**edit** pics posted (photobucket)

no pics of the actual scene...was taken away in an ambulance, but i took pics of it sitting in the tow yard. i was driving with my wife last night when it happened.

made a very crude diagram in pshop...we were stopped at a red light, waiting to turn right. car 1 attempts a left turn in heavy rush hour traffic, car 2 sees car 1, swerved to avoid car 1 and hit car 1, and then t-boned us. car 1 sighted for the cause of accident, as it was not safe to turn (hence why i was still sitting at the light waiting to make a right). car 2 hit us hard and rolled us onto the passenger side of the element. i must say the honda took it pretty well given the speeds involved. we're okay though, just VERY sore.

the back hatch is opening hard, every panel on the right is dented, right side wheels are scratched to hell, hood is out of line, and the left side isn't much better. when our car flipped, car 2 was pressed into the bottom of our car (which my element is 4wd, so who knows what damage may be done the the drivetrain as well.

















vwvortex link if all else fails here:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2783209


Modified by fivespeedintegra at 7:05 PM 8/22/2006


Modified by fivespeedintegra at 7:07 PM 8/22/2006

 

sucks, glad youre ok

 

damn, looks like he was going fast to push the element over on its side!

glad you and wife are ok

 

ouch! glad you guys are ok. doesn't seem that hard to fix either. easy come up at an auction.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fventura03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn, looks like he was going fast to push the element over on its side!

glad you and wife are ok</TD></TR></TABLE>

the speed limit on the road he was on was 55mph

 

Ouch

 

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yes.......very VERY sore today.

 

For getting t-boned and rolled, that Element looks nearly flawless. Glad you two got out ok.

 

glad your OK!! nice drawing too

 

damn is that a JDM powerfolding mirror on the passenger side

 

ouch

 

that sucks dude, hope you get a new fresh element

 

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i'm hoping they total it.....it's pretty extensive. the pics don't really show how badly damaged the passenger side is.

 

sorry to hear about your ride. the element is an amazing vehicle.if they dont total your truck id like to purchase your front bumber and front left upper panel "the cladding". i got a fat scratch on mine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by OneCent &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sorry to hear about your ride. the element is an amazing vehicle.if they dont total your truck id like to purchase your front bumber and front left upper panel "the cladding". i got a fat scratch on mine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'll let you know

 

Wow, the damage doesnt look like it was that that hard but it flip over, Any idea on how fast the other car was moving after impact with car 1?

 

hope everything works out, as i see it should

time for this:

Waiting on the '07 Si Sedan to be released...

 

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Wow, I can't believe the airbags didn't deploy.(does not look like it from the pictures )My wife was hit at about 20mph on the driver side bumper and airbags also didn't deploy. I'm surprised since your car fliped on it's side. looks like alot of damage to me . They may total it.

 

how is there no broken glass or damage to the passenger fender if it was flipped on that side????

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wekillyou &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how is there no broken glass or damage to the passenger fender if it was flipped on that side????</TD></TR></TABLE>

when it rolled, we rolled into grass. the fenders are damaged though.....look at the metal part above the plastic wheel well piece up front. every single piece on the passenger side is dented or badly scraped.

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speed limit on the road they were on is 55mph, traffic moves at 60mph though. he clipped the front of car 1, which didn't take away much momentum.....50mph maybe when he hit me? i know he didn't hit the brakes though, no skid marks at all

 

Damn Matt!! Glad to see that you and Abby are doing okay!! I'll have to drop by this fall!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by integranator &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Damn Matt!! Glad to see that you and Abby are doing okay!! I'll have to drop by this fall!</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks man!

 

Man that really sucks. Glad you're both ok though and they cited the right person for the accident.

 

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yeah. they cited the guy who tried to make the turn