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    Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    In pick #8 there is a barely visible red convertible, looks like it might be an S2000.


    Here is the quote from the construction company: "To put this incident in perspective there are 1,415 spaces in this deck," Russell said. "One section was involved, and it is estimated that approximately 35 spaces were affected.


    nice

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    Image of BaconSandwich and the generic grey civic of doom BaconSandwich and the generic grey civic of doom
    06/30/09

    @P161911 now with M POWER!: Yeah, but are they going to be able to continue using the rest of the parking garage, or is it deemed unsafe?
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/30/09

    @BaconSandwich: Judging by the number of timber braces they had to put up before they even let the firefighters in to look for any victims, I would say the whole thing is pretty much unsafe.
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    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    so when is the next LeMons race at Road Atlanta?
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    Image of sos10 sos10
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    Oh those cars... too soon, too early, they were planning big things this summer.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    Tahoe, Camry, Accord, Element... no major losses yet... bit of a shame about that S80, I suppose... Focus with horrible rims, Escalade... Another beige Camry!...


    But why couldn't it have taken out the new Sebring sedan several feet away from the collapse?!


    Still, this is a net gain for enthusiasts.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/30/09

    @FP - tittin' and shittin' with Tomsk: (I'd be even happier if the Camcords were newer models, though. And the Focus, of course.)
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    Image of bradleysoken bradleysoken
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    Some kind of crazy pirate treasuremap symbol painted ont he hood of the Cadillac...


    also, apparently everyone in Atlanta drives silver or white cars...

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    Image of Matt Hardigree Matt Hardigree
    06/30/09

    @bradleysoken: That's the markings rescue workers use to communicate what they've found. I.e. - any bodies/injuries, anything dangerous in the house/car.
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    Image of POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION POLAЯ ON PЯOBATION
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    Dear Matt,


    Ah-ha! CARnage!


    You make funny.


    I like you.


    ЯEGAЯDZ,


    POLAЯ

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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    Someone said it was built in the 1980s. If so, it was probably built slab style like L'Ambiance Plaza, which also collapsed.


    CT outlawed this type of construction after the L'Ambiance collapse.

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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    06/30/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: I read it was built after 2000.
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/30/09

    @GreenN_Gold: I didn't read the article, just someone else's post. Thanks for the correction.


    Really though. Less than a decade in service and it collapses-

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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    Restore paradise, pull down a parking lot...
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    Image of CaveTroll CaveTroll
    06/30/09

    @Jo $chmo: "In the world I see - you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty car pool lane of some abandoned superhighway."
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/30/09

    @CaveTroll: +1 and + heart clicky!
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/30/09

    @Jo $chmo: Ell Oh fucking Ell.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/30/09

    @CaveTroll: This was a discount store; now, it's turned into a cornfield.
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    Image of PowerTryp, Starless wonder. PowerTryp, Starless wonder.
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    I see nothing short of that Volvo that I wish hadn't been crushed, can't wait to see the other layers.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/30/09

    @PowerTryp: Likewise.
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    Image of WindowsBreakerG4 WindowsBreakerG4
    06/30/09

    @FP - tittin' and shittin' with Tomsk: Yup. But if we're going to lose a FWD volvo, i'd like to lose one with better wheels :D
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/30/09

    @WindowsBreakerG4: I agree. It'd be even better if a set of spacers just appeared in the trunk from the owner's previous car.
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    Image of Morgan Thompson Morgan Thompson
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    Glad no one was hurt...

    Sooo when do these cars show up at pull-a-part in Atlanta?
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    Image of e30m3 e30m3
    06/30/09

    @Morgan Thompson: north or south? cause I'm never going to pull-a-part south. but hopefully in like a week
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/30/09

    @e30m3: Pull-a-part on the south side is the best one. They usually have 2-5X the selection of E30s there. (check inventory online before you go) Sure it is in da hood, but that is part of the adventure.


    I doubt that any of these end up at pull-a-part, too new.

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    Image of e30m3 e30m3
    06/30/09

    @P161911 now with M POWER!: I know I've been to both and the reason I don't go to the south side one is cause it's in the hood and plus there's another junkyard right next to pull-a-part north called R and R and they usually have a good selection, they even had a e46 one time
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/30/09

    @e30m3: I'll have to check those guys out. Do they have much e36 or Z3 stuff? They looked a little more expensive than pull-a-part, but not too bad.
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    Image of harrypr harrypr
    06/30/09

    @P161911 now with M POWER!:


    The guy working on my 2002tii touring went to the south one to get some stuff for my car. He found an '02 with a quick ratio steering box. Paid $40 for the box, put it on Ebay and sold the damn thing for $1200!

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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/30/09

    @harrypr: I just missed a 4.11LSD for an E30 at the north pull-a-part, they go for $400+ on ebay, it would have been $60. I was there with a friend to help him get some parts for his T-bird. I came back to the little 325 and another guy was crawling under it for the diff. I got a 3.25 LSD for my 325 out of a E28 at the south yard for $60, they go for $300-400 on ebay.


    I've considered a plan if I ever find myself really desperate for cash or unemployed (basically the same thing), you could get a decent cash flow pulling parts and selling them on ebay. I always check for oddball stuff when I go and grab whatever parts are easily removable and small enough to ship (old M-B steering wheels, etc.)

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    Shame about the Sebring visible in pictures 8 and 9 not getting crushed. It was so close.
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    Image of GreenN_Gold GreenN_Gold
    06/30/09

    @FromaBuick6: Ah, you beat me.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/30/09

    @GreenN_Gold: And me. Maybe we could throw some concrete at it instead.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    06/30/09

    In reply to Atlanta Parking Garage Collapse Carnage Mega-Gallery
    It's good to know nobody was injured. Also t looks like all the cars involved are pretty common, late models, no big loss either, assuming everybody is insured...

    I wonder how long it will take to get all the cars out of there, including the undamaged ones that are (apparently) stranded above and beyond the collapsed section.
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    Image of Mr.HandsomePrettyFace Mr.HandsomePrettyFace
    06/30/09

    @Dwegmull, preview free since March 2009.: do insurance companies cover this type of thing??? i don't recall 'crushed' in my policy
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    06/30/09

    @Mr.HandsomePrettyFace: Now that you mention it, maybe I should have a look at my policy... Especially if you consider the fact that I live in a state that is on shaky grounds, both financially and literally.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    06/30/09

    @Dwegmull, preview free since March 2009.: Considering the neighborhood that this is in, if your car is undamaged, the chances of anything valuable being left aren't too good either.


    If your car is a pancake I imagine it would be a fairly easy insurance claim. But what would happen if your car was just stranded? You could be without it for weeks.

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