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Old May 15, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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Leaving 4th gen forum: My sixth wreck in my maxima

It happened again. I was coming back from Papa John's Pizza early this past Saturday morning. To my dismay, they were closed. I was entering the Sherwood and Florida Blvd. intersection when a late model Dodge Ram crossed into my path without yielding. I blew my horn, slammed on my brakes, and swerved to avoid hitting the truck. I couldn't avoid it. My airbags deployed and smoke from the bags was everywhere. I remember hitting my wrist on the steering wheel. Luckily, my only injury was a bruise. I get out and see the truck with flipped with it's wheels facing upward and resting partially on the hood of another car on the street crossing the intersection. I ran to help the female driver out who was scampering to get out. Some witnesses helped me get the other passenger, a man , out of the truck. They were in their late 20s. Anyway, it turns out that the woman was drinking. Cops came with firetrucks and ambulance in 3 to 10 minutes. Witnesses said they saw the Dodge speed through the intersection without stopping and noted the lady was drunk. The cops faulted her for the accident. My ride is totaled; there's no way it's coming out of this wreck. It's sixth one in 4 years. I'm just glad that no one was seriously injured. The woman was rushed to the hospital though. I now believe that this car was bad luck as much as I loved it. I have no clue what car to get next.









Old May 15, 2007 | 09:34 PM
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sorry to hear reading the story makes me scared because that could happen to any of us. i love your car and hopefully you will get some dough from the insurance company so you can get a better car i would recommend a G35. that lady will be fawked for a while.
Old May 15, 2007 | 09:40 PM
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wow dats a shame. you had some nice retros and hids and they all messed up now. nice rims btw...at least u didn't get seriously hurt...these maximas sure do take impact pretty well.
Old May 15, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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Wow, crazy story. Im glad you walked away with just a bruise. It could have been a lot worse. You had a very nice car, but I'm sure you'll move on to something bigger and better. Best of luck.
Old May 15, 2007 | 10:08 PM
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I have no clue what to get next.
A tank.


Glad your o.k.
Old May 15, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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sorry about your accident bro...its good that you're ok... hope everything goes smooth with insurance claims and stuff like that
Old May 15, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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damn! good thing your ok, hope everything works out...
Old May 15, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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dude losing your car makes me feel like i lost mine
good luck with the insurance company and all that stuff
Old May 15, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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Man o Man...sorry about that..>Good luck finding your next project too.

G35's are nice, but dropping $27,000-$30,000 for even a used one with low miles kinda hurts.

Good luck man
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Old May 16, 2007 | 12:24 AM
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Wow those pics are chilling... Of course it's good to hear everyone got out okay (but I'm sure the lady is in for a long ride). It was a great looking Max, but goodluck with your next ride.
Old May 16, 2007 | 12:47 AM
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Wow, quite an event man. Glad you're okay.
Old May 16, 2007 | 12:49 AM
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that good that you can out with a bruise only, now you can go on and get a 5th gen.
Old May 16, 2007 | 05:18 AM
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aw,, wish i could see the pics. Sorry for your loss, its a shame when people DUI
Old May 16, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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U flipped a RAM ???????? holy smokkkeeerrrsssss. how fast were u going ?

glad to hear u ok

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Old May 16, 2007 | 08:42 AM
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Damn. Sorry to hear that. Glad that no one was hurt and that you weren't hurt as well.

Hopefully with payout from their insurance, you'll be able to get another car. Can only imagine how it feels to have something like this happen (especially after the hard work you put into your car). But I know that you'll be back again with a modded g35 or maybe a new generation maxima.
Old May 16, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by andrei3333
U flipped a RAM ???????? holy smokkkeeerrrsssss. how fast were u going ?

glad to hear u ok

WHEELS save the WHEELS, and get a lexus is300
Doesn't seem like he was speeding. The other individuals involved were driving under the influence.
Old May 16, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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Whoa! Sorry to hear and glad you are ok! You had a beautiful ride! Loved that color!!
Old May 16, 2007 | 09:38 AM
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Man sorry to hear about your accident man! damn that Ram was FLIPPED for real!!!! good thing noone was hurt!
Old May 16, 2007 | 09:46 AM
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that sucks
Old May 16, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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were you able to salvage any of the parts? I'd try to do that to get at least some money back instead of losing everything...
Old May 16, 2007 | 11:15 AM
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I'd go to the hospital & a chiropractor ASAP. Sorry to hear, just be thankful no one got seriously injured, at least you won my award for 'best accident pics posted on the .org' if that makes you feel any better......
Old May 16, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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I'd go to the hospital & a chiropractor ASAP. Sorry to hear, just be thankful no one got seriously injured, at least you won my award for 'best accident pics posted on the .org' if that makes you feel any better......
THe symptons dont always surface right after. They usually creep up on you later on.... cuz that's what happening to me.

