Flight Level From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (7 years 4 weeks 17 hours ago) and read 3387 times:
So, I am driving on I-35 in Houston today, in my brand new Volvo. All of the sudden this brown painting van swerves over 2 lanes, barely misses and Range Rover, and absolutely rams my passenger side into oblivion. Then, a Ford Tauras smashes into my back going over 60 MPH. My new (3 days old) Volvo (my pride and joy) is now completely totaled. It has over $23,000 worth of damage, the insurance adjuster told me. Thankfully noone was hurt.
KROC From United States, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 92 Reply 2, posted (7 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3337 times:
I agree with Heavymetal. Just the topic alone hurt to read, but the description was killer. Glad to hear nobody got hurt. Hope you get your rig or a new one soon.
"Never tell anybody outside the family what you're thinking again"
Flpuck6 From United States, joined Jun 1999, 2056 posts, RR: 39 Reply 3, posted (7 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3336 times:
OUCH. Man, I am sorry.
Thankfully, you were driving a Volvo and that you're alright. (Be sure to see a doctor because the effects of an accident are often not immediately felt.) Our family drives a Volvo and we wouldn't trade it in for anything. Volvo's safety features are unparalleled.
Strickerje From United States, joined Feb 2001, 723 posts, RR: 2 Reply 6, posted (7 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3317 times:
Three days old? Ouch. I remember just a few days ago you posted on this board about how proud you were of it, so I know that must be rough. But based on what you described, wouldn't it not have been your fault? Surely you're receiving compensation, right? I'm just wondering; best of luck to you!
-Jeffrey
Sir, what if everyone in the world suddenly asked me for a free upgrade on this flight?
TurbineBeaver From United States, joined Jan 2002, 1199 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (7 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3308 times:
Woah, I thought this was a joke or something.
I remember you posting how excited you were to have a new car. And now it's WRECKED? That really sucks man. I'm sorry. Are you gonna get the EXACT same car as a replacement?
Flpuck6 From United States, joined Jun 1999, 2056 posts, RR: 39 Reply 10, posted (7 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3309 times:
Flight Level--
I LOVE the S60. Just as hot. We rented an S60 down in Florida last summer so we could "test drive" it, if you will. It's handling and pick up are sweet. But I will continue to dream for now.
Hope you're well and good luck with the compensation process.
FlyVirgin744 From United States, joined Jul 1999, 1313 posts, RR: 4 Reply 11, posted (7 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3271 times:
Was the van driver asleep?!? Did he have any excuse?
If someone wants to back me up, whats the rule for someone who hits you from behind? Aren't they totally liable because the driver behind a car should always be able to stop?
Sucks man, glad you're ok.
Sometimes I go about in pity for myself and all the while a great wind carries me across the sky.
Pendrilsaint From United States, joined Feb 2001, 685 posts, RR: 0 Reply 13, posted (7 years 4 weeks 16 hours ago) and read 3267 times:
Man , I feel for you=( , I had an accident 3 nights ago with my 2001 Malibu..exactly one year old...not nearly as nice as yours...but I was driving home late at night...doing about 50 on a fairly straight road.....speed limit was 55...I didnt see a gravel patch...I hit the gravel and the car fishtailed went across the road hit a mailbox...I flipped twice and hit a telephone pole...the car was totalled needless to say...Im only 17 so no telling how high my insurance will go...*sigh* but the insurance is paying up and the HP said that the accident wasnt really my fault and I didnt get a ticket...so yay...but lol...Its all good that no one was hurt in both of our wrecks , cars can always be replaced=)
Strickerje From United States, joined Feb 2001, 723 posts, RR: 2 Reply 14, posted (7 years 4 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 3252 times:
Well, at least his insurance should cover it. I was hit from behind in my dad's new Mustang a few months ago, and the person at fault didn't have insurance. Luckily, the damage barely shows, as the person who hit me was actually hit from behind by someone else and pushed into me, so the impact wasn't severe. The person actually at fault had no insurance and no employment, but interestingly she had a car that was less than a week old (which was nearly totalled). Go figure...
