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  1. Rae

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    #2 Rae, Jul 17, 2011
    Whew, glad you are both ok, and Artemis too. Guess the East Coast didn't want to be left out of Carmageddon :smile5:
    Sounds like you both need a massage and a soak in a hot tub today!
     
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    #8 Justa Jim, Jul 17, 2011
    Glad you two are OK. I find my GPS gets very confused north of the Mason & Dixon Line for some reason. :frown5:

    Jim
     
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    #3 jiminni, Jul 17, 2011
    Hit and run? Did they get him? What a bummer :( we have been to Manhattan twice, used my wife's sister's Mercedes the last time and the GPS got us thru perfectly. Not sure where the Holland tunnel brings you? We came out of Boston so might be going a different way?
     
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    #4 Metalman, Jul 17, 2011
    Glad everyone's OK. Sheetmetal can be fixed... Glad Artemis was resting at home...
     
  5. Crashton

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    #5 Crashton, Jul 17, 2011
    Glad you both are OK. You learned about the trap a GPS can be. I use one, but always check paper maps too.

    Sorry for your carpy day. :frown2:
     
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    #6 T8rChick, Jul 17, 2011
    That sux! Glad you are both ok!
     
  7. Jason Montague

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    #7 Jason Montague, Jul 17, 2011
    :cornut: YES we love y'all and are SO glad that metal/plastic/fiber glass body was injured and not flesh/tissue bodies.We can replace the former. Only God can replace the latter.:Thumbsup:

    Jason
     
  8. KittyMini

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    #9 KittyMini, Jul 17, 2011
    No no, sorry. He didn't hit and run. He gunned it into us LOL.
    We exchanged info. We waiting for the police, but that doesn't happen in Manhattan (WTF?) The guy seems legit... had all info on him. We waited almost an hour for the police but they never showed :mad2:

    Tons of pics were taken for the insurance co.

    Thx for all the sympathy guys. We immediately jumped in the MINI and went out to dinner after we got home and put down a few to unwind :beer
    So the evening turned out ok :wink:

    Yeah- damn GPS's. We didn't think in a million years it would have put us right through downtown Manhattan!!!! WTF?
     
  9. CHKMINI

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    #10 CHKMINI, Jul 17, 2011
    Knowing that everyone is okay...inquiring minds want to know what hubbies ride is. The mention of custom work was intriguing.
     
  10. KittyMini

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    #11 KittyMini, Jul 17, 2011
    I have his car as one of my garages: LUSIFER
     
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    #12 CHKMINI, Jul 17, 2011
    ...either texting or talking, otherwise how could you not see something as sweet as his Redline:mad2: Sorry to hear about your bad day. Even custom sheetmetal can be fixed, thankful that both of you are alright. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #13 KittyMini, Jul 17, 2011
    Thx :wink:

    Yeah, it will get fixed. Funny, the custom valance on the rear will take less time to get in- it's the stock Saturn parts that have become elusive :sosp:
     
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    #14 ronnie948, Jul 17, 2011
    Don't feel too bad!!!!

    Shari and her sister went to NY and the cab they were in rear ended another cab.Terri's got a bruised arm and Shari was OK. The Cab driver would not give them their luggage until they paid the meter. They were on the way to the airport so they had to pay up and find another cab.

    I used to truck through NY city and that was back in the early 70's before texting and cell phones along with people watching TV on their phones etc while thinking they can drive safely.

    I don't think I will ever take my own car there (EVER):beer
     
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    #15 KittyMini, Jul 17, 2011
    Our plan was not to go through NY City. THAT will never happen again :incazzato:

    Yeah, and taxis are INSANE THERE! :frown2:
     
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    #16 WolfGTI, Jul 17, 2011
    Glad you guys are ok - NYC on summer weekends is a nightmare -have to go very early or very late!
     
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    #17 jtbrown, Jul 18, 2011
    Only one good way to go into NYC... by train.
     
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    #18 TGS91, Jul 18, 2011
    Monica,

    DRAG

    glad to hear you and yours are OK, cars can be fixed, people not so much