Bobby and Aaron dive into the unfortunate realities of car crashes, sharing their personal experiences with wrecks and rebuilds. They discuss a recent incident at Laguna Seca where a telehandler collided with a rare AR2 GTR during a red flag situation, causing extensive damage. The hosts explore the implications of liability waivers at racetracks, especially in cases of negligence, and reflect on the rarity and value of JDM cars. The episode combines humor with serious insights into the risks of track events and the emotional toll of losing a prized vehicle.
In this episode of the Right Hand Drive Guys Podcast, we tackle a hard but important topic in the JDM world — cars getting crashed and permanently removed from an already shrinking pool. As these vehicles age and values climb, every loss hits harder, especially when we’re talking about limited-production legends.
We dive into the recent R’s Day crash that left a rare R34 GT-R heavily damaged in the rear, sparking big conversations across the community. We talk about what these incidents mean for overall production numbers, future values, restorability, and the responsibility that comes with driving historically important cars.
This episode isn’t about blame — it’s about reality. Preservation vs. use, driving vs. protecting, and how each crash subtly reshapes the future of JDM culture.
🎙️ As the numbers drop, the stakes rise — this is the uncomfortable side of loving rare cars.
"So I mean, my first car I ever had, the old 97 cabbie. I crashed that one, yeah, just being an idiot..."
The Volkswagen Cabriolet is a small convertible car that was popular in the 1990s. The 1997 version is known for being fun to drive and is often seen as a stylish choice for a small car.
The Volkswagen Cabriolet is a convertible version of the Golf, known for its compact size and fun driving experience. The 1997 model is part of the last generation of this model, which was popular in the 90s for its affordability and style.
The e-brake, also known as the emergency brake, is a backup brake that helps keep the car from rolling when parked. It's also used in emergencies to stop the car quickly.
The e-brake, or emergency brake, is a secondary braking system used to keep a vehicle stationary when parked or to assist in slowing down in emergencies. It's typically engaged by pulling a lever or pressing a pedal.
The Honda Accord is a well-known car that many people trust for everyday driving. The 1994 version is part of a series that was designed to be more comfortable and efficient than earlier models.
The Honda Accord is a popular midsize car known for its reliability and practicality. The 1994 model is part of the fifth generation of the Accord, which featured a more refined design and improved performance compared to its predecessors.
"...so for example, with the Cavalier, the car that I bought was the car that I rear-ended."
The Chevrolet Cavalier is a small car that was made by Chevrolet for many years. It was often chosen because it was inexpensive and good for everyday use.
The Chevrolet Cavalier is a compact car that was produced by Chevrolet from 1982 to 2005. It was known for its affordability and practicality, making it a popular choice among budget-conscious consumers.
"So I'm like Frankensteining these cars, you know? And on the Accord, we had to cut the pillars and everything."
'Frankensteining cars' means taking parts from different cars and putting them together to make one working car. It's like building a car from pieces of other cars.
'Frankensteining cars' refers to the process of combining parts from different vehicles to create a functional car. This often involves significant modifications and repairs, especially after accidents.
"And on the Accord, we had to cut the pillars and everything. Holy shit."
Pillars are the strong parts of a car that hold up the roof and keep the car's shape. They are important for safety and help protect passengers in an accident.
Pillars in a car refer to the vertical supports that help maintain the structure of the vehicle. They are crucial for safety and integrity, especially in the event of a collision.
"So we pretty much took a front cut and like put it onto, yeah, and spot re-spot welded and like did everything."
Spot welding is a way to connect two pieces of metal by heating them up and pressing them together. It's often used in car repairs to make sure the parts stay together strongly.
Spot welding is a method used to join two pieces of metal together by applying heat and pressure at specific points. It's commonly used in automotive repairs to ensure strong and durable connections.
"like a upper level JDM car that is more rare and takes more to fix, you know what I mean?"
JDM means cars that are made for Japan and might be different from the ones sold in other countries. They can be special or rare, which makes them popular among car fans.
JDM stands for Japanese Domestic Market, referring to vehicles and parts that are made specifically for the Japanese market. These cars often have unique features and specifications that differ from their international counterparts, making them highly sought after by enthusiasts.
"Just like a month ago or so was ours day at Laguna Seca."
Laguna Seca is a well-known race track in California where many car races take place. It's famous for its tricky turns, making it a favorite among drivers and fans.
Laguna Seca is a famous racetrack located in California, known for its challenging layout and iconic turns, such as the Corkscrew. It hosts various motorsport events, including car races and motorcycle competitions.
