http://www.revlimiter.net/miata/bonk.html
I don't post here much, but some of you may recognize the car, or my site, or something from Miatanet. I've recently been having a hard time getting the ECU to register as "ready" so that I could pass emissions. I done various drive cycles for the past 2000 miles. Well.... I don't have to worry about that anymore. I was driving on i-40 eastbound here in Albuquerque, 11/19/08. Traffic stopped suddenly right past a hill and small turn. I stopped; it was quick, but there was no drama. I put on my hazards. I was the last car in line and no one was really behind me. I could see a truck crest the hill at full speed with the next wave of traffic. I cringed. I prayed. I was hit at full speed. sigh. Not the best feeling getting hit at 70 mph. My head hit the padding on my rollbar at full force. That rock-like SFI padding felt like a soft pillow to my head. I didn't blow through it. I nudged the car ahead of me and then snapped forward. I never got close to the steering wheel. I called 911 while in the car and then pulled off the road. I got out of the car and fished my camera out of what was left of the trunk and verified that it still worked (amazing). I lost the next 10 minutes of my life. I was suddenly standing next to my car and had shot 19 pix. I'd apparently talked to the cops and other drivers. I went to the ER with a concussion. Sharka went to a salvage yard. I think he's drivable, but they wouldn't let me drive due to the lack of tail lights. I was probably also not in the best mental place ever to be driving. I'm feeling amazingly good today! My head is clear and I have no pains. I went to the salvage and got the rest of my stuff out of Sharka's trunk and surveyed the damage. The back end is gone. The passenger compartment is untouched. The damage seems to stop right around where the rear legs of the rollbar start. I think it helped keep the truck from coming in further. Also, the padding. the padding saved me. If I'd hit the unpadded bar, I'd either be dead or a vegetable. I'm a lucky guy. So I'm gonna buy the car back from insurance. The adjuster hasn't yet seen it, but after that happens, I'm clear to move the car back to my garage. I'm 99.9% sure it'll be a total loss. The interior and new engine are all untouched. The 4 wheels and 4 suspension zones also seem untouched. I'm excited to harvest the parts and transplant into a new body. I plan to start over with a 94-95 and never have to worry about OBDII ever again. =) I've already noticed the nice low price that 94-95 Links go for... Pad your rollbars. Adam revlimiter.net
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