astudios

well, it happened to me. i was sitting at a red light minding my own business early in the morning, on my way to breakfast.. and i heard this squeal of tires and see this pickup coming for me at like 60mph (heading toward the driver side of the car). it was all too fast or else i should've had the sense to put it in reverse and back up (given no one was behind me too). anyway, he smashed the front of my brand new 2004 tl (5,000 miles on it) and then proceeded into the telephone pole.

thankfully both of us were okay. he didn't have his seatbelt on. i did (of course because the TL "forces" you to wear it.. boy, was i glad about that). it's in the acura body shop now being repaired. hopefully it will be back to the way it was.

if he had hit me a few feet over on the driver's door, i know i wouldn't have been able to walk away from the wreck. it looks bad, and it feels bad that it's wrecked, but i'm still very thankful that it wasn't a lot worse. beware of bad drivers! they're everywhere!

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hypertech

Wow. Glad you are OK, and I hope you get a fair insurance settlement. I'd go over the car with a fine tooth comb after the shop finishes. I don't know how they could get the hood and the rest of everything else put back together RIGHT after an impact like that.

neuronbob

That hurts to view this travesty. The truck definitely took the worst of it. Was the driver drunk?

PenguinQX

iTrader: (1)

So once again, it is proven that seatbelts are worthless.




J/k... it's amazing he didn't get hurt. Glad to hear you're both ok.

apwalsh

Glad you're not injured

3PUTT

i think most of the truck's damage was from the pole...


glad to hear that you are ok...

TL42

Sorry about the damage to the car.... but luckily you are still here to be able to talk about this terrible accident.

Good luck with the car...

TL42

dnice

Glad you walked away unharmed.

astudios

well, that's what they SAID they'd be able to do. whether or not they can actually is yet to be determined. i sure hope they can of course.

astudios

well, actually i was the one who walked away unhurt. he was carried away in a stretcher. still conscious and talking well enough but his head was pretty bloodied. i'm sure the airbag in his truck helped a bit too. still, even as he was clearly at fault, it made it look even worse (in the report) that he wasn't wearing his seatbelt. and i'm one to talk, because i used to hate wearing the seatbelt (always just "got in the way"), but now i think i've changed my tune a bit.

gochan

ouch, glad to hear you are ok, you are looking at about 15k in damages at least, his truck is totalled. and your car will be out of comission for a long time. gl with everything.

2K2SilverTL-S

Thank God the TL is a very safe car amongst the other good qualities about it. Good luck with everything.

EmuMessenger

Ouch, he looks much worse than you. Sorry about the accident.

Glad you are OK.

J RIDE 81

It brings a tier to my eye to see a car in that shape. Sorry to hear about this. Glad everything is ok!

dashotgun

sell it when fixed and ask about diminished value as the resale on it is going to be lower( standard question has it ever been in a major accident?)

Teh Jatt

glad to see that ur ok.

good luck

iamhomin

This happens way too frequently.

At least no one was hurt, and hope all goes well.

w1n78

sorry to hear about your accident. glad you're ok. my TL was hit too, 6 weeks old, and was parked - so i know how it feels :'(

to make you feel better, i'll give you rep points

good luck and see if turkey day may forget your woes for a couple of hours

SouthernBoy

I'm sorry to hear of your mishap. What part of South Carolina are you in?

matelot

OMG sorry to hear that.

WTF is with these people ?????

So what's asshole's story ?

Repecat

OUCH! Glad you weren't injured, and too bad about the TL Inanimate things can be fixed, however. It's a good reminder to all of us about wearing the restraining belts. I learned my lesson a long time ago. Points to you for your post.

TLVR

Good to hear that you were not hurt. Looks like your TL took the hit well, giving credance about their 5 star impact rating. Since the TL took a big hit, even if it is not a direct head on, make sure that the suspension and frame gets thoroughly inspected AFTER the repairs are done . Sometimes insurance companies consider a car a total loss if the frame gets bend. Good luck to you. Regards

spidey07

I'll echo glad you weren't hurt.

But it does look like the TL took it pretty well.

EluSiOn

Southernboy,

Good eyes! I was looking for clue where astudios mentioned that he live in SC. After 10 mins scrolling up and down reading each post, then it hit me, I didn't notice the wreck truck's front license plate until now.

Its been rainny for the past couple days in SC and ppl who live in SC does not know how to drive when it rains!

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astudios,

I feel your pain and I am glad you are ok. I was in the same shoe like you but probably worst, the guy who rear end me does not have insurance and he ran away on foot. I really want to the bastard.

SouthernBoy

I love South Carolina. And being a native Virginian, I'm quite fond of my state, too. But I really like SC.

dsc888

astudios,

I can't agree with everyone else here enough when they all say you were very lucky. Time and time again, the TL has proven to be a remarkably safe car. I am so sorry to see you had to prove it but at least you are fine. It pains me to see a WDP damaged like that but it's better the car than you. Hope you get your car back real soon.

dsc888

EluSiOn

dsc888 come on! Do you think those unlucky ones who went to meet have a chance come here are report the unfortunate incident?

dsc888

EluSiOn,

You got a point! Let's hope all fellow TLs meet the Great One at a later time. This car is too much fun. Funny stuff though.

dsc888

astudios

well, i don't know if i'll sell it right away. i really do like the car. and if they fix it well and good enough, i'd probably still be really happy with it. i'll try not to let the fact that the car was in a wreck bother me too much. however, i do intend to followup with the insurance company on "diminished value." i think i have a good argument for this because of the fact that it's a "luxury" vehicle and it only had 5,000 miles on it. we'll see what they say... but i'll need to get my car back and repaired first and that'll be at least 2 or 3 weeks. one step at a time... thank you.

astudios

i'm in the upstate area. bad-drivers-a-plenty region.

astudios

yes. it was actually raining the previous day and as a result that particular morning the roads were a bit wet. .. but he was definitely driving way too fast even without the wet roads. oh well.. what's done is done.

TLSeven

Sorry to see your car like that.. but better the car than you.
glad you were not hurt!

JetJock

You can always replace a car, but your life is way more important than your car. Glad you were not hurt. Hope you can get the car fixed properly. If it's not perfect..and it should be with only 5000 miles, maybe you can contact your insurance company and have the vehicle replaced. It wasn't your fault, and you shouldn't be expected to accept a less than perfect vechicle after the repair. Good luck..and I'm sorry it happened. I feel your pain!

Type S Lady

That really sucks! Glad you are o.k.

matelot

oh, I see now...sure looks like some redneck ride,...that truck, bet he was tipsy too

narnia

Glad you're ok. It really hurts to see a TL like that. :'(

It doesn't look like any airbags were deployed - were they?

dodoman

I would think that the frame (structure) of the car would be affected with a hit like this - just make sure that the car should not be a total write-off and the insurance company is not being truthful....could that happen?

Road Rage

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose."

Sorry about your wreck, but you are safe and that is what counts - you walk with the Lord, so your cup will be full always.

VeeralS05

That sucks really bad!

Acuraluvr

iTrader: (2)

omg, im sorry for ur loss!!! being in de, the law is that u hav 2 wear seatbelts. Dont no bout there..... so i dont no how bad the other driver has it..... gosh but it looks lik the tl is still able to drive considering that it was parked perfectly in a parking space.....