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Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by bobbawon, Jul 27, 2012.

  1. bobbawon

    bobbawon Thunder Squatch

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    I haven't been on here much, but I have browsed a lot. I thank you guys for all of your threads that helped me get my Prius to where it was at, but my Prius was involved in a pretty bad accident yesterday. I was rear ended by some guy who fell asleep at the wheel. He was probably travelling between 30-40mph. I may not check into this thread after this post, but I just wanted to show how the Prius held up in the accident.

    Here is the before picture:
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    Here is after:
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    His license plate is stuck in our bumper:
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    The rest of the photos are here. Many of them are repetitive.

    I hope you enjoy this post more than I do. ;)
     
    #1 bobbawon, Jul 27, 2012
  2. bobbawon

    bobbawon Thunder Squatch

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    Oh, and don't be fooled by the VA plates, this is in California.
     
    #2 bobbawon, Jul 27, 2012
  3. puckdrop

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    Eek. Hope everyone is ok. Looks like the back structure has held quite well, while absorbing the impact. Clearly it's totalled, but you're breathing and presumably all your bones are intact.
     
    #3 puckdrop, Jul 27, 2012
  4. bobbawon

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    Yeah. Went to the hospital. Gonna get second and third opinions too. I'm in a bit of pain and I know this is gonna come back and bite me in the rear later in life...
     
    #4 bobbawon, Jul 27, 2012
  5. bobbawon

    bobbawon Thunder Squatch

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    The car crumpled, as it should. I'm okay with that. It was a really shocking 3 seconds!
     
    #5 bobbawon, Jul 27, 2012
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    Munpot42 Senior Member

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    Don't sign any insurance releases, that bit of pain will come back, probably for the rest of your life. I'm afraid you need a lawyer.
     
    #6 Munpot42, Jul 27, 2012
  7. jdenenberg

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    Before letting the insurance take your Prius, contact Steve at AutoBeYours to see what he will pay for it. He repairs wrecked Prii as a business.

    JeffD
     
    #7 jdenenberg, Jul 27, 2012
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    Hope you recover fast. Must have been a hard hit? Did you see it coming? I keep my head restraint high for this reason! H
     
    #8 HaroldW, Jul 27, 2012
  9. Fore

    Fore Don't look back!

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    YIKES!!! Annnnnd that's why I moved from California to Virginia, bunch of crazy people and driver's in California! Glad your still alive tho.
     
    #9 Fore, Jul 27, 2012
  10. bobbawon

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    -Haven't signed any releases and I'm working on getting a lawyer. I'm pretty sure this will be with me for life.

    -AutoBeYours? I'll check it out, thanks.

    -Didn't see it coming. Somebody turning left onto the street I was on cut the corner short and I was annoyed at that driver so I didn't check my rear view as usual. Total surprise attack.

    -I've lived in California my whole life. It's my stepfathers car. He was in the accident too.
     
    #10 bobbawon, Jul 27, 2012
  11. dorunron

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    Like other's have said, the Prius protected you as well as it could. It is definitely time to get a GOOD lawyer. Brian Loncar is advertised a lot down here in Texas. I am sure you can find one though, as there are plenty of ambulance chasers out there. I too am glad to hear you survived it. Hope you get to feeling better soon, and yes it will probably follow you. The last one I was in definitely did a number on me.

    Good luck to you, you are a survivor!

    Ron (dorunron)
     
    #11 dorunron, Jul 27, 2012
  12. NinnJinn

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    I assume the white liquid on the road at the rear of the car is milk?

    At first I was wondering WTH??? but then when I went to facebook, saw a box inside the cargo area that said "keep milk cold".
     
    #12 NinnJinn, Jul 29, 2012
  13. NaptownPrius

    NaptownPrius Getting Greener....

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    I feel your pain. My total loss 2008 from 7/11/2012.
    Hope you heal well.

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    #13 NaptownPrius, Jul 30, 2012
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