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Guest Joeyz

Hi all.

I know it has been a while :P Got a call today to say that my car will be ready this Saturday. I am so hanging to drive again. It will be like a new car :mellow::mellow:

Hope to see you around some time soon!

Joe

Sorry to say i wont be on the road for a while ;)

Hear is the story i'd like to share.

Was driving to work through blacktown heading toward prospect and turned onto the Great Western HWY down the ramp and was raining hard, toward te end of the off ramp i was nearing and a car already on the HWY was doing about 50kph, older lady to be expected, no worries. So i moved across and over took her, easy for me to see out the front window thank god to rain-x, so i was gaining in speed toward 80kph in 4th gear when the back of the car stepped out, due to aqua plaining and the rear end come around to the right, now heading toward the left hand side of the road and a gard rail was nearing. The back end of my car contacted the rail mainly damaged the drivers rear end. So no rear lights at all, dad came down to drive behind me for safety reasons and got it home. The car is insured, just got to get a few quotes and then hopefully get it fixed like new again.

Here are some pic's

No SNS for me :D I will still come and see all at the SNS.

Oh, has anyone heard of any really good smash repairs in Blacktown or smithfield area. Past experience?

Reguards Joe.

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Hey dude bad luck there, a mate in my street had a decent hit in his R33 not long ago, he is a member here and he had it repaired through insurance at HUME SMASH REPAIRS at lansvale. I couldnt believe the job they did considering the damage,look them up worth a try... Good luck

Louie is a 2 East St Granville, he has done a couple of jobs for us too, good quality workand no bullshit.

Sorry to hear about the crash....these cars can be a bit tricky in the wet can't they. Was your rear tyre tread depth good?

OMG Joey :laugh::D

Thats such bad news....so glad you are ok tho

It is hard to drive these cars in the wet at times, I know I have been taking it very easy for that same reason..

Hope you get her fixed up soon :P

*hugs*

Jess

yikes!!! that sux dude! :P i drive like a total granny in this kind of weather! any lil bit of acceleration can cause the wheels to start spinning! and thats just scarey in the wet!!!

least its only rear panel damage! could have been worse!!! hope shes back on the road soon :laugh:

Joey mate..

"sigh"

my car got in to a lil shet fight too, my manager decide reverse into me last night at work :P, my frontbar got a visit from the towbar from his wrangler, and oh so is my fmic :D, they dont look too

happy atm :laugh: so far, frontbar chipped, fmic bended fins, sildeways number plate lol, + chipped bonnet.. cant really do anything for a few weeks, coz im leaving for army in 2 days..rego due next week too haha...

ps love the rain

shit that sux, i know i was having some trouble keeping in a sttraight line the last few days,

but as a testamentm to the mighty r31, i was driving about 2am this morning to come up to a roundabout to see an R31 drifting perfectly round the roundabout,

veri niiice!

Guest Joeyz
Louie is a 2 East St Granville, he has done a couple of jobs for us too, good quality workand no bullshit.

Sorry to hear about the crash....these cars can be a bit tricky in the wet can't they. Was your rear tyre tread depth good?

Nope. Probably a few mill over legal so i guess that didi not help!

Guest Joeyz

To all that have responded.

I thankyou for the smash repairers you have told me about because i am very particular about my car :) .

I will keep you all updated on whats hapening with my car repairs and where i am taking it to in the weeks to come :P

If any one has any more sugestions, i would love to hear them.

Regards Joe

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