Well,

On the way to work this morning some guy in a F-150 traveling southbound took a left right in front of me as I was going northbound. Needless to say, I t-boned him on his passengers side going about 40mph.

My back/neck is hurting but nothing broke. The Max on the other hand is totaled for sure. Seat belts and the airbags saved me.

I will be getting some pics of the Max sometime today. I didnt have the opportunity this morning since I went from my seat to the ambulance.



Before anyone asks, not sure if I will part it out.

Pictures now attached.

 

****, sorry to hear that.

You are OK though, that's the most important.

 

Probably some sorry mother ****er who never should have been behind the wheel of a moving vehicle. Good to hear you're ok VQ.

 

Wow, that's awful. Thankfully you're okay, for everything else, there's insurance.

 

lol @ partout comment, but glad you are ok. i'm sure it could have been worse

 

Ouch, sorry to hear that. Glad to see you're somewhat ok. Get rest. The Max can wait.

 

well atleast ur ok bro , car can be replace a life cant

 

Glad your ok. Seriously go get ur neck&back checked out, dont take a risk and assume you are fine.


Now that i got that out of the way....dibs on the wheels

 

I got like 2 dozen x-rays and nothing broke. Just really pissed off now because I had just polished the headlamps and installed new horns....bah!

Thanks for the well wishes. Pictures to come.....

 

i hate when you do something fresh to the car/plan to the next day and soemthing drastic happens....i know your frustration.

 

40mph... wow. Glad you are ok...

 

sucks, sorry to hear man

 

My sympathies, VQPOWER. I really liked your merlot max.

This brings to the forefront fears I like to repress, which is having a car worth far less than the sum total of the mods installed. Even more so, having a car worth infinitesimally less than its personal worth in time and effort.

It's a risky game. Again... my sympathies.

 

damn, sorry to hear this. glad your here typing this though.

 

This doesn't help at all, but I have seen a cop pull someone over for doing what the truck did. Exact same thing happened to me, only I was doing 50 and it was 3AM. This SUV decides he has enough time to quickly execute a left-hand turn as I'm coming up. I left off the gas as soon as I realized what he was doing. An unmarked Crown Vic had been cruising in the lane next to the turn lane and decided he didn't like how fast the SUV took that turn, or how close I was to it?, so he flips on his lights and siren and jerks it left, too! I had to slam on my brakes so I wouldn't T-bone the dumb cop. But, hey, maybe that SUV guy got a ticket and won't do something like that again and cause an accident. =/

If bones break in an accident like that, it's almost easier to fix than dealing with ambiguous whiplash. Take it easy and check into therapy. Best of luck to you in these sad times, VQ.

 

Sorry to hear about the loss, man. Glad you're safe, though.

I know how frustrating it can be when careless drivers are completely oblivious to other things going on around them, and you take the heat as a result. Half of Nashville drives like that.

I'm a strong advocate of the U.S. stepping up on training requirements to operate a motor vehicle...

 

Just heard on the radio yesterday about "baby boomers" hitting geriatric ages and fact more and more there are elderly who have impaired vision, responses, and perceptual capabilities who are no longer adequate in operating a motor vehicle who are on the road.

I had an old man run a stop sign on me in my '89 Max turbo several years ago. He hit me and I had to run him down (I followed him and flagged him to pull over! LOL!!) I asked if he saw me - "No." I asked what was he looking at then... - "The sun." The sun was directly behind him btw....so he was looking at the sun, behind him, when running a stop sign.

Please God let the laws change so that the inept are kept off the roads!

 

Photos added to first post.

 

Man, that's heartbreaking...

...and those wheels are still beautiful.

 

VQ, hope the other driver's insurance and/or your insurance isn't screwing you over for this on top of it all.

That's quite a hit for a Maxima to take, based on the pictures. Glad you're okay.

 

Man I'm sorry to see that. glad you're not top hurt. Let me know if you need to know the place for where I got my physical therapy done

 

same

 

Glad you are OK, that is most important. Don't settle for the first offer from the insurance company, a car like yours should be well above book value. You may even want to spring for an independent appraisal.

 

and psychological tests

 

all that matters is that your ok man. need anything let us know!

 

sucks man, like all said health is more important than the car..and she looked hella clean too...

 

Hope you have receipts for all of your mods. My friend of mine wrecked his car, and when he told his insurance company he had mods to the car, they told him they would only pay if he had receipts to prove it. He had saved everything, so he brought in a shoebox full of receipts. The insurance company figured out how much the car was worth stock (KBB, ads on the Internet / in the paper, etc.), then added most of his mod costs on top of it. He made out pretty good. Granted, this was a few years ago. Insurance company was State Farm.

Bottom line, don't take their first offer. The insurance company WILL lowball you. Do your own research and come up with a number you think the car is worth. Then, negotiate hard. Treat it like they were going to buy your car, and don't budge from what you feel it is worth.

Also, glad you're okay. That looks like it was quite a hit, I hope I never have to do that.

Keith

 

We'll see how the insurance game goes. I'm gonna have to locate all the receipts for my mods, which I should have.

The sound of the impact is the worst thing. The impact knocked the wind out of me and when I was able to get a breath, I ended up sucking in a **** load of air bag dust which made me just about pass out.

It really upsets me that I didn't even get to take a sip of my pumpkin spice cappuccino from 7-11. **** ended up going all over my car and my leg.

 

Pain and suffering money say you can't ever drink a cappuccino again because of the trama

 

haha yeah what he said


but glad ur ok man

that is a disturbing sight tho to be honest..

and if you part it out dibs on the radio setup and rear shocks

 

man that sucks, something like that happened to mine today too. there are just too many idiot drivers out there, well glad you're ok is all it matters

 

funny you should say that, 2 days ago a lady hit the gas instead of the brake at my work and peeled out and blew a hole in the building i saw the whole thing

anywho glad youre okay OP

 

thanks God your OK man...

 

Wow...sorry to hear but glad you are OK. I cried when I saw your pics.

 

OMG! my sentra looked almost like that. only the hood and bumper was damaged. got totaled out and got me a Maxi Pad. if you do part out, windshield is needed.

 

That sucks... Hope you get better.. Keep us posted.

 

Glad to here you're alive. Looking at your max definitely makes me want to cry. Any bumps or bruises? Take care of your neck/back!

 

Sorry about that buddy. A damn nice Max that deserved life. I'm glad you're doin alright but I hope you stay within the maxima crowd.

 

Sorry bro, good thing you are okay. I never want to see a maxima in so much pain =(

 

I love those wheels......sorry to see such a clean car destroyed.