet, the only other location of possible damage could be on my rim..

I was trying to inspect the undercarriage the other day and didnt quite notice anything odd except that one of the clip holders where the rear bumper clips to underneath the bumper, got bent back (it's metal).. That's all I've noticed. I'm worried if my exhaust pipe got SLIGHTLY pushed back as that was my experience when my mom was rear ended 7 years ago in our RX300.

[fillsteak]

I had a bad year two years ago when I kept getting rear ended. I was at 2 in a month and 3 accidents total in 3 months.

For both rear end accidents in my V (gen1), the spare tire, spare tire cover, and mount into the rear door were all bent inward. The V sits higher so other cars (like this lexus) seem to wedge underneath it, pushing everything up and in. Check out the spare tire and rim itself.

I also lost/broke a bunch of bumper clips in my rear end collisions.

And to lead radar24 on another search, both front and back bumpers of most cars have an absorbant block. They used to be like rubber but the ones I've seen (especially on my V) have this giant styrofoam-like brick behind the plastic bumper in the back. That might have been crushed and absorbed a lot of the impact (and may need to be replaced). Also, the V may have moved in the impact, dispersing more energy. Mysteries abound!

[Radar24]

I had a bad year two years ago when I kept getting rear ended. I was at 2 in a month and 3 accidents total in 3 months.

For both rear end accidents in my V (gen1), the spare tire, spare tire cover, and mount into the rear door were all bent inward. ... Mysteries abound!
What about the rear door itself. Certainly the spare and possibly even the mount are much stronger than the rear door which is about four+ feet wide with no external support in the middle? The door being only supported by the side jambs and the bottom when it is hit in the spare tire in a rear end collision. The top is far enough away so that it is a don't care.

Surely in at least one the door itself must have sustained some damage even if the door frame is made out of high strength steel (HSS)! The door skin itself is likely not HSS.

-Rg

[denzCRV]

In my accident the rear door must have absorbed some impact but not great enough to deform or bend the metal.. Now I haven't opened up the spare tire cover yet so it still remains to be seen if there's any damage behind the cover :confused:

[MarkyMark]

Check all the gaps between body parts. I'm with Radar on this one, your V took that shot somewhere.......

[belvdr]

Check all the gaps between body parts. I'm with Radar on this one, your V took that shot somewhere.......

It could likely be the Lexus took the brunt of the impact with minor damage to the CR-V. From the looks of the Lexus, the hood and anything near it absorbed a lot of the energy. The absorption of the energy is not necessarily a 50/50 split between the two objects. My guess is the front of the Lexus has more crumple design than the rear of the Honda.

[Radar24]

It could likely be the Lexus took the brunt of the impact with minor damage to the CR-V. From the looks of the Lexus, the hood and anything near it absorbed a lot of the energy. The absorption of the energy is not necessarily a 50/50 split between the two objects. My guess is the front of the Lexus has more crumple design than the rear of the Honda.
Not necessarily will it show 50/50 that is true but;
For every force there is an equal and opposite reaction. That is a true statement , right?

Well for that reaction on the Lexus there had to be and equal force from the CR-V. Where does it show?

Actually in this case it would be a conservation of energy. Like MarMark wrote, the "V took that shot somewhere". It just does not show on the surface. As far as the V crumple zone not obvious or as present, that is bunk. The V is as well protected in the rear as in the front. If crash test are looked up it will likely show that.

My point is that the thin rear door is much less stronger than a thick wheel. I do not know about the wheel holder but the same probably applies. Then there is an energy absorption material under the resilient bumper cover 1/10 the size that of the Lexus'.

-Rg

[belvdr]

Not necessarily will it show 50/50 that is true but;
For every force there is an equal and opposite reaction. That is a true statement , right?

Well for that reaction on the Lexus there had to be and equal force from the CR-V. Where does it show?

Actually in this case it would be a conservation of energy. Like MarMark wrote, the "V took that shot somewhere". It just does not show on the surface. As far as the V crumple zone not obvious or as present, that is bunk. The V is as well protected in the rear as in the front. If crash test are looked up it will likely show that.

My point is that the thin rear door is much less stronger than a thick wheel. I do not know about the wheel holder but the same probably applies. Then there is an energy absorption material under the resilient bumper cover 1/10 the size that of the Lexus'.

