Said Byebye to my 1st Yaris LB. - Toyota Yaris Forums

Alwin · 03-13-2011, 12:36 AM

March 1st, in icey conditions I wrapped my 2008 LB around a telephone pole, which caused the telephone pole to snap in two about half way up.
Thanks to the airbags I escaped with only a crunched right hand, bruised right leg, bruised ribs, and a heavy concussion. I was in and out of consciousness and incoherent for 4 hours.
Tomorrow, March 13th. I'm using my insurance reimbursement and savings to purchase a 2011 Yaris LB with the same options, plus ABS! Woot!

Here are some pictures of my first Yaris after the telephone pole got in our way, his name was Enigma.

R.I.P.

yaris2010RS · 03-13-2011, 12:48 AM

wow, rip yaris and im glad ur alright. yaris did its job and glad ur staying faithful to it and replacing him with another (maybe this one will be a her?)

personally i recomend not only abs but also the vsc which really is a amazing system and will definatly save ur car from this next time.

*Astroman* · 03-13-2011, 04:03 AM

Damn!

I have the same color with side airbags, I feel better now but hope I never get to use them. If you get the new yaris in time, were having a cruise to Mt. St. Helens June 5th followed by a BBQ afterwards. It would be awesome to see you there (there's a info thread in the pacific northwest section).

Glad your ok, and considering another yaris.

minired5stby · 03-13-2011, 04:54 AM

That looked like a pretty bad day but you survived thats the important thing.

auxmike · 03-13-2011, 02:03 PM

Holy sheet!
Please tell me there were no passengers!
I have the same car/color but I don't have the side airbags :(
Were you belted in?

ERA · 03-13-2011, 02:17 PM

whoa.

Alwin · 03-13-2011, 07:16 PM

Thanks everyone. =)

yaris2010RS-> Yup, ABS and VSC is standard now I guess. One of the mechanics explained it to me and it's really cool how it works, makes me feel a lot safer.

Astroman-> I will mark the St. Helens Cruise on my calender and will put in for that day off.

auxmike-> No passengers thankfully, and didn't have my dogs with me. And yes, was belted in. I'm a seat-belt enthusiast. =)

solarVitz · 03-14-2011, 03:44 AM

sorry to hear your accident and your car got totaled. glad youre ok.

i was wondering if you still have your car and if it is possible you can sell me some interior pieces from it. thanks.

thewifesyaris · 03-14-2011, 06:07 PM

The 08s have side bags? Did I miss something when buying?

Glad to see your okay. Always good to hear it when folks get in an accident in their Yaris and walk away okay.

nemelek · 03-14-2011, 06:43 PM

I lost count, however I probably have seen 15 totaled Yaris's on this forum.

racerb · 03-16-2011, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alwin

March 1st, in icey conditions I wrapped my 2008 LB around a telephone pole, which caused the telephone pole to snap in two about half way up.
Thanks to the airbags I escaped with only a crunched right hand, bruised right leg, bruised ribs, and a heavy concussion. I was in and out of consciousness and incoherent for 4 hours.
Tomorrow, March 13th. I'm using my insurance reimbursement and savings to purchase a 2011 Yaris LB with the same options, plus ABS! Woot!

Here are some pictures of my first Yaris after the telephone pole got in our way, his name was Enigma.

R.I.P.

To take a line from the movie "Doc Hollywood", when the mechanics were looking over his wrecked Porsche, one of them says, I can fix that!!!

racerb

matthewai · 03-16-2011, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solarVitz

i was wondering if you still have your car and if it is possible you can sell me some interior pieces from it. thanks.

not even a buffer time period like oh yeah you dont have anything else to deal with just jumpin right to the point lets loot this thing ...and oh yeah glad your okay

Soner · 03-16-2011, 11:54 AM

That looks nasty. Glad you hit the pole on the passenger side.
How fast were you going?

Imagine · 03-16-2011, 12:32 PM

Glad you're okay. That looks like it could have been REALLY bad.

racerb · 03-16-2011, 08:43 PM

Yea it's a good thing you weren't hurt more seriously in the crash. Your extremely luck those high voltage lines didn't come crashing right down on top of the car, would not have been pretty!!!

racerb

fluke_boy · 03-18-2011, 06:12 AM

My older bro has the gnarliest tools, dude. And it'll buff right out.
Glad to hear that you're ok.

Revsson · 03-24-2011, 09:55 PM

Sorry to see a fellow MM LB damaged, but very glad that you are okay.
Is the new one also going to be MM?

Kens · 03-25-2011, 06:44 AM

Damn! Sorry to hear, but the important thing is that the car did it's job and saved your life.

