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

[azian_advanced]

it was the other guy who's at fault. he drove into my lane and he didn't see me coming. i understand that accidents happen and it turns out that this was one accident that i couldn't get away from (out of the millions that i've avoided, thanks to the ol' celica's handling capabilities ) . if it had happened in the summer, i could've easily dodged it. a lot of people here are terrible drivers so this accident was bound to happen. although i totally jinxed myself and told everyone i'd keep the car as my daily at least until i graduated, after then i'd probably get something newer. and i just got my final grades the day before the accident...

i would like to get another celica but it would have to be absolutely mint and like-new condition, otherwise i want to move on to something newer/better. i get really anal when it comes to the slightest imperfections in the mechanical or cosmetic condition of my car. there's a gt-four that i've had my eye on since 2009 and hasn't sold because of the steep asking price. it's in showroom-like quality with less than 25k miles on the clock, absolutely stock, 3L2, and comes with all the factory options which is rare in a WRC. that would be the only 6gc i would get.

and yeah, things could have been worse had i been in a neon or civic. lol.