I'll never forget the day I ran my S2000 into those shelves. It was literally just that moment when everything changed. As I looked on, my heart sank and I felt crushed. The damage was evident - the clear bra was scratched, the front bumper had dents and debris scattered all over it, and to top it all off, the fender was punched in.

I had been working with a company called XPEL to put a clear bra on my S2000, but before that, I wanted to make sure that I was ready for the process. The front bumper has always been prone to rock chips and dents, so I decided to get it repainted before putting on the clear bra. I had been doing some research and looking at body shops in the area, trying to find someone who could do a good job of matching paint colors.

I was excited about the prospect of getting my S2000 looking brand new again, but little did I know that fate had other plans. As I was driving home from the gym (yes, I do go there - it's a rock climbing gym and skinny people can excel there!), I decided to park in my garage and take out my car for a spin. I intentionally parked very close to the wall, almost as close as possible, so that I wouldn't have to worry about the Crosstrek hitting my car. But, as I pulled up to the door, something didn't feel right. My heart started racing as I realized that I was going to hit something.

The next thing I knew, I had run into the shelves and damaged my car beyond repair. The front bumper was bent downward, the paint was chipped off, and the fender was punched in. It was a mess. I couldn't believe what had happened. All of this was because I had decided to drive my car without checking if it was safe to do so.

As I stood there, staring at the damage, I felt a mix of emotions - frustration, anger, disappointment, and sadness. But then something shifted inside of me. I realized that I needed to take a step back and approach this situation with gratitude rather than anger. After all, my car was just a material object, and it could be fixed.

I started thinking about the positive aspects of this experience. For one, it had given me an opportunity to learn and grow. It had also taught me the importance of being present in the moment and aware of my surroundings. And, most importantly, it had reminded me that I have a wonderful community of viewers who support me and help me continue to do what I love.

I want to thank all of you for watching this video and for your ongoing support. Your comments, questions, and suggestions mean the world to me, and I'm so grateful to have such an engaged and caring audience. If any of you know of some great shops in the Boise, Idaho area that specialize in repairing cars and matching paint colors, please let me know! I'm always looking for new recommendations.

Despite the setback with my car, I still have plenty of exciting projects on the horizon. I've got a new brake system ready to be installed, which will allow me to take my driving experience to the next level. I've also got a special part being made that will supercharge my S2000 and make it even more powerful. And, of course, I want to get the clear bra put on, the front bumper repainted, and the fender fixed.