03-13-2011, 12:36 AM	#1
Alwin Drives: Meteorite Metallic LiftBack Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vancouver Washington State, USA Posts: 4	Said Byebye to my 1st Yaris LB. March 1st, in icey conditions I wrapped my 2008 LB around a telephone pole, which caused the telephone pole to snap in two about half way up. Thanks to the airbags I escaped with only a crunched right hand, bruised right leg, bruised ribs, and a heavy concussion. I was in and out of consciousness and incoherent for 4 hours. Tomorrow, March 13th. I'm using my insurance reimbursement and savings to purchase a 2011 Yaris LB with the same options, plus ABS! Woot! Here are some pictures of my first Yaris after the telephone pole got in our way, his name was Enigma. R.I.P. Attached Images

03-13-2011, 12:48 AM	#2
yaris2010RS View User's Garage Drives: no-longer-boosted '10 Yaris Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Angus, Ontario Posts: 1,891	wow, rip yaris and im glad ur alright. yaris did its job and glad ur staying faithful to it and replacing him with another (maybe this one will be a her?) personally i recomend not only abs but also the vsc which really is a amazing system and will definatly save ur car from this next time. __________________ If it has boobs or wheels sooner or later your gonna have problems with it

03-13-2011, 04:03 AM	#3
Astroman Modded Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 07 Toyota Yaris, 71 Galaxie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 3,670	Damn! I have the same color with side airbags, I feel better now but hope I never get to use them. If you get the new yaris in time, were having a cruise to Mt. St. Helens June 5th followed by a BBQ afterwards. It would be awesome to see you there (there's a info thread in the pacific northwest section). Glad your ok, and considering another yaris. __________________ Please visit my online store for computer stuff and Official Yarisworld decals!

03-13-2011, 02:03 PM	#5
auxmike Drives: 2008 HB, A/T, Power W/L/M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, New Yawk Posts: 2,063	Holy sheet! Please tell me there were no passengers! I have the same car/color but I don't have the side airbags :( Were you belted in? __________________ Never take eyes off opponent - Bruce Lee

03-13-2011, 02:17 PM	#6
ERA Drives: '10 Zephyr Yaris Sedan Join Date: May 2010 Location: any way the wind blows Posts: 188	whoa. __________________

03-13-2011, 04:54 AM	#4
minired5stby View User's Garage Drives: Yaris S liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 759	That looked like a pretty bad day but you survived thats the important thing.

03-13-2011, 07:16 PM	#7
Alwin Drives: Meteorite Metallic LiftBack Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Vancouver Washington State, USA Posts: 4	Thanks everyone. =) yaris2010RS-> Yup, ABS and VSC is standard now I guess. One of the mechanics explained it to me and it's really cool how it works, makes me feel a lot safer. Astroman-> I will mark the St. Helens Cruise on my calender and will put in for that day off. auxmike-> No passengers thankfully, and didn't have my dogs with me. And yes, was belted in. I'm a seat-belt enthusiast. =)

03-14-2011, 03:44 AM	#8
solarVitz View User's Garage Drives: 08 Yaris S Liftback Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 332	sorry to hear your accident and your car got totaled. glad youre ok. i was wondering if you still have your car and if it is possible you can sell me some interior pieces from it. thanks. __________________

03-14-2011, 06:07 PM	#9
thewifesyaris Drives: 2007 and 2008 MM Yari LBs Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 418	The 08s have side bags? Did I miss something when buying? Glad to see your okay. Always good to hear it when folks get in an accident in their Yaris and walk away okay. __________________ Two Yari on home!

03-14-2011, 06:43 PM	#10
nemelek DWEED Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,161	I lost count, however I probably have seen 15 totaled Yaris's on this forum. __________________ Making a decision without following it with an action is still a fantasy.

03-16-2011, 11:54 AM	#13
Soner Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: O.C., CA Posts: 63	That looks nasty. Glad you hit the pole on the passenger side. How fast were you going?

03-16-2011, 12:32 PM	#14
Imagine Insert sarcasm here. View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Black Pearl Sand 3Dr Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 241	Glad you're okay. That looks like it could have been REALLY bad.

03-16-2011, 08:43 PM	#15
racerb View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris HB Blazin' Blue Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Leland, NC Posts: 444	Yea it's a good thing you weren't hurt more seriously in the crash. Your extremely luck those high voltage lines didn't come crashing right down on top of the car, would not have been pretty!!! racerb __________________ racerb '86 Celica GT '87 Celica GT-S '98 Rav4L '01 Tundra SR5

03-18-2011, 06:12 AM	#16
fluke_boy Drives: 2010 Yaris 3 dr hb Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: The Villages, FL Posts: 146	My older bro has the gnarliest tools, dude. And it'll buff right out. Glad to hear that you're ok.

03-24-2011, 09:55 PM	#17
Revsson View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Meteorite Metallic LB MT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 810	Sorry to see a fellow MM LB damaged, but very glad that you are okay. Is the new one also going to be MM?

03-25-2011, 06:44 AM	#18
Kens RS Drives: Toyota vitz rs 2006 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Malta Posts: 23	Damn! Sorry to hear, but the important thing is that the car did it's job and saved your life.

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