YAOBTD (yet another one bites the dust)

[mryaris]

I totalled my '09 Carmine red hatchback tonight. A patch of black ice on a twisty mountain road caused me to fishtail & lose control before slamming into a guardrail and rolling over onto the drivers side.

About half an hour before the accident I pulled over and got pissed because I stepped in some gum and it was all over my floor mat. I guess I won't have to worry about that now!

On a side note......I did manage to go 502 miles on a single tank (drove from Jackson, WY to Denver, CO without stopping) which translated to 46.5 MPG.


I'll post pics as soon as I can.....the entire drivers side is trashed as well as the left front where I hit the guardrail. Funny thing is the drivers air bag did not deploy, but the side curtain ones did when I rolled.

Anyway, just thought I'd share.

[Betrivent]

That sucks dude. I hate the surrealness of the gum incident too. I know of times like that, when you're suddenly like "Man, I wish I was worrying about 10 pieces of gum compared to this"

[PETERPOOP]

geez. so many crashes these days. good you're ok. sucks about the car.......ahhhh

[R2D2]

As I said in another thread it's a good sign when someone is posting about an accident so soon-hope you are fine.

R2

[bobselectric]

Glad to hear you're alright

[Yaris Hilton]

Bummer about the car, but it's great that you're OK!

The air bag ECU is pretty smart.

[yaris-me]

Glad that you're OK. YAYBTD, yet another Yaris bites the dust.:frown:

[mryaris]

Thanks guys.....I am fine, just bummed about the car. I like your acronym better 'yaris-me'....I should have thought of that one! :)

My only injury is a jammed ring finger on my right hand. I think it happened when I tried catching the case of bottled water I bought in Denver as it flew towards me when the car flipped on its side.

I hope I can get another identical Yaris!

[bronsin]

Hope you get a new Yaris out of the deal! Even better you are in one piece!

[1NZYaris1]

:eek: :cry: atleast you are okay ,apart from your finger ,
sorry to hear about your yaris, thats gotta suck .

[birdman]

Did it have the traction control?

[CtrlAltDefeat]

Well that freaking sucks... sorry about your wreck... hope things work out for you...

[tomato]

black ice + mountain road = a very dangerous recipe.

Glad you're OK!

Some days it doesn't pay to get up in the morning. :thumbdown:

[mryaris]

Yep.....black ice and a twisty road does suck! :) I am glad I'm OK too, but I am still upset about the loss of my Yaris. It was just getting broken in!

The estimate was for $16,144! Would you believe that a new drivers seat w/airbag is $1800?? Crazy.

Anyway, here are a few pictures of the damage.....enjoy!

http://myfiero.com/uploads/18748_.jpg

http://myfiero.com/uploads/18749_.jpg

http://myfiero.com/uploads/18750_.jpg

http://myfiero.com/uploads/18751_.jpg

[tomato]

Awww... sorry about your car! :frown:

[enobmort42]

yikes! happy to see you're ok!

[mryaris]

Awww... sorry about your car! :frown:

Thanks. Now I have to decide if I get a new '10 Yaris now, or wait until winter's over first. I'm leaning towards waiting, but I need a car to get me through until then. I have some decisions to make in the next few days.

[1NZYaris1]

AHHh thats only a lite rub , it'll buff out :biggrin:

[*MAD DOG*]

Fark! Glad u ok. Time for a new Yaris.

[bnther36]

Ouch!
I hurt just looking at it.
Glad to hear that you're OK

[mryaris]

I finally got the insurance company's response to the value of my car and whatnot. They valued it about $700 more than I paid for it! Unfortunately, since I put no money down and my interest rate is sort of high, I owe about $500 more than the total settlement ($1000 when my deductible is included). The good news is I bought GAP insurance and it will cover that $1000, so I will just walk away from my car.

I am considering buying it back for the salvage value, but I haven't been told what they want for it yet (hopefully I'll know in the next day or two). I figure if it is under $1000 then I'll buy it back and part it out....there's still a lot of good, useable parts left on it.

Now I need to start shopping for a new '10 Yaris! :headbang:

[3dr5speedblk]

I finally got the insurance company's response to the value of my car and whatnot. They valued it about $700 more than I paid for it! Unfortunately, since I put no money down and my interest rate is sort of high, I owe about $500 more than the total settlement ($1000 when my deductible is included). The good news is I bought GAP insurance and it will cover that $1000, so I will just walk away from my car.

I am considering buying it back for the salvage value, but I haven't been told what they want for it yet (hopefully I'll know in the next day or two). I figure if it is under $1000 then I'll buy it back and part it out....there's still a lot of good, useable parts left on it.

Now I need to start shopping for a new '10 Yaris! :headbang:

Looks like you did Ok! Wow,Not much damage to the front!
That must have been quite a ride !!
I hit a Telephone pole once. Total Honda accord
Air bags saved my life!
Someone pulled out on me!!!Sux!!

[mryaris]

Heh....it was quite a ride. The Yaris held up very well, all things considered. The front end did take the hit better than I thought, but it was a glancing blow and not a direct head on with the guardrail, so that probably helped.

I felt so strongly about how safe a Yaris is that I bought another one a few weeks after this accident. It's been just over a year now and I still love it. I only hope I don't get into another bad wreck like that!