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Accident In The Beetle

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ColumBUS Hail To The Bus Driver!

3,601 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#265202
today i was driving home from a long year 12 formal and an even longer day at work. i fell asleep at the wheel and veered off the road. damage is incredibly minimal, though i am lucky to be alive. front left wishbone joint, shock springs etc. wheel is decimated. suprisingly no panel damage. i have no bodily injuries, although i did cry like a little girl when i couldnt contact parents for ages.

i will post pictures as soon as theyre taken, i cant hold it straight at the moment. the moral to this story is; dont think you can do everything in one day. i stopped to rest and i still crashed.

silver Dangerous when poked

2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#265209
Bad luck, I must say You did look shot when I saw you today, glad to hear you were not hurt.
Tomorrow is another Day.
Keeping it real !

twoguns simply aircooled

4,275 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·

#265210
man. youwould think the story of my last weekend woulda made you see that some things jsut cant be pushed. hope you get it sorted soon bro.
Simply Cruzin'...

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#265220
You weren't ready for Heaven, so it seems....

I've had 4 accidents that could have gone either way and came thru them.... not unscathed but I didn't go to heaven so it wasn't My turn.... and it wasn't Your turn either...

You were very lucky the car didn't get wrecked......
but no body damage... someone's looking after You🙂🙂

Best of Luck ... I hope You have no more experiences like that and continue to go to sleep -- in bed.... 🙂🙂

Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

XXX-1.8T Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,113 posts · joined Oct 2002 ·

#265231
fish man what u doing u got to get some sleep dude

BTW did u get some at the formal is that why u were tired:P

vanderaj Administrator a suffusion of yellow

3,130 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#265254
Good to hear you didn't get hurt! Cars can always be replaced, but people can't be.

Andrew

~air fooled~ two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl

1,429 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#265691
dude! ive fallen asleep several times behind the wheel, just pushing too hard and long. luckily ive always come out unscathed as the jolt of the car leaving the highway or the oncoming horn has woken me out of it and ive manged to avoid accident.... ive learnt my lesson and know when to stop these days, i no longer push on thinkin 'yeah its cool, i can do it...'

regardless of what happened to the car, its always a good feeling to know you can still walk!
everything dies baby, thats a fact..
maybe everything that dies one day comes back..
put your make up on and your hair up pretty..
and meet me tonight in Atlantic city..

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#265694
damn fish man i thought my adveture earlier this year would be enough to fix anybody but im glad your all right. may have some spare parts for a sbug if you need them mate
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
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VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#265705
Don't billy and drive, does it evry time.lol.

Your a lucky bugger, hope the old girl isn't hurt too badly.

Bring on the bloody mangeled pics.

ColumBUS Hail To The Bus Driver!

3,601 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#265873
will have pics of the damage tonight.
you would have thought i would have learned... my older brother fell asleep at the wheel and plowed our tarago into a pole at 80km. he needed major facial reconstruction (if u think hes ugly now u should have seen him before the accident).
Costa -YUP! she drinks coopers and took me to a strip club... im in love!
Barls - Its a 1973 1303 Lbug, do they match? i essentially need front left running gear; tyre shock balljoint, wishbone etc. have no idea myself im a mechanical retard.
Jenz - Shouldnt be more than two weeks, if i can get a job that is... chasflow helps when u need parts

penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#265905
Luck dude,

glad you're fine. Can relate and agree with air fooled, now know when to just pull over and get some kip beside the road (or in a very safe place).

Hope the cars on the road soon.
'Ah, whatever................'

greedy51 Wolfsburg Wizard

668 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#267607
poo sure glad you are both ok car with a few bangs and bruses and you with knowledge some you can't get from books just life if your god will let you
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steve
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11CAB If ya got it....Baja it

4,674 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#267612
Man I hope the cars alright.......you can always grow another arm or leg.......but they dont make air cooled beetles anymore......:P


So got any pics?
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ColumBUS Hail To The Bus Driver!

3,601 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#269356
i promise the pics will be up soon... there may or may not be a few of me pretending to be dead...

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#269570
maybe if its a 3 bolt strut mate if not i dont have much for a 1303
“We all pay for life with death, so everything in between should be free.” Bill Hicks
the chaos project - click me