-Jeffrey
Sir, what if everyone in the world suddenly asked me for a free upgrade on this flight?
JetService From United States, joined Feb 2000, 4798 posts, RR: 17 Reply 16, posted (7 years 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 3237 times:
Man, that sucks. Hey, misery loves company, if it makes you feel any better, one of my coworkers bought a brand new convertable and got T-boned before the back tires were off the lot. I feel bad for you. But you'll get a brand new car anyway, no? 100 miles is too many for a Volvo anyway.
Cba From United States, joined Jul 2000, 4443 posts, RR: 4 Reply 22, posted (7 years 3 weeks 6 days 22 hours ago) and read 3122 times:
Asthma attack my @ss. I've been on I-45 before, and it's full of terrible drivers, as is Houston in general. The person who hit you from behind isn't liable. In a chain reaction accident, the person who originally caused the wreck is completely responsible for the wreck. Sorry about your car. I hope the guy in the brown van's insurance covers the cost of it all.
Flight Level From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 23, posted (7 years 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 3117 times:
174thfwff, the totaling price is completely based on the insurance company who take into account the damage, your insurance, and how much the car costs. Plus, it is only in the preliminary stages of the insurance stuff, etc. I am sure that they will also find some internal damage to the engine, etc. which will rack the price up.
174thfwff From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 24, posted (7 years 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3097 times:
Okay, well I don't think you should use the term totaled. That's when the cost of fixing the car is more then or equil to the price of the car. Or at least to 3 car insurance companie in my area.
Artsyman From United States, joined Feb 2001, 4734 posts, RR: 56 Reply 25, posted (7 years 3 weeks 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3072 times:
Flight level, I do not believe your story at all. It is not possible for you to have been out driving in any car in the last 13 days and still manage to maintain your average 7312 posts per hour to airliners.net
Jeremy
26 777236ER: Artsyman, it's nothing compared to a certain ILS.
27 EGGD: I'm glad someone thought the same way as me, Artsyman. Come on, how can you a)have a totally new car, wrecked b)be hit by a van on a freeway, in the s
28 LOT767-300ER: coughs ILS again? how did he do it this time! lol
30 Flight Level: Oh come on people. I am ILS, not Flight Level.
31 Flight Level: Hehe, don't you love playing mind game with this kid? 777236ER and I are the ILS duo.
32 I Like To Fly: Flight Level, I see LOTS of wrecks. The one you just described is very serious and should have been a mandatory hospital visit, but you didn't mention
33 TurbineBeaver: Flight Level, Did someone touch a soft spot? Havin' trouble covering up?
35 Ihadapheo: I Like To Fly, I agree 100% with your thoughts on an accident as severe as the one "flight level" describes should result in an hospital visit. In my
36 Flight Level: LOL are you joking me. I didn't have a scratch. The ambulance medics looked at me for 25 minutes and said I had nothing wrong with me.
37 Ihadapheo: A paramedic triage exam of 25 min to find nothing is quite a departure from the norm since in most states they are there to treat and stabilize but no
38 Flight Level: I smashed out my driver's side window to get out even before the authorities came.
39 174thfwff: I'm a firefighter, we do drills on how to get people out of crushed cars. What we do is take the sledge hammer and pound the shit out of the cars door
40 Sebolino: May we have a picture of the wreckage too ?
41 Hepkat: Flight Level, I have to admit, this story sounds almost too incredible. I mean, how exactly did you manage to smash out the drivers side window? You m
42 Ihadapheo: just a thought, If my memory of Houston is correct I-35 does not pass through Houston but I-45 does. Also I-35 DOES pass through AUSTIN TX, now why do
43 777236ER: Wow, it IS ILS!!! He's managed to lie about his age now annnnd he's paying (!) sooo i suppose daddy's gonna get annoyed when he looks at the credit ca
44 TurbineBeaver: ILS can't decide whether or not he was on I-35 or I-45. ILS, before you register your 14th username, go take some night classes for "lying 101" you've
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