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05-21-2013, 03:25 PM
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Drive safe friends
Title says it all. I was driving too fast, like an idiot and paid the price. I was going about 55 on a back road and came upon a very sharp curve. problem was i was looking down changing a cd, when I looked up i was maybe 15 feet from the curve. Way too late to make the turn at the speed i was going.
My TL saved my life, big time considering my only injuries were a stiff neck and bruised/scraped shins. I went airborn off the curb and through a decent sized tree. Heres the outcome.
I really miss it, it was such a fantastic car, I had just bought the XLR8 Quads and was planning on so many more mods this summer but hey... Im still walking and I have a new outlook on my driving habits so, I look on the bright side. I replaced it with a 2013 Toyota Camry SE for now, maybe ill go with a Scion FRS in a year or two but right now, i'll just thank my lucky stars.
Drive safe, dont take your eyes off the road, this shit can happen in a split second.
My TL saved my life, big time considering my only injuries were a stiff neck and bruised/scraped shins. I went airborn off the curb and through a decent sized tree. Heres the outcome.
I really miss it, it was such a fantastic car, I had just bought the XLR8 Quads and was planning on so many more mods this summer but hey... Im still walking and I have a new outlook on my driving habits so, I look on the bright side. I replaced it with a 2013 Toyota Camry SE for now, maybe ill go with a Scion FRS in a year or two but right now, i'll just thank my lucky stars.
Drive safe, dont take your eyes off the road, this shit can happen in a split second.
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05-21-2013, 03:28 PM
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i'm really glad you were able to walk away from this.
one question tho, whats a "cd"?
one question tho, whats a "cd"?
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Thanks though, there were people that witnessed the accident and they were shocked to see the door actually open and me step out
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Hell yeah they do lol, I didn't actually come in contact with them though because the tree ended up absorbing enough of the impact that i didnt lurch too far forward. This car definitely would have benefited from knee airbags though, as my shins were kinda messed up. I guess im just lucky i didnt hit the telephone pole that was 5 feet to my right, or the tree that was as wide as my car on the left or the propane tank that was in someones yard about 15 feet from where my car stopped eh? lol
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omg Glad you're okay, thank God for that 5 star crash rating!
Enjoy the new car and I hope problems with your injuries don't worsen
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05-21-2013, 04:07 PM
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Glad your ok man and I have respect for someone who mans up and straight up says he fucked up. It was an accident glad to see your ok and no one else was involved.
The Type S gets more rare by the day :-(
The Type S gets more rare by the day :-(
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05-21-2013, 04:13 PM
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Dude, so glad you're OK. Sorry to see your Type S....especially that color.
05-21-2013, 04:13 PM
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So, seeing as my Camry is a lease im looking at this as an extended period to research and save up for my next dream vehicle. Truthfully I was NOT ready to give up the TLS and the only gripe I had with it was it wasn't a 6 speed. I'm gonna miss that aggressive XLR8 exhaust note, sharp edges, the Moroccan red.... fuck maybe I should just get another TL? haha
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A lot of people go back to the TL, nothing wrong with doing so.
Honestly, I don't see any other vehicle (in my means) that catches my eye like the TL does. Should anything happen to my TL, I'd search for another.
Honestly, I don't see any other vehicle (in my means) that catches my eye like the TL does. Should anything happen to my TL, I'd search for another.
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05-21-2013, 04:21 PM
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Well, a 2010 SH-AWD with a 6 speed catches my eye, maybe when my lease is up those will be in my affordable range!
05-21-2013, 04:33 PM
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Wow thats some serious damage. Glad your ok and no serious injuries. Was that your second TL?
05-21-2013, 05:07 PM
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05-21-2013, 05:56 PM
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glad you're ok. Good thing you didnt hit the telephone pole, insurance doesnt cover that and it's freakin expensive.
lol who cares about trees.
edit: nvm i guess it is in some areas. My mother who worked for SCE said it wasnt lol.
lol who cares about trees.
edit: nvm i guess it is in some areas. My mother who worked for SCE said it wasnt lol.
05-21-2013, 06:24 PM
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Back CT roads 
fun roads but not safety. 2 friends totalled their car in CT
Glad you are ok..
New TLX is coming up in September as dealer told me. Or might be delayed till Spring.
Trade the Camry with it
Hey I use CDs...well DVD
No aux can gimme 5.1
fun roads but not safety. 2 friends totalled their car in CTGlad you are ok..
New TLX is coming up in September as dealer told me. Or might be delayed till Spring.
Trade the Camry with it
Hey I use CDs...well DVD
No aux can gimme 5.1
05-21-2013, 07:36 PM
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I drove the current ilx. it was a huge letdown, the camry automatic was ten times the car the manual ILX was, not even kidding. I would have to have a TL or higher it seems. The ilx was slow as hell and very cramped inside vs the Camry or the Altima
05-21-2013, 07:49 PM
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Yeah that's what I thought about after sitting inside it too.
Trade in with TLX I am saying.. when it comes out
Trade in with TLX I am saying.. when it comes out
05-21-2013, 07:51 PM
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ouch, glad you are ok OP, do you have any pic close up of the wheel? we have the same car lol. I am also from CT.
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