It's not going to be easy, but I'm up for the challenge. After all, this is what I love doing - tinkering with cars, trying new things, and sharing my passion with all of you. So, thank you again for watching, and I'll see you in the next video!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHello everyone, and.. welcomeas the title suggests, I literally just ran my S2000into that uh, those shelves right thereum... and so I'm gonna show you what happened on the other side, and its not too terriblebut I want to give some contextas far as whats going on behind the scenesso I've been workingwith this company called XPEL, to put a clear bra on my S2000and before I did thatI wanted to make sure, that I was gonna repaint the front bumperbecause the front bumper has a lot of rock chipsdents and debris have been kinda taken out a bit on the very fronton that front lipso I wanted to get that sanded down, repaintedready to go before putting on the clear bra on the carNow..I just came to an agreement, literally todaywith this company, and we said let's go ahead, let's do thisAnd so, I was like, Great, we going to go move forwardI was looking at body shops to have this front bumper repaintedAaaand I was going to the gymI know it doesn't look like I go there very oftenIt's a rock gym, skinny people can excel thereuhhRock climbing gym I should sayAnd, I thought, you know I haven't driven my S2000 in a good whilegood to get all the fluids circulating, things like thatso I was like, I'll take the S2000, It's a nice sunny dayAnd, I thought to myself before, you know maybe I shouldn'tmaybe I should just get this thing fixedget this you know sponsor video that's gonna come upout of the wayand make sure everything goes smoothlybut no, I had to drive my caraaandi thought to myself, you know, what if something gets messed upand sure enough I am the reason that that happenedI ran into my own garageSo, when I park in here, I intentionally park very close to that wallvery close to those shelvesbecause I want to have enough space between my S2000and my Crosstrekso that I can open the doors and not have them hit each otherso you know a passenger gets in they don't have to worryabout it, they got plenty of space to get inand I can get in my S2000, open the door wide openand crawl inso in trying to avoid damageI damaged my car :(um.. so not thrillingand all of this was because I was planning to have the front bumper repaintedand fix the car, and now I'm going to have the front fender replacedbecause I've damaged itSo first things first, here is the very obvious of where I ran into these shelveson the side here, you can see the yellow painttaken off from my car. This is what i looked at firstand then my heart kinda sank, and I felt crushedand so...Here we can see the actual damage (warning)That occured to the fender..so, punched in thereuh, it does look likethe bumper itself is kinda bent downward a little bitand you can see, of course, you've got the cracking of the paint therethe fender is all punched inum.. and you can seethat it no longer is flush with the bodyso the bumper itself is popped up herewhere as on the other side you know you've gota nice smooth panel gapand you know and very small panel gap thereVS, going back to what I just did...all busted upand crushed in this side right hereso pretty frustratingand very likely that this will need to get replacedI'm hoping that this isn't bent enoughthat we can maybe still use it, but I dont know ifyou know because of how much work will have to go into sanding itit might be cheaper to just end up replacing itand repainting it, all togetherNow I want to talk a brief moment about happinessum, and why I'm not, you know, totally devastatedI was extremely frustrated when I first pulled inand scraped it, and looked at the wall, and saw the paintand thought, oh God, what have I just done?um, it's very frustrating, and I try not to get angry aboutthings like this, but it is extremely frustratingI think the key to happinessand not getting super mad in these scenariosis to be gratefuland to be grateful, is to appreciate what you haveand I have alotI do not need this car, it is purely a toythere is absolutely no need for me to have itI have it because I want to have itit is purely for my own joyAnd so because of that, if it gets damaged, it's just a toyit's not a part of my life that's necessaryand I shouldn't get upset about itand that's the way I try to approach itand so, I'm I'm not, you know honestlythe car can be fixed, the most frustrating part is, I thinkthat that fender has to be replacedand now there no longer is an original fender on thereIt's going to be you know, an OEM replacement of coursebut it won't be the stock fender that came on the vehiclewhich will be dissapointingthen of course, there is a monetary value lostI'm losing money because I damaged my carI have to pay for it to get fixedpart of thatIf you watched the ad before this videoThank you, you are actually helping me pay for thatand if you didn't watch the adThank you regardless, because you're the reason I get to have this YouTube channeland do what I doand I tremendously appreciate thatregardless of if you watch the ads or notso, you know you're the reason why I get to keep doing thisand thank you for watchingI do have plans for this S2000this is just a little, you know, speed bump that I gotta deal withUh, I have brakesthey're in my house, ready to put on itsome new brakes, and I'm going to do some performance testing with thoseUh, I have a special part getting madeUh, which will be shipped across the pacific, which I'm pretty excited aboutUm, and I do want to supercharge this thing eventuallythere are some other things I'm doing in between those projectsclearly, I want to get this clear bra put on and I wanna getUh, the front bumper repainted, and I want to get that fender fixeduh, so yea, it's uh, it's uhroad block that I have to deal with, it's uhan inconvenience, it sucks, it costs moneybut ultimately, this thing is a toythis thing is purely for entertainmentand as a result, you know I have to be grateful of the position that I haveand not angry, you know, that I damaged itbut rather appreciate that I get to do this at allSoo.. Thank you guys for watchingum, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them belowif you know some really good shopsin the Boise, Idaho area which are great for repairingand especially matching paint colors, that's what I'm most concerned aboutfeel free to leave some suggestionsI do have shops I've already been referenced, so I've got an idea of where I'm goingbut if you guys have had personal experianceswith some shops in the Boise, Idaho arealet me know. Thanks for watching!\n"