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Walked away from this with only scratches

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My wife was involved in a three car pileup and walked away with only bumps & bruises
I love these cars!! I don't have pics of our new bonnie yet but as soon as I get it detailed I will post some
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*dang*. Ya, she definitely did her job.

(I had no idea you had two Bonnies.)
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Re: Walked away from this with only scratches

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:shock:

wow, im glad she made it out okay.
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BlackHawk99 wrote:*dang*. Ya, she definitely did her job.

(I had no idea you had two Bonnies.)
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Sure glad your wife was not seriously injured, when did this happen?
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Jim W wrote:
BlackHawk99 wrote:*dang*. Ya, she definitely did her job.

(I had no idea you had two Bonnies.)
You thinkin Aviator327? Different guy ;)
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Jim W wrote:You thinkin Aviator327? Different guy ;)
Don't feel bad, I did a double take too... "*dang*, he had such a nice car..wait a sec..that's not the same car??? "
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Glad she came out of this pretty good... What exactly happened? Lots O damage there..
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Glad she is ok! I can only imagine she would have more than scratches had she been in a Honda or something small.... Big cars FTW!

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I'm waiting for someone to say "That'll buff right out." lol
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Glad she's OK! I have to say that over the years I've seen many many people who walked away from serious wrecks while driving Bonnevilles or one of the GM family siblings.

I look forward to seeing your new one.
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oh yea man, that'll come out with a clay bar and some duct tape ;)
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clm2112 wrote:
Jim W wrote:You thinkin Aviator327? Different guy ;)
Don't feel bad, I did a double take too... "*dang*, he had such a nice car..wait a sec..that's not the same car??? "
I just did a doubletake too.Didn't know we had another "aviator" on the site.
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Another one loses her life for her owner.

Good choice on getting another one
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Ouchie, glad you're ok man.

Wowie she took a hit (or three)
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another 40th gone, so sad. :sad:


so glad to hear your wife is safe though :wink:
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Thanks for all the well wishers, I'm new here -apparently there is another aviator in here somewhere :) That 40th was my second Bonneville it had 182,000 miles and still hit 32 mpg on a trip. Also shined up pretty good. Oh well...
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Aww, that poor 40th! But beyond anything, its better that she was driving that than something that wouldn't have kept her as safe. One bonne lost, but not for a good cause.

Awesome safety. :hail:
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Wow... theres really not much left of that car... the seats and the radio *maybe*? Glad your wife walked away in good shape at least :)
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Glad she was safe, and the Bonnie did its job.

At least keep the badges from her to remember her by or let them live on another.
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aviator wrote:Thanks for all the well wishers, I'm new here -apparently there is another aviator in here somewhere :) That 40th was my second Bonneville it had 182,000 miles and still hit 32 mpg on a trip. Also shined up pretty good. Oh well...
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