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Kingman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 (edited) I started it up and it ran perfectly, I put it in drive and it moved forwards a few inches. "Tis only a flesh wound." SEE THE PRIUS BUMPER!!! MUAHAHAHAHA! I'll have more pics later from my digital camera of the scene of the accident. I just went and got all my stuff out of it. Somehow my iPod managed to disappear, I think it flew out the passenger window because it was sitting on the passenger seat plugged into my stereo. Edited July 9, 2009 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laxman0324 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Wow, the whole frame bent up and crinkled the body panel, that guy must have really been trucking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekazgtr1984 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 That sucks about your Pathfinder, James. Good to hear you're alright, though! Looking at the pics, you must've been smoked! Good to hear you took down a Prius in a final blaze of glory. Time to do some shopping, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrish Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Wow, that sucks! But fortunately you were able to walk away from it- that's the main thing. Serious frame damage though! To the casual eye that doesn't look so bad but we all know better. Yikes! What did his car look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 Yeah the picture of the back cargo area with the bend in it is the shape of the bend in the frame. Lol. His car was pretty mangled too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Damn, the poor thing looks like an old dog with gland problems trying to scoot its ass across the carpet. The damage looks almost exactly like Pinip's accident (right member?). #1 killer of pathys is rust #2 is the timing belt #3 is roll overs #4 is being rear ended over 40mph... B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 wow B! That's what it reminded me of! That's hilarious lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahawg Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 Wow, sorry to hear about that...glad to hear you came out of that pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 wow dude, I'm glad you made it out alive. w/ not much more than a sore neck. Good job on the prius and good luck with the next pathy, I hope it is more ease and more fun than the last one RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSIPSD Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Glad to hear your ok, that sucks for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Thanks The rental car lol, that is one ugly mutha! My dad's always good for some comic relief. Even funnier, that was spelled preuss! Edited July 10, 2009 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Look closely at the ground: The impact cleaned my under carriage! All that's left... Edited July 10, 2009 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavefromOZ Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Jeez mate, your pathy has become a banana, I think it would have been a bit comical if it was yellow. Good job on the Prius, again, glad you came out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) Thanks mate. TheMattMan's Pathy is Xterra yellow...lol Edited July 10, 2009 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoPathyGo Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Dang. Under the circumstances, all 3 cars actually came out quite well. Protected their occupants well. But seriously, WTF was that Taurus owner doing ??? What a jacka*s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01silvapathy Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 That Prius got raped.....glad to see your okay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) See that Austin's Autos lot to the left of the accident scene? He was looking at one of those and simply didn't see us at the stop light. It was an honest mistake, sh!t happens. He's still going to pay... Too bad the Prius wasn't a powder blue Prius... Woo, another check from Blackjack Fireworks for Sunday. $41. I would say "sweet gas money!" but NOOOOOO... Edited July 10, 2009 by Kingman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSlowReliable Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 10 bucks says he was looking at the stupid hummer parked on a ramp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 That wouldn't surprise me, I've passed it many times going "what the hell?" I should sue that lot for putting a distracting thing alongside the roadway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerranoNZ Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Holy crap man Good to see your "ok" Poor Pathy gone to the great wheelin park in the sky. Co dose on the preass though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zibi Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 (edited) jesus man, great to hear you're alright, you could've been seriously hurt in an accident like that! Anyway my one word of advice would be to not settle with your insurance company until you are fully compensated, mainly for any future medical expenses. You're young, I'm sure you'll recover from your neck injury quickly but that doesn't mean that it won't crop up again in a few years and hamper you for the rest of your life. Make sure you see a good doctor and if they think you might require surgery or any type of ongoing medical expense you want to make sure that insurance will cover all that...once you've settled you're generally boned for any expense which comes up after. In other words get a good doctor and an even better lawyer. Hope everything works out well for you Edited July 10, 2009 by Zibi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 Thanks for the advice! Thankfully, my dad's insurance comes from the Port (which STARTED Kaiser Permanente) and has "A" coverage. That means not a single penny out of pocket for a single thing, ever, as long as I'm on the policy. No copays, medication is free, etc. etc. etc.. It is the best insurance in the world which the ILWU has fought hard to keep. We also have a lawyer through the Port...go figure. Lol. My dad's in kick ass mode, so I'm sure if the guy's insurance company tries to hurry to settle and lowball us, they'll be in for it. I'm keeping logs of all the pain I'm dealing with in my neck to use in the settlement paper, because most people forget about it after a while. I woke up a few times last night in pain, and once panicking because I had a flashback of seeing the car hit me. The of course I jerked awake and twisted my neck around like an idiot and made it all worse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyAliens Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Thank God you are alright James. Those prayers work man, believe me. I am no saint but those prayers people say for you work. I got buggered pretty bad in the past and back pains come and go right where I got sideswiped by a guy driving his brand new corvette. (he was drunk). So see a Chiro and a specialist and like the folks mentioned don't let the insurance just pay you off right away. Get another '21 and some of us NorCal Folks can come and visit you next year once we get our trucks all set. Again, Glad you are not paralyzed or missing an arm or dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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