hmmm. a little shook up. and a little tired but here i go. i was driving down a main street in tacoma going over an overpass and the 16YR old kid desided he wanted to turn in front of me. well that was a bad idea. i did my best to turn out of the way and sheered the front of his Dodge Neon right off and spun his car around. and i ended up on an edge of a very steep hill. another few feet and i would have rolled my baby right off the edge.

i gave there car a nice bloody nose

did have to get it towed notice in the 3rd picture how off the alignment is. i drove about 2 blocks because it looked like it would drive fine. but it squeeled the whole 2 blocks. ended up getting it towed and will go to the repair shop in the morning and get it all figured out. well i have to get up in a few hours to go to the shop so bed time. ill report more tomorrow.

 

glad to see that you're ok. poor tl though. this just reinforces my belief that neon drivers are idiots.

 

Ouch that sucks. Did the cops cite the kid? Hope things work out for you.

 

Bummer hope everything works out in your favor...

 

dang...when you said u gave that neon a bloody nose...YOU WEREN'T KIDDING!!! but yea man...young tacoma drivers...that's why i keep my ass in seattle...not that it's any safer here....lol

glad you are ok bro

 

Damn bro, hope everything gets solved and good luck on repairing it. Take it easy

 

Good thing you took pictures of the accident, I hope all parties are ok, metal can be fixed you know. Good luck with the repairs.

 

I'm sorry to hear about what happened, but at least you're okay.

 

That's why jersey has so many provisions for teenage drivers, sucks about the accident

 

Damn man, two TL accidents in one week! First mine, now yours...I'm really sorry man. Did you suffer any injuries? I hope not, but if you did, I hope you get $$$$$ for it! I hope everything works out for you! Did the police find the neon driver at fault, or are they still investigating? Did the neon driver even say "I'm sorry"? Sorry for all the questions, but I know how emotionally draining it can be to see your car in its current image. Anyways, I'm glad that you are OK, and hopefully you'll be back on the road in your TL ASAP!

 

yes he was cited. so im good. no injuries. im not even sore.

 

the kid looked about 12. if he has had his liscence for less than 6 monthes then he will lose it till he is 18. there were 4 passengers in the car. thats a no no for your first 6 months here in washington.

 

you tore him up.the good thing is your alright.

 

Glad you are ok, the TL can be repaired. They have the basic same law here in CO about young drivers. They cannot have anyone with them if they are under 18 I believe unless it's a sibling. Something like that.

 

i feel bad for you man, i couldnt imagine how it would be if i got in an accident like that, that's why i drive like an old lady.

 

ya im alittle bothered by it considering that they gave me a 06 toyota corrolla for a rental car because gieko will only give 25 dollars a day for a rental. and even the corrolla is 27.50 a day. i think that they should have to give you the closest comparable vehicle. im going to complain on monday. see if i can get them to allow a nicer rental because if im in this toyota for a month im going to go crazy. it has no guts yet alone balls. am i out of place for wanting a comparable vehicle???

 

Bummer. Hpefully it will be a speedy fix!

 

it should be its a very reputable place. they do alot of the honda of tacoma and acura of lynnwood stuff. so i trust them. and geiko is a good company. im still waiting to see if it is totaled. there is some frame damage. and my CAI is smashed. so hopefully they fix that too.

 

if geico is the company you'll most likely have your car back in less than a week

 

That sucks...At least you're ok. Well, the TL is a pretty reliable car since it did that much of a damage to a neon compare to yours...lol I really think the TL is one of the safest car out there.. Good luck with everything..

 

well it really was in how i hit the car. i kinda slid accross the front end of it cutting everything off.

 

its doubtful that it will be under a week there is some frame damage. i dont know if its my alignment or something else but there is something really really wrong with my front right wheel.

 

The damage done there isnt that bad. The suspension comp are bent a lil thats why the wheel looks like it does. Shouldnt take that long to repair if its a good shop

 

here are a few more pictures i got yesterday. the first one you can see what happened to my CAI. that upset me. i do have one good thing to say that is that my headlight still worked it was pointing at the ground but it still works my mom took the pictures so that is why there not very good. she likes to zoom in as much as possible and leaves out the details. but i was busy on the phone with geiko.

 

wow i just noticed ho the paint in the pictures looks like it goes from blue to green. im sure its just the shrubs behind the car. but it still looks cool

 

Why do all the pics have a blue tint to them?

 

my parents camera they prob have one of the color settings off. my camera is dead and theirs was charged and sitting on there kitchen counter.

 

well i got the estimate.
its going to cost 6303.50 to fix it.
it should be fixed on the 18th of september.

 

That sucks, it's a while to wait...

 

ya but its going to get fixed. that means i dont have to look for a new car. because i wont find another TL with that low of miles.

 

Did you notice everything in the whole damn picture is blue, except for the shrubs?! What's up with that camera, man!

 

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add $2,300 to that for the suspension damage they just found. still sometime near the end of september. grrr i just want to get out of this toyota corolla and back in my TL.

 

Maybe now you can change teh trim on your car to gold to match the emblem on rims
They look gold in the last two pics.

 

the emblems on the rims are gold. its not the pics. i hate it. im looking for some chrome ones. but there kinda hard to find. (i really havent looked to hard though)

 

GOOD NEWS i just found out that i may have my car back tommorrow afternoon.(Friday) im excited. after nearly a month of driving the worst car i have ever driven (06' corolla ). i will have my car back. and next week ill have my subs (2-12" Pioneer IMPP,1600W Volfenhag Amp. and my XSP headers installed . $10,000. is what it cost there insurance to fix my car. but its back. almost. they are doing the rear cross members, the steering assembly and alignment tommorrow and then they are washing waxing and detailing my car then it is all mine.

 

10 000 its a lot ! it cost about 8000$ to my av6 98 tu change 2 fenders, cut the top and put a new one , new hood, bumper, 1miror, redone 2 rims, 2 new windows, 1 door... repaint it all around.. etc.. but i had a kia sephia for like 1 month ! ..

 

there was quite a bit of damage that isnt visible. suspension. steering. frame. ect ect

 

any pics of the car being good as new? how did they do the body work? are you satisfied because the last time they fixed our front bumper they didnt do a very a good job and now paint is peeling off... ill try to post pics of that.. =)

 

i know there a good shop and im being very anal about all the work they are doing. i havent seen the car since it was torn down but im hoping it will all be done today. it is a very good shop they do all the work for acura of lynnwood. so they have experience with acuras. im so far very happy with there service they have worked well with me on everything.