May 15, 2005

• She wasnt just a car, a machine, a compilaiton of wires and circuts. She was my partner, a companion I could give absolute trust in and always count on. She would bring peace  to my life. comfot and shelter from the world, and a chance to feel free. She wasn't just a composite of sheetmetal and carbon fiber but an extension of my soul. I've been with her from her first day rolling off the trailer to the last, and as I watched her burn to the gound a piece of me died that day. To me these cars are so much more. They have names, and souls.... there family.

  
  

  

  
  

  There are 4 rings I often wear. the first is my class ring. On one side there is a dragon from dunloggin, and the other has a pheonix from centennial I'll go further into that another time for eveyone that is confused abotu it not being an eagle. The top right ring is a mask rider ring, I grew up watching those shows in japan, and with it I'm supose to rememr I'm one of the good guys. the botom left ring is a band of titanium, the strongest metal on earth, and the same material they used to rebuild my body in january 1999. The last ring is a band of carbonfiber representing my past with scca rally and the vehicles I've built over the years. Which brings us back to where we were.

  
  

  The insurance company called today and said they are going to move aki soon, they just needed to get my permission. Apearently my claims representative also said that I failed to notify them that the fire caused dammage to the service bay and acted like it was my fault, even though I handed the service manager the phone while i was talking to the insurance company the day of and he exchanged information with a representative there and xeroxed all the forms for me. My claims representaive then said she talked to the service manager and "she" implying the service manager was female, never recieved any contact information even though I know for a fact Andy is a He and i was in his office the majority of the day of the incident sorting everything out. >< And it took them a long time to figure out the obvious that the car is totalled. She was also asking me about the stereo system implying that my wiring could have been a factor but the visual evidence that all my wiring is completely intact while the entire engine block itself melted is proof enough added on wiht the fact teh electrical work was done over a year ago. But since there moving the car I stopped by to take some photos since some popel coundt comprehend the extent of a car melting from a fire or just wanted to see the car.

  
  

   

  
  

  from this angle it looks fine, the badges were ripped off no more licence plate and the stubby antenna is gone but somehting looks odd in the front.

  
  

    

  
  

  as you can see the entire front end is melted/burned away but the tires and the breaks are in good condition, the tires even stillhold air.

  
  

    

  
  

  And this is what a melted engine looks like and where the fire originated. The engine. It probly didnt help that there was a full tank of premium gasoline which is a cleaner burning fuel.

  
  

  

  
  

  The glove compartment became a swimming pool and well theres lots of stuff that melted.

  
  

   

  
  

  The electrical wiring from the nav and stero system in perfect condition. The glass of the windshield is actually melted. but the carbonfiber of the hood did not burn. also the red dragon airfreshiner was almost unscathed excpt for the very top of the string that burned away. btu he dragon did not melt and still smells good so i put it in the corolla.

  
  

   and lastly the notice left by the insurance company stating all the damage. notice all the tires are still in good condition. but yes it will be a total loss... =( it also stats the reason is unknown. They also still havent told me what they are going to do with my situation other than that they wont fix my car since it will cost more than the car is worth to repair.

  
  

  With that I say goodbye to aki and I will have to move on. I will sell all the parts that I was able to salvage on ebay unless dave or jesse want to claim them, thogh they cant use all the parts I have since they have sedans not hatches. Im guessing the insurance company or mazda will just issue me a check btu for how much and when is unknown.

  
  

  Trying to look forward I've been searching for a new car. Something to fill that empty void left in my soul. There is a car I think would work but I might not get the insurance money in time and I'm not the only one trying to buy it. What ever happens I'll prolly get a 4wd,/Awd, or Rwd.

  
  

  As the images of my chs class ring show. The dragon survies and the pheonix will rise fom the ashes. Thus we start a new.

  
  

  -Red Out

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