So I got into my car with my shoes not completely on, and was heading out of my apartment complex. Still in the complex, and still shuffling with my shoes, I made a right turn and was coming up to a speed bump with a car in front of me. The car stops all of a sudden right before the speed bump, and so I went to hit the brakes but couldnt feel **** with my half-falling off shoes and hit the clutch instead. I wasn't stopping, and to avoid rear-ending the person, i swerved, jumped a curb, and then hit this fence surrounding the apartment's pool.

Needless to say I feel like quite the ****ing retard.

Now my bumper is basically bent in the middle and the end of my hood has a small crumple. I was going pretty slow, probably 2-3 mph. The bumper/fender/hood are completely flush on the right, but not on the left. The hood opens/closes fine. Doesn't look like anything's leaking, and nothing looks displaced on the inside.

It seems to be driving fine, aside from some intermittent noise of what I suspect is something rubbing against my front left tire. I drove it for around 10 minutes, with a minute on the highway reaching 60mph.

Anyways, that is my story. Unfortunately, I can't take it to a shop or mechanic to look at it for a whole week. Is there anything I can check out to see if there might be any serious problems? This Friday I'll be driving home (200 miles)...and then back again Sunday. Not even sure I could find a place to look at it let alone fix it on Saturday.

If it is mechanically fine I'm probably not even going to fix the damage (unless it's < $500) and just put a bra on it or something.

This post has been edited by Mage: Oct 22, 2006 - 8:02 PM

sorry to hear about that. That happen to me before, stupid shoe i can;t feel where my foot is going and im pressing both the clutch and brake at the same time luckilly. its not that big so it shouldn't be too hard to fix it. dont be too hard on yourself it you are, it could been worse.

dear god dont put a bra on it. those things are eyesores
lol.

dude why would you press the brake with your left foot?

that for real sucks though...

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^^ hehe, hes never dressed while driving before

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I was using my right foot. The way my shoe was half-on I pressed down on what I thought was the brake and hit either the clutch or put my foot in the space between them. My sensation was totally off. I should've just used the hand-brake but in my head I was like "I can't believe I'm not hitting the brake!" and by then I had to swerve.

And as for the bra...I'd rather spend $90 to hide the damage than the probably $1500+ to repair it. This car is probably only worth around $2.5k-3k anyways, and I'm going to get a new car in a couple of years.

But I don't even know if I can fit the bra on. Looking at the bumper in daylight, it seems it was sheared vertically right at its insertion point by the fender. If the bra can attach to the fender, I guess it wouldn't be a problem.

This post has been edited by Mage: Oct 23, 2006 - 10:00 AM

i wonder what hitachi has to say about this incident....

the rubbing sound or feeling is probably your alignment f-ed up, from the curb. sorry to hear that dude. At least you didn't hit a median running 100+.

set your alarm clock 15 minutes earlier. cars are meant to be driven, not used as a mobile dressing room.

This post has been edited by Bitter: Oct 24, 2006 - 1:59 AM

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AH bitter will due...lol

edit: i shouldnt be making fun of you, i almost crashed into a tree yesterday becaus my handcuffs danginling from my rear-view became unhooked and grabbed a hold of the steering wheel when i was turning, couldnt correct

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That would have been an interesting story to tell the insurance company.

pull the e-brake FTMFW!!!

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thats what I did when my brakes locked up lol.. stupid cold tires and the 45-0 braking.. LOL