It's Been an Exciting Morning...

"Amoore100" (amoore100) 06/17/2015 at 16:53 • Filed to: crash, prelude, bmw, honda

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This morning I woke to the sound of rending metal. I got out of bed, went downstairs and was greeted by my parents who told my brother and me to join them outside. There was a huge Pierce ladder truck parked sideways in the street in front of the house to our left, and in front of it was a trail of broken branches and sheared metal. Apparently, someone had, a few minutes earlier, rammed a white Lexus SUV into the curb, launched a fire hydrant into the air, downed a lamppost, and fled the scene. (I’m thinking it was a GX or LX because body-on-frame = stronger impact and resilience. An RX or NX would probably still be there, hooked on the fire hydrant...) No skid marks, so it was assumed that they were texting or something and completely disregarded the road... Luckily no one on our street was injured, and property damage was confined to mostly city-implemented objects... No pictures yet, but I’m sure they will come in within the next week...

It was this truck I believe... < photo from flikr.com, not this morning... >

In other news, I saw a first-gen Prelude and a BMW 2000 Touring (I think...) today roaming the neighborhood...

(Like this but with CA plates... < photo from Wikipedia >)

(Same but with plates... )

How was your morning?

$kaycog > Amoore100 06/17/2015 at 17:04

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Exciting way to start a day. Poor Lexus.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Amoore100 06/17/2015 at 17:07

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That is one absolutely stunning looking fire truck.

I would wan’t to become a fireman just so I can drive this everyday.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 06/17/2015 at 17:09

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Nothing particularly interesting happened. But this did:

I kinda liked having most of the numbers the same.

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 06/17/2015 at 20:44

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Cool! Is that your picture and if so, what car?

Amoore100 > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/17/2015 at 20:45

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Definitely. My parents actually watched it drive sideways down our street to block traffic (rear was travelling diagonally from front...)

Amoore100 > $kaycog 06/17/2015 at 20:46

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Didn’t see it, but I imagine it had to have been pretty injured. At least the neighbor’s Avalanche was saved (barely) from the flying fire hydrant by a tree...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 06/17/2015 at 20:51

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It’s a pic from this morning. 1999 4Runner.

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 06/17/2015 at 20:57

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Awesome. Same age as I am! Also, Hilux underpinnings mean 200K+ miles to go!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 06/17/2015 at 21:00

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It’s reliable and in great condition (Garage kept for 15 years). I’ve had several people give me the “If you ever think about selling it...”

Amoore100 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 06/17/2015 at 21:43

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Hah! Auto or manual? One of my friend’s mom drives a pristine automagic 4Runner of the same era, I think it just clicked past 35K miles (I believe it was a gift from a relative so it wasn’t driven regularly before she traded in her W202...)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Amoore100 06/17/2015 at 21:44

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Mine’s an auto. And 2wd.