YAOBTD (yet another one bites the dust) - Toyota Yaris Forums

mryaris · 10-26-2009, 03:01 AM

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 · 10-26-2009, 04:03 AM

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 · 10-26-2009, 04:34 AM

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

R2D2 · 10-26-2009, 07:23 AM

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 · 10-26-2009, 07:29 AM

Glad to hear you're alright

Yaris Hilton · 10-26-2009, 08:43 AM

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

The air bag ECU is pretty smart.

yaris-me · 10-26-2009, 10:16 AM

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

mryaris · 10-26-2009, 10:57 AM

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 · 10-26-2009, 11:49 AM

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

Thirty-Nine · 10-27-2009, 01:22 AM

Sorry to hear about your car, man. Glad you're ok. However, that is great mileage!

1NZYaris1 · 10-27-2009, 02:30 AM

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

birdman · 10-27-2009, 04:07 AM

Did it have the traction control?

CtrlAltDefeat · 10-28-2009, 07:53 PM

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

*tomato* · 10-28-2009, 08:16 PM

black ice + mountain road = a very dangerous recipe.

Glad you're OK!

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

mryaris · 10-28-2009, 10:23 PM

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!

*tomato* · 10-28-2009, 10:25 PM

Awww... sorry about your car!

enobmort42 · 10-28-2009, 10:27 PM

yikes! happy to see you're ok!

mryaris · 10-28-2009, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomato

Awww... sorry about your car!

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.

10-26-2009, 03:01 AM	#1
mryaris Drives: 2010 Carmine Red hatchback Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorful Colorado Posts: 208	YAOBTD (yet another one bites the dust) 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. __________________

10-26-2009, 07:23 AM	#4
R2D2 Crazy Oil Sniffer Drives: MM 09 Yaris 5 Dr LB "Click" Join Date: May 2009 Location: ME Posts: 498	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 __________________ "The howl was the sound of God’s casting pot, the morphing of my cells into shape, the forming of oceans out of molten premordial plasma. And I could feel it. I could cry for it. I could cry with it." -The Fitful One

10-26-2009, 10:57 AM	#8
mryaris Drives: 2010 Carmine Red hatchback Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorful Colorado Posts: 208	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! __________________

10-27-2009, 01:22 AM	#10
Thirty-Nine Small cars are a big deal View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 3,144	Sorry to hear about your car, man. Glad you're ok. However, that is great mileage! __________________ Subcompact Culture: The Small car blog

10-27-2009, 02:30 AM	#11
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	atleast you are okay ,apart from your finger , sorry to hear about your yaris, thats gotta suck . __________________ http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/index.php

10-26-2009, 04:03 AM	#2
Betrivent Not quite a noob Drives: e46 325 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: edmonton Posts: 1,408	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"

10-26-2009, 04:34 AM	#3
PETERPOOP View User's Garage Drives: 08 white liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oahu Posts: 3,674	geez. so many crashes these days. good you're ok. sucks about the car.......ahhhh

10-26-2009, 07:29 AM	#5
bobselectric Kickin' Yaris Drives: 07 Yaris liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: west harrison, ny Posts: 523	Glad to hear you're alright

10-26-2009, 08:43 AM	#6
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Bummer about the car, but it's great that you're OK! The air bag ECU is pretty smart.

10-26-2009, 10:16 AM	#7
yaris-me Learn to Relax Drives: 2007, Meteorite, LB Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Anaheim, CA Posts: 2,070	Glad that you're OK. YAYBTD, yet another Yaris bites the dust.

10-26-2009, 11:49 AM	#9
bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,790	Hope you get a new Yaris out of the deal! Even better you are in one piece!

10-27-2009, 04:07 AM	#12
birdman Drives: '08 Blazing Blue Yaris LB Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: USA Posts: 496	Did it have the traction control?

10-28-2009, 07:53 PM	#13
CtrlAltDefeat I ♥ Yaris View User's Garage Drives: Black 08 LB MT & red 97 Miata Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indianapolis IN Posts: 1,313	Well that freaking sucks... sorry about your wreck... hope things work out for you... __________________ The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. - Bertrand Russell

10-28-2009, 08:16 PM	#14
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	black ice + mountain road = a very dangerous recipe. Glad you're OK! Some days it doesn't pay to get up in the morning. __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

10-28-2009, 10:23 PM	#15
mryaris Drives: 2010 Carmine Red hatchback Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Colorful Colorado Posts: 208	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! __________________

10-28-2009, 10:25 PM	#16
tomato Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2DR LB 07, MT, Abs. Red Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 5,155	Awww... sorry about your car! __________________ Follow Bamboo the YarisWorld Traveler here

10-28-2009, 10:27 PM	#17
enobmort42 First time DIYer Drives: '07 LB Polar White Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 434	yikes! happy to see you're ok! __________________ LED tails - debadged - 17" wheels - LED door handles - Painted Headlights - 30/35% tint - Blue LED Interior - DIY Cruise Control - Python 460HP Alarm - DIY Power Locks - K&N CAI - Lowering Springs

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