View Full Version : Have you lost one or more cars in an accident?
Anoree
04-20-2009, 05:52 PM
Danielle's polls got me curious. Seeing how many cars were bought, WhyYou's statement and my own experience made me put up this poll of my own. Feel free to participate.
Even to me.:p
" Imagined that one of us will accompany the beautiful Danielle in nice trip by car ". Joking my Friend Danielle.;)
I have never had an accident. Only the most stupid things.
I am very careful and quiet. Certainly I love the speed. But it makes no sense.
Better to think of our human life. Why life is beautiful.:)
Anoree
04-20-2009, 06:22 PM
How did my driving instructor put it? "Driving in a car you've got to think at least for three: For yourself, for the one in front of you and for the one behind you."
I try to do that everytime I'm behind the wheel. Most of the time successfully ... :rolleyes:
I lost two cars through crashes that were not my fault. First one was when i had a very nice looking red Ford Escort which i still miss today lol. A driver pulled out at great speed from a side-road and used my front-end to stop making my beloved Escort a write-off. The second was when i was heading up the m4 motorway and another driver tried to overtake only got way too close to me and i had to swerve ending up hitting the crashbarrier. Totalling the car and luckly i got out unhurt. Both drivers were female and i apologise to any female members and Danielle, Lia. But i do tend to check out whether the car in front or behind is being driven by a male of female driver. I know this makes me sound sexist, i don't mean it to be. I know there are very good female drivers out there. I just seem to come across the bad ones. I won't mention about the near-misses i've had from male amnd female drivers lol.
geolarson2
04-20-2009, 06:38 PM
Rainy evening, rush hour traffic on the 101 in N. Calif. on my way home from class, this guy in a "borrowed" caddy zooms in passing on both sides of traffic, plows into the car in front of me (breaking my 3 sec space--bastard!), which winds up plowing into the car in front. I had either to drive off the road & probably tumble, plow into the car to my left in the fast lane, or just slam on my breaks and hope--oh well ...I now understand how salami feels in a sandwich. Oh, the guy had a suspended license, was driving an ex-girlfriend's unregistered, uninsured car (also stolen apparently)--he was led off, I got a tow, but my heart really went out for the person up at the head of the line--she was driving her brand new car home from the dealership! At least mine was over 10 years & over 100k miles old.
captnjack
04-20-2009, 10:17 PM
I have been lucky only been in a few fender benders.
eastbill
04-21-2009, 02:00 AM
someone turned into right in front of me from a blind spot right across me we hit totalled both cars. lucky for airbags only one bump on my knee. bad luck that i had found my ex wife (of two months) canceled my car insurance. so i collected nothing on it at all.
MISSY
04-26-2009, 02:28 AM
I had a ford escort and i ran into the back of a dumptruck at a red light.:o
What year? depending on the year it may have been for the best... i had an 88 and a half (that is what the manual said) and according to consumer reports, it was the worse escort ever built. known for issues with the electrical system. and i can tell you from personal experience that it was true.
WhyYou
04-26-2009, 04:44 AM
I was driving my white volkswagon beetle, rushing to work because I was late. There was a car stopped at a stop sign just up the road about half a mile away. It was an older car and a real tank, looked like it could be hit and not be damaged. I got to find out about that. Just as I got up near that car the driver decided it was time for him to pull out. I hit hard because I had thought he would at least wait until I had gone by (he had waited for this long!). The accident ripped out the front end of my volkswagon and put a small dent in the other car's bumper. The driver of the tank was an old man who looked like he needed new glasses. Luckily, I didn't get fired from my job because I had a good excuse for not being able to get to work that day.
MISSY
04-26-2009, 05:30 PM
What year? depending on the year it may have been for the best... i had an 88 and a half (that is what the manual said) and according to consumer reports, it was the worse escort ever built. known for issues with the electrical system. and i can tell you from personal experience that it was true.
It was an 83 was a good little car before i bashed it's nose in! :o
I was driving my white volkswagon beetle, rushing to work because I was late. There was a car stopped at a stop sign just up the road about half a mile away. It was an older car and a real tank, looked like it could be hit and not be damaged. I got to find out about that. Just as I got up near that car the driver decided it was time for him to pull out. I hit hard because I had thought he would at least wait until I had gone by (he had waited for this long!). The accident ripped out the front end of my volkswagon and put a small dent in the other car's bumper. The driver of the tank was an old man who looked like he needed new glasses. Luckily, I didn't get fired from my job because I had a good excuse for not being able to get to work that day.
Well i hope he was insured WhyYou. Sounds like a bad case of bad driving. He obviously didn't look in the mirror for oncoming traffic. That's happened to me a few times where people just pull out without looking or even indicating so i have to hit the brakes as they casually pull out oblivious as to what's behind them. It's very frustrating when that happens. I wonder how some people pass their test with bad driving like that. Maybe they've forgotten what they learnt at driving school.
83 was a good year... its funny how i was reading the consumer reports chart and all the cars were great... except for that year. everything else rated above average... just my luck i would pick that one.
Anoree
04-26-2009, 07:23 PM
83 was a good year...
Lol, that sounds like a wine rating. :D
I never thought of cars in good years and bad years. I might have to rethink.
We've had a used Escord for a couple of years. It was NOTHING but trouble. Must have been an 88er. ;)
tigger
04-27-2009, 01:36 AM
I had a ford escort and i ran into the back of a dumptruck at a red light.:o
And now she drives a 08 mustang gt. that Jeromy got her for her birthday last year. gloss black with all the trimmings.
