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Old 02-17-2007, 03:13 PM
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So it was a nice Friday afternoon, had the top down and on my way to have lunch with a friend. I was in the parking lot looking for a parking spot when two cars ahead of me stop. I sat there for about a minute waiting for these two cars to go. In my rearview mirror, I see a Chevy Trailblazer backing out of the parking spot to my left. It gets closer and closer to my car, before I got a chance to hit my horn, it hits me. Crap, woman driver, how can she not see a bright yellow car. Anyways, I got her insurance info and I'm on my way. Her insurance is already taking car of everything. I guess I will need a new rear bumper and fresh paint, the damage was not that bad. Should I go with ap2 rear bumper on ap1? This was right after I saw Marco and Mike on 41. Here are some pictures.










Old 02-17-2007, 03:23 PM
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damn, that was just right after you saw us on the freeway. I say you should do full ap2 conversion, otherwise just stick with an ap1 rear, IMO. good luck with whatever you decide.
Old 02-17-2007, 07:31 PM
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Damn Yang.. that's messed up.... just get a fat kit man... j/k.. but for real though... just stick to the AP1 rear bumper... unless you wanna do front and rear.. you know.. the front bumper isn't all that expensive...
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man that sucks!! i swear, our s2000's are just targets for bad drivers!! as most already know mine just come out of the shop from a small hit on the fender!!

make their insurance pay for it...

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Old 02-18-2007, 02:55 AM
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you know what, I think theres a curse with the s2ks...when I first bought my 02 yellow sk2, the very next day, a lady in a gmc yukon rear ended my car at a red light, saying she didnt see me, i was like "WTF" its yellow and your still blind. Then when my car was ready to be picked up at the collision shop, I saw another white s2k and the guy told me his car got rear ended as well.
Old 02-18-2007, 09:42 AM
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Thank heavens you are ok and the car is not totalled.....I am so sorry to hear that.

This is another reason I don't drive the car much and if I must park I will go out of my way to do it far far away from everyone.

I say stick with the AP1 or you can go with a cool azz kit for now.
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I am sure is because you guy's car is too small. I have that problem when in the miata.

Just get a loud exhaust and rev when they are near you.
haha
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Dang, that sucks Yang.

I remember talking to my boss a long time ago (he drives a SUV), and he was telling me how hard it is to see our S2000's in his SUV (because it was low and small).
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Originally Posted by hiphopp,Feb 18 2007, 01:21 PM
I am sure is because you guy's car is too small. I have that problem when in the miata.

Just get a loud exhaust and rev when they are near you.
haha
True! Even in Yellow the S hard to see out of the back or rear quater panel of an SUV.

Hey Get a exhuast with me Yang! Maybe they will give us a better deal...hahaha
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