-Rg

My point is the front of end of the Lexus may not (and is probably not) equal to the rear of the CR-V. For example, take a piece of paper, hold it by its narrow edge, and slap it against a wall. The paper bends and the wall does not. That's an extreme case, but a car into a large tree serves the same example.

[Radar24]

My point is the front of end of the Lexus may not (and is probably not) equal to the rear of the CR-V. For example, take a piece of paper, hold it by its narrow edge, and slap it against a wall. The paper bends and the wall does not. That's an extreme case, but a car into a large tree serves the same example.
As they say, get real!

The rear of a CR-V is not much different in construction than the front of a Lexus. If anything at equal speed a crash test of the Lexus front end should have less damage and deformation than the CR=V rear end. That is one huge absorbing bumper on the Lexus in comparison to the almost non existing CR-V rear bumper.

That the Lexus hood took a lot of the impact does not tell the whole story. The real question is what did the Lexus bumper leave behind?

-Rg

[fillsteak]

As they say, get real!

The rear of a CR-V is not much different in construction than the front of a Lexus. If anything at equal speed a crash test of the Lexus front end should have less damage and deformation than the CR=V rear end. That is one huge absorbing bumper on the Lexus in comparison to the almost non existing CR-V rear bumper.

That the Lexus hood took a lot of the impact does not tell the whole story. The real question is what did the Lexus bumper leave behind?

-Rg


I think you may have answered your own question. If I threw an egg into a wall, physics demands something to happen to both. The egg takes most of the damage. I think it is also safe to say that the front end of a car is made to take MORE damage than the rear end of a car. The front of any car contains more crumple zones, air bags, and other physical things to help save the passengers in an accident. Looking at the lexus, it took most of the damage. I still think there are some parts pushed up on the V since our Vs sit higher off the ground and the Lexus's first point of impact, which is low and under the rear bumper.

I also think to please the masses here, more photos of your V and of the lexus (if possible) are needed. We're more concerned with your wellbeing and your car, so get some pics! And all over, too!

[denzCRV]

I can take more pics of my V but I cant take more pics of the ES330 because I dont see that person anymore.

I've checked, double checked, and triple checked my V and it seems that most of the damage is what the naked eye can see. I have not removed the spare cover as that thing is such a pain in the a$$ to put back on, but I'll take a pic of the metals under the bumper where the underneath the bumper clips onto, and those metals got bent back..

Other than that, I believe the impact really wasnt that great so there shouldn't be too much damage, unless there's damage behind the bumper..

I'll take pics of different angles later when I get off work.

[denzCRV]

But I have reason to believe also that the rear bumper isn't designed the same as the front end of a car, which means that they weren't designed to easily crumple. If you guys noticed the Nissan versus the Lexus, the Lexus only sustained damage on the bumper, hence he only needs a new bumper. Take a look at the damage it did on the Nissan!


So I don't think the front end of a car is designed the same way as the rear end. My $0.02

[Radar24]

I think you may have answered your own question. If I threw an egg into a wall, physics demands something to happen to both. The egg takes most of the damage. I think it is also safe to say that the front end of a car is made to take MORE damage than the rear end of a car. The front of any car contains more crumple zones, air bags, and other physical things to help save the passengers in an accident. Looking at the lexus, it took most of the damage. I still think there are some parts pushed up on the V since our Vs sit higher off the ground and the Lexus's first point of impact, which is low and under the rear bumper.

I also think to please the masses here, more photos of your V and of the lexus (if possible) are needed. We're more concerned with your wellbeing and your car, so get some pics! And all over, too!
My point is once again that the frame or rear door could be tweaked by the impact.

What you wrote was once true but not so much anymore. The rear end up to the passenger area but not including the cargo area is currently designed as a crumple zone. The delineation in this case of the passengers compartment being the area immediately behind the rear seats forward. Not the rear bumper. That would be zero crumple zone. Actually the delineation might be the rear axle with the crumple zone from the rear axle to what little there is of the rear bumper.

Perhaps the front end is twice as well protected. Maybe three times but not by a factor of 10 to one. A random number to approximated the difference in visual damage between the CR/V rear and Lexus front end. The real number might be higher.

The bottom line where I am coming from is that any damage might be distributed so it is not so obvious as a crumpled hood on the Lexus.

