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Old 05-16-16, 12:21 PM
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Sad day in the lexus world for me...... i got into a bad accident. I was driving 40 mph, and some lady turned from the left lane going eastbound while i was going westbound turning into a shopping center, she turned in front of me not giving the right of way from ongoing traffic, i saw her in front of me and i slammed on the brakes to avoid a collision..... but it was too late........... My airbags didnt deploy,
















yes, even the coolant poured out from the engine bay































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Old 05-16-16, 02:40 PM
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dude. brutal. is your insurance going to do it as a total loss and cut u a czech?
Old 05-16-16, 03:05 PM
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im sure itl be a total loss alright, since its now undrivable. i declare it "salvaged"
Old 05-16-16, 03:28 PM
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I would necessarily call that totaled. Just because you lost your coolant doesn't mean the car is now undriveable. From those pics it looks like a minor front end collision especially since your air bags didn't blow. It definitely sucks but it was definitely worse for the other party.
Old 05-16-16, 03:33 PM
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sorry to hear about that ..bags didn't deploy means the frame is aight! sell it orfix it glad your ok and its a minor accident
Old 05-17-16, 06:35 AM
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This is painful to see especially since my IS is the same color Sorry to hear this happened to you, I hope your insurance makes everything right.
Old 05-17-16, 08:00 PM
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Sorry to hear now you can upgrade to IS350 or IS-F
Old 05-18-16, 03:24 PM
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just heard from the insurance company, they say its totaled.
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oh yeah for sure it was going to be totaled. basically needs a whole new front end, side fender, not to mention all the things inside too which we can't see. headlights and fog lights are unexpectedly expensive too
Old 05-18-16, 06:02 PM
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Sorry to say it, but it's probably best that way that they totaled it. See if you can purchase the car back from the insurance company at a serious discount and either part it out or fix it.
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at least i have some souvenirs to remember it by, as well as the spare kay.




Old 05-19-16, 05:38 PM
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At least your alright. Time to upgrade to a 350 !!

Sounds like your not at fault based on what you said which is obviously better for your insurance rates.
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Originally Posted by SeanO
At least your alright. Time to upgrade to a 350 !!

Sounds like your not at fault based on what you said which is obviously better for your insurance rates.
I would go with IS-F can find one for like $22k-$25k. Those V8 sound great too.

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Old 05-19-16, 08:08 PM
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Ouch, sorry man. Insurance will grab that for sure. Probably a great time to upgrade to and IS350 or an IS-F.
Old 07-01-16, 09:53 AM
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Sorry man. On the bright side, time for a new ride.


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