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Old 03-11-2006, 09:35 PM
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SVX + guard rail = totaled (pics included)

Well unfortunately, my SVX is no more. Wednesday night coming back from work, the roads were snow packed. I was driving very cautiously in the fast lane, leaving about 12 seconds of stopping distance between myself and the car in front of me, staying off the brakes and driving at a slow speed. However, there was this d!ck head in a Lexus sedan in the middle lane driving recklessly. He was tail gating people, lane hopping and driving too fast. What ended up happening was he skidded sideways into my lane. In order to avoid ramming into him, I had to slam on my brakes. My anti locks have never functioned correctly. The front wheels would always keep going while the back ones would lock up. A recipe for disaster. After hitting my brakes hard, my car skidded sideways and I was unable to regain control. I slid sideways into the corner of a guard rail at an off ramp, driver's side first. Here is the aftermath.






It's a damn shame because my SVX was in such great condition and these things are few and far between these days. I had been maintaining it very well and I never planned on selling it. Fortunately, my drive train is still good, so I might have it swapped into another svx with a bad engine/tranny, etc. If anyone knows of a cheap SVX in Colorado with mechanical issues, but in good cosmetic shape, please let me know. Oh, and I have liability insurance only.

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Old 03-11-2006, 09:42 PM
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Sorry to see the car hope you are OK!
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Old 03-11-2006, 09:59 PM
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Old 03-11-2006, 10:29 PM
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That just sucks. I hope the moron in the Lexus stopped.

You didn't mention if you were injured at all, I hope not.

You could probably part the rest of the car out, the interior looks fantastic.

I keep collision on all the SVX's I have, even though there are no lien holders on them. It just makes sense.

You'll get on the road again.....SVXer's always find a way.
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Old 03-11-2006, 10:30 PM
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Glad to know you're okay because you're in an SVX!

Hope you find another one soon and make full use of this one and have good parts available for others.

That sucks to see this, and what happened to the jerk who drove that lexus?
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Old 03-11-2006, 11:07 PM
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Old 03-11-2006, 11:24 PM
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hey at least your in colorado, if the cops catch the idiot in the lexus, then he will get a ticket and it will he his inscuence's job to deal with it. try to get more than 3300, thats what i got when my first got Tboned.
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Old 03-11-2006, 11:58 PM
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hey at least your in colorado, if the cops catch the idiot in the lexus, then he will get a ticket and it will he his inscuence's job to deal with it. try to get more than 3300, thats what i got when my first got Tboned.
Self inflicted or anonymous damage is not covered by liability. This is totally out of pocket and very unfortunate.
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Old 03-12-2006, 02:34 AM
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true, true, i had to re-read what he wrote. yeah your right
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Old 03-12-2006, 09:10 AM
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Just wanted to clarify that I'm perfectly fine, other than a few minor cuts on my hands. Yeah, unfortuatnely I never collided with the lexus, so this is going to be out of pocket. He did stop, but later took off. I got his license plate number.

I figured with the miles I had on it 150+k and the age of the car, it wasn't worth having comprehensive insurance. I doubt they'd have rewarded much more than a couple of grand anyway.
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Old 03-12-2006, 09:20 AM
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Old 03-12-2006, 09:32 AM
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I definitely feel a bit safer now. KNowing your OK after an accident like that...

I feel a little safer in the strength of my svx. That was a lot of banged up steel to walk away from. Glad your OK
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Old 03-12-2006, 12:57 PM
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What a bummer... I guess we just have to give idiots the right of way. Where did you get that cupholder? Would you be willing to sell it?
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Old 03-12-2006, 01:19 PM
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Old 03-12-2006, 01:31 PM
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What a bummer... I guess we just have to give idiots the right of way. Where did you get that cupholder? Would you be willing to sell it?
that is a wedge. walmart sells them.
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