Another way of looking at it is as if the rear door of the V is a paper plate while the hood is a heavy straw. Even multiple layers of paper plates, by the nature of the relative position of the straw as a battering ram it is also very strong in compression. Even if designed with folding crumple areas. While the rear door by the nature of its orientation is subject to and very vulnerable to damage. That is why it just does not make any sense for the V to have near zero visual damage. In this analogy the wheel is a don't care as it is magnitudes greater in strength than a rear door. It might be aluminum but thickness wise it is well over 100 times as thick and much smaller in profile. The bigger the profile span, the more vulnerable. The smaller the ram straw profile the more likely to punture like a bullet the door.

Now if the rear door of the V where to be rotated 90 degrees the same thing would apply. It now would be very strong and not vulnerable. The fact that the spare tire distributed the impact does not remove the energy that had to be dissipated.

As MarkyMark wrote, something in the V took the shot! We just cannot see it!

-Rg

[Radar24]

But I have reason to believe also that the rear bumper isn't designed the same as the front end of a car, which means that they weren't designed to easily crumple. If you guys noticed the Nissan versus the Lexus, the Lexus only sustained damage on the bumper, hence he only needs a new bumper. Take a look at the damage it did on the Nissan!

So I don't think the front end of a car is designed the same way as the rear end. My $0.02
I will agree with that highlighted above but not to that extreme! Besides the size and mass of the Lexus front and rear bumper is at least a magnitude greater than that poor excuse for a rear bumper on the V.

It just does not compute! :D

I unfortunately think you will be surprised if you take a real close look at the sheet metal under the rear bumper and the bumper reinforcement attachment points. The door if close accurate measurements are made might also indicate it is tweaked. Sorry but that is my 2 cents worth.

The problem with any hidden damage is that the factory primer is often broken or cracked right to the sheet metal. Leaving the area susceptible to future corrosion. No matter what they spray on after the fact it cannot approximate the electro-statically primer applied all over on a clean treated sheet metal surface. The new sprayed paint can only coat well the area directly in front of the spay gun. Not in the unclean seams and not anything behind any obstruction. Any overspray is not thick enough or consistent enough to protect.

Now if you live in a dessert, no problem. But if you life near the ocean or where they use salts to melt the snow, the repaired area will likely rust before the rest of the V. Much faster. In New England that is why a lot of cars need to be legally junked before their time. From post accident repair. Damage that eventually weakens the frame from corrosion and in NH will not pass inspection.

I hope to be wrong for your sake.

-Rg

[denzCRV]

Alright I took some pictures. Sorry if they aren't the best quality and angles.

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[denzCRV]

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My chrome exhaust tip fell off last week on the freeway
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[denzCRV]

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This is looking down behind the spare if you are looking from the top of the spare
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[denzCRV]

The mount on the door for the spare

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Underneath the spare
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[denzCRV]

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This is where the bumper clips to underneath the bumper
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[denzCRV]

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Uh oh... That's missing
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[denzCRV]

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[denzCRV]

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[Radar24]

WOW! You escaped practically unscathed by the looks of these pictures!

The
Only on the top picture on post 28 does there seem to be any deformation. Where the spare hanger meets the rear door??? At least that is what it looks like. It i s the first time I have seen a lot of this on the pre Gen-3 models.

You might still have more damage behind the bumper cover. Can't tell if you do not look. The bumper foam like cover must be compressed needing replacement to be back to original condition. However in practice it will not matter much unless you get hit again in the rear.

You feeling lucky, punk? A little dirty harry... :D as in Clint 'Radar' Eastwood. "Make my day". Keep looking for more damage... :D

Seriously, The paint chips and dings I would not worry about too much if they are on plastic parts. They cannot corrode. A little touch up paint will hide the damage considerably. Only on the spare cover will it be realy obvious. I do not know what you will do about that if you cannot live with it like that. Sand the dinged area? To feather edge the damage and repaint it? You will have to use adhesion promoter to make sure the new paint will stick to the plastic.

Ditto for the bumper cover. There might be better ideas out there but right now that is what I would do.

-Rg

[denzCRV]

That's why I believe that the damages on my car are minor, although you are correct the foam padding behind the bumper may not be as "Strong" as before but then again Accidents are called "accidents" because they were never intended to happen..

