O.T. - I'm a collector!, with the front suspension of my car... Options

[SpecialK]

Just wondering what wonderful road debris the members have "collected" cruising down the highways and byways.

I was heading into work at 3:30am in my DD (Mazda Protege' 5 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/rolleyes.gif) ), brain and car on cruise in the fastlane, no one ahead, a couple of cars to my right flank. Came up on an area of highway without street lights when..."What the Fu... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) ...WHHAAAMMM (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif) ! A metal 5 gal bucket, right in the middle of my lane! Sparks flying from everywhere, thought I took out the passenger front tire by the way it was handling. Managed to get it to the shoulder (funny how people get the hell out of your way when you're showering them with hot metal), got the car stopped, saw smoke coming from the passenger front... "SHIIIIIIIIT!" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) . Popped my head under the front end and found a crumple metal bucket half full of some kind of expandable foam crap (I'm guessing 8lb. density by the wieght of it) wrapped around my control arm, and tearing the shit out of the sidewall and cv boot (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif) . Tried backing up...no luck, wedged tight. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) Ended up having to jack the car up and use the handle to pry it loose (don't particularly care to have my head under a car w/o jack stands (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) ), and cut the shit out of my thumb in the process (someone call a WAAAAMbulance (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) ).

Time for a new tire, and cv boot (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/mad.gif) .

Hitting objects with your car beats the shit out of coffee for waking your ass up!

Other item "collected" :

Queen size matress (I-15 in San Diego just north of Balboa)

Damn near collected:

Gas Grill w/propane tank attached (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/ohmy.gif)


So what's yours?

[balljoint]

One more reason I like driving a pickup truck. If you hit it and it's good to eat, you can just toss it in the back. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)



Picked up my first 914, driving home, midnight, Chevy p/u pulling U-Haul autotransporter with 914 on top. Car ahead makes superquick swerve to avoid move......not possible in truck with loaded trailer. I ran over an 8 foot aluminum ladder lying on the highway. Bumpity bump. No problem. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif)