At 10 years young and 150K miles, I think my 2008 xB may have just been totaled from an accident that occurred a few hours ago.
2 or 3 drivers in front of me start slowing down as someone was turning left into a business on a single lane roadway. As I slowed down, at about 5-10mph I was slammed from behind. Driver had to be moving quite quickly given the impact, road was 35mph speed limit. The impact caused me to bump the driver in front of me unfortunately. Airbags did not go off on the driver behind me, so perhaps it wasn't as fast as I'd think.
Damage to car in front of me was minimal, only a dent caused by the bolt holding my license plate holder… Otherwise, no real damage I can see. My hood and everything was still flush and all that good stuff.
Back of my car, not so lucky. Hatch bent in, bumper pushed up, rear panels dented and didn't even attempt to open either rear door… Not sure they will. Officer thinks that they will total the car given how the damage is, but who knows (i'm not a good judge of that). I think the frame may have some damage given how it crumpled (note the dent on the top of the c-pillar). Driver that hit me was prob in his mid-20's as a guess with his grandma (or so I think) as a passenger. He was OK I think, but she got injured by the seat belt I guess and police called an ambulance to check her out. When I went to go see if they were ok, the driver just kind of mumbled. Thought it was weird, maybe just shock, but when the cops went to talk to him, I heard the officer say a few times "what? I can't hear you". So who knows what was up there... I'd hope with his grandma or whomever riding shotgun that no alcohol/drugs involved and just in shock by what happened.
Guy in front of me initially thought I was the only one involved… When I went to check to see if him and his wife were OK, he immediately claimed his back hurts really bad and I was probably on my F'in cell phone (his words…). I explained to him that I was hit hard and it caused me to hit him. Eventually he got out and realized it wasn't my fault and was more pleasant and his wife was very friendly. Police showed up within a few minutes of me calling right after it occurred, took the reports and all the information. Police were all friendly (I think 3 or 4 showed up).
So not a good Friday… Was really hoping to take that xB to 200K+ but now it just may be scrapped ☹ Most importantly, no serious injuries we know of. My girlfriend and I hit our heads pretty good on the head rests and my seat angle even went down a few notches post-crash… Hoping that no back/neck issues arise, so for sure will pay close attention to that the next few days. Another bummer is the 2 dozen eggs I had from the store on my backseat didn't make it...
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2 or 3 drivers in front of me start slowing down as someone was turning left into a business on a single lane roadway. As I slowed down, at about 5-10mph I was slammed from behind. Driver had to be moving quite quickly given the impact, road was 35mph speed limit. The impact caused me to bump the driver in front of me unfortunately. Airbags did not go off on the driver behind me, so perhaps it wasn't as fast as I'd think.
Damage to car in front of me was minimal, only a dent caused by the bolt holding my license plate holder… Otherwise, no real damage I can see. My hood and everything was still flush and all that good stuff.
Back of my car, not so lucky. Hatch bent in, bumper pushed up, rear panels dented and didn't even attempt to open either rear door… Not sure they will. Officer thinks that they will total the car given how the damage is, but who knows (i'm not a good judge of that). I think the frame may have some damage given how it crumpled (note the dent on the top of the c-pillar). Driver that hit me was prob in his mid-20's as a guess with his grandma (or so I think) as a passenger. He was OK I think, but she got injured by the seat belt I guess and police called an ambulance to check her out. When I went to go see if they were ok, the driver just kind of mumbled. Thought it was weird, maybe just shock, but when the cops went to talk to him, I heard the officer say a few times "what? I can't hear you". So who knows what was up there... I'd hope with his grandma or whomever riding shotgun that no alcohol/drugs involved and just in shock by what happened.
Guy in front of me initially thought I was the only one involved… When I went to check to see if him and his wife were OK, he immediately claimed his back hurts really bad and I was probably on my F'in cell phone (his words…). I explained to him that I was hit hard and it caused me to hit him. Eventually he got out and realized it wasn't my fault and was more pleasant and his wife was very friendly. Police showed up within a few minutes of me calling right after it occurred, took the reports and all the information. Police were all friendly (I think 3 or 4 showed up).
So not a good Friday… Was really hoping to take that xB to 200K+ but now it just may be scrapped ☹ Most importantly, no serious injuries we know of. My girlfriend and I hit our heads pretty good on the head rests and my seat angle even went down a few notches post-crash… Hoping that no back/neck issues arise, so for sure will pay close attention to that the next few days. Another bummer is the 2 dozen eggs I had from the store on my backseat didn't make it...
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