Another one bites the dust

[hatchbackkid82]

Well sadly I was in an accident, and my car ended up being a total loss. I've enjoyed being part of YW forum, but I think I'm going back to the Honda camp. I'll still be lurking around. If you want to know what happened, I hit a patch of black ice. Ended up going into a telephone pole at 50mph. Luckily I was wearing my seatbelt. I walked away from it with a few scratches from the air bag, bruises from the seatbelt, and neck and chest pain. I went to the hospital and everything was fine. The car did it's job. I'll be around, It's been awesome being a part of YW. Take care everyone :thumbsup:

[Shinare]

Hope you are all right and everything gets resolved quickly and fully!

[redglare45]

Wow man! Totally sucks. Glad you're ok.

[nemelek]

OUCH

[slow.yaris]

Ouch.. black ice sucks. Glad you're ok and the car did its job. 50 mph into a telephone pole and you walked away with minor cuts and bruises - that's amazing

[SIPNGAS]

HERBIE!! I'm happy to hear you're relatively OK.

[tk-421]

Good to know you're OK. :thumbsup:

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Damn, that sucks, but good that you're okay.

[TLyttle]

Glad you're okay, sad about the car, sadder about your decision to go Honda. Fact is, both manufacturers are nearly equal, far better than most others...

[brg88tx]

op, you gettin a honda fit?

[Hershey]

Sorry to see of your incident , good to know you're fine . Let us know how things go with your coverage and purchase of another vehicle .

[shinlee]

dude, you're car got jacked at 50mph in a telephone poll, and you walked away? I'm extremly sorry for you're misfortune, but damn, i'm glad to see the yaris let you do that. Engineers did their job then i guess

[hatchbackkid82]

Thanks everyone. Insurance has already taken care of everything. The accident actually happened 2 weeks ago, I just didn't post anything until I knew what was going to happen with the car.Total loss, obviously:cry: . I ended up walking away with a few hundred dollars which is better than nothing. I was nervous I was going to be upside down. I'm shoppping around for 99-00 Civic EX 2 dr or 4dr. That's what I had before the Yaris. The Civic was a great car, but I'm definitely going to miss my Yaris. Just wish I could have pulled all the performance parts off it, to so someone else can benefit from my loss. Insurance said If i take anything else off the car, it would depreciate the value of the car :frown:

[hatchbackkid82]

Thanks Lisa:smile:

HERBIE!! I'm happy to hear you're relatively OK.

[Hershey]

We had a car get totaled and I wanted to remove the aftermarket driving lights and was told not to by the insurance company .

[hatchbackkid82]

It blows :frown:

Fujita CAI
DC Header
Nitto Mid Pipe
Thunder Axle Back
Tokico Shocks
Tigertec Springs
UR sway Bar
NST Pulleys
Falken tires 195/55/15
Aftermarket foglights
Vitz Badges

All still on the car :cry: when i think about it

We had a car get totaled and I wanted to remove the aftermarket driving lights and was told not to by the insurance company .

[Yaristeve]

We had a car get totaled and I wanted to remove the aftermarket driving lights and was told not to by the insurance company .

Assuming you are talking about your own insurance, I am curious what right the insurance cmpany has to tell you not remove aftermarket parts that are not covered. I can understand if you had your coverage adjusted to include aftermarket parts but if they were added afterwards and not covered, they should be removable unless, of course, the insurance company includes their cost in the payout as well. If the accident is the other driver's fault and his insurance is paying, you should be able to demand to get the parts or payment for them. I suppose threateing to take them to court might help them agree?...

[Kioshi]

Damn it.....sorry for your loss buddy.

Im glad you are okay. People really do underestimate this cars safety just because it is small.

I'll miss ya buddy, you been here throug thick and thin with us old timers...

Pop in once in awhile, and do show us your civic and where you go with that car....even thouh we are a toyota forum :)

Take it easy.