As far as the damage on my V, I'm really going to push for new parts. When I got this car 2nd hand, the rear bumper looked like it got a dimple from the previous owner that probably they popped out in a quick 10 minutes so I want to get rid of that and also I want a new spare tire cover because I started noticing that the stitches on the back soft part were starting to show some wear hehe :rolleyes:

[Radar24]

I don't know that replacing the spare will be that easy. Unless you have a cut or other obvious damage that looks to be due to the accident.

Then again if the appraiser has not looked at it yet ...
La Dida... I never wrote this :D It was a typo...

-Rg

[denzCRV]

Finally taking the car into the body shop this friday. I've already gotten used to seeing the damage on the back of my car but I haven't been in the mood to clean her lately though until she's all fixed.

We will see what the body shop will say now. Dropping it off before my out of town trip next week so that I won't miss the V too much while she's in the body shop hehe :o:D

[denzCRV]

I just dropped my baby off a few minutes ago. Shop said that they couldn't find a reconditioned bumper so I get a new bumper. As far as the spare tire is concerned, I pulled it off today before dropping it off at the body shop, and could NOT find any damage behind the cover! The cover is still good, so my hopes for a new cover are probably shattered... :(

I inspected the spare mount and it seems to be perfect. Rim was unscathed because there were no scratches or anything.


So we'll see how it goes next week! But for now, off to VEGAS I go hehe :D

[Radar24]

I just dropped my baby off a few minutes ago. Shop said that they couldn't find a reconditioned bumper so I get a new bumper. As far as the spare tire is concerned, I pulled it off today before dropping it off at the body shop, and could NOT find any damage behind the cover! The cover is still good, so my hopes for a new cover are probably shattered... :(

I inspected the spare mount and it seems to be perfect. Rim was unscathed because there were no scratches or anything.


So we'll see how it goes next week! But for now, off to VEGAS I go hehe
Save a few hoes for the rest...:D

Actually I have never walked on the Streets of Las Vegas. Don't care to. Don't really want to. Maybe for a minute or two just to see the light. I do not like cards...Everyone is different.

Then again I said the same thing about Disney World.

-Rg

[denzCRV]

Save a few hoes for the rest...:D

Actually I have never walked on the Streets of Las Vegas. Don't care to. Don't really want to. Maybe for a minute or two just to see the light. I do not like cards...Everyone is different.

Then again I said the same thing about Disney World.

-Rg

I'm not a big gambler either. I only go to the casinos if I have a tourist or friend with me and they want to experience the casinos. Vegas is going to be FREAKIN HOT so most of the time I'm indoors there. I've been there well over 20 times since I was 7 years old so I've been inside most of the hotels, except any new ones since 2006 which was the last time I was there. We broke the record of our annual Vegas trip in 06. From 1996-2006 we NEVER missed a year of going to Vegas! At least we went once, sometimes up to four time a year. But then in 07 and 08 we didn't go. So now we're stretching our stay there this time to almost a whole week! :eek:


I almost thought we were going to bring the V, but it's too small to bring all our stuffs and the Vegas heat is HELL with the black leather. So we'll just bring the 4Runner with Taupe Fabric interior hehe.

Well I'll be happy for a new bumper. That old bumper had a dimple on it already, so the previous owner must have backed into something and just had it popped out. The spare tire cover is like $450 brand new at H&A so maybe someday if I'm not happy with the repair I'll just buy a new spare cover from Trevor ;)

[Radar24]

Save your money and put an Obama sticker on it. :cool:
That could go either way TK!

-Rg

[denzCRV]

Whew... All BROKE now but I got my car back. Still having issues with the money to pay for it, so hopefully I'll have it all settled this coming monday but not I have to get used to seeing the back of my car IMMACULATE hehe. It's just that something is still "not right" with the spare cover just repainted.. I'm not fully satisfied with it. ughhh... But the new bumper is great! No more of those nasty scratches it used to have yey!

