this is what happend to my E55 after i lost the control and hited the pavment and turned over three tims

this is before

 

after

 

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Thanks God im still alive...

 

It looks pretty nasty. Did you pop ALL the airbags? Side bags specially?
So how fast were you going before you rolled over?
Just in the interest of avoidance in the future, can you share the details?
If it's too traumatic, it's OK.
Sorry about the mishap, man. But like they say, "...gotta get right back in the saddle"

 

only one airbag poped ! the one on the side of who is sitting next 2 me, and thats it.
my seat belts wasnt fastend and my airbag didnt pop out! dont know why, they tlold me because the seat belt was not fastend! dont know.
i was driving aroung 180 km, and there was oil on the road, and i lost the control and rolled over.

 

J, thank god you are safe! a testament to the fine engineering of these cars. i'm amazed you walked away from that, safety is one of the prime reasons i decided to buy the E-class. it felt rock solid like a tank when i test drove it.

 

Sorry to see these pictures,especially a superb car like the red E55. Having lived in the Middle East for many years, it is not uncommon to see such pictures. People drive like crazy there. Last time I was there, I noticed two driving speeds. Stopped and foot down. Yikes, glad you're okay.

 

jawhara1

OMG! Really sorry to hear your unfortunate accident. Good thing you survived that! What are your plans now?

 

jawhara1, sorry for your misfortune. Glad to see you survived. Just think - you could have expired and we here on this board would have never known about your demise and your exotic red E55 crash.

I see that you had just changed your wheels to a new setup.

 

i still did not decided about my next car, will think about it depending on the refund the insurance will pay me...which is almost $33,000

 

and yes i spent only 10 days on my new wheels, but as u see i was unlucky with the new wheels but lucky that i survived, thanks God again, he took care of me !
i learnt a lot of this experince and what i learnt is that speeding any other place than a high way is very dangeruse.

 

if this accident happend to any other car like Nissan or Toyota or any other car rathar than a Mercedes, me and my two friends who were with me would be totaled like the car was totaled
with Mercedes, you pay for somthing worths that price.

 

I think now you should go do a deposit on the next W211 AMG!

 

jawhara, I'm glad you are ok (I already knew that)

Has anybody noticed how after rolling 3 times only the windshield and front passenger door windows broke?
This is amazing, the glass used on these cars is also of good quality.

 

Jawhara1, It's amazing that you and your friends walked away from that terrible accident (at 180 km !).
Sorry about your very nice red E55 ....
Big thanks to Mercedes anyway. Get another Benz.

 

Does anyone knows why the AirBag did not pop out in such a series accident ?!?!?
is it because of the seat belt or what ?

 

feel bad for your car, jawhara,

dont worry, as long as u are okay. now its time for the cL 55 perhaps?

 

I know the impact or G-force sensors are responsible for tightening the belts in a head-on as well as the deployment of the airbag. They all probably work in unison within milliseconds.

I can't believe you walked away from that without your seatbelt on...
I guess that was a pretty expensive wake up call. You're really lucky.
Some religious types will say you have unfinished stuff left here He wants you to do...

Good luck on a new ride. Your side of the globe may get the new 211s sooner than US.

 

i was very lucky and as u said its a wake up call and about the new 211, the are available from more than a month ago, but not the AMG yet. looking forward to the new AMG

 

Abdul, Thanks for telling us the news of your mishap. You were not hurt at all?

I own a 2001 E55, so I understand the frequent temptation to drive over the "limit".

Just curious, is there a race track in Dubai where you can screw around?

Hope you can put your insurance money to good use, like another E55!