So, I have this car. This car was hit-and-run by a stolen car and spent a few weeks in the body shop. Now the windows dont seal. It was an overall crummy job. Yesterday I was driving down the highway, and off comes flying my hood scoop into my windshield at 60 mph. Yes, I now have a hole in my hood. The scoop was nowhere to be found. To make matters worse, I have a trash bag that I used to cover the hole in the hood at night -- when I'd drive the car in the day I'd tuck the bag into the back of the engine bay. I need this because I have a ram air setup (fed off the now removed hood scoop) and without the scoop the filter & TB are directly exposed to the elements. I was cruising down the same freeway the next morning, looking for my hood scoop, when I stepped on the gas and had a sudden loss of power. Odd. I stepped on the gas a little harder. Sure enough, no power. Wierd, I say, so I pull over, and the trash bag had worked its way over my filter and the suction from the TB folded the filter in half around the trash bag. I've now also destroyed a K&N panel filter. Do I have the worst luck, or do I?

RantRantRantRantRant..... .:( :( :( :(

I was expecting to laugh after reading your post. But I'm not laughing. :(

That must truly suck. :(

I was expecting to laugh as well, but my laughter turned to tears... Man that is really bad luck..... I feel bad for you....

Brad

I'm sorry to say I had to laugh :)

life can be a bitch :(

The bag is funny, but the rest isnt... :(

Maybe your car is Jynxed? My first car was... Got hit in a parking lot twice, rearended the second week I had it, and sideswiped just driving down a street... Im glad I got rid of it :p

That sucks , man, :( bad for you and your ride.

Hope you get it fixed- who the h3ll did the original work? They were bahstads.:mad:

that wasn't very funny......

did insurance pay the fix your car?
Can you get the body shop to pay for a new scoop/fix it right?

you think that sucks? when i got my 98 GT and not even a year yet its been to the shop 2wice. first bad omen:
my car spuned 180 and hit the curb goin at 40 mph. which needed to pull the frame, needed new wheels, tires, control arm and an axle.
2nd bad omen:
right after i got my CD rotors installed, my gramps backed into my car smashing the quarter panel, bumper gaurd, tail light. :mad: , which at this time its still in the shop.
but hey as long its fixable and im not spending my own $$$ i'll be fine. now MY car is jynxed:( :mad:. time for a trade in woudn't u say :D (STi is worth the wait)

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I found it! I was driving by the side of the highway and saw it lying on the side of the road. So I stopped to get it.

http://www.abbatech.com/~dave/poor_scoop.jpg

Aye yie yie... what a sad sight :(

A sad sight indeed

Suprised a Honda owner didn't come by and pick it up and stick it onto their hood with some chewing gum in the meantime. ;)

yikes... i didn't laugh either :(

i know all about jynxed cars too...i feel for ya!

good luck :(