Yea so i got into a terrible accident with my baby......5-car accident.....i was the last car didnt even see it coming was looking down and smashed a stopped mercedes ML doin 30-40 full impact......i think its safe so say she's totalled

 

You OK? Major bummer about the car. I'd say she's totalled.

 

wow thats a depressing picture to look at...such a beutiful car fucked up like that

at least your safe

 

sorry for your loss....did the airbag mess you up at all?? I write estimates for a body shop and I'd say it's definitely totalled...good fixer for someone with the skills though....what's your next car going to be??

 

Ouch! I'm glad you're alright. I think you should buy it from the ins if they total it and part it out. I'd be interested in the fog lights if they're still good.

 

Hope you are doing okay while recovering from this accident.

 

Pour a lil for my homies.......that have gone before me.

Man, at least we can all feel safe to know that we can walk away from an accident like that!!! Hope you are alright. You didn't get sighted for rearending someone, that would suck. I second the opinion of parting out the car. I would be interested in the rims. You can sell rearend body parts and the the whole interior except for the air bags, of course. Take care and, again, glad you are ok.

2005 TL for you?

 

damn... as i told you before as long as you're alright...
did you're glove compartment box rip out along the way? or someone did that...
crazy... my cousin fucked up his car the same night u IMd me.

 

best luck man...glad ur safe

so what are you going to get now?

 

I feel your pain.. I know it sucks to start all over...good luck.. The most important thing is that are ok!

 

Man that sucks. Glad you are ok.

 

geez, thats a vicious hit. very glad that your ok tho. if you do decide to part it, i may be interested in the whole interior

 

yea im ok...i walked away with a couple cuts on my hand, an bruised nose and upper lip and thats it, it did not get sighted for rear ending someone, it ended up being a no-fault accident, it was a five car pile up. It's just sitting up at my dads shop waiting for the inspector to come total it. I'm not really sure what im gonna get next as i wasnt planning on totaling my car or getting rid of it anytime soon. And as one of you mentioned it is a good thing to know the car held up well in a bad accident. I basically hit another stopped car at 40, yes the glove compartment blew out as a result of the heating and air conditioning components being pushed into and almost through the firewall. Everything in the engine compartment was pushed back an up....majoe damage to the subframe and frame rails so theres no doubt in my mind shes gonna total

 

go cop a g35coupe...
your HID's survive the wreck by chance?

 

not the headlight bulbs the right headlight is completly gone....i think the fog light kit might have survived somehow....the wires are still connected and somehow i dont believe the bulbs shattered just gotta check to see if they light up next time i go back up to the shop

 

so basically you hit a car from behind at about 40mph and its a no-fault accident? somethings doesnt sound right.

either way, glad you are ok. good luck with everything else.

 

bummer about the car.
the damage actually doesnt look that bad for the claimed speed.

 

it was a 5 car pile up and i was the last car involved

 

thats true but pictures can be decieving its hard to see but all the cooling and heating systems in the right side of the engine bay actaully began to push through the firewall and blew the glove compartment out....the engine was pushed back and up completly bending the subframe and causing extensive damage to the frame rails, the suspension was not only also shifted back almost into the compartment but the right side torqued and bent completely radiator and such were completely blown out....the list goes on and on, alot that you cant see in the pics

 

wow.. wow. r.i.p. indeed

still in utter shock to see a TL take that much damage. tl's are pretty damn strong so, i dont know about others, that damage looks pretty devastating for going at just 30-40. any other car, the engine wouldve come into the freakin front seats. a damage like that, good thing it with held a hit, especially running into a benz ML rear bumper..

 

Hey. Glad to see that you made it out alright. I hope there's no long-term damage(to your body I mean) as a result of the accident. Good luck with the insurance company too, I hope they give you enough.

