thedrod
Member
Took me a while to post this but on August 9th, I had a bit of a life changing experience.
I was sitting in a left hand turn lane and a drunk driver going the opposite direction decided to run the red light and swerved to avoid a car crossing in his path.
He veers and his 2005 Impala strikes me head on at 70mph.......
As I see his headlights, a thought goes through my head that says "It's going to be ok."
BAM!
Everything quiets down and I look around and everything on my body seems to be in one piece.
I get out and look at the other car, at the time I couldn't even tell what it was.
Tons of witnesses are already swarming us before I decide to get out of the vehicle.
Ambulances arrive and a Life Flight helicopter is called for the other driver.
I get out and see people are checking out the other driver. I walk around and look at my damage.
The photo is only at the junkyard, the night pics didn't turn out.
Basically as I see it, the Offroad Evolution Quarter Pounder guided him underneath my vehicle and into the axle and tires.
The bumper didn't budge.
The trucklites still work.
The winch still works.
In fact, the insurance replaced my Rubicon, and I reinstalled the SAME Evo bumper, the SAME winch and SAME trucklites.
I debated a while about touching up the scrapes and scratches on the stinger.
I would also like to note that the King Shocks did not break, they bent. Amazing.
The evo control arms also did not bend, they simply ripped the control arm brackets off the front axle.
Despite the apparent lack of damage, the frame and body completely shifted about 2 inches off from one another. Probably the reason they totaled the vehicle.
I'm pushing 40 years old and I've never had an accident in all my years.
So I had a lot of thoughts go through my head.
1. He picked the right guy to hit.
2. I'm glad I was there so he didn't hit a family in a sedan.
3. You are never safe from the irresponsibility of others at any time.
4. Don't buy Smittybilt.
Glad I'm still here.
I hope ya'll benefit from sharing my experience.
EDIT:
Here is the plate coming for the new Rubicon.
MAde possible with the Logo from my alma mater.
Photos of the day I took delivery of both.
I was sitting in a left hand turn lane and a drunk driver going the opposite direction decided to run the red light and swerved to avoid a car crossing in his path.
He veers and his 2005 Impala strikes me head on at 70mph.......
As I see his headlights, a thought goes through my head that says "It's going to be ok."
BAM!
Everything quiets down and I look around and everything on my body seems to be in one piece.
I get out and look at the other car, at the time I couldn't even tell what it was.
Tons of witnesses are already swarming us before I decide to get out of the vehicle.
Ambulances arrive and a Life Flight helicopter is called for the other driver.
I get out and see people are checking out the other driver. I walk around and look at my damage.
The photo is only at the junkyard, the night pics didn't turn out.
Basically as I see it, the Offroad Evolution Quarter Pounder guided him underneath my vehicle and into the axle and tires.
The bumper didn't budge.
The trucklites still work.
The winch still works.
In fact, the insurance replaced my Rubicon, and I reinstalled the SAME Evo bumper, the SAME winch and SAME trucklites.
I debated a while about touching up the scrapes and scratches on the stinger.
I would also like to note that the King Shocks did not break, they bent. Amazing.
The evo control arms also did not bend, they simply ripped the control arm brackets off the front axle.
Despite the apparent lack of damage, the frame and body completely shifted about 2 inches off from one another. Probably the reason they totaled the vehicle.
I'm pushing 40 years old and I've never had an accident in all my years.
So I had a lot of thoughts go through my head.
1. He picked the right guy to hit.
2. I'm glad I was there so he didn't hit a family in a sedan.
3. You are never safe from the irresponsibility of others at any time.
4. Don't buy Smittybilt.
Glad I'm still here.
I hope ya'll benefit from sharing my experience.
EDIT:
Here is the plate coming for the new Rubicon.
MAde possible with the Logo from my alma mater.
Photos of the day I took delivery of both.
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