Well, I got T-Boned yesterday : (
04-05-2012, 03:27 PM
#1
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Well, I got T-Boned yesterday : (
Yep, it finally happened to me. A Grandma started off from the stop sign on the right as I was passing and didn't see me. She hit (T-Boned) the lower rear passenger door and lower front quarter panel, and my right rear wheel going about 5 or 6 miles per hour. This was yesterday at 2:20pm eastern time, Novi, Michigan.
We did a 180 and jumped the passenger side curb. No air bags, not real high impact, but still violent considering the spin and jumping the curb. I thought the car was destroyed from the sound of it.
Actually, the damage as far as we know so far was to the door, quarter panel, wheel had a chunk missing and the tire was flat and ripped. Other wise the car tracked fine pulling over to the curb and rolling off the tow truck back to park.
She was fine, no air bag, front end torn to radiator, and totally at fault according to the police report.
Oh, and as secondary importance, my wife and I are fine and totally un harmed, as well. We'll see how the frame and chassis did, but initially seem fine, as well as the rear axel I hope. Could have been a lot worse.
As I was spinning, I thought, "great, my beautiful car is being destroyed, what am I gong to say to all the guys up at Ladd body shop. I wasn't even pissed because when i got out and raced around the car, it wasn't nearly as bad as i thought. We'll see though.
My wife and I were actually swearing and saying "this is going to really hurt" as we were spinning. I'm a bit more of a Vulcan than I thought, as I kept my cool the whole time, and just got to work on making all the calls. Now, the wait.............Erik
We did a 180 and jumped the passenger side curb. No air bags, not real high impact, but still violent considering the spin and jumping the curb. I thought the car was destroyed from the sound of it.
Actually, the damage as far as we know so far was to the door, quarter panel, wheel had a chunk missing and the tire was flat and ripped. Other wise the car tracked fine pulling over to the curb and rolling off the tow truck back to park.
She was fine, no air bag, front end torn to radiator, and totally at fault according to the police report.
Oh, and as secondary importance, my wife and I are fine and totally un harmed, as well. We'll see how the frame and chassis did, but initially seem fine, as well as the rear axel I hope. Could have been a lot worse.
As I was spinning, I thought, "great, my beautiful car is being destroyed, what am I gong to say to all the guys up at Ladd body shop. I wasn't even pissed because when i got out and raced around the car, it wasn't nearly as bad as i thought. We'll see though.
My wife and I were actually swearing and saying "this is going to really hurt" as we were spinning. I'm a bit more of a Vulcan than I thought, as I kept my cool the whole time, and just got to work on making all the calls. Now, the wait.............Erik
04-05-2012, 06:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Colorado
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Erik, sorry that this happened to you and your wife. I hope the car comes out okay.
Did you wife beat the $#!t out of grandma? Just kidding. Heck, she probably thought she was sitting in her rocker at home watching the Stig drive a car on Top Gear.
Did you wife beat the $#!t out of grandma? Just kidding. Heck, she probably thought she was sitting in her rocker at home watching the Stig drive a car on Top Gear.
04-05-2012, 07:57 PM
#9
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: FL
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Yeah it's really odd. about 6 months ago somebody t-boned my bright orange loud as F*** motorcycle. we really need to up the standards to get a license.