"These are all GTRs of some form or fashion and they all pull off to like one side, like you said, and kind of line up."
The Nissan GT-R is a fast sports car that many people admire for its speed and technology. It's designed for racing and has a lot of features that help it perform well on the track.
The Nissan GT-R is a high-performance sports car known for its advanced technology and racing pedigree. It features a powerful twin-turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive, making it a favorite among car enthusiasts and racers alike.
"I feel like we saw a GTT that was painted red, but I don't, yeah, garage defend, but I don't think it was a, but he probably had one tucked in there and he probably did. But anyways, very rare. So there's one of these and 32 GTR, you know, parked just like they should side by side."
The Nissan GT-T is a version of the GT-R that isn't as powerful but is still a fun car to drive. It's often more affordable than the GT-R.
The Nissan GT-T is a variant of the GT-R series, typically featuring a less powerful engine and fewer performance enhancements compared to the GT-R. It's still a popular choice among enthusiasts for its balance of performance and affordability.
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AR2 GTR
"...the mass behind them is like the issue. And he just literally runs up on the back of this AR2 GTR."
The AR2 GTR is a type of sports car that is designed for high performance, often used in racing or track events.
The AR2 GTR is a performance-oriented vehicle known for its speed and handling capabilities, often used in racing contexts.
A telehandler is a machine that looks like a small forklift but has a long arm that can reach up high. It's used to lift and move heavy things, especially on construction sites.
A telehandler, or telescopic handler, is a type of equipment used in construction and agriculture. It has a telescoping arm that can extend to lift heavy loads, making it versatile for various tasks, including moving materials on a job site.
"...whether he got hit into this 32 GTR or the 32 GTR was like in the road beside him..."
The Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) is a fast sports car from the 1990s known for its great handling and powerful engine. It's popular in car culture and racing.
The Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) is a high-performance sports car that gained fame in the 1990s for its advanced technology and racing pedigree. It features a powerful inline-six engine and all-wheel drive, making it a favorite among car enthusiasts and racers.
"... only world-known tracks. Yeah, dude, your dad's Mustangs named after it. Like literally, dude, like, are ..."
The Ford Mustang is a famous car that many people recognize, often associated with speed and style. It was first made in the 1960s and has remained popular ever since, making it a common reference when talking about cool cars.
The Ford Mustang is an iconic American muscle car that was first introduced in 1964. Known for its powerful performance and distinctive design, it has become a symbol of freedom and rebellion in automotive culture, making it a popular topic in discussions about classic and modern cars.
"...it'll be bent by like the B pillar C pillar area on the roof."
The C pillar is a metal post at the back of the car that helps support the roof. It keeps the car strong and safe, especially in crashes.
The C pillar is the vertical support structure located at the rear of a vehicle, behind the rear door. It contributes to the vehicle's overall strength and helps protect passengers in the event of a collision.
"...it'll be bent by like the B pillar C pillar area on the roof."
The B pillar is a metal post that helps hold up the car's roof and is found between the front and back doors. It's important for keeping the car strong and safe.
The B pillar is the vertical support structure located between the front and rear doors of a vehicle. It plays a crucial role in the car's structural integrity and safety during a collision.
"...it's just crunched down the trunk and like it's like all unibody, right?"
Unibody means that the car's body and frame are all one piece instead of separate parts. This helps the car be stronger and lighter.
A unibody is a type of vehicle construction where the body and frame are integrated into a single structure. This design enhances rigidity and reduces weight, making it common in modern cars.
A chop top is when the roof of a car is cut down to make it look cooler and sportier. It can change how the car drives and how much space is inside.
A chop top refers to a modification where the roof of a vehicle is lowered or 'chopped' to create a sportier appearance. This alteration can affect the car's aerodynamics and headroom inside.
"So the quarter panel is like gone. The wing is gone. The trunk is down where the spare tire goes."
The quarter panel is the part of the car's body at the back, usually between the rear door and the trunk. If it's damaged, it can affect how the car looks and functions.
The quarter panel is a section of a car's body that extends from the rear door to the back of the vehicle. It's a critical structural component that helps maintain the car's integrity and aesthetics.
"The wing is gone. The trunk is down where the spare tire goes."
The wing is a part of the car that helps it stay stable when driving fast. It's usually at the back and can make the car look sporty.
In automotive terms, a wing refers to an aerodynamic device that helps increase downforce on a vehicle, improving stability at high speeds. It's often found on performance cars.
"The trunk is down where the spare tire goes. The pumpers popping off."
