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Drunk Driver Totalled Me Out!!!

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Old 11-10-2008, 09:01 PM
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The seats were like that as result of the accident. The impact caused the seat to recline back.
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Originally Posted by donjuan45i
I got a few in mind!

man look at that crumple and yet everything on the interior looks prestine! back seat didnt even get dislodged or anything. Glad to hear you guys got out alright and that the *($&#*(%&(*# driver was taken into custody. what are you gonna get? any ideas?
I will more than likely pick up another W220 maybe a S500 this time around. Not sure about buying the vehicle from the insurance company but I will definitely check into that later. They are fighting the guys insurance company now. Come to find out he did have insurance after all. He tried to make a claim that his vehicle hit a wall 2 days after the accident occured. Unbelievable!!!
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Thank god you were in a W220!

Can I have your headlights?
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That is one serious hit. Glad you and everyone else is ok. Did any of your rear airbags deploy?
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No airbags deployed. But it was comforting to hear the SOS system call out!
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Amazing safety.
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Front and rear crumple zones. Ich liebe Mercedes-Benz.

Glad everybody got out fine.
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Glad to hear everyone is OK. That was a serious crash.

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glad your ok, if you buy it and part it out i can use some parts thanks
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I'm amazed but not surprised at how the MB sheltered you. Guys i cant help but notice at how the whole car from the rear seat-forward was left undamaged and the rear window pane was not broken.

Several years ago my BMW 5 series (angel eyes e39) got hit by a a late model Sentra. The guy admitted that he panicked and ended up stepping on the gas instead of the brakes, increasing the force. Inside i felt like the BMer's rear was crushed. When i went down (yes i walked away) The Sentra's front end collapsed where the engine moved, the radiator kissed the engine, the grill married the radiator and the engine and the hood became an accordion. The Bmer? Nothing happened the paint was dented and the Park Distance sensor broke. My dealer charged the guy's insurance US$2,500 for the park sensor that's it.

Originally Posted by midnight
He tried to make a claim that his vehicle hit a wall 2 days after the accident occured. Unbelievable!!!
if i were his lawyer i'd argue this to be correct. He hit a German wall called the S-class crumple zone.

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