You wont belive just what happened. I ran down to the local quick stop conv./gas store to pick up a pack of cancer sticks. as I was leaving I had to drive over the 3' x 3' valve covers for the gas tanks that are mounted in the drive way of the parking lot. One poped up and hit the under carriage of my suburban. These covers are made of 3/8" thick diamond plate and are square not the little round ones and set in a resest mounting flange flush with the asphalt. Anyway it took out all of my coolant lines, and transmission to radiator hydrolic line, but that is not the worst of it, The corner of the plate punched a hole through the main frame member and bent and stress fractured the wishbone structure of the right front suspension. Al this at just 3-5 mph. Insurance adjuster is on his way over, but from previous experance with damaged frames, my guess is that they will total the vehicel. from the out side it looks perfect but look at the under carriage and the front right frame members are a mess. I was just 12 months from having the thing paid off
Moral of the story here boys and girls is don't ever start smoking. the things will do more than just kill you
