No More Maxima for Me :'(

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i sent this message to my friend on myspace and i aint feel like retyping so here it is.

well the stoplight near new publix, had no power today.

and i aint kno so im driving along in the right lane and some truck turns out of easthampton into my lane so i slow down to about 45. then in the turning lane going into easthampton its full so i cant see who is coming out of east hampton. as soon as i crossed the intersection line bam i got hit and spun around and hit another car that wasnt so badly damaged.

now if u saw the pic i have of the damage youd wonder how the hell its so bad if the lady made a complete stop, which they say. she has to be going about 30 to make that much damage,and if she came from a complete stop no way shed be goin that quick, she was going from east hampton straight to publix.

so since i aint stop at the light i was at fault.

im seriously like lost right now, chit u kno that car was my damn pride and joy andd now its pretty much gone, who knows if i even get a car back and if i do it wont be anything like this one.

yea truthfully, you see where that blue explorer is, well thats were the lady supposedly stopped, and i was where that cop car is parked, does she really gather enough speed from that complete stop to where i was to do damage and such a big hit

the cop said cars have crush points, but the AXLE?!!! NO! thats a serious hit to bend that.

and the kicker, my mom was like 2 cars behind me, but didnt see it happen, just drove by and save me spun out in the road. imagine what she felt :'(

[///M5 2,833]

Boo.

[element 0]

Boo.

I would even go so far as to upgrade that to a Boo-urns... that's unfortunate man. Best of luck with whatever happens.

[audio-neon 34]

not to sound like a complete jack-ass and all, after deciphering that gibberish, but considering the maxima was going like 40 mph it wouldnt take much at all to do that much damage to the car, remember the car weighs 3xxx'lbs and that is a lot of inertia, even a car moving ten miles per hour has a lot of inertia.

As for the comment about bending the axle, she didn't bend the axle, they have cv joints for that purpose (bending), she did however bend the control arms and possibly broke a tie rod end. And even that isn't too hard to do, hit a curb a little to hard and you most likely have bent a lower control arm.

I am really sorry for the loss of the car, but it could have been worse, at least he lived to tell the tale. I am not here doubting that she hit him, just saying that some of your points were flawed, and have you ever removed your door panel to see how thin the metal is on the skin of your car, not that hard to damage at all.

[Godsmack 361]

I'd take this to court.............light is out its hard to prove fault, plus po-po should of been there directing traffic.

Either way sux and best of luck.

J

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Well first and foremost, glad you are ok.

[helotaxi 46]

As for the comment about bending the axle, she didn't bend the axle, they have cv joints for that purpose (bending), she did however bend the control arms and possibly broke a tie rod end. And even that isn't too hard to do, hit a curb a little to hard and you most likely have bent a lower control arm.

The car's front drive. Just bent or snapped a bolt or a-arm. Not hard to do when force is applied in a direction for which a component isn't stressed.

The truth is probably somewhere between you account and hers. If the light isn't working you know that it's now a 4-way stop right?

[Qbenjamin 0]

that sux

[Fixxer 0]

You ain't feel like retyping? heh... Paying attention FTW!

[xclusiv3 0]

i didnt ever update in here...

but the car is being fixed....$14,8xx to fix.

they started last friday, went and saw it pieces; doors off, seats out, exhaust off, suspension off, brakes wheels, bumpers, fenders all

it hurt to see it like that.

im going to call tomorrow and see progress....i hate not having a car!

[audio-neon 34]

I really truly hope that it is insurance paying the 14,xxx dollars and not you out of pocket.

[xclusiv3 0]

oh yea they are....

its 14,800 something

-250 deductible that we pay.

and the other about 14500 insurance covers.

and it sucks but i think we have to cover hers also, and her little hyundai had 13K in damage, yep that car is probaby barely worth that on a good day.