our wrecked E
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our wrecked E
today my mom got in an accident in her '00 E320(she's fine), a guy ran a red light, hit her front left quarter panel. the guy claims he looked down for a few seconds and the light turned red while doing so 
. I went and took pics at the body shop, thought I'd share them. the body shop said the front axle is probably broken or cracked(?) judging by how the wheel looks. there was no visible engine damage ,except the windshield washer tank was loose. Also,the right side of the car's front quarter panel is uneven and protruding...could this be due to frame damage or just body panel? As you can see, the right side curtain bags came down as well as the f & r side bags, but the driver's steering wheel bag did not. Guess that's how the car's programmed...
. I went and took pics at the body shop, thought I'd share them. the body shop said the front axle is probably broken or cracked(?) judging by how the wheel looks. there was no visible engine damage ,except the windshield washer tank was loose. Also,the right side of the car's front quarter panel is uneven and protruding...could this be due to frame damage or just body panel? As you can see, the right side curtain bags came down as well as the f & r side bags, but the driver's steering wheel bag did not. Guess that's how the car's programmed...
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Not sure about the repair costs, no estimates yet.Our insurance is not paying it though of course. the body shop said,at most, it would be 1 1/2 months and that what takes time is having to order parts from Germany, and getting insurance sorted out.
The guy that ran the light was going about 30-35 MPH when he hit her, but she had just taken off from the green light so she was probably going no more than 15 mph.The impact spun the car around and it ended up at the opposite end of the intersection, and it stayed there until the tow truck came because it wouldn't move. My mom did say right after the crash, she heard the SOS beeping and a woman came on and asked if she was okay,to get out of the car etc. and that the police/ambulance were on there way. The police didn't even ask her anything for the police report, I guess they knew exactly what happened. The guy that hit her was driving a Ford Ranger from some kind of office supply store, and he was not wearing a seat belt and hit his head on the steering wheel
one good thing is our insurance has a rental car policy with up to $2500 covered, and they even upgraded to "luxury", which at our local Enterprise happened to be a brand new '06 Infiniti G35 w/ only 250 miles on it 
The guy that ran the light was going about 30-35 MPH when he hit her, but she had just taken off from the green light so she was probably going no more than 15 mph.The impact spun the car around and it ended up at the opposite end of the intersection, and it stayed there until the tow truck came because it wouldn't move. My mom did say right after the crash, she heard the SOS beeping and a woman came on and asked if she was okay,to get out of the car etc. and that the police/ambulance were on there way. The police didn't even ask her anything for the police report, I guess they knew exactly what happened. The guy that hit her was driving a Ford Ranger from some kind of office supply store, and he was not wearing a seat belt and hit his head on the steering wheel
one good thing is our insurance has a rental car policy with up to $2500 covered, and they even upgraded to "luxury", which at our local Enterprise happened to be a brand new '06 Infiniti G35 w/ only 250 miles on it
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Was your Tel Aide still an active account for the SOS to come on? Just curious.
I am curious about that too. If you do not subscribe, will they let you bleed to death after the airbags deploy? Or do they call 911 for you?
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Originally Posted by Rocky Gauthier
Was your Tel Aide still an active account for the SOS to come on? Just curious.
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So glad to hear she is ok. Every day we hear stories of people walking away from bad accidents - these cars are amazing in collisions. The cars are made to deform in order to protect you - I think he was going more than 35 based on your descripotion...
To answer the question regarding tele-aid - the account must be active for the SOS feature to work. Tele-aid 4 is free for the first year on all new tele-aid equipped Benz' and $240 a year thereafter...
To answer the question regarding tele-aid - the account must be active for the SOS feature to work. Tele-aid 4 is free for the first year on all new tele-aid equipped Benz' and $240 a year thereafter...
