Serious Mechanical Failure = No more RA
Serious Mechanical Failure = No more RA
Aighty guys, I dont need a new rear bumper anymore.. I need a new Car 
I was on a highway on ramp, it was about a 360 degree turn. I was going 35mph, I was actually following a police man that was about to stop and radar people on the highway.
About 30 feet from the Highway, I heard a very loud metallic snap, much like an aluminum baseball bat hitting a solid metal object. Next I saw my front tire, break, cv shaft, strut, and shock, next to my face. Then i went nearly head on into the wall of the ramp, then I bounced off the wall and stopped 15-20 feet from sliding into highway traffic. I had to kick my door open to get out of the car. I got out and my whole driver side was laying on the ground. My rear strut slammed through into the trunk, or dented through pretty far, both rims on driver side are bent, my stearing wheel was spinning freely in circles, and my engine was laying on the frame.
Its been fun, but it doesnt look like i'll have a ralliart anymore.
Wiretap is taking pics of it tomarrow. He'll post them up.
If you want any more info, ask whatever questions you have.
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I was on a highway on ramp, it was about a 360 degree turn. I was going 35mph, I was actually following a police man that was about to stop and radar people on the highway.
About 30 feet from the Highway, I heard a very loud metallic snap, much like an aluminum baseball bat hitting a solid metal object. Next I saw my front tire, break, cv shaft, strut, and shock, next to my face. Then i went nearly head on into the wall of the ramp, then I bounced off the wall and stopped 15-20 feet from sliding into highway traffic. I had to kick my door open to get out of the car. I got out and my whole driver side was laying on the ground. My rear strut slammed through into the trunk, or dented through pretty far, both rims on driver side are bent, my stearing wheel was spinning freely in circles, and my engine was laying on the frame.
Its been fun, but it doesnt look like i'll have a ralliart anymore.
Wiretap is taking pics of it tomarrow. He'll post them up.
If you want any more info, ask whatever questions you have.
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If you are a representative or are in any way affiliated with Mitsubishi, as a lawyer or legal consultant, the above statements and the statements following this statement cannot be used against the poster in the court of law or as information in the case at the dealership of Southgate Mitsubishi, nor in any way with Mitsubishi Corporate. All statements made in this thread or any other thread by the poster who goes by the name CF-Ninja are to be assumed completely fictional, and it is for the entertainment of the users of this message board. The user name CF-Ninja shall hold no ties to the actual name of the person who posts using this name in any way inside or out of the court of law. Any names, dates, or locations are to be assumed created and fictional by CF-Ninja. Any photographs posted in this thread or others cannot be used as legally binding evidence within or outside of the court of law. Photographs are to be assumed fictional and are not linked to CF-Ninja or any family member of the user.
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Last edited by CF-Ninja; Dec 14, 2006 at 07:04 AM.
i hadn't hit any pot holes, i was traveling way slower that I could have been going, the cop said he hadn't seen anything like it ever happen. I'm sooooo confused how it happened. As was the cop that saw it.
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wtf??? glad ur ok.. but from what u have explained it sounds like someone went and removed all the bolts and welds that were holding the car, i dont understand how that could happen, WTF!? wanna see pics tho
pics will be taken and posted tomarrow. its wierd cuz the entire front suspension was still attached to the tire. I couldn't find the spring though... its somewhere in the mess i think. the top of the strut tower, you know the cup that the spring goes in, was like way back where i heard the noise
in your future. Best of luck on figuring that out.
Yea.. I saw the aftermath. Its seriously like the classic definition of "wtf?". I'll hopefully be able to get some good pictures of the components that failed. I'm going tomorrow at 8:00am EST to go take pix at the wrecker yard. But, its one of the weirdest things I've ever seen. It looks like the whole suspension, motor mounts, and everything just fell apart at once and got into a big happy thing of tangled spaghetti.
I'm really glad you were not injured. You need to contact Mitsu asap with police report, pictures, everything. They owe you a car, or money for your car. if you have a police witness i'm sure a lawsuit would be a viable possibility.
If you have any law related questions Pm me, I may be able to help. at least with some info if not a referral
If you have any law related questions Pm me, I may be able to help. at least with some info if not a referral
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Originally Posted by Myszkewicz
At least you were following a cop, otherwise they'd never believe it.
Have you had anyone recently peroform work on the unibody? Any underbody work done recently?