Road debris incident....

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Carl 1 Lucky Texan - 21 Jan 2009 05:27 GMT

....with wife's Outback. pics here;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/1_lucky_texan/sets/72157612765597747/

Probably just need the plastic piece. I was gonna put in an order with
jamie at subarugenuineparts soon anyway. So I'll just add that thing.

sigh (at least no one was injured and no vital parts were destroted.)

Carl
1 Lucky Texan

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Catherine Jefferson - 21 Jan 2009 06:33 GMT

> ....with wife's Outback. pics here;
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/1_lucky_texan/sets/72157612765597747/
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> Carl
> 1 Lucky Texan

You are indeed one *lucky* Texan, or rather your wife is. (You didn't
say which of you was driving.)

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Dano58 - 21 Jan 2009 19:33 GMT

> ....with wife's Outback. pics here;http://www.flickr.com/photos/1_lucky_texan/sets/72157612765597747/
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> Carl
> 1 Lucky Texan

Looks like you could use a new pair of sneakers, too, Carl....!

Dan D
'99 Impreza 2.5 RS (son's)
Central NJ USA

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John - 22 Jan 2009 01:00 GMT

Man, that could've been much uglier than it was.....especially if that pipe
caught a rut in the road.

Save your money on the plastic piece and buy a new sneaker

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1 Lucky Texan - 23 Jan 2009 13:05 GMT

> Man, that could've been much uglier than it was.....especially if that pipe
> caught a rut in the road.
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> John

Those are the shoes I use for yard/auto work! lol! They are flat on
the bottom and it's easier to scrape debris off should I need to go
inside for something.

The fuel tank shield is gonna cost me $41 from an on-line parts house.
I'm gonna order one since it does cover some stuff that I wouldn't
want coated in mud/grime. I was able to tape over part of the hole,
but one of the bolt holes is compromised and the replacement isn't
outrageously expensive. At least the only thing damaged is soemthing
that falls into my limited repair abilities! And hey! I'll save enough
over dealer labor charges I might buy new shoes!
hah!

Carl

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bugalugs - 23 Jan 2009 22:09 GMT

>> Man, that could've been much uglier than it was.....especially if that pipe
>> caught a rut in the road.
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> Carl

Had a similar experience some years ago with a Honda. A flat piece of
iron flicked up and put a crease in the fuel tank and just punctured it
so that there was a very slow drip-drip-drip. Luckily we stopped at the
next town and noticed it.

Repaired it with a cake of soap from the washroom and carried on the 400
miles to visit relatives. When we traded it it still hadn't been fixed.

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