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Driving to Ontario from Florida

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Old 04-19-2009, 03:45 AM
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Here are some pictures from my familys trip to Florida. This is whay happens when a 4 door Kia runs a red light and hits the side of a Jeep doing 60 mph.
The cop had told us if we had been driving a car more than likly one of us would not of come home .

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Old 04-19-2009, 06:51 AM
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man that sucks. glad to hear nobody was hurt.
is this an excuse to get some new mods
Old 04-19-2009, 09:48 AM
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Wow that sucks, hope everyone is ok...looks like that is your spring laying on the grass next to jeep, front axle looks pushed back rear suspension looks low too, did it loose both springs? Hope you and family can get home to Ontario ok, thats a long drive for a rental car
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That looks painful. Hope everyone is ok and you can get back to Ontario without too much hassle.
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Wow, that sucks, glad everyone is ok, hope you got home ok
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Hope everyones ok. Thats almost what mine looked like after a lady visiting from England in a rental G6, and I was visiting Grimsby for my girlfriends dads charity run. I feel for ya
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We were able to rent a car the next morning, everyone in the Kia went to the hospital with injuries.
I need to say the fire, police and paramedics in Yulle(spelling) Florida were the best and nicest emergency personal anyone in that situation could ask for.
I plan on writing a letter to the local paper praising them for being so kind.

As for the Jeep, I plan on ordering a new Sunburst Orange Rubicon this week..

Al

the lift and tires I'll be ordering next week..
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Originally Posted by GrimsbyAl
We were able to rent a car the next morning, everyone in the Kia went to the hospital with injuries.
I need to say the fire, police and paramedics in Yulle(spelling) Florida were the best and nicest emergency personal anyone in that situation could ask for.
I plan on writing a letter to the local paper praising them for being so kind.

As for the Jeep, I plan on ordering a new Sunburst Orange Rubicon this week..

Al

the lift and tires I'll be ordering next week..
That sucks, I'm glad everyone is ok! A sunburst orange Rubicon will fix the boo boos! Definately a long trip!



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