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An obituary: #3557 2000-2023

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Just got back from the hospital. Lost #3557 in a spinout this morning along Hwy 90 heading into Downtown San Antonio at 6AM. Can't tell from the dashcam if I was nudged from the rear or just had really bad traction, but the car just spun out in the rain and was hit by other cars in the process before finally impacting the center divider.

Had some great times with this G1, as it replaced my first ever Silver G1 back in 2014 from a rear end collision. At 537K miles it still had plenty of life in her. It just got repaired from a minor rear end collision a week before, got some fresh rubber on it, and got a nice little tune up in the process.

Anyhow, although I know I can find another, I was really hoping to keep her going to a million. She was incredibly reliable for me and was a faithful companion in my life. I gotta give it to Honda, the G1's body can take a serious beating. My first G1 took an 80MPH hit from the rear while I was stopped in traffic, and this G1 was hit by three different cars which eventually slammed me into the concrete divider.

When insurance finally comes around to give me the bad news, I'd love to know if anyone out there has some space in TX for me to part her out, as I live in an apartment without any reasonable way to farm out whats good. The car is otherwise intact from the quarter panels going forward. I'd love to at least salvage what I can and pass on some parts to whoever can help me get her scrapped properly. A proper front end for the @CherryBomb, a rebuilt transmission, a running engine, a Bumblebee Beemax maybe, some wheels, great glass, the list goes on.

Anyhow, I don't currently have pictures of the carnage, but let's remember the great times I had with it.

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Buying her back in November 2014 after losing my first silver G1.

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Pikes Peak 2021 after Scott and Isaac prepped my road warrior.

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R.I.P. "Techno Berry" :(
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I hope you're okay @Tekuno Ichigo. 500K miles, wow that's a loss for sure.
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I hope you're okay @Tekuno Ichigo. 500K miles, wow that's a loss for sure.
It was definitely a milestone considering the previous owner took 14 years to make it to 250K, and I doubled her distance in half the time it took her.

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My condolences. You gave her a great life and she will always be remembered. She took care of you in her last moment.

I am too far to help with the part out but maybe you can get a storage space and save it at least until you get a replacement. If you are not in the city it can be inexpensive. I have paid $20/month and lately $15/month to park a small parts car in a fenced lot. $180 to $240 to keep it a year to have access to the parts you need for yourself and time to pull/sell what you don't need.

Just awesome that you got it to 537 K miles.
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Ditto in hoping you are OK. My condolences on the car.
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My condolences. You gave her a great life and she will always be remembered. She took care of you in her last moment.

I am too far to help with the part out but maybe you can get a storage space and save it at least until you get a replacement. If you are not in the city it can be inexpensive. I have paid $20/month and lately $15/month to park a small parts car in a fenced lot. $180 to $240 to keep it a year to have access to the parts you need for yourself and time to pull/sell what you don't need.

Just awesome that you got it to 537 K miles.
I'll have to keep this in mind. I really want to save what I can and scrap the rest. Just sucks this happened at a time when I'm still transitioning and adjusting to a new place with very little in the way of connections, much less fellow Insighters. It still has some great life left in the sum of its parts.

Alternatively, I could just sell it back to insurance and just let everyone know where it's headed. Or load it in a UHaul and sell it to someone else.

Thanks for the heads up on the storage thing. I'll ask around and see what the folks say.
Glad you're ok(well, at least as much as you can be) after the accident.

But I gotta ask. Pics? That car must look gnarly after an accident like that.
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I am glad that you are OK. A local owner got t-boned at 50 MPH and it saved his life. I was examining the rear crush structure last week. Again, glad you are OK.
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Glad you're ok(well, at least as much as you can be) after the accident.

But I gotta ask. Pics? That car must look gnarly after an accident like that.
Unfortunately my phone got launched into the ether until it was found after it was towed away.

but based on the drivecam, you can probably use your imagination on how bad the rear looks. Here’s a photo of my first G1 for reference, as the damage is virtually identical.