The trunk is the back part of the car where you can store things like bags or groceries. It's like a big storage space.
The trunk is the storage compartment located at the rear of a vehicle, typically used for carrying luggage and other items. It's an essential part of the car's design for practicality.
"...there's one that was on the Nürburgring and took it off the side and totaled it into the wall. You know, it's like, of course, they're not immune to idiots..."
The Nürburgring is a well-known race track in Germany where many cars are tested and raced. It's famous for being very difficult and has a lot of twists and turns, making it a popular spot for car enthusiasts.
The Nürburgring is a famous motorsport complex in Germany, known for its challenging track layout and as a testing ground for many car manufacturers. It has a long history in racing and is often referred to as the 'Green Hell' due to its difficulty and scenic location.
"...people have crashed Supras and RX 7s and NSX is a course, but like we've had those..."
The Mazda RX-7 is a sports car that uses a special type of engine called a rotary engine, making it different from most cars. It's known for being very light and fun to drive.
The Mazda RX-7 is a lightweight sports car known for its rotary engine and agile handling. It has a strong following among car enthusiasts and is celebrated for its unique design and performance characteristics.
"...people have crashed Supras and RX 7s and NSX is a course, but like we've had those. Yeah. So the fact that these people get these over here..."
The Honda NSX is a fast and stylish sports car that was made to compete with some of the best cars in the world. It's famous for its advanced technology and great performance.
The Honda NSX is a high-performance sports car that was designed to compete with European supercars. It is known for its innovative engineering, including an all-aluminum body and a mid-engine layout, providing exceptional handling and speed.
"But like, dude, the quarter panel, like as far as the AR2 one, like the quarter panel, like it's the least of its worries. Oh, yeah. Like, dude, you're not finding a roof."
AR2 seems to be a specific type of car, but it's not a common name. It might refer to a model that has special parts that are difficult to get.
The AR2 likely refers to a specific model or variant of a car, possibly related to a performance or sports car. Context suggests it's a vehicle that may have unique parts that are hard to find.
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Hey, and welcome back to the next episode
of the Right Hand Drive Guys podcast.
The podcast for guys who like right hand drives.
I'm Bobby, this is Aaron.
Yeah, yo.
And we are back in the garage.
And you know, there's one thing we don't have
in this garage, and you know what that is?
A crashed car.
Because that's like the saddest thing
you can have in a garage, right?
Like, I'm sure that you've wrecked a car before, right?
Yes.
Like maybe not like completely totaled, but like.
Yeah, my first 240, I backed into a wall on the interstate.
You backed into a wall.
Yeah, I spun.
Yeah, maybe you shouldn't even tell this story.
And like it just crunched the quarter in a little bit.
I was like, it's totaled, but like looking at it now
is like that really wasn't that total.
Dude, you could have taken that to the track
and drifted it right there.
I was like, dude, get rid of this thing
immediately, sold it, whatever.
Yeah.
But yes, I have crashed a car that I didn't like,
or I crashed a car that I did like,
and then immediately got rid of it,
because I was just like, ah.
You didn't deal with the aftermath.
Right, right, right.
So I myself have crashed a lot of cars, you know?
It's just, it is what it is, dude.
It was part of the whole thing.
So I mean, my first car I ever had, the old 97 cabbie.
I crashed that one, yeah, just being an idiot,
me and another guy with a 97 cabbie were racing.
He thought it would be cool to try to lose me
by pulling his e-brake at 95 miles an hour
and jamming on his brakes and taking a right turn, right?
What?
So I hit, I rear-ended him in his back,
the back right corner of the car,
because he had like, like I said, jammed on the brakes,
pulled the e-brake, started like sliding sideways,
trying to take a 90 degree turn onto a different road.
Yeah.
I'm not expecting that.
Right.
I'm like 17.
Right.
I rear-end him, the car goes airborne,
flips and lands upside down in a ditch.
My car, complete front end damage
that you would get from rear-ending somebody at 90.
Yeah.
And so me and my stepdad rebuilt the car.
So, and then I fell asleep at the wheel
and crashed my 94 cord into a tree,
me and my uncle rebuilt that one.
So I've got some experience when it comes to like crashing
something and then having to like rebuild it, you know?
Both times I had to get another one of the cars
to get the parts off from because they were so damaged.
They were in bad damage, huh?
Yeah, dude.
So, you know, I got a little experience.
Well, like at that point, why not get,
like take the car you cut up to fix yours?
Why didn't you just take the new one?
Well, because that car was damaged,
those cars had to be damaged and then
it was in another way, you know?
