Well dang it anyway. Right up there with the good die young.
Miata to Mustang
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What is your impression of the Mustang based on your experience so far?
3kitty
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lol….indeed
4 days.......Damn!
Let me guess: cell phone?
At least you all got out without injuries, more-or-less. Is Ontario a "no-fault" province? I think most (if not all) are now.
Picture of the Mustang damages?
Nothing to do but wait for insurance I guess.
Thing is, they almost write everything off these days other than a "scratch". Parts and labor are so high, they save on the payout if they just write it off and sell the wreck to parts.
Damn I am so sorry to read that your Mustang got crunched 
I had a similar experience many moons ago. In the late 1980s I bought a 1986 Cadillac "fleetwood brougham d'elegance" with not even 10 thousand miles on it yet. The car had literally every option offered for the '86 model year. I had it for less than a month when a teenager driving his father's work van plowed into the back of it at a red light. Demolished both vehicles and as in your instance, thankfully no serious injuries. The poor kid saw the red light, and me, with absolutely no time to even apply the brakes, but did manage to poop his pants right before the impact (I know this cause all I could smell was hot antifreeze from his totaled van and poop, and I told him to wait 10 feet away from me for the cops to get there cause the smell was literally sickening). At least I ended up getting a good payout from his insurance.....
I had a similar experience many moons ago. In the late 1980s I bought a 1986 Cadillac "fleetwood brougham d'elegance" with not even 10 thousand miles on it yet. The car had literally every option offered for the '86 model year. I had it for less than a month when a teenager driving his father's work van plowed into the back of it at a red light. Demolished both vehicles and as in your instance, thankfully no serious injuries. The poor kid saw the red light, and me, with absolutely no time to even apply the brakes, but did manage to poop his pants right before the impact (I know this cause all I could smell was hot antifreeze from his totaled van and poop, and I told him to wait 10 feet away from me for the cops to get there cause the smell was literally sickening). At least I ended up getting a good payout from his insurance.....
3kitty
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Indeed!
Not according to the kid .... but who knows.
He said .... I just looked down at my radio for a brief second
He also said he was only going 40 kms/hr .... in a 30 kms/hr zone by the way
Hard to believe with that kinda damage to his car.
Yep the process has begun ..... we both got approved Bodily Injury claims to treat the minor issues we do have.
Mine's not so minor .... re-injured an already permanent injury from a previous accident - also found 100% NOT at fault to be clear. Impacts my walking and certainly my pain levels.
But no broken bones or smashed in faces - so we feel fortunate for sure - could have been worse.
I have no idea how the insurance company will approach this .... 11 year old car.
But only 29,000 miles and mint except for a few stone chips.
....frame damage? Don't know but that will have a bearing on their decision.
Gotta get it to the shop and let them take it apart.
Time will tell.
3kitty
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Damn I am so sorry to read that your Mustang got crunched
I had a similar experience many moons ago. In the late 1980s I bought a 1986 Cadillac "fleetwood brougham d'elegance" with not even 10 thousand miles on it yet. The car had literally every option offered for the '86 model year. I had it for less than a month when a teenager driving his father's work van plowed into the back of it at a red light. Demolished both vehicles and as in your instance, thankfully no serious injuries. The poor kid saw the red light, and me, with absolutely no time to even apply the brakes, but did manage to poop his pants right before the impact (I know this cause all I could smell was hot antifreeze from his totaled van and poop, and I told him to wait 10 feet away from me for the cops to get there cause the smell was literally sickening). At least I ended up getting a good payout from his insurance.....
Thanks!
No serious injuries in your scenario too.....which is good!
And the solid pay out was also good.
The poop part made me laugh
Thanks!
No serious injuries in your scenario too.....which is good!
And the solid pay out was also good.