Anyways.... since you're leaving 4th gen forum, you can always join the 5th gen or the 6th =)
glad you're okay though
Old May 16, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Yo i like the fact that maxima flipped the ram, but i'm sorry about your car. It was one sweet looking max. did the rims mess up? if not i'll get them from you. Let me know.

Thank god you are okay.
Old May 16, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Dude This Is A Perfect Chance For You To Sue The Crap Outta Her. I Saw This Same Type Of Case In Atl And The Kid Got Like 90,000 In Compensation. I Was Like Holy ****.
Old May 16, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by hiren_patel_83
Dude This Is A Perfect Chance For You To Sue The Crap Outta Her. I Saw This Same Type Of Case In Atl And The Kid Got Like 90,000 In Compensation. I Was Like Holy ****.
I hate sue happy idiots like you.
Old May 16, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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Thank you all for your concern. I'm trying to save what's left. It's curerntly sitting in the wrecker yard right now. The rims were already used from a fellow org member, but when they were pulling the car onto the flatbed, the passenger side rim was scraping across the edge. I couldn't really tell if it was bent. Witnesses say that the Ram barreled through the intersection; I was going with the flow of traffic. I hit the truck as it was turning. That max was literally my girlfriend: bought her the finest wines (premium gas), Italian shoes (miglia evo5), Gucci shades ($700 HID retrofit), versace dress (stillen kit) etc. I was going to keep this car for the foreseeable future.
Old May 16, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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glad you came out okay
Old May 16, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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DUDE, wtf.. You had a really clean maxima going too, verified by those pics. Added to the fact that Ruby A32B's are quite rare around here.
Old May 16, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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i live in NO and i HATE driving in metairie and kenner. they are such a-holeish drivers but everything is in metairie now! sorry for your lost man.
Old May 16, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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WOW!!! that looked bad, good to hear ur alright and that no one got seriously injured...I hate to say it, but that ladie needs to be sued, she doesn't deserve anything after that wreck....peoples lives where at stake, and she obviously had no regard for that. Well hope everything works out for you..Too bad about the max....I'm sure she is in a better place-not meaning the junk yard......
Old May 16, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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i hope you have an appt with a doctor to go in and get xrays of your wrist at the very least. remember that this drunk lady's insurance is footing the bill for you both, so make sure you've contacted the agent from her insurance that's handling the claim so that you have the billing info for doctor's appts and such pertaining to the crash. also, depending on the severity, you may want to consider a lawyer for that, especially if your injuries/pain & suffering go beyond just a bruised/sore wrist. for any broken bones or anything you could be looking at $10k+ depending on the details.
Old May 17, 2007 | 05:33 AM
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Sorry to hear about your accident. Glad it didnt end up worse.
Old May 17, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by andrei3333

WHEELS save the WHEELS, and get a lexus is300
I 2nd that. Straight 6 3270lbs curb weight RWD and manual. Better than a 350z and G35.
Old May 17, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Glad you're okay. Your car is one of my favorite 4th Gens. I love your projectors.
Old May 17, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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Glad you're doing alright. Better its the Max we're saying RIP to and not you. Sure was a beautiful car.
Old May 17, 2007 | 02:23 PM
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That sucks big time.. I don't even have much work into my car and I would HATE having it all go down the drain because of a drunk moron. Glad that you're okay, though.

By the way, I love how the Stillen lip wasn't damaged. You should submit that picture to them.
Old May 19, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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I already got a lawyer on it. I'm doing surgery rotations for medical school, so I definitely can't afford time to hassle with the insurance companies. I'm currently thinking about a 6th gen max. I'll slap a kit on it quick though. These 4th gen are built very tough. Qbridge, what year IS300 are you talking about. It all boils down to how much I get for the car and stuff. I have pics of all the mods on the car. I plan on parting it out if I don't get a good offer. All my friends and classmates also loved the look of that car. I'm too hooked on maximas to leave.
Old May 19, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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glad ur ok. but do u mind posting pics of your car before it was crashed? i dont recall seeing ur max.

by the looks of it...it looks like the stilllen lip survived
Old May 19, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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Sorry about ur loss man. had a nice looking maxima
Old May 20, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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Here are some old recent pics.













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