And so that maybe would have been like,
so for example, with the Cavalier,
the car that I bought was the car that I rear-ended.
So the whole roof is caved in on that one,
but the front end clip is good.
Yeah, and then, right, same thing with the Accord.
I bought an Accord with that had been rear-ended.
So the whole front end was fine.
So I'm like Frankensteining these cars, you know?
And on the Accord, we had to cut the pillars and everything.
Holy shit.
Yeah, because the way that I hit the tree,
it had like bowed the pillar on one side.
So we pretty much took a front cut and like put it onto,
yeah, and spot re-spot welded and like did everything.
Like basically we were like,
instead of built by legends,
we were like built by ding-dongs, you know?
Because I would just crash these cars
and have to fix them, you know?
But it was a cool experience for me, you know?
I mean, it was crappy
because I was literally working my butt off
just to constantly fix these cars that I would crash, you know?
But that brings us to the point of this episode, right?
So what happens when you crash like a JDM car, right?
Like what happens especially when you crash
like a upper level JDM car that is more rare
and takes more to fix, you know what I mean?
Like what does that look like?
And so if you're paying attention
to the culture whatsoever, right?
Just like a month ago or so was ours day at Laguna Seca.
Like, you know, our United States version
of ours meeting in Japan, right?
And it was started by, you know, an American guy
like five years ago or six years ago
and you know, it's grown ever since.
So if you've been paying attention whatsoever,
this event created a situation where there's a red flag
and you've obviously put in more track time than me.
And so generally from your experience,
like what's a red flag?
So red flag is like something happened on track
and does it mean stop?
It means keep it moving, you know, complete the lap,
come into pit whenever you come in, right?
That there's some sort of emergency
where they have to whatever, maybe fix a barrier
someone went into where there's a medical emergency,
whatever it might be, that's what it is.
Pretty much get to the pits pretty much.
So because, you know, okay, so at Laguna Seca,
there was a red flag and everybody stopped in place.
Right, and I guess that is what was mentioned
in the driver's meeting to do.
Okay.
So I guess, you know, different tracks
have different rules.
For the most part, it usually means get to the pits
because they want to track clear.
From what I had read at Laguna Seca in the driver's meeting,
they said, you know, if there's a red flag,
pull off to the side and pretty much have the middle
of the track open or something like that, but.
Which kind of makes sense, I guess.
Like create two lines or three lines, whatever it is.
Because it's a very big track, it would take,
you know, might take a long time for the entire field
to get off into the pit so they can roll out
whatever they need.
So they might have a unique rule where.
Or it could have been that event, maybe that,
yeah, that's what, we weren't there, we don't know.
Right.
Just to say, we don't have a clue what was discussed,
but, you know, we just like anybody else
are taking what the internet says
and just trying to figure this out.
So you got a red flag, you know, and this is ours, Dave.
These are all GTRs of some form or fashion
and they all pull off to like one side, like you said,
and kind of line up.
Right.
And so, you know, again, this is ours, Dave.
There's like some of the most like prestigious cars there
that their owners have put godly amounts of money into.
Yes, hundreds of thousands of dollars, for sure.
Yeah, I'm sure dude, the paddock was probably
millions of dollars worth of cars.
Like literally, right, like something that like,
you know, if you're a GTR guy, like it's like, oh shit.
Like this is, this is pinnacle in the United States,
you know, kind of like GTR festival, right?
So these guys are all parked off onto the side.
They just had a blast, you know, something happened.
They got a red flag.
They're doing what they were told as far as we know.
Yeah.
And there's an active red and AR too.
Like the, like when you come to like colors, you know,
of course there's midnight purple three, right?
You know, of course the black is really popular.
Yeah.
AR too is like very rare.
You don't see them that much.
I don't know if I've seen one in real life.
I feel like we saw a GTT that was painted red,
but I don't, yeah, garage defend, but I don't think it was a,
but he probably had one tucked in there and he probably did.
But anyways, very rare.
So there's one of these and 32 GTR, you know,
parked just like they should side by side.
I'm pretty sure.
Or maybe one in front of the other.
I'm not, I've seen both.
Somebody said that they were parked side by side.
Another person said that the red one hit the,
hit the 32, you know, I don't know.
It's kind of hard because the video is limited
and the owner of the AR2 GTR is a lawyer
and he is exercising his right to not talk about it really.
You know, he talked about the fact that it happened.
He did not talk about, he didn't even say
the weather tech employees did this.