 

wow, that sucks man. glad you're ok.
btw... if your ww side skirts aren't damaged and your willing to sell them, id be interested

 

yes but ive also been repairing cars for along time and have spent alot of years in auto body classes (for my own personal education, not for work) and i know what im looking at.
like i said not bad damage for the speed
there is no deformation in the roof,A pillars, and the doors gaps are all the same, and open. the impact was isolated to just the front members (meaning the car held up very well and the damage ist as severe as it could have been) remove teh hood (which did what it was supposed to do perfectly) and the damage wouldnt look as bad.

 

yes your right it pretty much was isolated to the front end....doors were slightly damaged though, hard to open and loud creaking noise when you try to open them.....however i also have a vast knowledge of repairing cars my dad owns 2 of his own body shops and i have been them since i was little if you could come look at the wreck up close and in person you'd see the extenxt of the damage if i was to take the hood off you only see 3/4 of the engine since the other 1/4 is pretty much trugh the firewall....try to find the right front headlight it wasnt removed or anything it was just smashed so hard it was completly flattened and is like platered to the front end.....same thing with the radiator and such...they are as thin as a piece of paper.... i think i pretty much did as much damge to the frotn end as possible...but then aagain alot more damgae coulda been done to me

 

it looks like the doors are only damaged due to the fenders. if you had impacted lower down, where the bumper is, i dont think you would have had the extensive engine movement that you did.
(just dont get me wrong its a bad accident, im just saying for the speed it wasnt bad. the TL held up good)

 

take that body kit off and sell it ?

 

Holy shit.... That scares the shit outta me. I'm glad your ok, but I'm really sorry to hear about your car. I'd say just get another TL. They're the best. The only other car I'd own is a 2001 BMW 740i Sport.... but they are still a bit pricey. Keep us posted!

 

yea it did take the hit a little higher then the bumper......yea regardless it did hold up strong.....i came out with no injuries beside scrapes and bruises

 

you gotta be shook up...
before the TL i got in an accident with my maxima, rear ended the guy straight on (he was stopped at the light and iw asnt looking)... was no where as bad as yours but damn, it was crazy...

i see your air bags popped as well, i want to know if it was me or the airbags.. after you hit the car, did everything turn WHITE and you couldnt hear anything.


also, iw as wondering what are you going to dowith the car? would it be possible to trade Type S rims

 

dam, sorry to hear about that, hope your allright

 

sorri to hear bout ur car man.. looks devastating

 

sorry to see that buddy

now you can part out the spoiler and body kit

 

dam man, arent u the one i saw at fed ex? sorry to hear it bro, good luck with everything and good to hear your ok .... IF you part out let me know about the tails that i saw hehe

 

yeaaa i was that one you saw at fedex.....dunno know what im gonna do yet, the insurance inspector is coming tomorrow so hopefully tomorrow night i'll know what im looking at....im still not sure what kind of car comes next i wasnt really planning on getting rid of my TL for another year or two....i might try to scoop up another just for the satisfaction on finisihing it......what else you guys think i should take a look at

 

Sorry to hear about your accident. If your looking to get into another car try looking at the 2005 audi A4 quattro is sweet, or go with the 2005 tsx.

 

aight so im just waiting for my insurance check to come now.....can anyone set me off on some good leads for another 2002-2003 TL-S.....i loved my car so i decided to just get another one so i can have the satisfaction of getting to finish her up right....any help would be greatly appreciated

 

i tried looking up ebay for you.. distance closest to NY...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=5333

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...&category=5333


not much close to NYC..


are you keeping stuff from your old car? what will happen to the wheels?

 

i couldnt keep anything from my old car once the insurance inspector took pictures nothin could come off or else theyd just subtract it from what they were gonna give me for the car...so now i guess the hunt begins prolly gonna take a little while to find a new one but whatever....im thinking bout going with wdp but def want the kit and i think navi this time around .....we'll see how it goes

 

nice to see you made it out ok, doesn't look totalled, you can probably buff it out lol... jm.

 

Dude will you sell me your sideskirts and rear bumper lip?