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Old 10-23-07, 04:03 PM
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One of our long time customer just called my service manager that her car which she bought it used from him ( service manager) just gone bye bye. She said that she was driving on the road and swayed to side of the road. She over corrected the steering and the car loss control, and bam.. hit the telephone pole cut it in half and hit the tree where the car came to the stopped.

She climb out of the sunroof,called 911 and waiting for the cop. The cops arrived thinking they have to pull the body from the car,but found out that the driver was sitting on the side of the road.

The car was 1992 LS400 with 1993 wheels and it got 266000 miles well maintenance.She said she was doing 45 mph..o.k..

The engine and transmission and the front engine support came apart.

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The driver door where it hit the telephone pole.



The front end of the car with some of the suspension components, hood..etc..

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Old 10-23-07, 04:07 PM
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Holy cow!!!!

The owner was sure lucky! Most people dont come out in an accident with their car looking like that
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Old 10-23-07, 04:23 PM
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Incredible, glad to hear that they got out fine usually that lands you in critical condition in the hospital or dead.

At least you dont' need to do much to salvage the engine
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Old 10-23-07, 04:25 PM
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the car must have also rolled because the roof caved in. The way it looked, she was probably doing much higher than 45mph for the everything to come apart like that. It's a MIRACLE that she walked out of that crash because I don't see how a person can walk out without any serious injuries from looking at the pictures.
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That's crazy that someone walked away from that. That looks like it was crushed, not crashed!!!
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Old 10-23-07, 04:28 PM
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Oh man thats insane. That LS pretty much wrapped itself around that telephone pole. Glad to hear the occupants are alive.
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This person was meant to live.
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A sign it was not time to leave. Ugh...that is one wrecked LS.
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Wow, she's one lucky lady.
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holy crap, that is the same color scheme as mine and im scared. how did she climb out of that? wow that is crazzzzy. but if the side hit the telephone pole then how did the engine fall out? BTW can u ask if i can have the driver side outer taillight? just curious.
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior
. but if the side hit the telephone pole then how did the engine fall out? BTW can u ask if i can have the driver side outer taillight? just curious.
Anything can happen in an accident. Looks as if the the bolts just popped off when she hit the pole. Get your LS checked up Joe!
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That is one very lucky lady. The car.... Not so lucky but VERY well built. Got to love the "L".
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probably fell asleep at the wheel.
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She is extremely lucky. What year did Lexus incorporate stability control sysems on their cars?
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