He literally just said that it happened
because he knows obviously he's trying not to make it
so that he can't.
Right, right, right.
So anyways, they're sitting there
and all of a sudden the telehandler,
some people call it a forklift,
some people call it a tractor,
some people call it all kinds of things.
But the actual name for it is a telehandler
and that is because it has a huge boom arm
that extends to whether it's to put pallets on flat roofs,
whether it's to lift trusses for houses,
like these things are very versatile,
but they are also built by like a brick shit house, dude.
Like they are a big ass machine with huge tires
and that's why people mistake it for a tractor
because it basically has tractor, rear tractor tires
on all four tires.
Like it's made to go through mud, snow, whatever.
So this thing, I assume they use it
for different things at the track
and what it looked like to me
is the dude had on the forks a bunch of tires.
Is that what it looked like?
Right, right, like a tire barrier.
Right, like he was going to replenish one or something.
I don't know, but so this dude literally just rear ends them.
Like literally just, I mean, those things don't go that fast
but obviously the mass behind them is like the issue.
And he just literally runs up on the back of this AR2 GTR.
Like it's a monster truck going over cars.
Like he just ran up on.
Yes, I mean, he like kind of hit it
with a glancing blow, I guess you could say.
Yeah, like one over the side.
It wasn't square in the back,
which that would have been real bad.
Well, cause the owner was in the vehicle.
Yes, yeah, it's right.
So like, yeah, he hit it on the right side, I guess of it
and pushed the car forward and dude.
I can't imagine what's going through the driver's head.
Well, yeah, when you're sitting there,
maybe you're just scrolling on your phone
waiting for the green flag.
Or looking in your mirror.
Oh, or looking in either mirror
and you're like, what the hell is going on?
Why doesn't he stop?
Oh, like dude, and you're just like in shock
when you step out of the car.
Cause you're just like, wait, what?
This is a red flag on Laguna Seca.
And I just got smoked by a telehandler.
Like no, this isn't happening, right?
And so whether he got hit into this 32 GTR
or the 32 GTR was like in the road beside him
and got scun by the telehandler.
I can't really tell how this happened,
but two vehicles were damaged.
And the 32 is like repairable, you know, with some work.
Like for sure, it's not like no glass broke.
Like it was the lower quarter panel
on the driver's side rear.
So he's like, okay, right?
That's probably why we don't hear
about his side of the story as much.
Because it's not as dramatic.
Still messed it up.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I'd still be ripping and pissed, yeah.
You're still either cutting in a new panel
or body repair that sucks.
Like, and so they hit this guy, right?
He gets out, the guy in the AR2,
I can't remember his name, but he gets out
and he's like, dude, what the hell?
Like the, and like this is really bad, right?
Yeah.
The driver of the telehandler,
a weather tech employee, raceway employee says,
oh, I didn't even see you there.
Well, no shit.
Dude, could you imagine?
Like, you know, obviously this dude's a lawyer.
He's practiced handling situations, right?
Maybe not his own, but dude,
if I got out of my 34 AR2 GTR with every mod
known to man like this beautiful specimen,
and the dude says, oh, I didn't see you.
Dude, my gloves are coming off, my pants are coming down.
Dude, I am pissed.
Are you kidding me, dude?
You didn't see me, my car is red.
Like, what do you mean, dude?
Like, what were you doing at the wheel of that thing?
To where you literally came down this, this raceway.
Yeah.
And it's not a straight away.
It's not like it was a straight away.
So you had a view of everything.
Right.
And you didn't see me?
Yeah, dude, I would have a huge problem with that.
I would have a huge problem.
I would probably get myself in trouble.
Yeah.
Because I would feel like that was...
It's negligence.
Yes, that's the exact word that they use
in their disclaimer that you sign off
when you come onto the track,
is we are not responsible for the negligence
of anyone affiliated with WeatherTech Raceway.
What?
Can you believe, can you believe that's a real thing?
Because, I mean, you would assume when you're signing that,
I mean, you know, we've all,
if you've been to a racetrack,
you've had to sign the paper when you come in.
Of course, you only read it.
Yeah, you wouldn't think it would be,
you would think it's like, okay,
you're responsible for your own safety, right?
Yeah, in your own actions.
In your own actions.
And that like, whatever.
I mean, everyone knows like, in racing, things happen.
People run into each other, damage other people's stuff.
And it's just part of racing, right?
Most people assume that's what is on that waiver.
Right.
You know?
Yeah, yeah.
Like your basics, right?
Right, right.
You're releasing them from being responsible
for someone else causing it.
