paomien

This was more than a fender bender; travelling westbound on the long island expwy I came up on heavy traffic, unfortunately the genius in the lincoln navigator in front of me didn't decide to stop until the last second, when he crunched the person in front of him; needless to say, BAS ABS and all, I couldn't stop in time either. This was the outcome of the crash...nothing happen to his rear, either...
the way the headlights got pushed back..it kinda looks like a 2003 E class...

paomien

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paomien

pic 4/4...

the diagnosis:
new front bumper, new hood, new driver's fender, two new headlight assemblies, new radiator, cooling fans, fan clutch assembly, power steering hoses, alternator belt, hood supports, crossmember, headlight washers, washer fluid reservoir, ... paint and labor...a total of $13,000

6.3

Well this really sucks.
Do you have to pay it yourself or will insurance cover it. Would this be his fault technically?
I always try to stay 3 secs behind cars.

apb

Ask for the parts! I would like your used Xenon headlights...

Das E320

I'll take your front bumper if you can get your insurance company to get you a new one. Scratch it up if you can. I will have it painted.

Tim-BlackE320

damn, that is nasty. It hurts just looking at those pix. It also makes me think about the beauty of the Eclass. $13k? I'd get a second opinion.

All in all, just another reason why I left LI many moons ago.

jimmydagreek

OUCH!!! I can feel your pain. On a good note though, changing all of the parts you just described including your 2 front fenders and you can update your front end into a 2000+ if you're into it.

BigBohn

Ouch. Looks like your whole top end got crunched back and the lower bumper looks perfectly intact. Wow for that.

On the bright side, that Merc emblem looks salvageable.

E-Klasse

I would be happy to buy your old bumper if they are just going to toss it away. Now would be a good time to update your front end to a 2000+.

Turbo][

Unfortunately, 90% of the time in a rear end accident, the fault is the guy behind you. Since the rule of thumb is, you need to keep your distance, so you have enough time to stop/brake.

In most cases where 3 cars are involved. The middle car is #1 (primary), the last car is #2 (secondary).

Rincewind

looks like you car went under him from the looks of your hood

doesnt seem like theres alot of front bumper dmg

sucks man i was in an accident like that in my older car. update us on what happens...

pocholin

ouch ouch ouch!!!

Sorry to see that happened, do you think it could've been avoided (had you been paying more attention or keepen longer distance), I especially hate it when there is really nothing you can do to avoid the accident given the circumstances.

paomien

maybe i could have kept a longer distance. You know how people are, though, you follow too far behind and somebody squeezes in between. I'm thinking if somebody squeezed between me and the navigator I could have hit the guy in front at an even quicker pace.... who knows, right?? I'm generally not a person who tails people though. To answer your questions, my insurance company will cover it, less my deductible, of course. I think since my car went under the navigator, that's the reason why the airbags didn't deploy! unfortunately there wasn't any way to avoid this; the long island expwy is under construction, so there is no shoulder, and there was somebody to my right so i couldn't swerve to avoid him.. I was thinking second opinion or a 2000+ update, too, but my dealer's body shop won't do it. The passenger side fender actually only had to be touched up on the top right corner there, if you can see from pic #3 I think it is; those xenon lights are not salvageable, either. Although they still light up (so do the high beams), the entire assembly is bent out of shape.... Will keep you all posted as to how this goes...
i didn't even hit him that fast, and the engine oil cap popped off, can you believe it? I took a look at the car all apart today, and luckily there was no frame damage! all the crumple zones are intact, including the ones over the fenders and all. I escaped lucky; I was praying there wouldn't be any frame damage to the car....

paomien

actually that merc emblem was ok...lol
but they're replacing it anyway... woo hoo
If i can keep the old parts,i definitely will...
will keep you all posted!!

pocholin

I too hate it when you are keeping a nice distance but cars keep coming in front of you and send you way back

Rincewind

off topic but poch who is that chick in your avatar

shes cute ^_^

ViKTORiOUS

Damn bro, that sucks, did you find out how much it would cost to repair it? You should get an AMG kit Atleast everyone was okay... thats the most important part. Good luck bro!

pocholin

Face shots (first two pics is Adamari Lopez, thrid pic (waits shot) is Paty Manterola and 4th pic is Ana la Salvia

Do a search on the off topic, they each have a thread with pics

paomien

AMG Kit? Is what you're talking about different than what came on my sport package?

paomien

more pics.... 1/3

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Rincewind

man those pics make me skwirm



i hope you do get the incident resolved and your benz is back to norm

btw since your insurance is covering it... are they making you at fault and raising your premium?