Yesterday sucked too! Ford meets AMG
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Yesterday sucked too! Ford meets AMG
Got my new coupe rear ended out in the middle of no-where yesterday. Had to air lift my wife to a hospital - thought she broke her neck or back as her arms and legs went numb (was a concussion as Catscans and x-rays showed no fractures).
We were about an hour and a half from our house cruising out to Adams County Ohio (to check on my late dad's property - we were just 5 miles from it) and this big frigging Tom Turkey decided to cross the road - and when I stopped - we got rear ended. Got hit pretty hard too. Got pushed about 15 to 20 feet on impact. Looks like her car is totaled. Just glad it wasn't worse. But still pissed about the whole situation. The lady that hit us didn’t even apologize - effin biatch! Hope they total mine as I don’t want it back. The trunk on the inside is buckled and the wheel well on drivers side shoved up against the rear tire. Only had for 3 ½ months and 1200 miles on it. Just ordered a new set of Vossen Wheels too - guess I need to cancel that order now
I also installed a two channel Dash Cam - got it all on video. Also included a few other pics - along with the Tom turkey - looks like an 8 inch beard. Hind sight says I should of had Turkey for dinner last night - lol...
We were about an hour and a half from our house cruising out to Adams County Ohio (to check on my late dad's property - we were just 5 miles from it) and this big frigging Tom Turkey decided to cross the road - and when I stopped - we got rear ended. Got hit pretty hard too. Got pushed about 15 to 20 feet on impact. Looks like her car is totaled. Just glad it wasn't worse. But still pissed about the whole situation. The lady that hit us didn’t even apologize - effin biatch! Hope they total mine as I don’t want it back. The trunk on the inside is buckled and the wheel well on drivers side shoved up against the rear tire. Only had for 3 ½ months and 1200 miles on it. Just ordered a new set of Vossen Wheels too - guess I need to cancel that order now
I also installed a two channel Dash Cam - got it all on video. Also included a few other pics - along with the Tom turkey - looks like an 8 inch beard. Hind sight says I should of had Turkey for dinner last night - lol...
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You're wife sounded pretty scared, glad she's okay-ish but will still probably be pretty sore. I don't really understand how you just fly into someone while paying attention so I wonder what she was doing? And to not even apologize...
Unfortunately, unless there is substantial frame damage you can't see in the pictures, you'll be getting that car back.
Unfortunately, unless there is substantial frame damage you can't see in the pictures, you'll be getting that car back.
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Doesn't seem like the ford applied any brake before impact. Your car doesn't look total at all unfortunately. I guess this is where the fake exhaust tip comes into play and lessen the expenses on repairs in that area (I read that somewhere on here).
Keep an eye on your wife's injuries to catch anything from developing into something serious down the line.
Keep an eye on your wife's injuries to catch anything from developing into something serious down the line.
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You're wife sounded pretty scared, glad she's okay-ish but will still probably be pretty sore. I don't really understand how you just fly into someone while paying attention so I wonder what she was doing? And to not even apologize...
Unfortunately, unless there is substantial frame damage you can't see in the pictures, you'll be getting that car back.
Unfortunately, unless there is substantial frame damage you can't see in the pictures, you'll be getting that car back.
She was leaning forward to get a look at the Turkey (probably a good foot or more away from the headrest) when we got rear ended - she smacked her head against the headrest really, really hard. Those screams were extreme pain. Took quite a while to get her to stop - still in pain now.
Paramedics said the headrest was in perfect position (I got the sports seats - not the performance seats) - one of the reasons I went with the sport seats - an adjustable head rest and ventilated. Hmm make me wonder if she would of had a more sever concussion with the Performance seats.
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Doesn't seem like the ford applied any brake before impact. Your car doesn't look total at all unfortunately. I guess this is where the fake exhaust tip comes into play and lessen the expenses on repairs in that area (I read that somewhere on here).
Keep an eye on your wife's injuries to catch anything from developing into something serious down the line.
Keep an eye on your wife's injuries to catch anything from developing into something serious down the line.
Yeah - looks (and felt) like it was full bore without braking. If I'm stuck with it (which I probably will) - I might see about trading it in then. I'll be lucky if the other lady has enough insurance coverage - the copter ride and emergency services alone are going to exceed $10k. Hope she's not under insured.
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Yeah - looks (and felt) like it was full bore without braking. If I'm stuck with it (which I probably will) - I might see about trading it in then. I'll be lucky if the other lady has enough insurance coverage - the copter ride and emergency services alone are going to exceed $10k. Hope she's not under insured.
You can get diminished value before you trade it in to get something back.
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Already checking with the MB GM about the diminished value - this will be interesting - I'm sure I'm going to get screwed no matter what on this.
Got one estimate so far on damages = at least $20K with more hidden costs to come once they start taking it apart.
