You may have seen this on Jalopnik or the Today show, but if not here's the video. A 19 year-old allegedly driving a stolen Nissan Murano SUV ran into a Chicago cab, then the cab driver allegedly prevented him from leaving the scene. The rest of the video clip is somewhat self-explanatory.
At 1:58 into the clip, the Murano slams into my brother's 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX. Its a rare 1 of 1146-made homologation special for IMSA Firehawk racing back in the day, and they're 190 horse FWD little corner carvers. Fun car, and a blast to drive...or at least it was. Special FX3 adjustable suspension, sway bars, and other goodies. The rear axle looks like it took the force of the hit directly into the curb. Ouch. Its painful to watch!
And here's how it sits today.
He's currently awaiting insurance stuff, and the car suffers rear axle / bearing noises, a smashed quarter panel, and even the front alignment is messed up. A sad end to such a great little car he's had since he started driving. Just wanted to share this with you guys. It was fairly clean and he's kept it up over the years. I hope the insurance people take that into consideration. Here it is a few summers ago.
At 1:58 into the clip, the Murano slams into my brother's 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX. Its a rare 1 of 1146-made homologation special for IMSA Firehawk racing back in the day, and they're 190 horse FWD little corner carvers. Fun car, and a blast to drive...or at least it was. Special FX3 adjustable suspension, sway bars, and other goodies. The rear axle looks like it took the force of the hit directly into the curb. Ouch. Its painful to watch!
And here's how it sits today.
He's currently awaiting insurance stuff, and the car suffers rear axle / bearing noises, a smashed quarter panel, and even the front alignment is messed up. A sad end to such a great little car he's had since he started driving. Just wanted to share this with you guys. It was fairly clean and he's kept it up over the years. I hope the insurance people take that into consideration. Here it is a few summers ago.