2007 Prius totaled by a mailbox!

lefat1 · 11-01-2007, 08:51 AM

[attachmentid=12281]dont f#$k with mailbox man...
i have way too much time on my hands...dont worry i'm looking for a job

F8L · 11-01-2007, 08:53 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lefat1 @ Nov 1 2007, 05:44 AM) [snapback]533327[/snapback]</div>

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did he hit a fire hydrant too?
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He may be refering to the amount of water required to produce the car. Seems a bit low if you take into account mining activities and such but probably close. We use an obcene amount of water in our daily lives.

hobbit · 11-01-2007, 09:56 AM

Maybe it was one of those extra-robust setups designed to resist
"mailbox baseball" -- a pretty common problem in the 'burbs.
.
_H*

johnford · 11-01-2007, 11:34 AM

Near my home in Central Arkansas, there is an '06 Toyota that was totalled by the insurance company because a can of Fix a Flat blew up inside. It was fully loaded, Black with dark grey leather inside, simulated wood, back up camera and navagation. Sure wish I had a spare 16k lying around. There was nothing wrong with the car except for lots of little white spots everywhere. Still it had to have a salvage title since the Ins. Co. totalled it out.. Can an aftermarket warranty be gotten for a car with a salvage title?.... jf

DaveinOlyWA · 11-01-2007, 12:21 PM

sorry to hear about your car. not surprised it was totaled. the unique car, materials used, and the continuing supply problems Toyota has in meeting public demand for the Prius just makes any repair and body replacemnt prohibitively expensive.

my 2004 Prius was totaled by a Ford F-350 Extended cab which most would say "oh ya!! definitely totaled" right? well the truck turned left in front of me, i saw him, tried to avoid him and was an inch away from being successful. but that inch and soft aluminum body panels means that truck's bumper took off an inch off the entire left side of the car.

the collision was so slight, that my sleeping passenger, heard the accident but thought we were not involved because there was no "bump" at all

a small light at the end of the rainbow might exist if you have full coverage insurance... i paid after taxes, licence, etc... $22,317.44 for my package 1 2004. drove it 25 months, put 30,000 miles on it and the other drivers insurance company paid my rental cars expenses for the 3 weeks it took to pay me a check for $23,700...

DaveinOlyWA · 11-01-2007, 12:21 PM

sorry to hear about your car. not surprised it was totaled. the unique car, materials used, and the continuing supply problems Toyota has in meeting public demand for the Prius just makes any repair and body replacemnt prohibitively expensive.

my 2004 Prius was totaled by a Ford F-350 Extended cab which most would say "oh ya!! definitely totaled" right? well the truck turned left in front of me, i saw him, tried to avoid him and was an inch away from being successful. but that inch and soft aluminum body panels means that truck's bumper took off an inch off the entire left side of the car.

the collision was so slight, that my sleeping passenger, heard the accident but thought we were not involved because there was no "bump" at all

a small light at the end of the rainbow might exist if you have full coverage insurance... i paid after taxes, licence, etc... $22,317.44 for my package 1 2004. drove it 25 months, put 30,000 miles on it and the other drivers insurance company paid my rental cars expenses for the 3 weeks it took to pay me a check for $23,700...

Vagabond · 11-01-2007, 02:29 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Alan Smithee @ Nov 1 2007, 04:29 AM) [snapback]533303[/snapback]</div>

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I bought my 2007 Prius in March. Love it. In September my wife hit a mailbox (at 45 mph) and the insurance company decided to total it rather than repair it (dealership estimate was $20,000). Seems to me that one mailbox should not be capable of totaling this car!
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The reason why your car was totaled was for the same reasons why a car hitting me in the chest while 20 mph won't kill me, but a bullet will, even though they exert the same amount of force on paper. Lots of energy on a tiny point: Splat.

judymcfarland · 11-01-2007, 06:13 PM

I'm wondering if this was like hitting a moose - you knock the legs out from under them & the body comes through your windshield to land in your lap. Ick! I imagine giant pole-shaped dent in the front end followed by the mailbox itself committing har-kari by crashing into the hood and/or lower windshield. Got a picture? Inquiring minds & all that. . . .

darlenegalik · 11-01-2007, 06:45 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bob64 @ Nov 1 2007, 08:33 AM) [snapback]533321[/snapback]</div>

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Sigh :/

I hope you didn't buy the car to help the environment... because there goes about 40,000 gallons of water among other things...
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I thought this referred to the iceberg that hit the Titanic, very subtle humor there.....