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I'm so sorry for you and your wife and wish the speediest recovery possible. The Ford driver didn't seem to have braked at all and I think by the video footage it looks like she was looking downwards on her lap or something before impact and after the crash, looks like she looked up from below. So maybe she was on her phone and didn't see you pull over. She's completely at fault, thank God for dash cams
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I'm so sorry for you and your wife and wish the speediest recovery possible. The Ford driver didn't seem to have braked at all and I think by the video footage it looks like she was looking downwards on her lap or something before impact and after the crash, looks like she looked up from below. So maybe she was on her phone and didn't see you pull over. She's completely at fault, thank God for dash cams
Yes - dash cams are good to have. Been using them for quite a while now. Have another video from several years ago where a Camaro side swipes my BMW in a merge lane - had to use it in court. The idiot that hit me tried to fight it and lie about what happened. The video told the whole truth - judge gave him the max! Told him he was luck he didn't see video earlier other wise he would of suspended his license for wreckless operation. Was the first time he ever saw a "civilian" use a dashcam in court for evidence. Said everyone should use these - lol...
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Thanks for the well wishes! Recovery for her is going slow - still in same amount of pain a week later. I reviewed the video over and over (even enhanced a few frames) but nothing definitive as to what she may have been doing when she wrecked into me.
Yes - dash cams are good to have. Been using them for quite a while now. Have another video from several years ago where a Camaro side swipes my BMW in a merge lane - had to use it in court. The idiot that hit me tried to fight it and lie about what happened. The video told the whole truth - judge gave him the max! Told him he was luck he didn't see video earlier other wise he would of suspended his license for wreckless operation. Was the first time he ever saw a "civilian" use a dashcam in court for evidence. Said everyone should use these - lol...
Yes - dash cams are good to have. Been using them for quite a while now. Have another video from several years ago where a Camaro side swipes my BMW in a merge lane - had to use it in court. The idiot that hit me tried to fight it and lie about what happened. The video told the whole truth - judge gave him the max! Told him he was luck he didn't see video earlier other wise he would of suspended his license for wreckless operation. Was the first time he ever saw a "civilian" use a dashcam in court for evidence. Said everyone should use these - lol...
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The BlackVue 2 channel setup I have is direct connected to my Fuse box - but you can hook up to your cigarette lighter if you want - but won't function optimally if you want to have the camera powered on after you turn key off (parking mode). Best method is direct connect to fuse box - that way all your wires are hidden and out of view. Took me about 3 hours to mount both cameras, route and connect wiring on mine.
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Update - been 3 months since wreck. Car is still in shop. Costs are up to $34,744.62 Car has been done for a while - just needs a muffler. Yeah one of the performance ones. Got the left side replaced - but still no right side. Apparently there is a shortage of these and no one has a clue when they will come in. They've told me several times already that it was shipped. Now the Manager at my MB dealer told me there's a critical on that option when ordering and can't get the option any more - WTF??
Right now I'm really pissed off at MB. They sold me a car that got damaged and now they cannot repair in a reasonable amount of time due to parts shortage. I guess I'm going to have additional claims against MB for my damages (loss of use of car and depreciation) they are racking up.
Anyone ever been down this route before? Suing a car manufacturer for not being able to repair your car due to parts shortage? My wife's attorney (for her injuries) is keeping track of the situation...
Much more of this and I'm thru with Mercedes Benz! They screwed up my order when I originally placed it (deleted the vented seats on me due to another parts shortage and then forgot to add it back in!! ... and now this!
Right now I'm really pissed off at MB. They sold me a car that got damaged and now they cannot repair in a reasonable amount of time due to parts shortage. I guess I'm going to have additional claims against MB for my damages (loss of use of car and depreciation) they are racking up.
Anyone ever been down this route before? Suing a car manufacturer for not being able to repair your car due to parts shortage? My wife's attorney (for her injuries) is keeping track of the situation...
Much more of this and I'm thru with Mercedes Benz! They screwed up my order when I originally placed it (deleted the vented seats on me due to another parts shortage and then forgot to add it back in!! ... and now this!
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Update - been 3 months since wreck. Car is still in shop. Costs are up to $34,744.62 Car has been done for a while - just needs a muffler. Yeah one of the performance ones. Got the left side replaced - but still no right side. Apparently there is a shortage of these and no one has a clue when they will come in. They've told me several times already that it was shipped. Now the Manager at my MB dealer told me there's a critical on that option when ordering and can't get the option any more - WTF??
Right now I'm really pissed off at MB. They sold me a car that got damaged and now they cannot repair in a reasonable amount of time due to parts shortage. I guess I'm going to have additional claims against MB for my damages (loss of use of car and depreciation) they are racking up.
Anyone ever been down this route before? Suing a car manufacturer for not being able to repair your car due to parts shortage? My wife's attorney (for her injuries) is keeping track of the situation...
Much more of this and I'm thru with Mercedes Benz! They screwed up my order when I originally placed it (deleted the vented seats on me due to another parts shortage and then forgot to add it back in!! ... and now this!
Right now I'm really pissed off at MB. They sold me a car that got damaged and now they cannot repair in a reasonable amount of time due to parts shortage. I guess I'm going to have additional claims against MB for my damages (loss of use of car and depreciation) they are racking up.
Anyone ever been down this route before? Suing a car manufacturer for not being able to repair your car due to parts shortage? My wife's attorney (for her injuries) is keeping track of the situation...
Much more of this and I'm thru with Mercedes Benz! They screwed up my order when I originally placed it (deleted the vented seats on me due to another parts shortage and then forgot to add it back in!! ... and now this!
did the ford's insurance cover everything?
