geea Site protagonist Lifetime Members 4,320 Member For: 21y 5m 28d Gender: Male Location: At the lights, waiting for you. Posted 20/08/04 10:09 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:09 AM It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform the forum community that my BA Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo, affectionately known as "BOOF", is dead. After work on Thursday morning at 3:15am Boof was involved in a 1/1000000 bizarre incident. Whilst traveling down Glenhuntly rd in Glenhuntly, at 61kmph, a metal plate that covers switches for the trams has become dislodged. The metal plate weighs about 30-40kg and is in the shape of a triangle, it is about 40cm on its longest edge. The plate has got jammed between the car and the road and at one stage lifted the car over 30 cm's off the road. The plate has gouged the floor from under the right hand drivers seat rail to under the back seat. The back floor has been lifted about 10cm. It has damged the sill of the car and caused both drivers side doors to be out of alignment. There is also a little crease just in front of the back wheel. There is also a big split in the side skirt. When it happened I thought a bomb had gone off under the car. AAMI today told me that the car was a right-off. I had spoken to a panel beater and was prepared for the news. Even so it still made me sad. It makes it even harder to accept with the fact that "boof" still drives perfectly. The damage hasn't affected the cars performance or handling. The only difference when driving is the wind noise coming in through the gaps in the doors.I'll post some pitures latter but theres not much to see, if I drove past you on the road you wouldn't know the "boof" was a right-off.I will be looking at different options to replace "boof", at the moment "boof 2" is the popular choice.Geea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buf-Phoon loitering with intent Lifetime Members 13,318 Member For: 21y 2m 21d Gender: Male Location: Zombie Birdhouse Posted 20/08/04 10:16 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:16 AM Craig OMFG that is just heart breaking. After all the effort you have put into boof just devastating. WTF was that thing doin on the road Mate hopefully you can salvage some of the good bits for boof 2 , Insurance company permitting.Sincerely wish you all the best for a positive outcomeJewels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetute Donating Members 4,553 Member For: 20y 9m 8d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 20/08/04 10:17 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:17 AM sorry to hear that... especially after all the hard work, and the excellent progress you were having with BOOF!!Bring on boof mk11!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBO240 Member 628 Member For: 21y 3m 4d Gender: Male Location: Geelong Posted 20/08/04 10:18 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:18 AM really sorry to hear that craig you must be in shock it feels like we have lost a member of the family......when will you be holding the wake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHIPS Great rack Donating Members 1,351 Member For: 21y 7m 15d Gender: Male Location: Geelong Vic. Posted 20/08/04 10:19 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:19 AM that's terrible news Craig. What a bizzare incident!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercturbo Member 696 Member For: 21y 7m 22d Location: Geelong Posted 20/08/04 10:26 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:26 AM Craig that is unbelievable!!! So sorry to hear, that car is/was a rocket, rip all the mods off and bolt them onto the brand spankin new series 2 xr6t insurance replacement, all but the auto mods I spose. Boof was a legend RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 21y 8m Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 20/08/04 10:30 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:30 AM Nooooooo not Boof ...Craig if feels like a nightmare or a dream to hear you say that BOOF is dead, after all that work and effort put in BOOF.......l don't know what else to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMoffat Member 744 Member For: 21y 11m 2d Posted 20/08/04 10:31 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:31 AM Mate that's just plain unbelievable.How about an insurance payout then buy the wreck for the track. With the funds left buy a garden variety second hand T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flukey Seriously Flukey Member Donating Members 4,354 Member For: 20y 7m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 20/08/04 10:35 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:35 AM Geea, That is the most bizarre story I have heard. Black cat, broken mirror, walked under a ladder - what on earth did you do to deserve bad luck like that.All the best in finding BOOF mark 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saleen Big Gun Donating Members 4,170 Member For: 22y 30d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 20/08/04 10:48 AM Share Posted 20/08/04 10:48 AM Geea, sorry to hear.Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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