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Old Oct 2, 2018 | 07:11 PM
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Unhappy My Bird was totaled

I was in a head on with a woman that blew through a red light, in her 2015 Kia. I guess now that my Bird is gone, it makes the 02 WS6 verts even more rarer.


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Hey guys! As some ofyouknow I was in an accident a few weeks ago and ny bird is totalrd. Some **** blew through a red light and hit me head on andsmacked me into a concretelight pole. My top was down and it threw me out of the car. I don't remember anything from the accident and Im losing my memory of being in hospital. I had brain swelling and have a severe concussion thats screwing with my memory. It''s like trying to remember a ******* dream.

No broken bones, but I'm having a hard time breathing, my hands and wrists are fucked, my right shoulder, clavicle and elbow is fucked, my right achilles tendon is ruptured and I have some kind of nerve damage **** goimg on in my right foot, Im havinga hard time walking because everytime I get up or basicallymove my head I get dizzy and almost pass out plus my knees are fucked... mmy medial and lateral tendon are fucked, but not surre how bad, I go see an ortho this weekk... my neck and back is killing me, I had a ct scan but will be getting mri done this week, and to toppp it alloff I have a huge ******* scar across my fuckingface running into my eye. I think I have some kind of damage to my eye because Im getting light bursts, my vision is worse and my eye and eyelid keeps having spasms and my eyelid keeps closing on its own. And I have somethinggoing on with my speech, I'm having a hard timetalking, like Im stuttering or I can say or rememberthe words.

Anyways I'm done it took me foreverto writethis and thats with predictivetyping on lol

In lieu offlowers , get well cards, prayers,ect just send money for a new bird 😜





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Old Oct 2, 2018 | 08:55 PM
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That would break my heart. Hopefully you can find another one and luckily you are still alive.
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Old Oct 3, 2018 | 09:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Nathan C
That would break my heart. Hopefully you can find another one and luckily you are still alive.
I was thinking the exact same thing. That's a nasty accident. A KIA did this??
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Old Oct 3, 2018 | 09:12 AM
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Jesus christ does Kia make tanks. This bitch had to be texting because it don't look like she touched the brakes at all. Sorry man I hate this happened but glad your alive. Here in east texas I know of a few good cars that could be built into a great ride or even maybe find u one ready to go that's along the same quality
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Old Oct 14, 2018 | 01:43 PM
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Hey guys thjanks forthe well wishes. Im have some serioous cognitive issues becahuse of the injury to my head. hard for me to concentrate and focuss on what Im doing. like all my thought running together and I can'tget them out right. so I'm just don't a cutt and past to makethis easy for me...




Hey guys! As some ofyouknow I was in an accident a few weeks ago and ny bird is totalrd. Some **** blew through a red light and hit me head on andsmacked me into a concretelight pole. My top was down and it threw me out of the car. I don't remember anything from the accident and Im losing my memory of being in hospital. I had brain swelling and have a severe concussion thats screwing with my memory. It''s like trying to remember a ******* dream.

No broken bones, but I'm having a hard time breathing, my hands and wrists are fucked, my right shoulder, clavicle and elbow is fucked, my right achilles tendon is ruptured and I have some kind of nerve damage **** goimg on in my right foot, Im havinga hard time walking because everytime I get up or basicallymove my head I get dizzy and almost pass out plus my knees are fucked... mmy medial and lateral tendon are fucked, but not surre how bad, I go see an ortho this weekk... my neck and back is killing me, I had a ct scan but will be getting mri done this week, and to toppp it alloff I have a huge ******* scar across my fuckingface running into my eye. I think I have some kind of damage to my eye because Im getting light bursts, my vision is worse and my eye and eyelid keeps having spasms and my eyelid keeps closing on its own. And I have somethinggoing on with my speech, I'm having a hard timetalking, like Im stuttering or I can say or rememberthe words.

Anyways I'm done it took me foreverto writethis and thats with predictivetyping on lol

In lieu offlowers , get well cards, prayers,ect just send money for a new bird 😜



Originally Posted by Dimeomboost
Jesus christ does Kia make tanks. This bitch had to be texting because it don't look like she touched the brakes at all. Sorry man I hate this happened but glad your alive. Here in east texas I know of a few good cars that could be built into a great ride or even maybe find u one ready to go that's along the same quality
Yeah bro if you know of any black 00-02 ws6 vertss thef would be great
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Old Oct 14, 2018 | 02:18 PM
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Great Scott! Glad you are alive and good luck healing back up! Stupid Kia driver is probably OK and here you are dealing with all these injuries. Where the heck do you focus your healing with all that going (or not) on? Where do we send the New Bird donations?
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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 12:12 PM
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Car can be replaced...you cant. Glad you survived.
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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 07:30 PM
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Great Scott! Glad you are alive and good luck healing back up! Stupid Kia driver is probably OK and here you are dealing with all these injuries. Where the heck do you focus your healing with all that going (or not) on? Where do we send the New Bird donations?
lol thanks for offering bro but i was just joking aboutthe donations

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Thank man
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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 07:31 PM
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I updated them first posft
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Old Oct 18, 2018 | 08:47 PM
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Were you wearing your seatbelt?
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Old Oct 18, 2018 | 10:43 PM
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Did the dumb **** have insurance?
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Old Oct 18, 2018 | 11:01 PM
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I haven't run into that in a long time.
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Old Oct 19, 2018 | 09:24 AM
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That totally sucks, especially the injuries you've suffered as a result of some body else simply not paying attention. I hope you get better, and I hope she has good insurance that helps pay for your injuries. Cars are easily replaced (many thousands have been built), but there's only ONE YOU.
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 06:08 AM
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just want to put feelers out there for a 99-02 ws6 convertible. Thanks.
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 06:30 AM
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Here's a WS and some others. Good luck, hope you recover fully.

https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/...705567660.html
https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/...729076839.html
https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/...713437799.html
https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/...717434752.html
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 07:16 AM
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None of those you listed were convertibles, but I appreciate it. I looked through CL nationwide and the prices are nuts. They are basically asking c5/c6 and 2nd gen ctsv money. I picked up my 98 ws6for 4k and my 02 ws6 for 6k.
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 02:58 PM
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Duh, missed that part. Seen this on bring a trailer.com Talk about nuts, https://www.denwerks.com/2002pontiac
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Old Oct 28, 2018 | 08:08 PM
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This one just showed up. https://dayton.craigslist.org/cto/d/...734982448.html
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Old Oct 29, 2018 | 04:42 PM
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Can anyone run a carfax or autochheck for me
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Old Oct 30, 2018 | 08:06 AM
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well i cant say this guy will be willing to sell but i could ask him. i believe its a 01 or 02 black ws6 vert with only aprox 40k miles (30 the last time we spoke). hes the original owner and i think the car is stock. pm me your phone # & aprox what you'd be willing to pay and i'll run it by him.
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