So, I just totalled the car.... - Page 2

jimhelm · 12-03-2011, 03:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

I'm totally after a clown car this time.....

would you settle for a....

infinite monkey · 12-03-2011, 03:49 PM

I just saw this. Jebus! I'm so glad you're both ok.

Nirvana · 12-03-2011, 03:51 PM

Clown Car>> JIM you totally missed your intro into selling her a Cube!

footfootfoot · 12-03-2011, 05:01 PM

mighty harsh M'ster

limey · 12-03-2011, 05:06 PM

Glad you're OK!!

Lola Bunny · 12-03-2011, 05:13 PM

Glad to hear everyone's okay.

ZenGum · 12-03-2011, 05:16 PM

Glad you're all okay! Now for all the logistics of getting back, doing the paperwork, getting a replacement, etc etc. PITA time.

BigV · 12-03-2011, 08:02 PM

glad you're alll ok. I've totalled a number of cars in my day, it's not a fun as it sounds. Some cars I've totalled more than once. Good luck car shopping.

Lamplighter · 12-03-2011, 08:10 PM

Probably an urban myth, but I heard that when Oldmobile was first introducing air bags,
they set up a test group where some cars had them and some did not.

One customer had an accident and the air bag went off, so they got another car.
That person had an another accident and the air bag went off, so they got another car.
That person had yet an another accident and the air bag went off, and the person was disqualified from the test.

But maybe society would be better off if that first car did not have air bags at all.

As I said, probably an urban myth.

monster · 12-03-2011, 10:28 PM

OK so here's what happened -and do you think we can sue?

Ice storm/sleet hit. Was in the outside lane on I75 in UP Michigan. No real traffic about but was about to pass an on-ramp so had pulled into outside lane in case there was any joining traffic. Hebe put on a CD as we settled in, then suddenly the car span off the road, did 180, hit the central res barrier passenger side on, went through it, ended up nose towards the barrier, tail in the fast lane of the other carriageway.

So, the barrier is the wire things, designed the have the posts break but the wires catch the cars. the Sheriff was real pissed because the barrier is new and we were the first to "test" it, and it failed because we went straight through it. can we sue?

zippyt · 12-03-2011, 10:41 PM

Hellz Yes , Shoddy construction !!!

ZenGum · 12-03-2011, 11:32 PM

Broke the barrier in a 2-door ford focus???!!!

xoxoxoBruce · 12-04-2011, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

...can we sue?

No, and they'll bill you for barrier repairs.

I remember my father getting billed by the electric company for a pole my mother took out. He made me go drag that sucker home.

Trilby · 12-04-2011, 04:32 AM

Yikes!

I'll add my 'glad you're both okay!' to the mix.

whew. The fun never ends.

monster · 12-04-2011, 08:10 AM

Sheriff said they'll bill the insurance...

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

No, and they'll bill you for barrier repairs.

I remember my father getting billed by the electric company for a pole my mother took out. He made me go drag that sucker home.

12-03-2011, 03:51 PM	#18
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12-03-2011, 05:01 PM	#19
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	mighty harsh M'ster __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

12-03-2011, 05:06 PM	#20
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Glad you're OK!! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

12-03-2011, 05:16 PM	#22
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Glad you're all okay! Now for all the logistics of getting back, doing the paperwork, getting a replacement, etc etc. PITA time. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-03-2011, 08:02 PM	#23
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	glad you're alll ok. I've totalled a number of cars in my day, it's not a fun as it sounds. Some cars I've totalled more than once. Good luck car shopping. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

12-03-2011, 03:49 PM	#17
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I just saw this. Jebus! I'm so glad you're both ok.

12-03-2011, 05:13 PM	#21
Lola Bunny Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,728	Glad to hear everyone's okay.

12-03-2011, 08:10 PM	#24
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Probably an urban myth, but I heard that when Oldmobile was first introducing air bags, they set up a test group where some cars had them and some did not. One customer had an accident and the air bag went off, so they got another car. That person had an another accident and the air bag went off, so they got another car. That person had yet an another accident and the air bag went off, and the person was disqualified from the test. But maybe society would be better off if that first car did not have air bags at all. As I said, probably an urban myth.

12-03-2011, 10:28 PM	#25
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	OK so here's what happened -and do you think we can sue? Ice storm/sleet hit. Was in the outside lane on I75 in UP Michigan. No real traffic about but was about to pass an on-ramp so had pulled into outside lane in case there was any joining traffic. Hebe put on a CD as we settled in, then suddenly the car span off the road, did 180, hit the central res barrier passenger side on, went through it, ended up nose towards the barrier, tail in the fast lane of the other carriageway. So, the barrier is the wire things, designed the have the posts break but the wires catch the cars. the Sheriff was real pissed because the barrier is new and we were the first to "test" it, and it failed because we went straight through it. can we sue? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-03-2011, 10:41 PM	#26
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Hellz Yes , Shoddy construction !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

12-03-2011, 11:32 PM	#27
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Broke the barrier in a 2-door ford focus???!!! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-04-2011, 04:32 AM	#29
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Yikes! I'll add my 'glad you're both okay!' to the mix. whew. The fun never ends. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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