Yes, or anything out of their control, right?
Like whether it's weather or anything like that
out of their control, right?
Right.
But dude, like when I saw that,
that it was like, we're not responsible
for the negligence of anyone associated
with weather tech raceway.
Which is crazy.
That word negligence means anything,
including running a telehandler
into the back of 34s and 32s.
Like, dude, that's crazy.
And you know, when I saw that,
it really, really gave me a new perspective
on those waivers.
It really gave me a new perspective that like, wait,
I thought that I was signing this thing
so that basically I couldn't sue them
if I drove like shit and got hurt.
That's kind of the way I always saw it.
If you run into the wall, that's on you.
Yeah, it's on you.
Right.
But I mean, in the past,
Laguna Seca has been like,
it's not the first time they're gonna be taking a court.
Right.
I mean, I remember in years past,
there's been issues with like motorcycle track days.
Guy ran off and he hit like a little drainage ditch
or something.
And, you know, it caused a situation that was,
I don't know, not necessarily avoidable,
but he thought he had a clear runoff.
He hit a drainage ditch.
Yeah.
So, and that guy also happened to be a lawyer.
This is so kind of funny, but like,
if they're not new to the game,
they've been a racetrack for decades and decades and decades.
And like, that's not the first time
that they're gonna be running into an issue like that.
So, you know, with someone like them,
I imagine, you know, that goes into that waiver.
Oh yeah, their lawyers are like, ah, dude, listen.
Like we need to tighten this up.
Yeah, yeah, for sure.
Hey, just throw the negligence part in there.
And like that pretty much makes it so we can like run over
GTRs with a telehandler, dude.
Yeah.
You know, like, I don't know.
To me, I get it, you know, like as a business person,
looking at it from a business perspective,
I need to cover all of my bases.
And maybe this won't even hold up in court.
Maybe this waiver won't hold up
because of the extreme negligence
of literally just running over a car.
Like, but they need to at least put it in there
as like a, like a somewhat of a protection, right?
On the smaller stuff, you know,
and that's really what it's for.
There has to be like discretion, right?
Like, yeah, like it's probably,
it was probably initially meant for small things,
negligence wise.
Like do these something-
Like they're not responsible for piss on the toilet.
Right, or the employee that was doing this
and scratched your car by walking by it.
Or this that got left on the track by an employee
that you hit and it took the bumper off.
Like those little things, right?
Not a literal employee with dude,
like he couldn't see it
cause he had his load so low,
like the tires were in front of his face.
Of course he couldn't see shit.
Like it was like literally negligence.
It wasn't like a, like, oh, well,
I was driving down this path
and then the dude just decided to move over
and then I hit him.
Like no, he was there for like time, you know?
So yeah, to me, the whole thing,
it's like, dude, that makes me a little weary, you know?
Because basically like you go to ours day, right?
And you're at Laguna Seca and it's like,
dude, you either sign that or you're not.
Right, and dude, no one reads those.
No way.
Personally, I'm sorry, I've never read one.
Dude, everyone besides the lawyer listening to this
has not read that thing, right?
Because again, you always assume it means
that if you screw up, they're not liable for it, right?
If you make a mistake, you're not suing them.
You never think that it's like,
if they make a mistake, you're not suing them.
It seems like pretty fucked up.
Okay, we can pretty much,
we could accidentally light your car on fire
by throwing a cigarette underneath.
My bad.
Yes, you know, so, from that perspective,
that's kind of scary and it really makes me think twice,
like, okay, I am putting everything,
including my life in these people's hands.
And if they kill me on accident, it's all good.
So will.
It's all good, dude, that's pretty messed up.
Yeah.
Like for, you know, if you've got a family,
a wife and kids, dude, that's freaked up.
Dude, you went to the track and signed away their future,
not even knowing it because you didn't take the time
to read it and you would never expect
that that would be the thing.
I wonder if this is just like a California thing.
Oh, probably.
You know, I mean, but I don't.
Those jerks.
We're going to, yeah.
If you see us at the track,
you know where you're going to see us sitting
at a table reading the thing, dude,
because we're not doing that no more.
We're going to be holding up the line, my bad.
Yeah, that's the last time I just signed my signature,
rip off the sheet and hand it to him, dude.
Now I'm reading that thing
because this is pretty messed up.
And so, you know, granted, dude's a lawyer, great.
He actually is like a really good lawyer
and owns a firm and like,
he's probably going to at least wake up
WeatherTech a little bit.
If he doesn't win, he's going to wake him up a little bit.
But here's the problem.
