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On 10-27-07 at 11p.m. i left a Halloween Party with my girlfriend in my 1987 Volvo 240 DL 5 speed - being in a country po-dunk town where street lights are a luxury i missed my turn to get back to the highway - i proceeded further to what appeared to be a ramp for the highway - after speeding up to 70mph i realized too late that is was not a entrance ramp but an access road for an apartment complex. i over corrected my error while in a 90 degree curve and forced this car into a 3x rollover into a field... we survived! I ended up with a displaced shoulder (seat belt on), 2 broken ribs and a concusion in the Trauma ICU for 12 hours - she had a few soft tissue lacerations (now she is being told of a minor fracture) the car did JUST what Volvo engineered it to do - all 4 doors opened with ease, the roof convexed, and the fenders flatened out, back window popped out - engine and transmission entact, steering wheel didn't pop off, though... and we were both at work the following Monday.
I found a '92 240 GL with working odometer on a car lot that very same day (monday) and i just got the check to pay for it from insurance AND insurance is dropping my older rolled-over car in my driveway so i can remove all the newer parts off - the only REAL total loss is that the HillBilly wrecker guys stole my $300 bag of tools i kept in the trunk - they said that it fell out during the rollover - ok, all wise Bubba, then explain to me why there is not a scratch on this trunk lid and everything else BUT the tools are still in the trunk AND if you don't take things from cars then why are there so many non-car related items in you garage and that DVD player laying on the floor... oh well - can't win them all - hopefully i can transfer my M47 tranny into this newer car easily - anyone done that?
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