Bob64 · 11-02-2007, 02:49 AM

Heh, glad someone caught it... Must be the pirate humor aye?
Heres another side to it

Think of the glaciers~
Losing a prius before it can start to impact the loss to the enviroment during the construction of the vechicle contributes to Global warming thus: Melts iceburgs/artic ice

as well as wastes the water that goes into making the car...

and ties in with the titanic

11-01-2007, 08:51 AM	#11
lefat1 Fat Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sunny S. Florida Posts: 1,123 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #6 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	[attachmentid=12281]dont f#$k with mailbox man... i have way too much time on my hands...dont worry i'm looking for a job Last edited by lefat1; 12-08-2007 at 04:09 PM.

11-01-2007, 12:21 PM	#15
DaveinOlyWA Opps !! I Did it Again!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 9,655 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #4 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 5	sorry to hear about your car. not surprised it was totaled. the unique car, materials used, and the continuing supply problems Toyota has in meeting public demand for the Prius just makes any repair and body replacemnt prohibitively expensive. my 2004 Prius was totaled by a Ford F-350 Extended cab which most would say "oh ya!! definitely totaled" right? well the truck turned left in front of me, i saw him, tried to avoid him and was an inch away from being successful. but that inch and soft aluminum body panels means that truck's bumper took off an inch off the entire left side of the car. the collision was so slight, that my sleeping passenger, heard the accident but thought we were not involved because there was no "bump" at all a small light at the end of the rainbow might exist if you have full coverage insurance... i paid after taxes, licence, etc... $22,317.44 for my package 1 2004. drove it 25 months, put 30,000 miles on it and the other drivers insurance company paid my rental cars expenses for the 3 weeks it took to pay me a check for $23,700... __________________ My 2006: Last tank 463.1 miles @49.2 pump (49.4 computer) 4.22 cpm winter mpg 50.70 summer mpg 54.59 lifetime: 33,038.3 miles 52.79 mpg pump (54.04 mpg computer) 5.74 cpm My 2007 Zenn Driven 5945 miles, 2.01 cpm/ 105 mpg (at $2.05/gal), 4.04 miles/ Kwh Savings over my Prius $302.66 The Corolla...573.26 The REAL SAVINGS from not driving Corolla 657.39 +Prius= 958.18 (excludes maintenance costs...would be unfair to ICE vehicles) My Plate: DUALPWR (Dual Power)

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11-01-2007, 09:56 AM	#13
hobbit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bahstahn Posts: 2,976 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Maybe it was one of those extra-robust setups designed to resist "mailbox baseball" -- a pretty common problem in the 'burbs. . _H*

11-01-2007, 11:34 AM	#14
johnford Old Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Malvern, AR Posts: 88 My Car: 2008 Prius Package: #5 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Near my home in Central Arkansas, there is an '06 Toyota that was totalled by the insurance company because a can of Fix a Flat blew up inside. It was fully loaded, Black with dark grey leather inside, simulated wood, back up camera and navagation. Sure wish I had a spare 16k lying around. There was nothing wrong with the car except for lots of little white spots everywhere. Still it had to have a salvage title since the Ins. Co. totalled it out.. Can an aftermarket warranty be gotten for a car with a salvage title?.... jf

11-01-2007, 06:13 PM	#18
judymcfarland Queen of Moral Indignation Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Glendale, WI Posts: 386 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #3 Touring Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 7	I'm wondering if this was like hitting a moose - you knock the legs out from under them & the body comes through your windshield to land in your lap. Ick! I imagine giant pole-shaped dent in the front end followed by the mailbox itself committing har-kari by crashing into the hood and/or lower windshield. Got a picture? Inquiring minds & all that. . . .

11-02-2007, 02:49 AM	#20
Bob64 Sapphire of the Blue Sky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 823 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #2 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Heh, glad someone caught it... Must be the pirate humor aye? Heres another side to it Think of the glaciers~ Losing a prius before it can start to impact the loss to the enviroment during the construction of the vechicle contributes to Global warming thus: Melts iceburgs/artic ice as well as wastes the water that goes into making the car... and ties in with the titanic