He's got an extremely rare, extremely modified 34 GTR.
Dude, we're talking 250 plus, right?
Yeah, I would think so.
Like they were saying online, 350 plus.
I'm just saying 250 plus, right?
Dude, WeatherTech does not want to pay out.
Their insurance company does not want to pay out $250,000
for a single car off of this meathead
that was driving the telehandler that gets out
and he's like, oh man, I didn't even see you there.
Dude, it's insane.
I mean, it sucks.
It sucks that they put themselves in that situation, I guess.
Yeah, too.
As far as the race track goes, like.
Yeah, it does.
Because it makes them look really bad.
Right, and it's like one of the most prestige.
It's like one of the only world-known tracks.
Yeah, dude, your dad's Mustangs named after it.
Like literally, dude, like, are we kidding?
Right, right.
And it's just like they they had to deal with issues
throughout the years for like complaints and stuff.
There's always like you always read about that stuff online.
Yeah, but sucks for them, dude.
They they can't seem to but they could also like
dude, that piece of paper could literally negate
anything that this dude tries to do.
Like, I don't know.
I'm not a lawyer.
He's not a lawyer.
Like we don't even have a lawyer behind the camera right now.
We have no clue, right?
So it's like, yeah, dude, that dude with the red 34
could completely lose out and spend the money trying to sue.
Yeah, lose it all.
Right.
Like that's that's the right and the car, which I mean, the car.
So like, I mean, if you haven't seen the pictures,
it's the back windows blew out.
Oh, yeah.
The roof, the C pillar on the driver's side, you think the windows blew out
because of the increase in pressure when when the trunk got like smashed like that.
It like, I don't know.
Probably tweaked everything immediately.
Yeah, I couldn't really tell.
Just like, yeah, the windows.
Yeah.
And the frame, the frame smashed the windows right because I tweaking.
Yeah, I'm sure you know, like, dude, you you'll have like a front
inclusion and it'll be bent by like the B pillar C pillar area on the roof.
Like if the impacts are enough.
Yeah, so yeah, that's true.
So yeah, I mean, basically, like you're saying, right?
Like it's just crunched down the trunk and like it's like all unibody, right?
It's all the parts that are like welded to the car.
Yeah, right.
It's not like fenders or, you know, a front end or a radiator support even.
Like, no, it's the roof and like everything with it, which is not replacing.
Like, no, that thing would have to be a chop top.
Like, or yeah, at that point, you know what I mean?
Like it's yeah, there's sometimes it's just too far gone.
And it kind of stinks like because it's AR2, you're losing.
You're not losing like a, you know, a regular white car, right?
Like a QM one, like I have like, yeah, you're going to find another base QM one.
And like you take the parts off the crash one and start over, right?
Assuming you get paid out.
Yeah, you're not probably finding another one.
Good luck.
But dude, this is what's good for him.
If he's a good lawyer, right?
What's good for him is that he basically if he can get himself enough money
because he can prove that this car is worth that much.
Yeah, dude, that's that's insane to think about that.
Like, you know, he could get 250 plus for this car because of the color.
And he can prove it, right?
You know what I mean?
And and yeah, now looking at the picture, it's like, like you said,
everything's tweaked.
That does make sense why it broke out because you can see on the left side,
it's like obviously unbent like it is on on the on the driver's side.
So like you said, he did get like a like a like he hit it like he almost missed it.
Right.
Like he almost missed it, dude, like if almost.
Yeah.
So but yeah, the whole right side of it, like it went up on it like monster truck style.
So the quarter panel is like gone.
The wing is gone.
The trunk is down where the spare tire goes.
The pumpers popping off.
Like the wheel is like cracked.
Like, yeah, yeah, he's not he's not fixing this.
Yeah, I wouldn't even want to.
If I mean, it's the equivalent to like if a car or a tree fell on your car.
Yeah, pretty much.
Yeah, I would say that basically, right?
Like, yeah, I mean, dude, the where the tail light usually goes is almost on the ground.
Like it got pushed down that hard.
So it's like, you know, yeah, if this guy can a prove that like they are responsible
for it somehow and be proved that the car is worth this amount of money,
he could come as close as he could get to replacing it.
You know what I mean?
Like as far as like, OK, look, here's an AR to for sale in Japan,
whatever let's say from garage defend for whatever, 225,000.
Yeah, here are receipts for every part that was on that car that is not salvageable.
Yeah, hopefully he gets paid out for that.
You know, I mean, and you know, this isn't the first time we've seen,
you know, GTRs crash, right?
