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09-14-2018, 05:55 PM
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Gaw' Blimey Limey
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Round behind the sleazy bars of Telephone Road
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FJ fought the manhole...
...and the manhole won.
Note the new rear wheel steering feature - one side only. No injuries, no other vehicle involved. Just the Cruiser and the open manhole.
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09-14-2018, 07:31 PM
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slug
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: swampeastmissouri
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Damn the bad luck...
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09-14-2018, 08:31 PM
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Soldier of Allah
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Crackerland
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Is there damage to the frame or suspension?
I have an extra set of wheels like that in my garage.
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09-14-2018, 09:05 PM
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Gaw' Blimey Limey
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Round behind the sleazy bars of Telephone Road
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rear suicide half door is jammed shut as well suggesting the the body has been compromised as well. Also, I can't be too sure whether the front wheel hit first, but I suspect it did. I guess we'll know more once the adjuster has inspected it. As a footnote, we're insured through Met Life, and they reacted very well indeed when we called 'em from the scene. By the time the call ended, we knew exactly where the vehicle was going, the shop that is to do the repair, and the rental car was all set. I just hope they don't total it. |
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09-14-2018, 09:53 PM
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slug
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: swampeastmissouri
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My SIL has a FJ...she bought a car
so she could keep from adding miles to it...several people have tried to buy it but she won’t sell it... |
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09-14-2018, 11:05 PM
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Gaw' Blimey Limey
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Round behind the sleazy bars of Telephone Road
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Wise girl, 44...they hold their value very well.
I planned on keeping this one for ever...if they total it I'd certainly consider another, but would prolly go for another Toyota pickup. |
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09-14-2018, 11:11 PM
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slug
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: swampeastmissouri
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I hope that you can find another nice one
You never see one ‘on the lot’ around here |
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09-15-2018, 08:20 AM
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Soldier of Allah
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Crackerland
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There are a lot of low miles FJs out there because many people bought them as a weekend car, not a daily driver. However, a 10 year old FJ wtih 80K miles brings $25K here. You can get a brand new base Tacoma crew cab 4x4 for $31K.
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09-15-2018, 10:42 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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I never did like the streets in Houston. When I lived there, I drove a sports car. Not many things rattle your teeth more (save an open manhole) than hitting a slab that has raised up 6" in the street. Broke a strut mount on one of those. Pissed me off, royally.
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09-15-2018, 12:26 PM
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Gaw' Blimey Limey
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Round behind the sleazy bars of Telephone Road
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...and they are no better today, Sanders.
Concrete streets relaid less than five years ago are already breaking up, and blacktop streets are just a hodge-podge of patched potholes and cracks - all filled to different levels, and many already breaking up again. But then, if you build a city on a swamp, things like this are likely to happen. |
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09-15-2018, 09:53 PM
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Soldier of Allah
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Crackerland
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____ I have my fingers crossed that your FJ can be repaired. |
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09-24-2018, 01:43 PM
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Soldier of Allah
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Crackerland
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Any news?
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09-24-2018, 03:02 PM
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slug
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Out by the lake in central Texas
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The good news is my credit card got skimmed so now I'm most likely not going to use the toll road when I leave Wednesday & return Monday because my toll account is now on a dead card. New car won't be here until Wednesday. |
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09-24-2018, 11:59 PM
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Gaw' Blimey Limey
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Round behind the sleazy bars of Telephone Road
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until late Monday afternoon. Visited it on Tuesday morning to (a) give the key to the repair shop and (b) to reclaim some belongings still in it. Shop manager says he's confident that it will be repaired, not totalled but it's going to be quite a while getting the parts. Toyota stopped making these vehicles a year or two back so I guess parts acquisition may be a problem. Will call the shop tomorrow for a status report, and then the adjuster to see what the crack is. In the meantime, running around in a little Hyundai Accent roller skate - need another one for the other foot...but it IS wheels! |
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09-25-2018, 12:07 AM
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Fake Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: PNW
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What the heck did you hit/run over?
Is that the rear or front? ...looks like the rear
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