garretts77
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OK, for 3 years I have been reading these threads and hoping that I would not be posting one. Tonight I was out for a drive with a buddy on a road we have never been on before. I was just cruzing, like 50%... Speed limit on the street that I was on was 35 I think, but it had some tight corners. The asphalt had been built up enough so that it was like a 4"-5" drop to the dirt on the shoulder. I came to a left hander and my right front tire bit the edge of that shoulder and pulled the car into a ditch on the side of the road. The nose hit the bottom first and I did a complete cartwheel and landed on the drivers door pointing the other way. At the time of the accident, I was going approximately 25 MPH. 0 of 4 airbags deployed. But the condition of the car is not good. I would bet that it is a total loss... Every body panel is wrinkled. The paramedics had to rip the passenger door off of the hinge. The passenger seat where my friend was sitting ended up in a mostly reclined position and the seat frame was twisted so that the bottom was flat, but the seat back was canted toward the drivers side. It knocked the wind of of my friend, and when he caught his breath, he couldn't get out of his seat due to abdominal pain. The medics took him to ER, which I just got back from, and it looks like he just pulled a muscle in his abs. No internal bleeding or anything.
I should be getting a call from the claims adjuster Wednesday or Thursday, but I guess it is done. Good news is that I have Gap insurance so my loan will be paid off. we will see if I can get any extra for wheels, springs, shifter, sway bar, etc... This is usually a problem, but worth a shot.
If I can get back into it I am going to swap out the MP3 ECU for the stock. I may have an ECU for sale in the near future. As far as the rest of the stuff, I am not going to do anything about it. Good thing I spent the last two years parking in the back of the lot to avoid door dings. She was going to turn two on Saturday...
I actually hope it is totalled. There is a 2001 MX-5 SE that is for sale nearby that I have had my eye on...
OK, for 3 years I have been reading these threads and hoping that I would not be posting one. Tonight I was out for a drive with a buddy on a road we have never been on before. I was just cruzing, like 50%... Speed limit on the street that I was on was 35 I think, but it had some tight corners. The asphalt had been built up enough so that it was like a 4"-5" drop to the dirt on the shoulder. I came to a left hander and my right front tire bit the edge of that shoulder and pulled the car into a ditch on the side of the road. The nose hit the bottom first and I did a complete cartwheel and landed on the drivers door pointing the other way. At the time of the accident, I was going approximately 25 MPH. 0 of 4 airbags deployed. But the condition of the car is not good. I would bet that it is a total loss... Every body panel is wrinkled. The paramedics had to rip the passenger door off of the hinge. The passenger seat where my friend was sitting ended up in a mostly reclined position and the seat frame was twisted so that the bottom was flat, but the seat back was canted toward the drivers side. It knocked the wind of of my friend, and when he caught his breath, he couldn't get out of his seat due to abdominal pain. The medics took him to ER, which I just got back from, and it looks like he just pulled a muscle in his abs. No internal bleeding or anything.
I should be getting a call from the claims adjuster Wednesday or Thursday, but I guess it is done. Good news is that I have Gap insurance so my loan will be paid off. we will see if I can get any extra for wheels, springs, shifter, sway bar, etc... This is usually a problem, but worth a shot.
If I can get back into it I am going to swap out the MP3 ECU for the stock. I may have an ECU for sale in the near future. As far as the rest of the stuff, I am not going to do anything about it. Good thing I spent the last two years parking in the back of the lot to avoid door dings. She was going to turn two on Saturday...
I actually hope it is totalled. There is a 2001 MX-5 SE that is for sale nearby that I have had my eye on...
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wow im really sorry for your losss 
