- Jul 2, 2006
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Woke up this morning to make my wife some breakfast when I noticed that some of the things in the freezer seemed to be defrosted. I checked the outlet(s) and they all seemed to be working. The light inside the fridge was on so I cranked up the temp in the fridge to see if it would turn on - nothing.
I figured that the compressor is probably shot or something. I gave my parents a call and asked if I could keep our food in their fridge until our's got fixed. I boxed up all the food and headed to my parents house when some a$$hole decided to make a left hand turn across two lanes and into a McDonald's. I never saw him and he never saw me because their was a huge trackter trailer making a left in front of him. It happened so fast and I tried to swirve to avoid him but couldnt go into the other lane because it was packed with cars waiting for the trackter to turn.
I hit him on the rear passenger side tire. He did a 360 and ended up in the flower garden infront of the McD's. The towing company said my car was probably totaled - but atleast nobody was seriously hurt. I have an abrasion on my head and my neck and back are killing me. I went to the hospital as a precaution.
Neither of my air bags deployed. I was going about 30-35 and was hit on the passenger side. Both of the other driver's airbags had deployed.
Pics
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...oholik24/Mustang1a.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...oholik24/Mustang2b.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang3.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang4.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang5.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang6.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang8.jpg
The adjuster is coming tomorrow to see if its a total loss. What pisses me off is that the car is in prestine condition and is worth much more then the Kelly Blue Book. I had put so many extras into the car so if its totaled I dont think I am going to get fair value. I also dont think there is any engine damage as there were no leaking liquids but there is definately chasis damage so even if they repair it - it may give me problems in the future.
I'm off to eat some dinner. I'll post more later on.
*Update*
Here is a picture of the intersection. Read page 2 for the details.
http://i186.photobucket.com/al.../alkoholik24/photo.jpg
*Update2*
Well, something good happened today. I pulled the fridge away from the wall to vacuum up some dust that had gotten behind it and suddenly it turned on. It has been on for the past couple hours which makes me think there was a short somewhere. I still have the technician coming tomorrow to look at it.
I took a ride down to the autobody place to see if the adjuster had come - nope. I snapped a couple more photos of the car with the hood open. There seemed to be no engine damage as I had expected but there was some damage to the chasis. Here are the pics.
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang9.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...oholik24/Mustang11.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...oholik24/Mustang10.jpg
*Update 3*
Got the car back from the repair shop today. They rebuilt the steering column, did some repairs to the rack and pinion, replaced both catalytic converters and replaced a tire. So I get into the car and my satellite radio is missing. I went back in and asked if they had removed it and they didnt know anything. The owner of the shop says the car was brought to a bunch of shops so he doesnt know where it could be.
So I said to him why is the car parked outside with the windows down and unlocked? Anyone off the street could have just opened the car and stolen it which looked like what had happened as it was just ripped off the mount. So they made some calls and they couldnt find it.
The owner apologizes and offers to pay me for it (he wants a receipt) but it was given to me as a gift for xmas. I asked him if it was ok to just print out one off best buy's website and he agrees. The only problem I have now is that particular model is no longer being sold. Should I just print out a newer version of the radio? Also the radio was prepaid for a year should I include that as well?
I figured that the compressor is probably shot or something. I gave my parents a call and asked if I could keep our food in their fridge until our's got fixed. I boxed up all the food and headed to my parents house when some a$$hole decided to make a left hand turn across two lanes and into a McDonald's. I never saw him and he never saw me because their was a huge trackter trailer making a left in front of him. It happened so fast and I tried to swirve to avoid him but couldnt go into the other lane because it was packed with cars waiting for the trackter to turn.
I hit him on the rear passenger side tire. He did a 360 and ended up in the flower garden infront of the McD's. The towing company said my car was probably totaled - but atleast nobody was seriously hurt. I have an abrasion on my head and my neck and back are killing me. I went to the hospital as a precaution.
Neither of my air bags deployed. I was going about 30-35 and was hit on the passenger side. Both of the other driver's airbags had deployed.
Pics
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...oholik24/Mustang1a.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...oholik24/Mustang2b.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang3.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang4.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang5.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang6.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang8.jpg
The adjuster is coming tomorrow to see if its a total loss. What pisses me off is that the car is in prestine condition and is worth much more then the Kelly Blue Book. I had put so many extras into the car so if its totaled I dont think I am going to get fair value. I also dont think there is any engine damage as there were no leaking liquids but there is definately chasis damage so even if they repair it - it may give me problems in the future.
I'm off to eat some dinner. I'll post more later on.
*Update*
Here is a picture of the intersection. Read page 2 for the details.
http://i186.photobucket.com/al.../alkoholik24/photo.jpg
*Update2*
Well, something good happened today. I pulled the fridge away from the wall to vacuum up some dust that had gotten behind it and suddenly it turned on. It has been on for the past couple hours which makes me think there was a short somewhere. I still have the technician coming tomorrow to look at it.
I took a ride down to the autobody place to see if the adjuster had come - nope. I snapped a couple more photos of the car with the hood open. There seemed to be no engine damage as I had expected but there was some damage to the chasis. Here are the pics.
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...koholik24/Mustang9.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...oholik24/Mustang11.jpg
http://i186.photobucket.com/al...oholik24/Mustang10.jpg
*Update 3*
Got the car back from the repair shop today. They rebuilt the steering column, did some repairs to the rack and pinion, replaced both catalytic converters and replaced a tire. So I get into the car and my satellite radio is missing. I went back in and asked if they had removed it and they didnt know anything. The owner of the shop says the car was brought to a bunch of shops so he doesnt know where it could be.
So I said to him why is the car parked outside with the windows down and unlocked? Anyone off the street could have just opened the car and stolen it which looked like what had happened as it was just ripped off the mount. So they made some calls and they couldnt find it.
The owner apologizes and offers to pay me for it (he wants a receipt) but it was given to me as a gift for xmas. I asked him if it was ok to just print out one off best buy's website and he agrees. The only problem I have now is that particular model is no longer being sold. Should I just print out a newer version of the radio? Also the radio was prepaid for a year should I include that as well?