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BlackNRedSi
09-06-2003, 11:39 PM
Yup its a sad sight all, another ep being sold on ebay, with good body damage...

check it out, anyone need parts?! (not my car on ebay) is this anyones on ephatch?

Eric

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6256&item=2431586449

http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_3b0818ba209a704806ea6c71ee7a0501/i-1.JPG
http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_3b0818ba209a704806ea6c71ee7a0501/i-6.JPG
http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_3b0818ba209a704806ea6c71ee7a0501/i-2.JPG eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6256&item=2431586449]eBAY[/URL]
ADAMnQuickCIVIC
09-06-2003, 11:42 PM
ouchie.
bobdobbs
09-07-2003, 12:10 AM
This car has been on Ebay a few times.
Brettnyt
09-07-2003, 02:05 AM
First time I have seen it... Way to many wrecked EP's..... Too much fun for the stock rubber...
natesi
09-07-2003, 02:11 AM
I think they should put it back to stock, but leave off the fender. That looks cool!!!

= )
Chinaboy
09-07-2003, 02:20 AM
that is unforunate, people drive safe... the rubber on the feet for these cars are not too good... but an accident is an accident, looks like its fine but the front is screwed, is the car salvaged? It looks like 6 thousand dollars can fix the car back to a drivable and lookable, being that if the car is has not sustained any frame work...

have anybody seen how the EP3's stock fenders are held to the frame? its just like three T clips and that is all between the outside world and the frame and engine. Pretty unsturdy.
Brettnyt
09-07-2003, 02:22 AM
Hmmm... New headlight, fender, bodykit, and a carbon fiber hood or a painted Mugen style Hood would look awfully nice... Paint them headlight houses black, and you are ready to roll...
TrippZ
09-07-2003, 09:17 AM
Originally posted by Brettnyt
Hmmm... New headlight, fender, bodykit, and a carbon fiber hood or a painted Mugen style Hood would look awfully nice... Paint them headlight houses black, and you are ready to roll...

you forgot a dorp and some shoes...

i don tthink theres any frame damage, it doesnt look that severe, jsut a nice smack in the face, probably ran a red light or something.
blackyEP3
09-07-2003, 11:43 AM
quick!! Someone run over with a screw driver and pluck those JDM emblems and send them to me!!!! :D
Brettnyt
09-07-2003, 11:48 AM
Originally posted by blackyEP3
quick!! Someone run over with a screw driver and pluck those JDM emblems and send them to me!!!! :D

Haha, yeah, i saw those.....
IceD out N CALI
09-07-2003, 01:55 PM
Originally posted by Brettnyt
First time I have seen it... Way to many wrecked EP's..... Too much fun for the stock rubber...

yup thats why insurance rates are high
CaptainMurphy
09-07-2003, 04:31 PM
I doubt there is any frame damage. I mean when I wrecked my EP :(, it looked a lot worse than that and there wasn't any frame damage. Someone could be getting a sweet ride for only 9 or 10k at most I'd say, but I'm no expert.
STP03BlueSI
09-08-2003, 07:03 AM
Is that mount broke!!!
http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_3b0818ba209a704806ea6c71ee7a0501/i-7.JPG :eek: :o
BlackNRedSi
09-08-2003, 07:17 AM
Originally posted by STP03BlueSI
Is that mount broke!!!
http://ebay3.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_3b0818ba209a704806ea6c71ee7a0501/i-7.JPG :eek: :o


OUCH!
LI03SI
09-08-2003, 08:02 AM
Thats kind of how my car looked except The chunk of bumper thats broken fell off on the side of the road. That car isnt too bad off, except maybe what happened to the engine work. Im putting a full buddy club 3, Mugen rep wing and hood and its still gonna be under 4 gs to get it going. Also my frame twisted slightly, but I didnt break anything mechanically.
blacksihatch
09-08-2003, 08:04 AM
What a sad sight, I remeber two years ago when my roomate ran his 00 SI into a tree and the pictures were quite disturbing.
natesi
09-08-2003, 06:35 PM
Originally posted by blacksihatch
What a sad sight, I remeber two years ago when my roomate ran his 00 SI into a tree and the pictures were quite disturbing.

You gotta remember the car was designed to ABSORB the impact, so that the driver doesn't.... which means the car crumpling and breaking, rather than the person. Otherwise when you ram someone the hood would break at the hinges and decapitate you. The engine would get ramed straight into the cab, etc.

Most likely that mount was designed to break for the amoung of force that was applied to it. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Besides it might have bent the frame more, had it stayed in tact, rather than snapping.