[SilverBack]

I hate having to see these kinds of threads. At least you're okay.

[Hershey]

YARISTEVE , this was over 7 years ago . The car is history . It was the other drivers fault . They were only $40 . No big deal .

[hatchbackkid82]

Not mine, but same car minus the rims. I picked it up a few nights ago. GSR motor is what I have planned :thumbsup:

[tomato]

Awww man, I'm sorry to hear that!!

You were one of the very first forum members to say hello to me when I joined YW and offer your help. :bow: Gonna miss you!

Glad that you're OK and that the Yaris did its job. Sorry for your loss, though. That's gotta suck big time.

Hondas are great cars. That's what I've been driving for 20 years before I got my Yaris. You're gonna be fine.

(oh, you just posted that picture, right when I was posting. Yeah, those are fine cars :thumbsup:

Don't be a stranger!

[hatchbackkid82]

Wow, I'm really surprised you remember that. I remember you asking me something about a short shifter :biggrin:. I'll stop by every once in a while. I'm on Hondatech now. I'll stop by to chow the progress on the Civic :thumbsup:

Awww man, I'm sorry to hear that!!

You were one of the very first forum members to say hello to me when I joined YW and offer your help. :bow: Gonna miss you!

Glad that you're OK and that the Yaris did its job. Sorry for your loss, though. That's gotta suck big time.

Hondas are great cars. That's what I've been driving for 20 years before I got my Yaris. You're gonna be fine.

(oh, you just posted that picture, right when I was posting. Yeah, those are fine cars :thumbsup:

Don't be a stranger!

[TickleTimeTim]

awesome to walk away from a wreck like that. i too would like to watch as you mod your new car.

[bkndacn]

OP: OH NO ! You are the closest YW member and now this :cry: we haven't even had a meet together yet :frown:

Well All I'm saying is that you need to come to the next Mid atlantic meet ... even if you have a Honda! :thumbup:


Also more than anything I'm super glad your ok! :thumbup:

This makes me feel even safer driving around in my Yaris


Keep in touch for sure!

[GanjaBabe420]

That is freaking intense! I just got into a pretty bad accident myself. Some bitch in a HONDA, had a green yield light..at this 4 way light intersection..she hesitated..looked down, was most likely texting..and while I'm going 50mph..I said OH SHIT, braked and slid into a nice T-Bone...did a 90 degree angle..landed right in front of a nice Lexus that these old Asian couple were in..airbags went off and everything..fucked my entire front end up..I'll have to get some pictures up. But I'm okay..just chest bruises and a long neck burn from the seat belt!
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Another one bites the dust...!

[Hamster]

Did the dumbass at least take responsibility? Glad to hear that you're okay!

[YAR1S]

wow what a thread resurrection this is ..... lol....

[hatchbackkid82]

Hey guys, I saw this thread was brought back. So i figured I'd let you let you guys see my progress so far. It's been a lot of trips to the junkyard piecing the inmterior together. But I can finally say the interior is 90% complete. As far as the exterior, it's staying pretty much stock. The car was repainted back in July. It's a huge improvement over what it was. I get the thumbs up from Honda guys all the time. It shows really well. Still pretty much stock but still looks a lot better than what it did when I picked it up back in Feb. Next would be suspension and engine swap. :smile:

[Kioshi]

keep us updated man.

And stick your head in here more often!

What wheels do you have in mind for it?

[hatchbackkid82]

I was thinking of some 16x7 RPF1's, with 205/45/16. I'm on here here a lot just lurking though :biggrin:

keep us updated man.

And stick your head in here more often!

What wheels do you have in mind for it?

[ilikerice]

Love those wheels, so light and clean looking for the price.. its just so over-done now. seems everyone has these wheels at autocross/track events in every size available. But they do look so sweet..

If your going 16", I recommend either Hankook RS-3 225/50/16 OR (my fav look) Falken Azenis RT-615K in the same size. for alot of meat and traction for that gsr swap in the future.