juicee63

Had the Mercedes hit the Dodge in a similar manner the Dodge driver would be hospitalized and or ..

Although the car was struck at 40 plus mph , I did not feel a thing just heard a loud thump. The Drivers side door was pushed in at the rocker panel but came nowhere near my body and the reinforced centers stayed true and straight. The roofline and hoodline straight. The Dodge is a total loss as the impact cracked the engine and bent the unibody.


I do not have an estimate but am just glad I did not spend anytime in the emergency room.

Mercedes is definately a quality build,



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Can Drive 55

Man, your car has been through a lot of crap. Glad you weren't hurt.

SterlingE55

Sorry to hear that. Glad your'e ok.

lowprofile

"The Dodge is a total loss as the impact cracked the engine and bent the unibody".

Sounds like you were very fortunate. Glad to hear you are ok.

-lowpro

B on my Benz

glad your okay. It hurts to see a mercedes like that damaged

cahiil55k

Damm that's ugly. I'm glad your alright. It's amazing and incredible that the CLS is not a total loss with such an impact. Now replace those doors with some ultra lightweight rig job and go get your 11's.

pearlpower

Did you side airbags activate? Did not see them in the pics. Glad your ok though, people always say their car is faster than an AMG, or prettier, or can handle better, blah blah blah. Guess what, you get the whole package here, not excuses.

PTE

All I can say IS WOW. How is your neck .

I'm Glad your OK . Hope you can sleep. I know it would be going all night long in my Head. _PTEngineering

moparrbust

That was a base model Charger(that isn't worth much to begin with) that was hit in the front............which costs the most money to fix. Your top-of-the-line CLS was hit in the side on both "A" and "B" pillars which is the strongest part of the car...........to keep you alive and those parts aren't that expensive. Either way it's good to see the cars both did their jobs and save the occupants.


PS I've fixed harder/worse hit CLS's in the past and it's not an issue if you have a CERTIFIED M-B shop do the repairs.

LB63

Glad you're okay. Please don't post pics, I don't want to see your AMG damaged

EDIT: Never mind, I saw the video. I'm surprised the totaled Dodge didn't do more damage to your car, I guess MB still makes structurally strong vehicles

Yacht Master

Damn Juicee

Glad you are OK, But what a drama life you have going, I was happy you got your car back and all was back to normal, now this. I think that tree that fell on your 55 changed everything in your CAR-ma. Please be careful.

NORCAL///AMG

Glad you're OK ...as I have always told my friends...MB for "Life"

budoboy

Wow, glad you are OK Josh!! I apologize on behalf of Dodge owners

Roseylv

Glad you're OK Josh!

VCA_AMG

Sheesh Josh, glad you're OK. Seems your car is cursed...time to get a new one, eh?

Kudos to MBZ engineering & safety . That could have been really ugly.

Zax63

Glad you are OK Josh! Z

DAGREEKNYC

that sux !!! hope all goes well with the fix .

Go for some Carbon fiber replacements
bet you probably thought about it already !!!.



GL

Blacksport350

Wow, I am very sorry to see that happen but you are right, a safe car is a life saver and the Benz is a TANK! I am very glad you are ok as that is all that really matters.

blk07bruins63

Glad you're alright!!! The saftey of the MB legend goes on.

InTheBenz0

for your sake, what you been through with that damn car, i hope they total it and you can get a new one.

Wish4_e55Wagon

Wow, glad you are OK. I wish a speedy and stronger recovery for the CLS. Looking at the side shot, it's pretty scary but good too know safety engineering in the benz is top notch. That said and in fairness to the Dodge, one would never know what type of damages would be sustained for either car and driver unless the roles were reverse.

juicee63

The Dodge driver walked away as well. What I was exposed to at the repair shop was definately an eye opener.

The Dodge Charger an 08 also protected the driver and allowed him to walk away . The fact is I was shown another Dodge Charger that was impacted in a similar way as my car and the driver was not so lucky. The CLS doors while they came into the cabin below my seats posed no threat to my side or abdomen. On most other cars the smaller supports would have broken and the driver severely injured.


I will definately be looking for another Mercedes because of the enhanced safety measures,

Thanks for all the well wishes,

Keep your cars, they can and will protect your family.

mthis

Holys***, thats some work man thanks god you ok. if you would have been in a jap car you wuold have been realy hurt.

Wish4_e55Wagon

Thanks for the update. Safety is number one and should always deserve the premium in price. Again, glad to know you are OK!

BlownV8

The title should be Mercedes vs Mercedes in a wreck. They both share a Mercedes chassis. Yep, that's right. The Charger is also on a Mercedes E class chassis; however, it uses the 210E chassis which was the NHTSA's safest car on the road from 1996 - 2002. The results are interesting.