[Radar24]

Pictures! :)

-Rg

[denzCRV]

Haha! Of course :) I'll get a few pictures of the new finished product SOON. ;)

I still have to get used to no scratches on my rear bumper! lol :o:rolleyes:

[denzCRV]

for now, you guys can drool on this one ;)

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5692_137372694492_613954492_3230961_4680465_n.jpg

It was a used car at a Bentley dealership I drove by. It was in the blue that I WANT! hehe :D

If I could buy a Lamborghini, I would get the Gallardo (like the one pictured). Not a fan of Murcielagos. If I could get a Ferrari, it would have to be a F430 :D

[Radar24]

Love the color too! Probably my choice but either white or red would look stunning! Even yellow or lime might look terrific/fitting when it is in the shop weekly!

With its Italian heritage and looks - Buono da mangiare - Eat it up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbdZSLmfsXg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbdZSLmfsXg)

Great video - Check it out! ;)

But where are the tires? They forgot to put them on! :)

It is all rim with a thin rubber band on them. Unless you run 100 PSI one pot hole and your $1k rim is bent! And if you do your suspension is shot along with the underbody...

YAH, YAH! I know it is the 30 rear/35 front profiles, terrific handling on your Gallardo (Lardo - sounds like a fat mans sled...)) LP560-4 with the:

235/35ZR19 (F) 295/30ZR19 (r) - ZERO comfort :D

Cost $2200 a set for tires, $1k per rim at the TireRack! ====> $6,200 a set or 30 cents a mile if they last 20k miles, 60 cents if you only get 10k miles before they are all worn/bent!

You will spend more time avoiding pot holes than enjoying the drive! :)

I, forgot, if you can afford the $200k $PRICE $TAG, you can $change your $wheels and $tire sets $monthly or whenever they get dusty...;)

-Rg

[Malaka]

My silver '01 SE took a rear end hit from a drunk in an E class Benz. Same type of tire cover scratches (why doesn't Honda sell spray cans of touch up paint?)
and the Benz grille and hood were destroyed. Not a problem with the window or door, and I took off the spare tire to check for sheet metal damage. None.

And I check out the passenger doors which were fine, too. Didn't see anything amiss underneath. Tough little bastard, I guess.

[Serj22]

for now, you guys can drool on this one ;)

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs133.snc1/5692_137372694492_613954492_3230961_4680465_n.jpg

It was a used car at a Bentley dealership I drove by. It was in the blue that I WANT! hehe :D

If I could buy a Lamborghini, I would get the Gallardo (like the one pictured). Not a fan of Murcielagos. If I could get a Ferrari, it would have to be a F430 :D

I HATE BLUE!

Anyway, I would not buy a Murcielago, or Gallardo, those are too mainstream, me I will stick with the one I have (remember the car I spoke of long ago? Well, it's still broken) but one day it will be back to it's former glory... and hopefully have the correct engine, and I did find a V12 with the 6 Carb top so I think I may be in business soon.

Actually, as an update, I found out it's actually a 1968 or 1969 Miura S (had to get someone who knew about it, it wasn't a Countach)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Lamborghini_Miura.jpg

Imagine this car in the picture, except white, faded, and covered with rust, and you got mine.

"The engine is a high performance, all-alloy V-12, with 4 cams and 375 hp at 8,000 rpm. The engine has 6 45DCOE Weber carburetors, 2 coils, 2 distributors, and 10.5:1 compression" It was the same 3.9 Liter being used in the 400GT.

There were only 275 made EVER

Price I paid: $200

Price in 1968: $20,000 USD

Price these fetch if fully restored: $750,000 or less depending

Reason: It's one of the only 30 Miura S's to have A/C causing it to be rare...

[Radar24]

I HATE BLUE! Actually, as an update, I found out it's actually a 1968 or 1969 Miura S (had to get someone who knew about it, it wasn't a Countach)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Lamborghini_Miura.jpg

Imagine this car in the picture, except white, faded, and covered with rust, and you got mine.

There were only 275 made EVER

Price I paid: $200

Price in 1968: $20,000 USD

Price these fetch if fully restored: $750,000 or less depending

Reason: It's one of the only 30 Miura S's to have A/C causing it to be rare...
I hope you are doing a professional restoration on the rust or it will never get close to the high value of $750K. Possibly even sectioning of non rusted parts from another Mira with the correct spotweld pattern. If that is how it was originally made. That costs big bucks!

It will already have a deduction by not having the original engine. You might even consider fixing that one too and swapping later on.

In any event, how does something that rare end up rusted with an NG engine? Water damage? Driven into a lake or the ocean. Storm damage?

