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5chn3ll wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 9:04 amCyka blyat!

Well...at least it was not an ATV drive shaft.

Still amazed that it only poked a hole in the tire. #winning

"I don't speak Russian but I speak 'blyat'"

Kalashnikov wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 9:25 am Well...at least it was not an ATV drive shaft.

Floor jack handles (or similar-length pieces of 1-1/2 inch thick-walled pipe) aren't much fun...

Damn! The drive shaft Kalashnikov was referring to was kicked up by a car in front of me on my way to Vegas when the driver ahead drifted onto the shoulder - it speared my tire and busted my side-marker light, but otherwise my 996 was unscathed. Sorry you weren't as lucky.

02TX996Cab wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 1:48 pm

Kalashnikov wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 9:25 am Well...at least it was not an ATV drive shaft.

Floor jack handles (or similar-length pieces of 1-1/2 inch thick-walled pipe) aren't much fun...Ouch!-2.jpg

Damn! Is right! Sorry for the damage. Glad for you it didn't gain another 1.5 feet of altitude before contact.

5chn3ll wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 2:55 pm Damn! The drive shaft Kalashnikov was referring to was kicked up by a car in front of me on my way to Vegas when the driver ahead drifted onto the shoulder - it speared my tire and busted my side-marker light, but otherwise my 996 was unscathed. Sorry you weren't as lucky.

This was also kicked up by a car ahead of me, on a busy Texas interstate heading to a Saturday cars and coffee get-together. Like Billy said, I was very lucky it wasn't a couple of feet higher. Additionally, others were also lucky that it didn't bounce off my car into oncoming traffic -- that would've been brutal.

In addition to having the necessary repairs made, I took the opportunity at the same time to also install the third radiator kit (that had been sitting on the bench for a couple of years) and inlet grills (to protect the A/C condensers and third radiator from damage via small rocks and debris), and had the whole car paint corrected, ceramic coated, and PPF'd. Net result -- car was better after the event than before.

Unrelated: made beef shawarma yesterday for tonight's dunner. The frozen, sliced, yet-to-be-cooked result:

02TX996Cab wrote: ↑Tue May 16, 2023 4:35 pm In addition to having the necessary repairs made, I took the opportunity at the same time to also install the third radiator kit (that had been sitting on the bench for a couple of years) and inlet grills (to protect the A/C condensers and third radiator from damage via small rocks and debris), and had the whole car paint corrected, ceramic coated, and PPF'd. Net result -- car was better after the event than before.

Dammit, Kalash - you've got me looking at Maseratis now. This morning, there was a 2014 Ghibli S Q4 (404 hp, AWD), black over red interior, 79k miles, really nice condition. Auction value estimate was $13,400. But, it had a minor right rear corner accident in 2016 and a mileage discrepancy (although clearly just a misreading by a service tech) on the Carfax report. Gorgeous car.

I told myself that if I could get it for $12,500, I'd pull the trigger. It went for $13,000. So, I was $500 off from being the proud new owner of an Italian ticking time bomb.