My brother wrecked a car that we had. I wouldn't exactly say it was my car, because I didn't buy it, and I would never really call a car with automatic transmission "My Car" it was a car that was given to us that our father drove for several years, and he does stupid things when driving, and he totaled it. The only dumb thing I have ever done driving is I took my mom's van around the block in reverse. No damage occured.
Texasdrake
06-29-2009, 01:26 AM
I was in a few accidents,byt my cars were able to still move.As a matter of fact just yesterday I gotten a newer car to replace my 95 Excort that was rear ended back in Nov 2008. Here is my replacement I got yesterday.Newest car I had so far 2003 PT Cruiser
laranger
06-29-2009, 02:19 AM
I was in a few accidents,byt my cars were able to still move.As a matter of fact just yesterday I gotten a newer car to replace my 95 Excort that was rear ended back in Nov 2008. Here is my replacement I got yesterday.Newest car I had so far 2003 PT Cruiser
Hey Texasdrake, where is the wind up key??:D
Hey Texasdrake, where is the wind up key??:D
Hey! Laranger that's cruel, everyone knows the wind-up key is on top.:D
MISSY
06-29-2009, 03:44 PM
WHATS wrong with you two!!!!!!!! Everyone knows it takes batterys!:D
Texasdrake
06-30-2009, 03:53 AM
All of you are wrong.....It has 4 squrriels and they're on Roids so they produced alittle more squrriel power..and I keep a bag of nuts in the car for them. :D
All of you are wrong.....It has 4 squrriels and they're on Roids so they produced alittle more squrriel power..and I keep a bag of nuts in the car for them. :D
I remember now you have the squirrel model.:D
Your a good sport Texasdrake.;)
Immortal
08-12-2009, 10:09 PM
Lets see, My Ex wife wrecked our 73 vw super beetle, My 66 RESTORED GTO. My father wrecked my 68 Corvett. And i wrecked my 2005 BMW last December. Cars suck.
Lets see, My Ex wife wrecked our 73 vw super beetle, My 66 RESTORED GTO. My father wrecked my 68 Corvett. And i wrecked my 2005 BMW last December. Cars suck.
66 GTO!, 68 Corvette! their classic cars! :eek:. Have they been completely totalled Immortal?. If they have, then that really is a shame. Especially as the Corvette is my favourite model.:(
captnjack
08-14-2009, 06:52 PM
Immortal was your ex your ex before of after she wrecked 2 of your cars lol?
Immortal was your ex your ex before of after she wrecked 2 of your cars lol?
Problably after and for a good reason lol.:D
Immortal
08-14-2009, 08:01 PM
66 GTO!, 68 Corvette! their classic cars! :eek:. Have they been completely totalled Immortal?. If they have, then that really is a shame. Especially as the Corvette is my favourite model.:(
Yes mart, They were all a loss.:( I love Corvettes too as i have 7 of them.
I just don't let anyone drive my more powerful cars.
Immortal
08-14-2009, 08:03 PM
Immortal was your ex your ex before of after she wrecked 2 of your cars lol?
She became my EX after, Though not for that but that would have been a good reason.
Yes mart, They were all a loss.:( I love Corvettes too as i have 7 of them.
I just don't let anyone drive my more powerful cars.
That's a shame they were all totalled, if you have any classic 60's or 70's Corvette's especially in red. Please take very good care of them, as any 60's or 70's model corvette would be my dream car. Like the 66 Corvette Stingray or the 72 Corvette Stingray ZR1.:D
Yes mart, They were all a loss.:( I love Corvettes too as i have 7 of them.
I just don't let anyone drive my more powerful cars.
Corvettes can be cool, but all the ones I have seen absolutely suck, because they have all been automatics. Some of the old "purists" will be fine with an automatic one, but hate EFI. Why?
Corvettes can be cool, but all the ones I have seen absolutely suck, because they have all been automatics. Some of the old "purists" will be fine with an automatic one, but hate EFI. Why?
Well i've never driven a corvette Max, have you driven one to be able to make that statement Max?. I can only go by pictures and videos, as i've never seen a Corvette for real and in my opinion they just look incredibly beautiful cars to look at. I've loved the look of all Corvette's since i was a child. I even had many Corvette toy cars as a child lol.
FTVfanatic
08-15-2009, 08:53 PM
I have 50 bucks saying he has never driven a Corvette. He just makes statements like that.
It goes like: "It sucks 'cause it's automatic. I have never driven one, not a stick nor an auto, but auto transmission must suck."
That's his reasoning.
I have 50 bucks saying he has never driven a Corvette. He just makes statements like that.
It goes like: "It sucks 'cause it's automatic. I have never driven one, not a stick nor an auto, but auto transmission must suck."
That's his reasoning.
That's my thoughts exactly FTVfanatic. Are we right Max?.
When i said my favourite car is the Corvette i wasn't refering how it drives as well as i wouldn't know. I was only saying they look a very beautful car in my opinion.
Immortal
08-16-2009, 10:20 PM
Yes mart, corvette's are fun to drive, Stick shift or not. ( I have both .)
Yes mart, corvette's are fun to drive, Stick shift or not. ( I have both .)
Well drive carefully Immortal, hate to hear you losing another one.:D;)
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