So, I was involved in a 14 car pile up on Saturday due to black ice (Trooper who responded said it was a no fault weather-related accident). Woman spun out coming into a toll booth, caused a three car accident, person in front of me slid on black ice into them, I slid on the ice into the car in front of me, another car swerved and hit me on the side, another car hit me from the rear.

My passenger and I walked away without injury, thank goodness. Just a bloody nose from the airbag. My 2004 TL with Navi is trashed. 6 air bags deployed (front, all side curtains, even the backseat), electrical system fried out (though not sure if that's because it detected a collision), enture front end damaged, don't know about underneath the hood, trunk crunched, both front doors were jammed, passenger sidedoor handles gone, both side mirrors gone. Both front tires popped off rims and some rim damage (and I bought a new rim last week for $200 due to an interior crack!) 4 new tires 1500 miles ago ($1,000). Undrivable. Tow truck operator told me to say goodbye as I would likely never see the car again.

60k miles on it. Thoughts? Trying to post photos but don't know how to get them in the thread?

 

Sorry to hear of your lost,but I am afraid the tow truck diver is right. Start looking for something else.

 

If all the airbags went off, and it has front, side and rear damage, you can kiss it goodbye.

 

god just told you to go buy an 07

 

More specifically, God would like you to get the Type-S. Don't be cheaping out.

 

How do I post photos?

 

Type in this and put [ ] instead of " ".

"img"http://www.pictures.com/image1.jpg"/img"

Or use the attachment feature at the bottom of the post page.

 

use the following to post an image
You will need to find a site that will host the image first. www.photobucket.com is a good one.

 

Here is also some information about posting pictures

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113321

 

You need an online host like Photobucket. You need to register to use the service. After that, upload your pix to their server (very intuitive & user friendly). Once pix are uploaded, just copy the image code URL. For posting on the site, click on the "Go Adavanced" button to take you the "Reply to Thread" window. Click on the image icon on the toolbar and paste the URL. Click on the "Preview Post" button to view and if satisfied, click the "Submit Message" button. Voila - pix psoted.

 

Glad you and your passenger is okay...sorry about your TL

 

Well, that's the important thing. But I suspect the other responders (and the tow truck driver) are correct - you won't see it again. Buy a new TL-S - I love mine.

 

wow....thats crazy. Glad to see you are ok though. A car can always be replaced.

 

Accident pics. By the way - there was no snow at time of accident, just black ice. These were taken about 30 minutes post-accident. And two miles south - NOTHING. Dry as a bone.

 

wow im sorry that happened to you but im glad everyone is ok. Sorry to say it but I think your TL is gone.

 

Tough without seeing the entire "picture." But since it's an '04, all bags went and the front end doesn't look good, I'm sure you can probably get it written off in the end.

 

ouch! wish i didnt see the pics. by the looks of it, its over. new car for you.

i havent even seen the damage in the back but it looks pretty bad. the cost of fixing it would not be worth it. it would be worth more then the vehicle.

just pulling the frame alone to straighten it out is gona cost a lot.

besides, even if they fixed the car, you wouldnt want to drive it. it will never be the same no matter how good the repair people are. in a sense, you are lucky that it is totaled.

you are even luckier that the bodily harm to you and your passenger are minimal.

 

Well, that's the important thing. But I suspect the other responders (and the tow truck driver) are correct - you won't see it again. Buy a new TL-S - I love mine.

 

Sorry for your lost but I am glad you are alright man. I really think you car should be total.

 

Yeah, that TL is totalled. But it did exactly as it was designed.

BTW, I bet you never forget the distinctive odor of deployed airbags. I never will.

 

Yes, I could still remember the smell of the air bags the next day. Amazing how fast they deploy. That car kept me and my passenger very safe. We were very lucky.

Goodness, I hope it's totaled. Thanks for your well wishes!

 

one member here rear ended another and the damages were 14k. So assuming the same happended with more damage, the total repair bill would be 20k. The curent day value would be 24k, so the car would most likley be totaled. Get the money and buy another Acura TL. BTW, i am in a car with the same combo as a rental, anthrice on ebony.

 

wow glad to hear your safe as far as whats total and not unless a vehical is completely fubar sometimes you just cant tell what the insurance will say till they say it

 

ouch...yup..looks like a total loss tome...i can tell just by looking at it

 

Ouch! Glad you made it out alright. Good luck with everything!

 

Ouch, glad you guys made it out unharmed but by the looks of that car it's totaled.

 

Yeah, I just did some quick math on just the parts you can actually see that need replaced - the airbags alone are over $4k. Looks like about $13k just in parts without considering labor. Can't imagine how many hours it would take to fix this puppy!