I thought they were all made out of aluminum. Each one individually hammered smooth by some paisano metal bender.

Arividerchi!

-Rg

[denzCRV]

Ok sorry for the late posts on the pictures. Once school started, whew, that really killed my momentum of life, and gave me little time even to wash my car :( But here are the pictures AFTER my car was fixed..


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d150/rx900/DSC08336.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d150/rx900/DSC08337.jpg

Got a new chrome exhaust tip

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d150/rx900/DSC08338.jpg

[denzCRV]

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d150/rx900/DSC08339.jpg

No this cover wasnt replaced with a new one unfortunately. I'm not 100% satisfied with this repainted cover. Once I save up some money I'm going to buy a BRAND NEW spare tire cover

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d150/rx900/DSC08340.jpg

[Radar24]

The cover looks nice. What exactly is wrong with it?

On the other hand I don't know if it is lighting or what but I thought I saw a very minor wrinkle on the bumper???

If so I would not worry too much since it only takes one careless person parking to fix perfection.

I think it looks really nice!

-Rg

[tkcr]

Looks great, Denz!! I need to get me a new rear bumper!!:D

[denzCRV]

Radar, where's the wrinkle you're talking about? Where the painted part meets the unpainted part on the part of the bumper that curves for the spare tire? The spare tire cover is worn out, under the cover the weather strip is starting to come off, and I can see overspray on those weatherstrip if u look at the weatherstrip closely (then again only an idiot and car addict like me would notice that.)

[Radar24]

Radar, where's the wrinkle you're talking about? Where the painted part meets the unpainted part on the part of the bumper that curves for the spare tire? The spare tire cover is worn out, under the cover the weather strip is starting to come off, and I can see overspray on those weatherstrip if u look at the weatherstrip closely (then again only an idiot and car addict like me would notice that.)
It probably is a lighting thing. There is just an area under the center black retainer that looks slightly off. I did not mean to get you all bothered. That is not the best angle to look for wrinkles anyway.

Please do not go off nor would I have any corrective action taken; the taping job for the lower black part of the bumper does not look 100% lined up. I blew up my screen to 150% and there is definitely maybe 1/16" error on a few areas. Those curves are very difficult to tape dead on so I would just not look at it. I will check my factory job to see if it is any better.

I think it looks great. All of it! It is just me being nitpicky!

The Spare Cover in the pictures looked just fine. I see no need to get a new one based on the picture. I have no idea what other frustrating issues you might have that would bother you.

Really Nice!

-Rg

[denzCRV]

Lol. Well I'm more than nitpicky. I'm really ridiculously meticulous and I normally can sense when there's a new scratch somehow. :confused:

I'll try and take a picture of the weatherstrip coming off.. It's under the tire so you can't see it from the pictures I posted above. Plus with that worn out weatherstripping, it is starting to make a mark on my new bumper! Which was an issue with the old bumper but I never paid attention to it because I got the car with those markings on it. Now it's a new bumper, I want absolutely NO marks or scratches as much as possible. :D hehe

[Radar24]

... Now it's a new bumper, I want absolutely NO marks or scratches as much as possible. :D hehe
That might be a comforting thought but short of keeping it under a cover in a garage - Good luck with that!

I have often been the first to put on that annoying little scratch. I cannot leave well enough alone so in the process of some little mod, OOPS! :eek:

Enjoy the nice paint job and carry a Smith and Wesson look-alike pellet gun with a small genuine 'Protected By S&W' sticker on the glass to scare away those that get too close! The real handguns can be so dangerous under the wrong hands! :confused:

Heck I once played mind games tit-for-tat with my wife beating POS ex-brother-in-law during their divorce with just a 'Protected by S&W' plastic bag I got at a fish and game show. He had been torturing my sister by prominently displaying the the book of the real live story of an early '90s crime that went something like "How to kill your wife and get away with it"

Sorry about the hijacking...every once in a while I think about it still. About my humorous payback on what could have been a very serious situation. It sent him for a loop with just a plastic bag. BOO! :D

-Rg

[denzCRV]

Yea you will be amazed at how I can maintain cars. ;)

I'll take more pictures of the rubber stripping after I install my new Element rear wiper. Yes I know the wiper has nothing to do with the rubber on the spare tire, but it's time for some update pictures :D