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and video of todays loss:
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Sorry for your loss. Did #3557 have a name?
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Sorry for your loss. Did #3557 have a name?
funny you ask. I had a Japanese friend who saw me in the G1 and he exclaimed “TEKUNO Ichigo!”which loosely translates to Techno Strawberry. Hence my handle here lol
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So sorry to hear about it. Hope you are okay. If it's all right, I'm interested in whether you're selling any parts. Looking for a passenger side roof pillar/trim. I'll send you a PM. Thanks and good luck.
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So sorry to hear about it. Hope you are okay. If it's all right, I'm interested in whether you're selling any parts. Looking for a passenger side roof pillar/trim. I'll send you a PM. Thanks and good luck.
if they total it I’ll have a pair of red ones. I have silver ones ready to go if that’s more your speed. Shoot me a PM and let’s chat.
Damn. I clearly remember helping fix your car when you took it to Jue Motors at 498,000. RIP.

Regardless. I'm glad you (and presumably) your passenger are ok.
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Glad you're ok. Sorry about your G1.
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Wow that's powerful vid glad you guys are ok - it's just metal - welp nope aluminum,,,,, they are special but again could have been so much worse... it's my worse nightmare - they are small and fragile I worry some for me and my car,

I want to offer one piece of advice on this situation --- these cars like to "skate" as in the water cuz they are so damn light --- BUT, they also have that dreaded narrower rear track - generally the cars front wheels plow a path for the rear to settle --- not with the G-1's in fact they are lethal that way, the rear is much lighter and it's tires are half exposed to fresh water, good rubber on these cars are a must, also - I made 1" wheel spacers for my rear wheels and kicked them both out picked up two inches of track - the car is "almost normal" way less squirrely in the slush and i do have a little more confidence with the rear in the rain,

You "swapped ends" in that vid --- your *** end hydroplaned... glad U two are ok.
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Wow that's powerful vid glad you guys are ok - it's just metal - welp nope aluminum,,,,, they are special but again could have been so much worse... it's my worse nightmare - they are small and fragile I worry some for me and my car,

I want to offer one piece of advice on this situation --- these cars like to "skate" as in the water cuz they are so damn light --- BUT, they also have that dreaded narrower rear track - generally the cars front wheels plow a path for the rear to settle --- not with the G-1's in fact they are lethal that way, the rear is much lighter and it's tires are half exposed to fresh water, good rubber on these cars are a must, also - I made 1" wheel spacers for my rear wheels and kicked them both out picked up two inches of track - the car is "almost normal" way less squirrely in the slush and i do have a little more confidence with the rear in the rain,

You "swapped ends" in that vid --- your *** end hydroplaned... glad U two are ok.
That's what I believe may have happened. It felt like the car suddenly dipped and lifted. These cars get pretty wild in the wet, and I've usually recovered from them the minute I feel any funny business in the steering wheel. I have had great luck with RE92s but after this incident I wonder if it makes sense for me to take the MPG hit and switch to something more stable slippery conditions.

On the next G1 I get, I will definitely find ways keep the rear from doing what happened here. Still amazes me how quickly this went sideways, even at such a relatively low speed on the highway given the road conditions. I'm almost tempted to even make a slightly wider skirt for the rear to square the rear wheels to each other. Are you using 25mm spacers per wheel in the rear?
Sorry to hear about the accident. Glad you're okay though and your passenger too! I'm sure you'll find another.

When in 2021 did you go up Pikes Peak? I took mine up there in September.
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Sorry to hear about the accident. Glad you're okay though and your passenger too! I'm sure you'll find another.

When in 2021 did you go up Pikes Peak? I took mine up there in September.
Ah we just missed each other by 2 months! I was there in July of 2021. I wish they allowed us to go all the way up the peak but at the time they were still constructing the visitor center.
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The visitor center was open when I went, but construction was still going on. I messed up by not getting a doughnut.

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