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Not my day!

Old Jul 31, 2016 | 04:24 PM
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Not my day!

I was driving to the nearest dealer (200 miles away) to get some warranty work done on my Mini when a car in front of me swerved suddenly and before I could react I center punched a piece of truck tire laying in the road. It knocked both my airs scoops off. Then, about 30 miles later traffic stalled and as I came to a stop a distracted driver in a pickup slammed into me.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2016 | 06:33 PM
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Bummer. Pix or it didn't happen..
 
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Old Aug 1, 2016 | 08:04 AM
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Yeah, that's a sh*tty day all right. Sorry to hear. I hope that you're OK (and any passengers) and the damage is easily, quickly, and correctly repaired.
 
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Old Aug 1, 2016 | 12:00 PM
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Not my day -picture of damage

This my first attempt to post a picture so I hope this works! It is a picture of the back end of my Mini that got hit by the pickup. I didn't think to take a picture of the front damage from the road alligator (I was still a little shook up!).

Not my day!-img_0666.jpg
 
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Old Aug 5, 2016 | 04:19 PM
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Ughh!!!
I feel your pain. Hopefully, it will get taken care of quickly, and by the other driver.
 
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