The poop part made me laugh
Yeah, I really did feel sad for the poor kid. Of course I was at first kinda pissed off that he had just destroyed my sweet caddy, but that very quickly subsided and I asked him "are you ok? are you hurt anywhere?" and he said "no, but my father is gonna kill me for wrecking his van!" ..... I told him "No he won't, when he sees how mangled it is he's gonna be real thankful you weren't badly hurt" (The front of it was so caved in that both front wheels were turned inward, pointing at each other). It was then that I smelled it and blurted out "did you poop yourself !?!?!?" and he said "yeah" with the most embarrassed look on his face, and that's when I told him to wait a ways away on the sidewalk for the cops (because the stink was truly gagging me).
As to your Mustang I really do hope & pray it's fixable, as you know it's all the dollar dance of book value VS repair cost, hopefully the ratio will work out in your favor of them fixing it
3kitty
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Yeah, I really did feel sad for the poor kid. Of course I was at first kinda pissed off that he had just destroyed my sweet caddy, but that very quickly subsided and I asked him "are you ok? are you hurt anywhere?" and he said "no, but my father is gonna kill me for wrecking his van!" ..... I told him "No he won't, when he sees how mangled it is he's gonna be real thankful you weren't badly hurt" (The front of it was so caved in that both front wheels were turned inward, pointing at each other). It was then that I smelled it and blurted out "did you poop yourself !?!?!?" and he said "yeah" with the most embarrassed look on his face, and that's when I told him to wait a ways away on the sidewalk for the cops (because the stink was truly gagging me).
As to your Mustang I really do hope & pray it's fixable, as you know it's all the dollar dance of book value VS repair cost, hopefully the ratio will work out in your favor of them fixing it
I appreciate that ..... for the little time we had to enjoy it, it really was a sweet ride....
It's outta my hands.....our body shop are VERY experienced guys and also really good guys.
New state of the art multi million dollar shop recently opened.
They'll do all they can for us ....
I would have been perfect for your poop scenario though .... I can't smell - lol
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3kitty
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With limited data ...
Is MUCH easier to get in and out of .... night and day compared to the Miata.
Smooth ride
..... even with the GT suspension it handles the crappy roads well.
She wants to pull that's for sure.....but is refined and the gas peddle is smooth and not jerky at all.
Sounds fantastic!!
Nice top down feel.....no buffeting.
And when I took it in for its Safety (for insurance purposes) it was a 90 minute drive and it was raining on and off pretty hard.
I was impressed and pleasantly surprised by the insulated convertible top .... the cabin was quieter than I thought it would be based on my experience with the Miata.
I'm happy ..... my bride loved it
We'll see if we get her back......
Very sorry this happened what a let down. That is something I always fear when I'm on the road these days, even 18 wheelers are glued to their phones. Hopefully they can rebuild it for you.
3kitty
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A thought - in this incident it was clear what happened, but do you have (or will you get) a dashcam?
3kitty
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Yes - helpful when it's not clear after the fact who was at fault. It was recommended to me by an acquaintance who is a member of LAPD auxiliary, who has seen multiple cases where it made a difference.
3kitty
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Thank-you!
She has mild whiplash and is receiving treatment.
Mine is a little worse ..... neck vertebrae damage ..... rotator cuff injury on left side (seat belt side) and a re-injury of a permanently injured right foot and ankle.
This is the more complicated and acute
Get it back to where we can and manage it after that.
Could have been much worse....
Not being dismissive at all of affects but always good when one can walk away. Life goes on for you and your bride, thank you for sharing the anticipation and pleasure of the car, the ride.
3kitty
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3kitty
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Well we just got a note from the body shop.....they have submitted the estimate to the insurer for approval......
$10,000 in damage - great news though, there is NO structural damage
R&R .... new rear bumper ..... new taillight assembly .... new exhaust system .... etc, etc
Parts are not cheap are they!
We are very thankful the car is structurally sound .....
Now we wait
$10,000 in damage - great news though, there is NO structural damage
R&R .... new rear bumper ..... new taillight assembly .... new exhaust system .... etc, etc
Parts are not cheap are they!
We are very thankful the car is structurally sound .....
Now we wait