Like this isn't, you know, especially.
Since they've become legal over here, you know, like you see a few
thirty fours that like have gotten destroyed and and you're just like, damn,
like another one bites the dust, like get the ticker and put it down.
Right.
Because like there are only this many left now, you know, essentially.
So, you know, like and I remember just like a year ago,
they showed one that got rear ended in Japan that was like destroyed,
you know, and it was like another one bites the dust.
And that's that's even over there before we even get our chance to fuck them up.
Right, right.
You know, like and that's kind of rare there.
And then if you look into the ones that have been destroyed in Australia,
it's because they've had them for so long and because they need.
And a load of things behind the wheel like 10 million horse powers.
You know what I mean?
Like billet everything billet everything, you know.
And so they are just like reckless.
I'm talking like wrapped around these things in half, dude.
Yeah, like when you when you see the one with like the perfect centered,
like tree tree dude on the door and it's just like wrapped around.
It's like insane.
Those are my favorite, dude.
I know it's crazy.
Yeah, there there's one where the front is wrapped around it perfectly.
There's one where they hit the tree on the on the driver's side door
and it's wrapped around it.
Perfect. I'm just like, dude, wow, I'm staying away from trees.
Like clearly, I mean, even in Germany, dude, like there's one
that was on the Nürburgring and took it off the side and totaled it into the wall.
You know, it's like, of course, they're not immune to idiots
or loss of traction or whatever it may be, right?
They're not immune to it, but, you know, us being big fans, you know,
and this obviously happens to other JDM cars.
But the problem here is, is like, this was such a limited car
in all three variants, you know, and we didn't get it in the US.
So yeah, people have crashed Supras and RX 7s and NSX is a course,
but like we've had those.
Yeah. So the fact that these people get these over here, dude,
they're quote unquote dream cars and then drive it to an extent
that they put it into a fucking tree or literally make the thing
unrecognizable blows my mind.
Dude, yeah, like I get wanting to have fun with it.
I get wanting to show your buddy, your your single turbo, like all this.
But like, dude, if you waited for that thing for so long and idolized that thing,
and then you're just willing to like, right, I wonder what it is.
Dude, it's it's probably drugs.
But, you know, I'm not crashing mine.
I hope you don't crash yours, dude.
No, no way.
That's not in the plan, you know.
No, I mean, and, you know, we are like, we're not lucky.
I'm lying. We're not even close to lucky.
Like you'd be super lucky to get these rear quarters for the 34 or the 32.
I mean, they're they're there.
Yeah. But like they're somewhere.
Not you're not just going on eBay and buying it now, you know,
and if you are, it's overpriced and ridiculous, you know.
So yeah, we're not talking about bringing this thing to Mako and you just like get it.
But like, dude, the quarter panel, like as far as the AR2 one,
like the quarter panel, like it's the least of its worries.
Oh, yeah. Like, dude, you're not finding a roof.
What's under that?
You know, you're not finding you're not finding any other panels.
The quarter panels are the only ones I have seen.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You know, maybe I don't see nothing.
I've seen the trunk pan.
As I say, the trunk pan and that rear, the rear piece, like the rear whole rear.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.
But like, but yeah, you're not finding anything else.
Like, yeah, that's too bad.
It's actually kind of sad.
Like, right. I mean, even when the cars are new, you're you're not like
replacing a roof if there's hail damage or anything like that.
So it's like they don't make the body panels.
They're not going to make.
So you're either going so deep into custom.
Yeah, like fabricating or you're totally right.
Like that's like it.
And that would be so hard, like, because I would assume that his
like his path with the car brought so many ups and downs of finding parts
and and, you know, going through things just like any other.
Yeah. So like, dude, that's even harder.
All the work, whether it was money or sweat that you put into it is gone.
Like, like if that, you know, if something happened to this,
like that whole swap that you did and and the whole wrapping and like the whole
thing is like done, like that's now a waste and you can't recoup that.
Right. And hopefully he can prove in court some some of hopefully.
Yeah, they they make right of it.
Because, dude, holy shit.
Yeah, take care of the guy.
Jesus. I'd say start to go find me.
But I'd say he's well above that.
Yeah, don't start to go for the guy with the 350,000 GTR.
Yeah, don't do that.
You can handle himself.
Yeah. So yeah, we if you have a JDM car, we we wish you nothing,
but not crashing, you know, because every time it happens,
it's just like the heart sinks and you're just like, damn, another one gone.
You know, like, but I mean, granted, we still got plenty left,
but let's keep it that way.
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