got in an accident, goodbye celica Options

[azian_advanced]

I got into an accident tonight as I was on my way to have dinner. an older man in his 60's with his wife in a buick pulled out from a lot as i was approaching from the right-most lane. it was dark and the road conditions were very slippery. he claims to not have seen me coming. as he entered my lane, i quickly held my hand on the horn while i steer with the other towards the left to get around him. it was impossible to stop based on the slippery road conditions. he continued to move forwards trying to cross the road and then my car hit his from the side. he was lucky the impact was away from the driver side door and hit the front fender/wheel. right after the collision, i was 3 lanes over and across the median and stopped into oncoming traffic. his car ended up crossing the median and crossing the 3 oncoming lanes and rolled or slid into the entrance of another parking lot on the other side. i'm glad the accident didn't involve another car from the oncoming direction and the man ended up with just a bloody scar on his nose and claiming he & his wife are ok (he must have turned his head towards me right before impact and his head smacked the side window). the car that was right behind him saw the whole thing and is an acquaintance of his as they were leaving together in separate cars.

my car took most of the damage. the seatbelt, airbag, and the car's crumple zone really helped absorb the impact big time. i might have punched myself in the face as i was honking on the horn when the airbags deployed. surprisingly, i feel totally fine now but the paramedics say that pain might kick in afterward. anyway i took a few pics of the carnage just before leaving. the car will likely be written off and scrapped since i'm pretty sure the damage is beyond repair. it really is a sad day to start the new year. i'm really gonna miss it =(





















UPDATE: FEB 9 2012

The insurance company is putting the car up for auction as parts-only. Will probably sell for around $500.






UPDATE: FEB 16 2012


The car got sold yesterday for $425

This post has been edited by azian_advanced: Feb 16, 2012 - 5:18 PM

[samir0189]

Seeing this makes me sick

I do notice our celicas can take some hard hits, and the occupants seem to walk away in pretty good shape. Glad you are alright.