Well, it was fun while it lasted....
07-17-13, 05:09 AM
#1
Lexus Test Driver
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Well, it was fun while it lasted....
Car was totaled yesterday. An old man thought it'd be a good idea to make a left turn in front of me while I was going through an intersection. I hit him going about 50mph.
It didnt work out so well:
Everyone was ok, thank god. All of the airbags went off in my car which was a crazy thing to experience. I ended up going to the hospital because of a neck injury from bulging discs and what not, but I checked out ok.
So what to do now??
It didnt work out so well:
Everyone was ok, thank god. All of the airbags went off in my car which was a crazy thing to experience. I ended up going to the hospital because of a neck injury from bulging discs and what not, but I checked out ok.
So what to do now??
07-17-13, 05:20 AM
#2
Cant see the pics (work blocks them), but sorry to hear man, but glad you checked out after an accident going that fast.
What to do... 3IS? Or something more performance oriented, seems like you like to tinker under the hood!!
Oh and sell me your mapecu 
lol
What to do... 3IS? Or something more performance oriented, seems like you like to tinker under the hood!!
Oh and sell me your mapecu lol
07-17-13, 05:38 AM
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I found an is-f I like, but its all the way in New York and Im in Louisiana.
I'm going to pull some parts today. If I can get the hood open, I'm gonna grab my intake and try to unwire the mapecu.
I'm going to pull some parts today. If I can get the hood open, I'm gonna grab my intake and try to unwire the mapecu.
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07-17-13, 06:10 AM
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Glad you and everyone is okay! 
Definitely sucks to have that happen to something you love so much!
And wow! Can't believe someone had the nerve to even ask to buy stuff off your car only a few minutes after posting this horrible incident.
Definitely sucks to have that happen to something you love so much! And wow! Can't believe someone had the nerve to even ask to buy stuff off your car only a few minutes after posting this horrible incident.
07-17-13, 06:20 AM
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I didn't ask to buy anything. If it sounded like i did I apologize. There's not much of Lexus community in Louisiana so I was curious about his car since I think I've seen him around here. No need to be rude
07-17-13, 06:41 AM
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No offence taken! THanks for all the well wishes.
Yeah, I'm feeling it today. I thnk 5 air bags went off? That was crazy. I thought I caught on fire for a second after i realized I wasnt impaled or crushed. Ya know whats funny? My wife always feared riding in the car because of how small and "unsafe" it was. She has a new found respect for Lexus engineering.
This happened yesterday around 530pm. Nobody got a ticket because the old guy is claiming a green arrow and i know that I was going through as it just turned yellow. He was trying to turn left from the opposite direction. As I was approaching the intersection, the light turned yellow, but I was too close to stop. So i gassed it, and immediately after I did, he starts to make a move. I thought to myself, "No way this guy is gonna go right now."
Oh look, yes he did!
I immediately hit the brakes swerving to the right, thinking certainly he is now aware of the situation and will stop. Well he didnt, and my car wouldnt either. I dont know if he wasnt paying attention at all, or if he thought I was gonna stop and he could take the yellow for a left turn. Regardless, I had the right of way and I guess insurance will have to figure that out now.
Im in Baton Rouge, btw. I had a lot of performance stuff on the car: custom made hood sealed intake,PPE headers, full exhaust,mapecu3, polished lower intake plenum, fsport rear sway, megan coilovers,enkei nt03 wheels.
Yeah, I'm feeling it today. I thnk 5 air bags went off? That was crazy. I thought I caught on fire for a second after i realized I wasnt impaled or crushed. Ya know whats funny? My wife always feared riding in the car because of how small and "unsafe" it was. She has a new found respect for Lexus engineering.
This happened yesterday around 530pm. Nobody got a ticket because the old guy is claiming a green arrow and i know that I was going through as it just turned yellow. He was trying to turn left from the opposite direction. As I was approaching the intersection, the light turned yellow, but I was too close to stop. So i gassed it, and immediately after I did, he starts to make a move. I thought to myself, "No way this guy is gonna go right now."
Oh look, yes he did!
I immediately hit the brakes swerving to the right, thinking certainly he is now aware of the situation and will stop. Well he didnt, and my car wouldnt either. I dont know if he wasnt paying attention at all, or if he thought I was gonna stop and he could take the yellow for a left turn. Regardless, I had the right of way and I guess insurance will have to figure that out now.
Im in Baton Rouge, btw. I had a lot of performance stuff on the car: custom made hood sealed intake,PPE headers, full exhaust,mapecu3, polished lower intake plenum, fsport rear sway, megan coilovers,enkei nt03 wheels.
07-17-13, 06:58 AM
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