DanSan
meerkat
- Location
- LI, NY & PA
- Car(s)
- 06' TR GTI/09 UG GTI
Last night it was raining beyond anything i've ever seen in my life and i was on my way to pick my brother up from the train station (what a good brother i am). i've been playing russian roulette with my oil pan and driving so low and got so many lucky chances but finally it caught up with me. worst part is i have a skid plate sitting in my garage just waiting to be put on..driving down the road i realized it was poorly marked but there was road construction so i tried to stay away from the sides to avoid pot holes, horrible construction, etc. All of a sudden i hit "something", air bag went off in my face but my arm took most of the damage so I've got a burn and cut on it. basically they put this cement divider literally in the middle of my lane. no signs, no change in lanes, no cones, nothing.. so the car instantly shut off, hazards went on and i hit it so hard my sunglass holder fell from the roof. I'll tell ya this, airbag smell is the worst. So basically, what happened is the second i hit it, it blew apart the oil pan. There was a giant puddle of oil on the ground as my car just coasted and sat in the middle of the street. Right after this happened, people behind me were hitting it as well and ramping over it, was scared they were gonna rear end me. still unsure of any other damage as im waiting for the adjuster to look at it. since the car shut off right away I hope theres no motor damage but I hope it shutting off right away wasn't because it was damaged.. best part, the cops have been called to this place everyday for the past week and a half they told me. 2 days ago a kid hit this same thing and bounced off into a telephone pole thats near it. i have no idea wtf this thing is here, the cops called a town supervisor out last night to do something about it but obviously nothing is being done. I'm responsible for my deductible but I'm gonna try and go after the town to cover that and maybe "extra" damages. now to pictures which i went back and took today.
you can clearly see the painted lines and this thing is literally 3-4 feet inside my lane.
my oil covered tread marks:
you can clearly see the painted lines and this thing is literally 3-4 feet inside my lane.
my oil covered tread marks: